Doctor (Läkare) at Neko Health (Stockholm, Sweden)

Neko Health· Stockholm, Sweden·3d ago

Role details

Work type

Onsite

Employment

Part-Time

Skills

Dermatological preventive careCardiovascular preventive careHigh-resolution skin scanningAI technologyMedical diagnostics

Benefits

Dynamic Work Environment · High Degree Of Autonomy · Professional Growth Opportunities · Work-Life Balance

Neko Health at a glance

Preventive full-body health scanning built on proprietary in-house hardware and AI, co-founded by Spotify's Daniel Ek.

Neko Health runs a roughly one-hour, non-invasive full-body health scan that captures skin, cardiovascular, and blood data using hardware it designs and builds in-house, then has a doctor review the results with the member on the spot, aiming to catch disease early in people who feel healthy.

~$325M raised · latest: Series B ($260M, January 2025, at a $1.8B valuation) · backed by Lightspeed Venture Partners, General Catalyst, Atomico, Lakestar

Summary

Neko Health seeks a registered doctor to lead preventive healthcare and lifestyle medicine initiatives in Stockholm. The role involves conducting health screenings, utilizing AI and diagnostic tools for early detection, and crafting personalized health plans for patients.

Job description

Mission Neko is redefining what prevention means, from treating illness when it arrives, to sustaining health before it's ever at risk. Our mission: make data-driven, preventative care accessible to more people, before symptoms appear.

In a single, non-invasive visit under an hour, proprietary technology and direct clinical care combine to deliver personalised, actionable insights. It's a team that thinks in 10x, not 10%. Every role here plays a part in building a world where prevention is the norm, and where your work genuinely helps people live longer, healthier lives.

Role Purpose

As a Doctor at Neko Health, you're shaping the future of healthcare. You'll be at the cutting edge of preventive healthcare and lifestyle medicine, harnessing state-of-the-art diagnostic tools to unveil health risks and steer patients towards healthier lives.Your mission will be to guide patients towards a path of better health, informed by the latest advancements in both dermatological and cardiovascular preventive care. Utilising our high-resolution skin scanning and AI technology, you'll play a key role in early detection and management of skin conditions. Leveraging your expertise to educate patients about their cardiovascular risks, you will foster a proactive approach to heart health. Surrounded by a clinical team who’s passionate about preventive healthcare and functional medicine, you’ll join a ground-breaking organisation that values excellence, promotes work-life balance, and offers professional growth opportunities in the realms of dermatology, preventative healthcare, health technology and AI. We are looking for doctors who can work from 17 hours per week up to full-time in shifts. Available shifts: daytime, evenings, and Saturdays. The role requires a minimum commitment of one evening shift per week and one Saturday shift per month. The remaining shifts are as agreed.

What You’ll Deliver in the First 6–12 Months

Conduct thorough health screenings and assessments.
Translate complex diagnostic results into actionable insights.
Craft personalised plans for lifestyle change to improve health outcomes.
Offer holistic advice on a spectrum of health conditions.
Liaise with our members’ doctors for seamless patient care coordination.
Collaborate with our multidisciplinary team to coordinate and improve patient care.
Stay abreast of the latest developments in medical diagnostics and preventive health.
Champion patient education, inspiring proactive health management.
Contribute to clinical quality improvement activity.
Participate in our research programs.
Collaborate with teams across Neko to develop and improve our technology.

Minimum Qualifications

You are a registered doctor (legitimerad läkare).
You enjoy a fast pace, are confident in your role, and challenges excite you.
You are compelled to deliver high-quality results in everything you do.
You are curious and dedicated to continuous learning.
You have a solution-oriented mindset.
You speak fluent in both Swedish and English.

We offer a dynamic work environment with a high degree of autonomy that fosters growth and development. If you are passionate about building a better healthcare system for everyone and you thrive in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you. Interviews are ongoing, so don’t hesitate to send in your application today!

Why work at Neko Health

Mission-Driven: The company was founded to solve the fundamental problem of late-stage diagnosis by focusing on prevention. The work is presented as having a direct, positive impact on human longevity.
Culture & Engineering: The company actively showcases a deep engineering culture where “clinical insight can become a hardware iteration overnight.” Clinicians and engineers share the same floor, fostering rapid iteration and innovation.
Compensation & Benefits: Salaries are benchmarked via market research. Benefits include comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance, 401K, Paid Time Off, Life Insurance, Disability Insurance, CME Days, and Commuter Benefits.
Work Model: Roles are on-site at specific clinic locations. Training for medical roles is fully paid. The interview process is designed to give candidates a feel for the culture and mission.
Growth Trajectory: With 80+ active job postings and triple-digit growth in hiring, the company is in a high-growth phase, offering significant career development opportunities.

About Neko Health

Company Overview

One-liner: Neko Health is a healthcare technology company that has engineered a proprietary, data-driven preventive health scan to detect early signs of disease in otherwise healthy individuals.
Entity Type: Private (Funding Stage: Series A)
Headquarters: Stockholm, Sweden
Founded: 2018
Founders: Daniel Ek (Co-founder, also founder/CEO of Spotify) and Hjalmar Nilsonne (Co-founder)

Core Business

Primary industry/industries: Healthcare Technology, Preventive Medicine, Clinical Diagnostics
Target customers: B2C – Health-conscious individuals; B2B Potential – Self-insured employers
Mission or purpose statement: “To provide healthcare that’s proactive instead of reactive – so that people can live longer, healthier lives.”

Products & Services

[The Neko Health Scan]: A 60-minute, full-body health check that captures millions of data points across the skin, heart, blood, and circulation using four proprietary devices (Derma, Spectrum, Echo, and Neko Lens). Includes an unrushed consultation with a doctor where results are discussed immediately. The scan is priced at approximately 2750kr (~$260) in Sweden and is designed for asymptomatic, healthy individuals looking for prevention.

Market Standing

Valuation/Market Cap: Not publicly disclosed (as of mid-2026).
Key Metric: Total Funding – $325.1M (one prior funding round).
Notable Investors/Partners: Backed by “investors who have built and scaled some of the most ambitious technology companies of the last two decades” (individual names not publicly listed on career page). The company has strong ties to the tech and startup ecosystem.
Growth Signals: Over 1,000 employees (more than half in clinical roles). Aggressive expansion with active clinic locations in London, Manchester, Birmingham, Stockholm, and plans for more. Job postings have increased +344.4% year-over-year (as of mid-2026), indicating rapid scaling.

Competitive Advantages

Proprietary Hardware: All four scanning devices are designed, engineered, and assembled in-house in Stockholm, creating a hard-to-replicate technological moat.
Integrated Clinical Model: Unlike traditional clinics or digital health apps, Neko combines its proprietary hardware with on-site doctors, clinical researchers, and data science under one roof with a low patient volume per doctor ( ~9 members/day vs. 30+ in standard care). This enables a focus on prevention, not just treatment.
Data Moat: The system captures millions of structured data points per scan, allowing for peer benchmarking and longitudinal tracking over years, creating a powerful, network-effect dataset for preventive health insights.
Leadership: Co-founded by Daniel Ek (Spotify) and Hjalmar Nilsonne.

Strategic Focus

Scaling the Scan Room: Neko is actively testing a second-generation modular scan room platform designed to capture more signals and scale to new locations.
Global Expansion: Opening new clinics across the UK and Europe, with a clear intent to make the service more accessible.
Clinical Research & Governance: Continued focus on validating their devices with clinical studies and building a clinical leadership team (including ex-NHS and Amazon Health executives) to establish preventive care as a formal clinical discipline.

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