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Psychotherapeut:in (VT) - Elternzeitvertretung

Posted on April 27, 2025 (2 days ago)

Job description

General Information

Team Lead: Alena Rentsch (Team Lead Content)
Talent Acquisition: Julia Cramer
Contract Type: Full-time, Parental Leave Cover, Fixed-term, 12 months
Salary Range:
IC L2 Mid-Level: 56,000 - 66,000 €*
*based on German reference value, adjusted for local cost of living for remote positions
Remote Policy: Remote-first culture with offices in Berlin and Hamburg

Your Role

HelloBetter is a pioneer in digital healthcare. For over 10 years, we have developed evidence-based digital health applications for the prevention and treatment of mental illnesses. Our applications cover various areas including stress management, depression, problematic alcohol consumption, panic disorders and anxiety, vaginismus, and sleep disorders.

Currently, six out of ten HelloBetter applications are approved digital health applications, available free on prescription for all adult insured persons.

More information about HelloBetter can be found in our HelloBetter Handbook.

As a Psychotherapist, you play a central role in our Content Team contributing significantly to the development and improvement of our online therapy offerings and their communication. This position combines deep therapeutic expertise with product development and business understanding to advance our digital mental health solutions.

Learn more about our Content Team on their team page!

Your Tasks

  • Innovative Content and Product Development: Continuous improvement of our online therapy offerings considering the latest scientific findings and innovations in product development.
  • Creation and Communication of Professional Content: Conceptualizing content for different channels and target groups. This includes creating materials for patients, doctors, and psychotherapists, and presenting our online therapy programs on platforms like online CME trainings, professional congresses, and local professional events.
  • Professional Consulting: Supporting cross-team projects and strategic decisions with your expertise in psychotherapy and clinical psychology, e.g., contributing to application preparation.
  • Project Management: Independently leading and implementing cross-team projects.
  • Development and Optimization of AI-supported Approaches: Contributing to the conception and implementation of AI technologies to support and improve our mental health offerings. This includes integrating AI tools and developing new innovative approaches for mental health care.

Your Profile

Must Haves
  • License as a Psychological Psychotherapist in behavioral therapy or in advanced training (practical activities already completed).
  • Native-level German and fluent English as corporate language.
  • Strong ability to make professional concepts understandable for various target groups.
  • Strong teamwork and communication skills to work effectively with different teams and colleagues and achieve common goals.
  • Interest in getting familiar with various digital tools (e.g. Confluence, CMS, Figma).
Nice to Haves
  • Experience in digital mental health.
  • Interest in analyzing and preparing data (e.g., Metabase).
  • Initial experience in a fast-paced work environment.

Why Us?

Meaningfulness
  • Mental health is a human right: We help thousands of people battling depression, stress, insomnia, burnout, and other mental burdens monthly.
Research & Evidence
  • We have a unique product and are at the forefront of research in digital health applications.
  • The effectiveness of our online therapy programs is continuously evaluated and since 2014 effectiveness studies have been published in international and high-ranking journals.
  • Data is of great importance to us and we are transparent about our strategy, goals, and results.
Growth
  • As pioneers in developing applications for mental burdens, we are at the forefront of innovation.
  • We operate in a highly exciting and emerging market.
  • We emphasize personal growth for our employees and actively promote their development, including an annual training budget of 1,000 Euros.
Remote-First
  • Remote-first culture - hiring globally within a +/- 4.5 hours CET time window.
  • Use of our offices in Berlin and Hamburg if you prefer on-site work.
Diversity & Inclusion
  • Fair and equal treatment are standards of our anti-harassment policy.
  • Flexible working hours - design your day independently.
  • Corporate language English, with strong emphasis on inclusive language.
  • Transparent salary bands.
  • Additional 10 paid vacation days for non-birth parents after the birth or adoption of a child.
Additional Benefits
  • 28 vacation days + compensation for holidays falling on weekends.
  • Tax-deductible retirement benefits with an above-average employer contribution.
  • Free or subsidized fitness memberships.
  • Regular team events.
HelloBetter is an equal opportunity employer encouraging applicants of all national origins, genders, sexual orientations, religious backgrounds, gender identities, and people with disabilities to apply.

Privacy Policy for Applicants

Interview Process

  • 30 minutes: Talk with our People Team
  • 60 minutes: Talk with Alena (Team Lead)
  • Written task to be done at home (approx. 120 minutes)
  • 30 minutes: Meet our Content Team

About Us

HelloBetter was founded in 2015 under the name GET.ON Institute for Online Health Trainings GmbH by internationally recognized researchers and psychologists. HelloBetter has developed and evaluated 10 online programs in eight specific problem areas through more than 30 randomized controlled trials in cooperation with Leuphana University, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Free University Amsterdam, Harvard University, and other partners, serving both prevention and treatment of classic mental illnesses such as depression, anxiety, or panic disorders, but also topics like vaginismus or chronic pain. HelloBetter has the broadest study base among all providers.

To date, six therapy programs by HelloBetter are approved digital health applications by the Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM) and are available free on prescription for all insured adults. The expert team’s work has been published in international journals (e.g., The Journal of the American Medical Association) and recognized with various awards (e.g., Wilhelm Exner Award in Psychology 2016, EFPA Comenius Award 2017, Digital Health Award 2018, EU Compass Good Practice 2018 in Mental Health).

The company is based in Berlin and Hamburg and employs more than 130 people.

How to apply

Your Application at HelloBetter

Thank you for your interest in HelloBetter and our commitment to advancing digital mental health. To proceed with your application, please complete the following short form.

Submit your CV in English or German. You may also include additional documents that showcase your recent achievements, such as a cover letter, certificates, letters of recommendation, or any other significant information about yourself.

Make sure your total file size doesn't exceed 20 MB. To keep things streamlined, please upload your files in either PDF or JPG format, as we do not accept Word documents.

If you encounter any difficulties while uploading your files, feel free to reach out to us via email at [email protected].