Summary
Sebastian Tilch is a technology-focused founder and CTO with 13 years of hands-on experience building healthcare software that moves outcomes, co-founding Heartbeat Medical in 2014 to develop heartbeat ONE, the first hospital information system that automatically measures patient outcomes. He blends a technology-agnostic, process-optimization mindset with people-first leadership rooted in trust, respect, and honesty, scaling engineering teams to deliver measurable impact across more than 500,000 patients. Comfortable spanning architecture, product and delivery, he leads technical direction and development while keeping a strong focus on patient involvement as a lever for quality improvement. Based in Cologne, he pairs a practical engineering education in Medientechnologie with entrepreneurial grit to turn complex clinical needs into usable, auditable systems. Notably, his work sits at the intersection of clinical practice and software design, emphasizing measurable results rather than buzzwords.
13 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Medientechnologie, Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Medientechnologie at TH Köln