Forward Deployed Engineer Mammography AI (w/m/d)
Posted on January 21, 2026 (about 1 hour ago)
What we do
At Vara we believe that improved early detection of breast cancer should be standard for every woman worldwide. Our AI-powered software platform, developed in close collaboration with radiologists in Germany, leads to higher detection rates, fewer false positives, and reduced workload for routine exams — demonstrated by the largest prospective study in healthcare to date with around 500,000 participating women.
Our mission is to make breast cancer screening more effective, measurable, and accessible. By improving early detection and ensuring clinically proven outcomes, we contribute substantially to national efforts for better women’s health.
Vara was founded in 2018 as the first company from Merantix, Europe’s leading AI venture studio, and has grown into an international team of 25 committed professionals. Our diverse team brings together entrepreneurs, healthcare experts and technology innovators with a shared goal: sustainably improving breast cancer screening.
More information is available on our website: www.vara.ai
Your role
As a Forward Deployed Engineer Mammography AI (w/m/d) you will work in a central interface role directly with our customers, developers, product managers, AI specialists and the operations team to successfully deploy our product and ensure smooth operation and support.
Your main responsibilities include:
- Customer go-lives: You manage contact with newly acquired customers (hospitals, radiology practices and screening units) and take responsibility for the technical setup — from the initial requirements analysis and technical integration through go-live to customer support.
- Support management: You are part of our Operations team and the point of contact for the radiologists using our product and their IT staff (we use Freshdesk together with Asana and Slack). If an issue cannot be resolved at first level, you coordinate second-level support with other teams (e.g. Development, Machine Learning, Regulatory Affairs).
Your profile
Minimum requirements:
- Completed degree or vocational training in IT/computer science, engineering, medical informatics, medical technology or a comparable qualification — ideally with relevant professional experience.
- Knowledge in one or more of the following areas:
- Network and system architectures, VPN
- Web services (APIs), web apps
- Server (Linux) and/or database administration (SQL)
- Health IT such as PACS, RIS, DICOM standard
- Hospital IT (KIS, HL7, FHIR)
- Strong coordination and organizational skills.
- Experience in customer contact: ability to empathize with customers, identify their needs and explain complex issues clearly.
- Professional and confident communication in German and English (each at least C1 level).
- Willingness to travel (10–20%) within Germany for customer projects, training and trade shows.
Nice-to-haves:
- Experience with quality management systems and software as a medical device (ISO 13485)
- Experience with ISO 27001
- Programming skills (Clojure, ClojureScript)
What we offer
Flexible working: In the office? From home? Somewhere in between? Whatever you prefer.
Team culture: We regularly organise team evenings and events to foster company culture and team cohesion.
Time to relax: Enjoy your vacation and take the time you need to recover — we do not micro-manage your time off.
Network on our AI Campus: Meet exceptional people on the AI Campus, where countless inspiring startups, events and opportunities to broaden your horizons are available.
Competitive salary: We regularly conduct salary benchmarks within the technology and healthcare sectors.
Career development: Work on impactful projects and have regular conversations with your manager to advance your career.
About us
We stand for an open, diverse working environment and actively promote equal opportunities. All applications are welcome — regardless of ethnic origin, skin colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, nationality, marital status, disability or gender identity.
We particularly encourage people from groups that are underrepresented in the tech industry to apply.
We are also happy to support you throughout the immigration and visa application process.
Your application
Thank you for considering a career at Vara. Please fill out the application form on this page. If you experience problems uploading documents, please send your documents by email to [email protected].
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