Dance4Healing

Design, build, and maintain live video telehealth features using WebRTC, develop full-stack features, and collaborate with research teams. | Proven experience with WebRTC, full-stack development skills, cloud infrastructure experience, and ability to work independently in ambiguous environments. | Full Stack Software Engineer (WebRTC / Live Video Telehealth) for NIH Study | Remote Contract Dance4Healing, a Harvard/Stanford startup, an NIH-funded digital health company seeking a Full Stack Software Engineer with WebRTC experience to support an active National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) research study. This is a hands-on builder role working on a real-world live video telehealth platform focused on health equity, engagement, and inclusive technology for people with chronic disease. Apply here (required): https://bit.ly/D4H_NIHStudy_Talent Only applications submitted through this link will be reviewed. ========================================================================== About Dance4Healing Dance4Healing is an award-winning social impact venture founded by a UX and behavior expert after recovering from Stage IV cancer. Backed by NIH funding and academic research partners, we build technology that blends live video, personalization, and culturally responsive design to improve health outcomes for populations often underserved by mainstream digital health tools. Our platform supports remote participation, social connection, and habit formation—designed to meet people where they are physically, culturally, and emotionally. You’ll work closely with a small, multidisciplinary team spanning health equity research, behavioral science, data/AI, and product design—where engineering decisions directly shape research outcomes. ========================================================================== What You’ll Do • Design, build, and maintain live video telehealth features using WebRTC • Develop full-stack features using ReactJS, JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML/CSS, and modern web technologies • Implement backend services and APIs supporting video workflows, user data, and personalization logic • Leverage GenAI-assisted development tools to accelerate implementation, refactoring, debugging, and documentation while maintaining high code quality • Collaborate with product, UX, and research teams to deliver accessible, inclusive user experiences • Contribute to technical architecture, platform decisions, and roadmap planning • Balance speed with rigor in a regulated, research-driven environment • Support experimentation and iteration tied to NIH study milestones You will have meaningful input into technical decisions and trade-offs, not just task execution. ========================================================================== What Success Looks Like (First 60–90 Days) • Live video workflows are stable, performant, and accessible across diverse user needs • Core WebRTC functionality is production-ready for study deployment • Platform architecture supports iteration, data collection, and future scalability ========================================================================== Required Experience • Proven experience building WebRTC-based live video applications • Strong full-stack development skills (ReactJS, JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML/CSS) • Experience working with cloud-based infrastructure and modern deployment workflows • Experience leveraging GenAI-assisted development tools (e.g., AI-enabled IDEs, code assistants) as a productivity multiplier—not a replacement for engineering judgment • Ability to work independently, make pragmatic technical decisions, and communicate clearly • Comfort operating in ambiguity and shaping solutions from first principles ========================================================================== Nice to Have • Familiarity with AWS, MongoDB, Supabase or similar backend-as-a-service platforms (auth, databases, storage) • Experience using tools such as Cursor, GitHub Copilot, or comparable AI-powered development environments • Exposure to biosensors, real-time data, or multimodal systems • Experience designing for accessibility or diverse user populations • Familiarity with data quality, bias, or evaluation considerations in applied AI systems • Awareness of privacy, security, and compliance considerations in digital health or research settings ========================================================================== Who Thrives in This Role • Engineers who enjoy building in ambiguity and shaping systems end-to-end • Builders motivated by impact and ownership, not just feature velocity • People comfortable balancing engineering rigor with real-world research constraints • Engineers who use GenAI as a productivity amplifier, not a shortcut ========================================================================== Who Should NOT Apply • Engineers seeking a highly structured, ticket-driven environment with predefined solutions • Candidates who prefer rapid feature shipping without regard for accessibility, data quality, or research rigor • Those uncomfortable working in evolving problem spaces where requirements emerge through real-world use and study constraints • Applicants looking for a purely front-end, purely back-end, or hands-off advisory role ========================================================================== Why This Role Matters You’ll help build technology for a federally funded NIH study addressing health inequities in chronic disease—where engineering, design, and data decisions directly influence who benefits from digital health tools. Technically, this role sits at the intersection of real-time video, human-centered design, data quality, inclusive system design, and GenAI-accelerated development—problems that rarely appear in typical commercial products. ========================================================================== Job Type: Contract Contract Scope: Part-time or full-time (e.g., 10–20 hrs/week or negotiable), with an initial 3–6 month engagement aligned to NIH study milestones Location: Remote Schedule: Flexible Appliy Here: https://bit.ly/D4H_NIHStudy_Talent (Only application submitted through this form will be reviewed Job Type: Contract Pay: $94,779.00 - $104,033.00 per year Application Question(s): • Have you applied at this link? https://bit.ly/D4HNIHStudyTalent (Only applications submitted through this link will be reviewed) Work Location: Remote

Manage and oversee grant compliance, prepare reports, and ensure adherence to federal regulations for grant-funded projects. | Minimum 5 years of federal grant management experience, with knowledge of federal funding mechanisms, procurement, and compliance. | If you have grant compliance management expertise, please APPLY HERE: https://bit.ly/D4H_FinanceTalent.

