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# Staff Audiologist, Greenwich CT at Fortell

- **Company:** Fortell
- **Location:** Greenwich, CT
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-05-06
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-08
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/fortell/1bce11b4-9e0c-4e87-8ddb-54c142eef635

## Job description

Want to join an exciting, mission-driven startup focused on enhancing hearing aid performance in challenging environments and meeting more patient needs than ever before? Fortell Research is looking to hire a highly motivated Staff Audiologist in our brand new clinic in Greenwich, CT.

Responsibilities:

- Conduct comprehensive diagnostic audiological testing.
- Provide personalized consultations to clients, explaining test results and options in a clear, empathetic, and approachable manner.
- Recommend and sell Fortell Research hearing aids tailored to individual client needs.
- Fit, program, and adjust hearing aids, ensuring optimal performance and comfort.
- Offer ongoing support and maintenance for hearing aid users, including troubleshooting and repairs.
- Comfortable performing real-ear measurements (REM) and test box measures to verify and validate hearing aid fittings.
- Document all client interactions and outcomes notes in an accurate and timely manner.
- Educate clients and families, as applicable, on hearing loss management and device care.
- Maintain a clean and organized clinic environment, practicing proper infection control.
- Stay updated on the latest advancements in audiology and hearing aid technology.
- Lead clinic operations, including inventory management, scheduling, clinic workflows, and client follow-up, with responsibility for establishing best practices in a new clinic environment.
- Meet key performance indicators related to conversion, return and upgrade rates, operational efficiency, and customer satisfaction, ensuring high-quality client care and strong business performance.
- Share clinical insights and learnings with management, operations, and product teams to collaborate as a key partner in evolving and enhancing the Fortell Research patient experience.
- Serve as an ambassador for Fortell Research as the company introduces its innovative technology to the Connecticut market.

What you’ll bring:

- Must hold an active Connecticut Audiology License.
- 3+ years of experience dispensing and fitting hearing aids for adult clients.
- Availability during weekday business hours to maintain a consistent schedule for client appointments, as well as the ability to participate in at least once-a-month weekend coverage.
- Comfort with technology and proficiency in managing and learning new hearing aid software, CRM systems, and other customer communication platforms to enhance client care and clinic efficiency.
- Demonstrated strong sales acumen in a clinical setting, balancing excellent patient care with driving high conversions without being pushy.
- Passionate, caring, and empathetic, with a strong commitment to delivering outstanding patient experiences.
- Enthusiasm for critical thinking and problem solving.
- Clear and concise communication skills.
- Ability to take clinical experience and apply it in new, innovative ways.
- Ability to work independently while also collaborating closely with cross-functional teams.

## About Fortell

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Fortell builds AI-powered hearing aids that use custom silicon and advanced signal processing to clarify speech in noisy environments, helping people understand more of what they hear.
- **Entity Type**: Private (backed by prominent venture capital firms)
- **Headquarters**: New York, New York, United States
- **Founded**: 2021
- **Founders**: Matthew de Jonge (CEO), Andrew Casper (CTO), Igor (last name not publicly available), Cole (last name not publicly available)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Medical device manufacturing (hearing aids), artificial intelligence, healthtech
- **Target customers**: B2C – individuals with hearing loss, especially those who struggle with speech comprehension in noise; also works with audiologists and clinics
- **Mission statement**: "To restore effortless connection through better hearing."

## Products & Services
- **Fortell AI Hearing Aids**: A hardware + software product featuring custom AI chips that separate speech from background noise in real time. The device is fitted and programmed through Fortell’s own audiology clinics (first clinic at 530 Park Ave, New York, NY). The product is marketed as a medical device and is available only after a personalized hearing evaluation and fitting by an audiologist.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not publicly disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Total funding amount not disclosed; backed by Thrive Capital, Founders Fund, Valor Equity Partners, Optum Ventures, Lux Capital, Vast Ventures, Good Friends, Positive Sum, Stonecroft, and Atreides Management.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Thrive Capital, Founders Fund, Valor Equity Partners (lead investors); advisors include Dr. Barbara Weinstein (Professor of Audiology, NYU), Dr. Kevin Franck (former Chair, Hearing Loss Association of America), Dr. Matt Fitzgerald (Stanford), Dr. Jan Blustein (NYU School of Medicine).
- **Growth Signals**: 
  - 52 employees (LinkedIn) with +1.6% monthly headcount growth
  - 15 active job postings (as of mid-2025), with a 200% monthly increase and 1400% quarterly increase in postings
  - First clinic in New York City; planning to expand to multiple major U.S. cities (e.g., Palm Beach Gardens, FL; Bay Area; Boston; Greenwich, CT)
  - Clinical trials show 50x more words understood vs. leading AI hearing aid in challenging noise; 95% of participants preferred Fortell over 5 top-spec competitors

## Competitive Advantages
- **Custom AI silicon**: Proprietary chips designed specifically for real-time speech separation, not just amplification.
- **Clinical validation**: Randomized controlled trials overseen by external academics demonstrating significant improvement in speech comprehension.
- **Integrated clinic model**: Direct-to-consumer fitting and support through owned audiology clinics, ensuring proper tuning and customer satisfaction.
- **Strong investor syndicate**: Backing from top-tier VCs (Thrive, Founders Fund, Valor) provides credibility and resources.

## Strategic Focus
- **Clinic expansion**: Opening new clinics across the U.S. to increase accessibility.
- **Talent acquisition**: Aggressively hiring across engineering (firmware, DSP, AI, hardware), audiology, quality, supply chain, and operations.
- **Product refinement**: Continuous improvement of AI algorithms and hardware based on real-world feedback and clinical data.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Described as fast-moving, intentional, and mission-driven. Emphasis on cutting-edge science, human-centered design, and improving lives at scale.
- **Work environment**: Hybrid roles available (e.g., Firmware Engineer listed as hybrid on Built In). Office located in New York City with free lunch.
- **Compensation & benefits**: Competitive salary and stock options; top-notch healthcare for employee and family; free lunch; generous paid time off; 401(k) plan; parental leave.
- **Engineering culture**: Opportunity to work on custom silicon, AI/ML, DSP, and hardware in a startup environment with strong scientific backing. Team includes pioneers from Google, Butterfly Network, Mount Sinai, and other top organizations.

## Sources
1. [Fortell.com – Homepage](https://www.fortell.com/)
2. [Fortell.com – About Us](https://www.fortell.com/about-us)
3. [Fortell.com – Careers](https://www.fortell.com/careers)
4. [LinkedIn – Fortell Research Inc](https://www.linkedin.com/company/fortell-research)
5. [Built In – Fortell Research Inc Jobs](https://builtin.com/company/fortell-research-inc/jobs)

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