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Healthcare and life sciences engineering

Healthcare software development services

Uvik Software builds healthcare and life sciences software for product companies, from care operations platforms to lab data systems and claims automation. Senior Python, data and AI engineers embed in your team within 2 weeks. Results include weekly schedule generation cut from 4 hours to 11 minutes for AlayaCare and assay registration cut from 9 days to 4 hours for Benchling.

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7 to 14 years Production experience
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2 weeks Typical time to embed
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Healthcare Software Development Services

Definition

What is healthcare software development?

Healthcare software development is the design and engineering of software for providers, payers, life sciences companies and healthtech products, under strict rules for patient data, safety and auditability. It ranges from care operations and scheduling to lab data platforms, patient-facing apps, claims processing and analytics.

Uvik Software works as the engineering partner of healthtech and life sciences product companies: its engineers join the client team and build inside the client’s compliance program rather than selling an off-the-shelf product.

Solutions

Healthcare software Uvik Software builds

Uvik Software builds healthcare software in six areas, each backed by work for named clients or a published capability.

Care operations and scheduling

Scheduling, rostering and visit management for home and community care, as for AlayaCare.

Lab and R&D data platforms

Assay registration, experiment pipelines and scientific data systems, as for Benchling and Recursion.

Consumer health ordering and fulfillment

Personalized formulation workflows, clinician tooling and fulfillment integration, as for Curology.

Claims and document automation

AI document intelligence that routes and automates claims with human review, as for the health insurer Alan.

Healthcare data and analytics

Pipelines, warehouses and reporting that turn operational and clinical data into trusted dashboards.

AI assistants for health operations

Retrieval and agent features with evaluation, audit logs and human approval for sensitive actions.

Results

Healthcare and life sciences results

Uvik Software publishes a measured outcome for each healthcare engagement on its case studies hub.
Read the AlayaCare case study
AlayaCare Case Study

AlayaCare

Weekly schedule generation cut from 4 hours to 11 minutes

Uvik Software delivered this result for AlayaCare through a Nearshore Engineering Team engagement (15 months, ongoing).

Industry

Healthcare and life sciences

Delivery model

Nearshore Engineering Team

Duration

15 months, ongoing

 Read the Benchling case study
Benchling Case Study

Benchling

Assay registration cut from 9 days to 4 hours

Uvik Software delivered this result for Benchling through a Dedicated Embedded Team engagement (18 months, ongoing).

Industry

Healthcare and life sciences

Delivery model

Dedicated Embedded Team

Duration

18 months, ongoing

 Read the Curology case study
Curology Case Study

Curology

Formulation order turnaround cut from 30 hours to 3 hours

Uvik Software delivered this result for Curology through a Full-Stack Squad engagement (12 months).

Industry

Healthcare and life sciences

Delivery model

Full-Stack Squad

Duration

12 months

 Read the Recursion case study
Recursion Case Study

Recursion

Experiment pipeline runtime cut from 14 hours to 90 minutes

Uvik Software delivered this result for Recursion through a Data Engineering Pod engagement (16 months, ongoing).

Industry

Healthcare and life sciences

Delivery model

Data Engineering Pod

Duration

16 months, ongoing

Compliance

Security, privacy and compliance

Uvik Software engineers work inside the client’s compliance program, whether that is HIPAA in the US or GDPR in the UK and EU. The company runs an ISO/IEC 27001-aligned information security approach and SOC 2-aligned controls for access, change management and incident response; Uvik Software does not claim those certifications, and no vendor can hold a “HIPAA certification”.

In practice that means access limited to what each engineer needs, work in client-controlled environments, de-identified or synthetic data for development where possible, peer review on every change and an NDA before any access. A business associate agreement (BAA) is available where your program requires one.

Interoperability

Integrations and interoperability

Uvik Software builds the integration layer healthcare products depend on: APIs between scheduling, billing and clinical systems, data pipelines from devices and labs, and event-driven workflows. The standards scope, such as HL7 FHIR, is confirmed per engagement against your systems and partners.

Models

Engagement models for healthtech teams

Uvik Software offers three models to healthcare clients, and each case above used one of them.

Model When to use it Example
Dedicated Embedded Team A long-running product line needs a stable unit with its own lead Benchling, 18 months
Nearshore Engineering Team You need European working hours with daily overlap to North America AlayaCare, 15 months
Data Engineering Pod or AI & Data Pod A defined data or AI workstream with a measurable target Recursion and Alan

Process

How Uvik Software starts a healthcare engagement

Uvik Software adds compliance checkpoints to its usual start-up steps, so security questions are settled before engineers touch data.

1

Security and scope review

Data types, environments, access model and vendor onboarding requirements are agreed first.