Only applications through this link will be evaluated. Dance4Healing, a Harvard/Stanford startup, is seeking an accountant/bookkeeper for our National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) study. Dance4Healing (D4H) is an award-winning social venture founded by a UX and behavior expert months after recovering from Stage IV cancer. D4H’s Stanford Cancer Supportive Care Program achieved a Net Promoter Score (NPS) of 91 from 90+ patients; most reported significant improvement in anxiety, depression, pain, and energy levels. Guided by The NIMHD Research Framework, this research will study the effects of intersectional identities on racial/ethnic equity, reduce Artificial Intelligence (AI) bias, and develop a culturally sensitive novel habit-building algorithm for minority Diabetes Mellitus (DM) patients using Creative Arts Therapy (CAT: Music, Dance, Arts) for remote activity engagement systems with multilevel data tracking and effective behavior prompts. We will partner with Stanford, Institute on Aging, Koelsch Communities, Generation United, and Heritage On The Marina to develop a groundbreaking smart platform integrating biosensors and a Telehealth Live Video Platform (TLVP). This project aims to gather insights into different domains (Biological, Behavioral, Physical/Built Environment, Sociocultural Environment, Healthcare System) and levels (Individual, Interpersonal, Community, Societal) that influence healthy habits, then analyze the data to adapt D4H to improve patients’ mobility and social connections. D4H’s proprietary personalization will tailor to users’ needs/desires and pair them with compatible buddies to build lasting habits with recorded and live video classes (think YouTube + Zoom + eHarmony for health buddies). You will work with a multidisciplinary team of experts in health disparity, diabetes, cardiovascular health, biotracking, behavioral sciences, dance therapy, and data/AI science. We are seeking a Grant Compliance Specialist to manage all our finances. Your responsibilities will include providing analysis, post-award services, and oversight to ensure compliance with NIH SBIR grant-specific requirements; and serve as a resource for staff of grant-funded programs for fiscal and programmatic compliance matters. Responsibilities Grant Compliance: • Prepare and/or review information and reports for internal and external stakeholders. • Develop and modify policies/procedures/systems in accordance with government regulations and organizational needs and objectives. • Assist in preparations for external monitoring visits, reviews, and audits, and cross-site evaluations and participate as appropriate. • Establish and maintain electronic and hard copy files for each grant-funded project, which will be used for tracking and reporting purposes. • Conduct routine compliance reviews of grant programs. Procurement: • Oversee purchasing policy and ensure that purchases conform to applicable Federal law and standards of grant compliance. • Interface with stakeholders/user departments to provide sound advice and recommendations regarding procurement actions. • Conduct research, evaluate, and present options for the selection of contractors/subrecipients. Qualifications: • Bachelor’s degree, required • Applicable experience in administration, grants management, and compliance. • Minimum 5 years progressive experience in federal grant management including procurement and subrecipient monitoring. • Working knowledge of federal/state grant and contract funding mechanisms. • A broad base of relevant technical knowledge and skills related to accounting, financial management, and procurement systems, with fund accounting experience desirable. • Good research, data management, and statistical analysis skills • Detail-oriented with excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal skills • Proficiency in Google Drive, Google Docs, and Google Sheets. Why this study: 34.2 M Americans with DM cost $327 B in 2018. 68% of them will die from cardiovascular disease. CDC reported that DM disproportionately affects minorities. Partnering with Stanford professors Dr. Palaniappan and Dr. Haddad, who have pioneered research on health disparities and exercise/dance intervention for DM patients, this innovation will expand the research field and have a broader impact on minority health. Currently, there is a lack of data on effective lifestyle recommendations for normal-weight diabetics (NWD), accounting for 1 in 5 Type II DM patients. NWD is especially prevalent in Asian populations and the elderly, facing higher mortality rates than obese diabetics. Research shows dance improves DM and reduces cardiovascular deaths by 46%. These interventions, however, are only available in person. There are many exercise programs and live video tools, but they rarely cater to an individual’s mobility and accessibility needs. Hence, there is an unmet need for an easy-to-adopt telehealth platform enticing patients to dance from home. AI Bias: Integrating AI into clinical practice requires addressing biases. Three types of bias can be identified in healthcare: data-driven, algorithmic, and human. AI algorithms that propagate deeply-rooted societal bias can have catastrophic impacts. Consequently, some patient groups, such as ethnic and gender minorities underrepresented in existing datasets, can be misdiagnosed, further amplifying inequalities. Every step of the algorithm development process can be influenced by bias. It begins when designing the study and collecting data, continues with data entry, cleaning, and algorithm design, and ends with implementing the models and disseminating the results. Impact and Next Step: This study will establish clear metrics of health equity success; outcomes will be publicized (papers/conferences) to incentivize action and influence policymakers. It will lay the groundwork for a multicenter trial with the American Heart Association to integrate more biosensors, voice user interfaces, and culture-sensitive AI to further increase adoption and engagement and reduce health disparities. Job Type: Contract Pay: Up to $80,000.00 per year Benefits: • Flexible schedule Application Question(s): • Have you applied at this link? https://bit.ly/D4H_FinanceTalent (Only applications submitted through this link will be reviewed) Work Location: Remote

