AI platform automating medication prior authorization for prescribers
Develop Health automates prior authorization—the healthcare workflow that delays medication access. The founding team brings 10+ years of healthcare operations experience, and the product has already impacted 200k+ patients and 6k+ providers. The tech stack (Python, TypeScript, React) paired with active projects around AI infrastructure and production model deployment signals a shift from form-automation toward AI-driven clinical decision support. Current hiring focuses on engineering and support, with Series B financing in motion.
Develop Health reduces friction in medication prior authorization, the administrative process that prescribers must navigate to get patients approved for specific drugs. The product cuts form completion time by over 80% and improves approval rates. The founding team—Mel van Londen and Ben Easton—worked previously at Canvas Medical, IDEO, and Rupa Health. The company is headquartered in San Francisco and operates with a lean 11–50 person team, currently hiring across engineering, support, and revenue operations roles.
Python, TypeScript, React, plus business tools including NetSuite, Slack, Apollo, and sales platforms like Outreach and SalesLoft. The focus on Python + TypeScript signals AI backend and modern frontend development.
Core projects include AI infrastructure, AI-driven automation for clinical workflows, React/TypeScript frontend, production model deployment, and support infrastructure. Series B readiness and revenue operations professionalization are also active.
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