Senior Clinical Development Specialist
SWORD Health
Portugal
Posted on Nov 19, 2025
Sword Health is on a mission to free two billion people from pain.
With 67% of members achieving a pain-free life and a 70% reduction in surgery intent, at Sword, we are using AI Care to change lives, and save millions for our 25,000+ enterprise clients across three continents. Today, we hold the majority of industry patents, win 70% of competitive evaluations, and have raised more than $400 million from top venture firms like Founders Fund, Sapphire Ventures, General Catalyst, and Khosla Ventures.
Recognized as a Forbes Best Startup Employer in 2025, this award highlights our focus on being a destination for the best and brightest talent. Not only have we experienced unprecedented growth since our market debut in 2020, but we’ve also created a remarkable mission and value-driven environment that is loved by our growing team. With a recent valuation of $4 billion, we are in a phase of hyper growth and expansion, and we’re looking for individuals with passion, commitment, and energy to help us scale our global impact.
Joining Sword means committing to a set of core values, chief amongst them to “do it for the patients” every day, and to always “deliver more than expected” on behalf of our members and clients.
This is an opportunity for you to make a significant difference on a massive scale as you work alongside 1000+ (and growing!) talented colleagues, spanning three continents. Your charge? To help us build a pain-free world, powered by AI, enhanced by people — accessible to all.
We are looking for a dynamic and forward-thinking clinical professional to support the central Clinical Development Team in driving the strategy and execution of clinical initiatives across all verticals of care. This role requires a unique blend of clinical expertise and savvyness with a product-oriented mindset, operating at the intersection of clinical excellence, data-driven decision-making, and innovation in digital health.
What you’ll be doing
- Support the central Clinical Development team managing daily operations, priorities, and execution across clinical teams.
- Work cross-functionally with Clinical Research, AI, Product, Engineering, Operations, Commercial, and Growth to ensure alignment on clinical-related initiatives across all verticals.
- Collaborate with other clinicians and internal teams in the research, design, and refinement of AI health products.
- Oversee quality and scalability of care delivery in partnership with the Clinical Operations teams.
- Partner with Data and Research teams to analyze outcomes, measure impact, and identify areas for improvement.
- Ensure all clinical projects are tracked, organized, and completed efficiently, acting with a project management mindset to prevent delays or gaps.
- Contribute to the development of documentation, communication materials, and clinical guidelines.
What you need to have
- You should know how to design and implement AI-powered workflows or automations that meaningfully improve efficiency and outcomes.
- Clinical background with formal education in Medicine (required)
- Strong clinical reasoning and evidence-based approach, but with a knack for challenging the status quo
- Product-oriented mindset, with an ability to understand what would work in the real world (vs an idealist scenario)
- High sense of urgency, proactiveness and ownership
- Able to deliver high quality work in a short period of time
- Effective communicator and able to manage several stakeholders
- Highly proficient in English (written and spoken).
What we would love to see
- Additional training in Healthcare Management, Public Health, or Business Administration (MBA/Post-grad).
- Experience or foundational knowledge in Digital Health or Artificial Intelligence.
- Proficiency in software tools for data analysis, reporting, and task organization.
- Experience conducting bibliographic research to support clinical strategy.
Portugal - Sword Benefits & Perks:
• Health, dental and vision insurance
• Meal allowance
• Equity shares
• Remote work allowance
• Flexible working hours
• Work from home
• Discretionary vacation
• Snacks and beverages
• English class
Note: Please note that this position does not offer relocation assistance. Candidates must possess a valid EU visa and be based in Portugal.
Sword Health complies with applicable Federal and State civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of Age, Ancestry, Color, Citizenship, Gender, Gender expression, Gender identity, Gender information, Marital status, Medical condition, National origin, Physical or mental disability, Pregnancy, Race, Religion, Caste, Sexual orientation, and Veteran status.
This range includes base, variable and equity.
These compensation bands are just the starting point. Once someone joins and proves they’re outlier talent, we adjust quickly to ensure their compensation aligns with their impact.
Our job titles may span more than one career level. Actual pay is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, location, market demand, and other factors. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base salary and any potential variable, bonus or sales incentives, and the Company’s estimation of the value of private company stock options, if applicable. The pay range is subject to change, future value of company stock options is not guaranteed, and compensation may be modified in the future. In addition to our total compensation, Sword offers a number of benefits as listed below.