Research and develop storytelling and content strategies, conduct outreach for interviews, create and edit media content, manage PR and publishing opportunities, and assist with budgeting for media and publishing departments. | Must be a media, filmmaking, or journalism student interested in storytelling, content development, editorial writing, publishing, and public relations, with a willingness to learn and participate in a flexible, remote internship. | APPLY HERE: http://bit.ly/D4H_Internship Only applications through this link will be reviewed. The impact of the Pandemic is long-lasting. Dance4Healing supports the mental & physical health of the community impacted by COVID-19. Our AI telehealth live video platform aims to empower everyone to dance from anywhere, anytime, with anyone! We need your talent to support this noble mission. This is an internship 100% remote with an international cohort of students from all over the world. Inspired by my 6.5 years of extensive personal breakthrough and leadership training, the Dance4Healing internship is designed to nurture young professionals through a comprehensive personal and professional development program. APPLY HERE: http://bit.ly/D4H_Internship And share the link with your friends that you think can benefit from this program. ==================================================================== COMPANY DESCRIPTION Dance4Healing: www.dance4healing.com An award-winning social venture, Dance4Healing is a patent-pending AI telehealth platform that pairs elders, chronic disease patients, and caregivers with compatible buddies to build fun, lasting habits with Arts and Health practices (A&H: Music, Dance, and Arts) through recorded and live video classes. (Imagine YouTube + Zoom + eHarmony for health buddies). Inspired by founder Amy Li’s recovery from Stage IV cancer, D4H’s mission is to make healthy habits accessible, supportive, and fun, enriching the lives of people of all abilities, ages, races, and genders. Our vision is to be the global cultural hub and innovation leader in bridging art and health. Our work environment includes: • 100% remote • Regular team bonding exercise • Flexible hours with communication • Communication and leadership coaching WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO: Did you know: Creative Arts Therapy (CAT) improves the Quality of Life by 50% and reduces pain by 59% for cancer patients? Dancing reduces the risk of dementia by 76% and Cardiovascular death by 46%? Despite these published medical studies, A&H is severely under-utilized in healthcare; Dance4Healing is teaming up with Stanford to change that. We started with Stanford Cancer Supportive Care Program and won over 20 awards, including AARP CES annual pitch "People's Choice Award". We were selected for the National Institute of Health (NIH) Applicant Assistance Program (AAP), a 10-week coaching program designed to assist small businesses applying for Phase I SBIR/STTR funding. Dance4Healing is now funded by National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) and has additional NIH and NSF grants (total ~$ 1 million) pending. StageIV.org: A global network of leaders who champion creative arts therapy, integrative medicine, patient advocacy, and healthcare innovation. Inspired by Dance4Healing‘s founder Amy Li’s Stage IV cancer journey and her commitment to patient advocacy and healthcare transformation, Stage IV {Wicked Wisdom} Multi-Media Platform is an educational arm of Dance4Healing including Stage IV Show (https://bit.ly/StageIVShow), Book (https://bit.ly/StageIV_Book), and Web Magazine (https://www.stageiv.org). Learn our mission at http://bit.ly/StageIV_Mission ==================================================================== JOB DESCRIPTION: Dance4Healing, a Singularity University / Stanford startup, seeks Media, Filmmaking, and Journalism students. We’re looking for Media, Filmmaking, and Journalism students to join the Storytelling, Content Development, Editorial Writing, Publishing, and Public Relationship team to co-create powerful social impacts! We offer mentorship, coaching, communication, team management, and leadership training for the internship. This is an excellent opportunity to share your passion and skills, and the hours are flexible. Read more: https://bit.ly/D4H_InternshipProgram You will be working with a group of passionate experts with top academic performance and industry experience at Singularity University, Stanford, while helping build Stage IV {Wicked Wisdom} Media Network, an educational global media network featuring industry experts like Dr. George Church (Harvard geneticist), David Kelley (IDEO Founder), Peter Diamandis (Founder of X Prize Foundation, Singularity University, Zero Gravity, Human Longevity Inc.), etc. You will gain experience with your resume, serving underserved communities of chronic disease patients and the elderly. The Role: • Research market trends and develop powerful storytelling, content writing, marketing, and social media promotional strategies. • Research and outreach to industry leaders and experts for Stage IV Show Interview. • Filming, video editing, writing and editing, content promoting for Stage IV Show, Book, and Web Magazine. • Editing podcasts, creating text transcription, writing articles about these interviews, identifying distribution channels, and developing content distribution strategies. • Review daily PR and publishing opportunities, and contact relevant publishers and media channels. • Build and expand the Storytelling, Content Development, Editorial Writing, Publishing, and Public Relationship teams. • Devise and develop, with the CEO, launch and growth publishing, content promotion practices, and goals. • Budgeting for Media, Publishing, and PR departments, including cost, revenue, and timeline targets. Learn our mission at http://bit.ly/StageIV_Mission APPLY HERE: http://bit.ly/D4H_Internship Industry: Health Care Job Type: Internship Pay: Up to $10.00 per hour Benefits: • Flexible schedule • Professional development assistance • Referral program Work Location: Remote