Director of IT, Virta Health
$147.6-200k
+ Equity
More information about location
Diabetes reversal & weight loss treatments
Job no longer available
Diabetes reversal & weight loss treatments
501-1000 employees
Job no longer available
$147.6-200k
+ Equity
More information about location
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To reverse metabolic disease in one billion people
Role
Who you are
- Advanced Automation Skills: Proven experience building and driving complex, multi-app workflows in Okta Workflows or similar iPaaS platforms
- Leadership Experience: 5+ years leading IT Service Desk or Service Delivery teams in a remote-first environment at similar or large size company
- SaaS Administration: Expert-level knowledge of Okta, Google Workspace, Slack, Jamf, and Zendesk
- Governance Expertise: Strong understanding of RBAC methodologies and experience supporting enterprise security audits (SOC 2, HIPAA)
- Strategic Communication: Ability to translate technical blockers into clear business risks and project timelines
What the job involves
- As the Director of IT, you will be the strategic architect of our internal technology ecosystem
- You'll transition IT from a reactive service to a proactive automation engine, directly impacting our ability to scale and reverse disease for one billion people
- You will have the autonomy to build a "fidelity-first" perimeter and lead a high-performing team in a mission-driven, remote-first culture
- People Leadership & Team Development: Build and develop a high-performing IT team through clear expectations, coaching, and accountability, while fostering trust, ownership, and healthy ways of working in a remote-first culture
- Automation Mastery: Create the strategy and execution of internal automations using tools like Okta Workflows and evaluating other tools for enterprise automations such as, Workato or n8n, to systematically reduce manual "Run the Business" (RTB) tasks
- Service Desk & Project Management: Own the Zendesk environment, including defining and reporting on IT SLAs and CSAT, while implementing a formal project intake and prioritization process
- Identity & Access Governance: Design and enforce a standardized Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) framework aligned with our organizational structure
- Security & Audit Partnership: Translate high-level security policies into technical controls (e.g., Netskope, Jamf, Okta) and provide critical technical evidence for SOC 2, HIPAA, and HITRUST audits
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Build deep partnerships with InfoSec, HR, L&D, Legal, and Strategic Finance to ensure IT workflows support their specific business outcomes
- Within your first 90 days at Virta, we expect you will do the following:
- First 30 Days: Complete a deep dive into the current vendor landscape, audit existing Okta workflows, and establish relationships with core stakeholders in Engineering, People, and Finance
- 30-60 Days: Implement the first phase of the RBAC framework, establish a formal IT project intake process
- 60-90 Days: Automate a major cross-functional workflow (e.g., HRIS to Okta true-ups), and present a 12-month IT strategic roadmap to leadership
Our take
Much of the care for type 2 diabetes has been based on control and prevention, rather than a direct reversal of the issue. Virta Health is changing that, providing patients with personalized treatment plans, virtual monitoring and patient care.
Instead of depending upon medication, which often needs to be increased over time, the company is tackling the problem at its root and taking a fundamentally different approach that is better for the patient, and more economical for insurers. Among enrolled patients in its clinical trial at one year, 60% achieved diabetes reversal.
While other platforms serve similar markets, the large number of prediabetic and diabetic Americans presents a significant opportunity for growth. The company is well-funded and continues to expand the reach of its telehealth-powered diabetes reversal treatment - positioning itself for widespread adoption as it addressies this critical healthcare challenge.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
4% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Apr 2021
$133m
SERIES E
Dec 2020
$65m
SERIES D
Total funding: $373m
Company benefits
- Remote-first work environment with ability to work from home
- Flexible work hours & time off policy
- Virta pays 99% of all employee health insurance premiums, and 75% for all dependents
- Up to 16 weeks paid parental leave
- Enroll in the Virta treatment for free and give a discount to friends and family
- Internet, home office, learning & development stipends
- Employee Resource Groups like Parents of Virta, Ladies of Virta, and Virtans for DEI
- 401K and ROTH contribution opportunities
Company HQ
Civic Center, Denver, CO
Leadership
Sami Inkinen
(CEO & Co-Founder)Worked on Microsoft’s strategy team for MS Office, and as a consultant for McKinsey & Company. Co-founder of online real estate marketplace Trulia, serving as its COO until its IPO and eventual sale to Zillow Group.
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