The company
For the first time, robots are working as efficient nursing assistants in real healthcare facilities, every day. Norbert Health, founded by AI pioneers, made this possible by adding a proprietary physical AI and medical-grade module on wheeled robots — see video. Norbert-enabled robots capture vitals contactlessly, measure patient mobility and activity, and converse with patients in multiple languages. This multi-modal patient data is fed into AI models to generate clinical decision support reports that help physicians make the right clinical decisions (more info there).
We are currently deployed across several hundred beds in skilled nursing and rehabilitation facilities in the US, and are rapidly growing our footprint. Our compliance rate is north of 80% and we surface clinically impactful measures in 24% of our autonomous visits and 40% of our monthly reports. In other words, the system works and is impactful.
We signed two large deals that represent $12m contracted ARR. We are the only company operating robots with a clinical impact in facilities, every single day. Several large and well funded robotics companies have expressed interest in partnering with us. 2026 is the year robots will rapidly enter the world and healthcare. These will be Norbert-powered robots — see post here.
The position
This is a fractional CMO role (0.5 to 2 days per week) for a physician who wants to shape the clinical direction of a groundbreaking AI and robotics health tech company.
You'll be the primary medical voice at Norbert Health — guiding how our system is validated, how it evolves, and how it's communicated to the clinical community.
This role is ideal for a practicing physician, department chair, or former clinical executive who is energized by innovation and wants meaningful involvement in a high-impact startup without leaving clinical or academic life behind.
What you'll do
- Clinical impact definition: work with our research and product teams to define, measure, and communicate the clinical outcomes and value our system delivers — building the evidence base that supports adoption
- **Clinical validation & certification: **oversee and guide clinical certification processes, ensuring our robotic care assistant meets the highest standards for safety and regulatory compliance; partner with the team on usability testing with clinical end-users
- Physician-centric product development: bring the physician perspective into our roadmap, help identify unmet clinical needs, evaluate proposed features, and ensure what we build genuinely improves workflows for the providers who use it
- **Medical affairs & thought leadership: **represent Norbert Health at medical conferences and industry events, present clinical findings, build relationships with key opinion leaders, and help position our technology within the broader clinical community
- Clinical advisory: serve as a senior clinical resource internally, advising on medical accuracy, clinical protocols, and any issues that arise at the intersection of medicine and technology
Who you are
- Active MD with strong clinical background in hospital medicine, primary care, remote care, geriatric care or other relevant specialty
- Experienced with health technology, digital health, or medical devices, either as a clinician-innovator, advisor, or former operator
- Comfortable engaging in both technical product conversations and external-facing clinical communications
- A credible voice in the medical community, with existing relationships or the ability to build them quickly
- Based in New York City, or able to travel to NYC on a regular and consistent basis
What we offer
- Meaningful equity stake (stock options) in a company building genuinely novel technology
- Flexible fractional engagement — structured to work alongside an active clinical or academic role
- A front-row seat to shaping how AI and robotics transform care delivery
- Close collaboration with a small, ambitious founding team that values clinical rigor
- Travel support for conference representation and NYC visits as applicable