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Elijah Meerson / Paradigm Health Research

Date: Feb 9, 2026
Requested by: Cabo

🔥 HEADLINE: YOU'RE CONNECTED TO THE CEO

TheSwarm shows you (Jose de Cabo) are directly connected to Kent Thoelke, CEO of Paradigm Health.

This is the warmest possible path to Elijah.

ELIJAH MEERSON — CTO

Field Value
Title CTO
Company Paradigm Health
Location NYC
Education Georgetown University
LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/elijahmeerson
Connections 500+
Followers 2,620

Bio: "Build product, software & systems. Currently working on accelerating clinical research. We're hiring!"

PARADIGM HEALTH — COMPANY PROFILE

Field Value
Industry HealthTech / Clinical Research
Size 51-200 employees
HQ NYC
Website paradigm.inc / paradigmhealth.ai
Mission Accelerate clinical research, get patients into trials faster

Funding 💰

  • $203M Series A (Jan 2023) — 3rd largest healthcare funding that year
  • Co-led by ARCH Venture Partners + General Catalyst
  • Other investors: GV (Google Ventures), Lux Capital, F-Prime, Mubadala, American Cancer Society's BrightEdge Fund
  • Additional $78M raised recently
  • Acquired Flatiron Health's Clinical Research Business

Key Context

  • Incubated by ARCH Venture Partners in 2021
  • Also acquired Deep Lens (oncology trial recruitment platform)
  • Board member: Kenneth Frazier (former Merck CEO)

WARM CONNECTIONS (TheSwarm)

Paradigm Health Connections

Person Title Connector
Kent Thoelke 🏳️‍🌈 CEO Jose de Cabo (YOU)
Harry Hayashi Head of Implementation Lauri M.
Carissa Phoel Sr. Talent Advisor Codey Oxley

🔥 HOT SIGNALS — THEY'RE ACTIVELY HIRING

LinkedIn Activity (Past Week)

  1. Dan Keiger (Manager, Software Engineering) posted:

    "Hey engineers! I'm hiring a Staff Software Engineer for my team at Paradigm Health."

  2. Michael Greenleaf (Talent) posted:

    "We're looking for a Staff Software Engineer (full stack with a strong UI background)"

    Roles mentioned:

    • Lead cross-team UI initiatives (monorepo)
    • Co-lead Planning and Recruiting products

  3. Elijah reposted both — he's actively amplifying hiring posts.

Open Positions

  • Staff Software Engineer (Full Stack, UI focus)
  • Staff Software Engineer (Technical Lead)
  • Greenhouse job board: job-boards.greenhouse.io/paradigminccareersopenpositions

CREATIVE ANGLES

1. Direct Path via Kent (BEST)

You know the CEO. A simple intro: "Kent, meet my colleague who helps companies like yours scale engineering..." would be the easiest path.

2. Timing Angle — Post-Acquisition Integration

They just acquired Flatiron Health's clinical research business. Integration = engineering headcount surge. They need to move fast.

Pitch: "We know integrations are engineering-intensive. We can get you 2-3 senior engineers within 3 weeks to accelerate the Flatiron integration."

3. Georgetown Alumni Network

Elijah is Georgetown alum. If anyone on the Remotely team has Georgetown connections, that's a warm angle.

4. Solve Their Pipeline Problem

They're posting for Staff Engineers. US hiring is slow. LATAM senior talent can fill these roles faster, same timezone.

Pitch: "I saw you're hiring Staff Engineers. Takes 3-6 months to hire in the US. We can get you equivalent LATAM talent in 2-3 weeks."

5. Healthcare/Clinical Research Expertise

If Remotely has devs with healthcare/clinical research experience, lead with that. HIPAA compliance, FDA regs, etc.

6. The Investor Angle

Their investors (GV, General Catalyst, ARCH) likely have portfolio companies already using staff aug. Could get a warm intro through investor network.

RECOMMENDED OUTREACH STRATEGY

Option A: Kent → Elijah (Warmest)

  1. Message Kent: "Hey Kent, congrats on the recent growth at Paradigm. I'd love to intro you to a colleague who helps companies like yours scale engineering teams. Mind if I make an intro?"
  2. Kent intros to Elijah or engineering lead
  3. You close

Option B: Direct to Elijah (If Kent Route Feels Off)

LinkedIn Connection Request:

Hi Elijah — I'm Jose from Remotely. Saw Paradigm is hiring Staff Engineers. We help growth-stage companies scale with senior LATAM engineers. Given your growth (congrats on the Flatiron acquisition!), thought it might be worth a conversation.

Follow-up DM:

Thanks for connecting, Elijah!

Congrats on the recent momentum at Paradigm — the Flatiron acquisition looks like a game-changer for clinical research.

I wanted to reach out because we help companies like yours scale engineering faster:
• Senior engineers only (5-10+ years)
• US timezone (LATAM-based)
• $2K/mo flat fee per dev
• 2-3 week matching

Given you're hiring for Staff Engineers, we might be able to accelerate your pipeline. Worth a 15-min chat?

Best,
Jose

Option C: Go Through Talent Team

Carissa Phoel (Sr. Talent Advisor) is in network via Codey Oxley. Talent teams often champion external solutions when they're struggling to fill roles.

KEY TALKING POINTS

When you get on a call:

  1. Acknowledge their mission: "What you're doing to democratize clinical trial access is huge. We'd love to be part of that."

  2. Flatiron timing: "Integrations always need more engineering firepower than expected. We can help you scale without the US hiring lag."

  3. Quality angle: "Our engineers average 7+ years experience. No juniors. Same timezone as your NYC team."

  4. Low risk: "No long-term contracts. If it doesn't work, we part ways. Simple."

SUMMARY

Path Warmth Recommendation
Kent Thoelke (CEO) 🔥🔥🔥 Direct connection Best option — ask for intro
Carissa Phoel (Talent) 🔥🔥 2nd degree Backup — go through Codey
Elijah direct 🔥 Cold (3rd degree) Last resort — use if others fail

Bottom line: You already know the CEO. Use that. Everything else is backup.

Research by Julian Mercer | Remotely GTM

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