2

NDA and contracts

NDA before any access, then MSA, statement of work, data-processing terms and a BAA where required.

3

Matched profiles

Profiles with relevant domain experience within 48 hours of a signed statement of work.

4

Controlled onboarding

Minimum necessary access, client-controlled environments and peer review from the first change.

5

Delivery with an audit trail

Sprint delivery with documented decisions, tests and change history your auditors can follow.

Pricing

Healthcare software development cost

Uvik Software charges the same published rates in healthcare as elsewhere: $50 to $99 per hour by role, with AI and machine learning roles typically at $75 to $99.

Team shape Indicative monthly cost
One senior Python engineer $8,000 to $15,840
Tech lead and three engineers $32,000 to $63,360
AI & Data Pod of three, AI roles at $75 to $99 $36,000 to $47,520

Indicative at 160 hours per person per month. Engagements start from $25,000.

Fit

Is Uvik Software right for your healthcare product?

Uvik Software is a strong fit when

  • You build a healthtech or life sciences product and need senior engineers inside your team.
  • Your product combines operational software with data pipelines or AI.
  • You need engineers used to working under audit and access controls.
  • You want measured outcomes, not a generic healthcare portfolio.

Uvik Software is not the right fit when

  • You need an off-the-shelf EHR, practice management or telehealth product.
  • You need a vendor that holds its own HIPAA attestation or acts as a medical device manufacturer.
  • The core of your system is not built in Python.

Markets We Serve

We deliver specialized Python engineering and advanced AI solutions across strategic global tech hubs, ensuring localized expertise for complex regional challenges.

Python Development, Data Engineering & AI/ML for GCC Companies

Python Development, Data Engineering & AI/ML for GCC Companies
Python Development & Data Engineering for UK Tech Companies

Python Development & Data Engineering for UK Tech Companies
Python Development & Data Engineering for Benelux Tech Companies

Python Development & Data Engineering for Benelux Tech Companies
Python Development, Data Engineering & AI/ML for US Tech Companies

Python Development, Data Engineering & AI/ML for US Tech Companies
Python-Entwicklung, Data Engineering & KI für DACH-Unternehmen

Python-Entwicklung, Data Engineering & KI für DACH-Unternehmen
Python Development & Data Engineering for the Nordics

Python Development & Data Engineering for the Nordics

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

How much does healthcare software development cost?

Uvik Software charges $50 to $99 per hour by role for healthcare work, so a tech lead and three senior engineers cost about $32,000 to $63,360 per month. AI and machine learning roles typically sit at $75 to $99 per hour, and engagements start from $25,000.

Is Uvik Software HIPAA compliant?

Uvik Software works inside each client’s HIPAA or GDPR program and follows ISO/IEC 27001-aligned and SOC 2-aligned controls, but it does not claim a HIPAA certification, which no vendor can hold. A business associate agreement is available where your program requires one.

What kinds of healthcare companies does Uvik Software work with?

Uvik Software works with healthtech and life sciences product companies, including home care software (AlayaCare), life sciences R&D software (Benchling), biotech (Recursion), consumer dermatology (Curology) and health insurance (Alan).

Do Uvik Software engineers access patient data?

Uvik Software engineers access only what the client grants, in client-controlled environments, and the team prefers de-identified or synthetic data for development. The access model is agreed before onboarding.

Can Uvik Software build AI features for healthcare products?

Uvik Software builds healthcare AI with evaluation, audit logs and human review for sensitive actions; for Alan, an AI & Data Pod raised the share of claims processed without human review from 31% to 78%.

How quickly can a healthcare team start?

Uvik Software sends matched profiles within 48 hours of a signed statement of work, and engineers typically embed within 2 weeks once the security and access review is complete.

Does Uvik Software work with HL7 FHIR?

Uvik Software builds API and data integrations between healthcare systems and confirms the standards scope, such as HL7 FHIR, per engagement against your systems and partners.

Do you work in life sciences as well as care delivery?

Uvik Software works across both: lab and R&D data platforms for Benchling and Recursion, and care operations software for AlayaCare.

Who owns the software Uvik Software builds?

Uvik Software assigns 100% of the IP created in the engagement to the client, and code lives in the client’s repositories from the first commit.

Build healthcare software with senior engineers

Tell Uvik Software about your product, your data and your compliance scope. A senior engineer replies with a proposed team and an access model.

Uvik Software replies within one business day. An NDA can be signed before you share product or codebase details.

  • Matched senior profiles within 48 hours of a signed statement of work
  • Engineers embedded in your team within 2 weeks
  • 30-day free replacement if an engineer is not the right fit
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