Vice President, Government Solutions
Hippocractic AI
Location
National Capital Region (DC, Maryland, Virginia)
Employment Type
Full time
Location Type
Remote
Department
Go-To-Market
About Us
Hippocratic AI is the leading generative AI company in healthcare. We have the only system that can have safe, autonomous, clinical conversations with patients. We have trained our own LLMs as part of our Polaris constellation, resulting in a system with over 99.9% accuracy.
Why Join Our Team
Reinvent healthcare with AI that puts safety first. We’re building the world’s first healthcare‑only, safety‑focused LLM — a breakthrough platform designed to transform patient outcomes at a global scale. This is category creation.
Work with the people shaping the future. Hippocratic AI was co‑founded by CEO Munjal Shah and a team of physicians, hospital leaders, AI pioneers, and researchers from institutions like El Camino Health, Johns Hopkins, Washington University in St. Louis, Stanford, Google, Meta, Microsoft, and NVIDIA.
Backed by the world’s leading healthcare and AI investors. We recently raised a $126M Series C at a $3.5B valuation, led by Avenir Growth, bringing total funding to $404M with participation from CapitalG, General Catalyst, a16z, Kleiner Perkins, Premji Invest, UHS, Cincinnati Children’s, WellSpan Health, John Doerr, Rick Klausner, and others.
Build alongside the best in healthcare and AI. Join experts who’ve spent their careers improving care, advancing science, and building world‑changing technologies — ensuring our platform is powerful, trusted, and truly transformative.
About the Role
The Vice President, Government Solutions will lead Hippocratic AI’s expansion across federal, state, and public-sector healthcare programs. This role exists to establish Hippocratic AI as a trusted, mission-aligned partner to government agencies seeking safe, scalable AI solutions that improve healthcare access, quality, and outcomes.
You will own the full government growth strategy — from early relationship development and partnership formation through complex contracting, deployment, and long-term program expansion. This role sits at the intersection of mission, policy, and innovation, with particular focus on agencies and programs serving veterans, active-duty service members, and populations reliant on government healthcare systems.
What You’ll Do
Government Growth Strategy – Develop and execute a comprehensive business development and growth strategy to drive adoption of Hippocratic AI’s solutions across federal and state healthcare programs.
Executive Relationship Ownership – Cultivate and expand deep relationships with senior leaders across agencies such as VA, DoD/DHA, HHS, and CMS, as well as policymakers, public health officials, and strategic integrators.
Complex Deal Leadership – Lead high-stakes negotiations, contracting, and partnership agreements that enable secure, scalable deployments within complex government environments.
Mission-Aligned Solutioning – Collaborate with Product, Clinical, Engineering, and Legal teams to tailor offerings to government mission needs, regulatory requirements, and operational realities.
Ecosystem & Partner Development – Build and expand strategic alliances with prime contractors, integrators, and ecosystem partners that strengthen Hippocratic AI’s public-sector go-to-market strategy.
Policy & Market Intelligence – Stay current on government healthcare policy, regulation, and funding dynamics, translating insights into actionable growth strategies.
Product Influence – Translate government customer needs into input that informs the product roadmap, ensuring Hippocratic AI continues to serve public-sector healthcare communities effectively.
External Representation – Represent Hippocratic AI at government forums, conferences, and industry events as a trusted advisor and advocate for safe, mission-driven AI.
What You Bring
Must‑Have:
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Public Administration, Healthcare Policy, or a related field; MBA or advanced degree preferred.
12+ years of experience in government-facing business development, sales, partnerships, or program leadership roles.
Proven success driving revenue growth and leading complex deployments across large government healthcare systems.
Deep understanding of government healthcare programs and policy landscapes, including VA, DoD/DHA, HHS, CMS, Medicaid, and Medicare.
Extensive, trusted network of senior government, agency, and industry stakeholders.
Strong executive presence, negotiation skills, and ability to influence decision-making within government organizations.
Strategic mindset with the ability to operate hands-on in a fast-paced, high-growth startup environment.
Clear alignment with Hippocratic AI’s mission and a demonstrated commitment to improving public health outcomes.
Nice‑to‑Have:
Experience supporting defense, veteran, or military healthcare programs.
Startup or high-growth company experience.
Current or recent Tier 3 (or higher) security clearance.
Certifications such as PMP, Six Sigma (Green/Black Belt), or prior military service.
Experience working with government systems integrators or prime contractors.
Prior military experience
Additional Notes
This role will play a foundational leadership position in defining Hippocratic AI’s long-term public-sector strategy and operating model.
Travel is expected to support agency engagement, partner meetings, and industry events.
Location: National Capital Region (DC, MD, Virginia)
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