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Healthcare Technology Leader & Entrepreneur

Nils Widal

Healthcare technology leader with 10+ years building innovative solutions that transform patient care. Entrepreneurial product tinkerer and skilled software/AI engineer - flexible from IC to team leadership. Led development of Truepill API, Cost Plus Drugs, Optum Store, and AI-powered healthcare tools.

San Francisco Bay Area
10+ years experience
VP Engineering, CTO, Product Lead, Co-Founder

Key Achievements

Building and scaling healthcare technology platforms that impact millions of patients

Scaled Engineering Teams

Built and managed engineering teams of 50+ developers across multiple products

Platform Architecture

Designed and built enterprise-grade platforms processing millions of transactions

Healthcare Innovation

Led development of AI-powered healthcare tools improving patient outcomes

Entrepreneurial Leadership

Flexible technical leader - from IC to team management, product to engineering

Products Built

Healthcare technology solutions that have transformed patient care and pharmacy operations

Truepill API

VP Engineering

Enterprise pharmacy API platform serving 100+ partners

Impact

Processed 10M+ API calls per month

Node.jsReactAWSPostgreSQLRedis
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Cost Plus Drugs

Product Manager

Transparent prescription drug marketplace

Impact

Saved patients $100M+ on prescription costs

ReactNode.jsAWSStripePostgreSQL
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Optum Store

Senior Engineering Manager

Digital pharmacy platform for Optum members

Impact

Served millions of Optum members nationwide

JavaSpring BootReactAzureMongoDB
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Versalie

CTO & Co-Founder

Comprehensive menopause platform and healthcare analytics

Impact

Served thousands of women with menopause support and analytics

PythonTensorFlowReactAWSPostgreSQL
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Cara Co-Pilot

Product Lead

AI scribe for clinicians on Athena and Healthie

Impact

Reduced documentation time by 60% for 500+ clinicians

PythonOpenAIReactAWSAthena API

Smart Inbox

Product Lead

AI-powered healthcare communication platform

Impact

Streamlined patient communication for 200+ practices

Node.jsReactAWSTwilioPostgreSQL

Professional Experience

10+ years of leadership in healthcare technology and engineering

Truepill

VP of Engineering

2020 - 2023

Led engineering teams building the Truepill API platform and Cost Plus Drugs marketplace

Key Achievements

Built and scaled the Truepill API serving 100+ pharmacy partners
Led development of Cost Plus Drugs platform processing $100M+ in prescriptions
Managed 50+ engineers across multiple product teams
Architected microservices platform handling 10M+ API calls daily

Technologies

Node.jsReactAWSPostgreSQLRedisKubernetesDocker

Optum

CTO

2018 - 2020

Led development of Optum Store and digital pharmacy platforms

Key Achievements

Built Optum Store platform serving millions of members
Implemented enterprise-grade security and compliance
Led migration to cloud-native architecture
Reduced platform costs by 40% through optimization

Technologies

JavaSpring BootReactAzureMongoDBKafkaElasticsearch

Versalie

CTO & Co-Founder

2017 - 2018

Built menopause platform and AI-powered healthcare analytics

Key Achievements

Developed comprehensive menopause platform at versalie.com
Built AI algorithms for clinical decision support
Built real-time healthcare analytics dashboard
Secured HIPAA compliance and SOC 2 certification
Raised $2M in seed funding

Technologies

PythonTensorFlowReactAWSPostgreSQLRedisDocker

Skills & Expertise

Comprehensive expertise across technology, healthcare, and leadership

Leadership

Engineering Management
Product Strategy
Team Building
Technical Architecture
Agile Development

Technology

Node.js
React
Python
Java
AWS
PostgreSQL
Redis
Docker
Kubernetes
Microservices

Healthcare

HIPAA Compliance
FHIR
HL7
Pharmacy Systems
Telemedicine
Clinical Workflows
Healthcare APIs

AI/ML

Machine Learning
Natural Language Processing
Computer Vision
Predictive Analytics
Clinical Decision Support

Ready to Build the Future of Healthcare?

Let's discuss how we can transform healthcare technology together. Whether you're building the next breakthrough platform or need expert guidance, I'm here to help.