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Data, platforms and AI for healthcare.

We put technology to work. With deep expertise, clear strategy and the experience to turn complex initiatives into operational capabilities.

Consulting · Interim Management · Education↓Berlin · Healthcare · Data & AI

01 / Profile

Understand technology. Take responsibility.

DEEEP is the strategy and technology consultancy founded by Paul Hellwig. We focus on data, platforms and AI in healthcare. Beyond defining a vision, we understand responsibility for architecture, budgets, teams and delivery.

19+years in technology, data & AI
13+years in healthcare & life sciences
45people in teams led
Paul Hellwig, Gründer von DEEEP.AI

Founder · Healthcare Data & AI Executive · Fractional CTO / CDO

Paul Hellwig

Paul has built data and AI capabilities from the ground up and led group-wide platform initiatives. His experience spans precision medicine, clinical data, FHIR-based interoperability and sovereign GenAI platforms. He combines technical depth with clear leadership and attention to people and organizations.

ISO/IEC 42001 Lead Auditor · CISM · CISA · MBA · M.Sc. Business Computer Science

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Experience at leading organizations.

T-Systems

Sovereign healthcare AI

Strategy and architecture for hospitals, insurers and life sciences. Foundation models, RAG, agents and governance.

BG Kliniken

Chief Data Officer

Group-wide data and AI architecture, FHIR interoperability and a patient portal. Leadership of cross-functional teams of 45.

Cornelsen

VP Data & Analytics

Built the data and AI function from 0 to 25 people. Data strategy, operating model and an Azure analytics platform.

Elsevier

Director R&D, Data and AI

Built Health Analytics and data products for precision medicine. Architecture processing billions of medical data events.

Personally led. Purposefully complemented.

Paul is your point of contact. Experienced partners complement the technical work with organizational development, coaching and innovation where the mandate calls for it.

Tina Westland

Tina Westland

Coaching & organizational development

Supports organizations and teams through change, helping technology translate into new ways of working.

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Alexander Haferland

Alexander Haferland

Technology & innovation

CTO experience and entrepreneurship teaching, combining technology with innovation and sustainable development.

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02 / Services

From strategy to operations.

Data, platforms and AI belong together. We clarify what your organization needs, which architecture can support it and how an initiative becomes a sustainable capability.

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Data & AI strategy

Prepare sound decisions.

Vision, prioritized use cases, business cases and roadmaps. Clear ownership, realistic dependencies and a substantiated investment decision.

Vision · Portfolio · Roadmap
02

Platforms & interoperability

Connect data for practical use.

Enterprise data architectures, cloud platforms and interoperability with FHIR / HL7 and IHE. From clinical systems and patient portals to secondary use of data.

Architecture · FHIR / HL7 · Data products
03

AI & GenAI in practice

From pilot to a viable solution.

Foundation models, RAG and agents in your operational context. Secure data access, evaluation, MLOps and governance brought together in a workable product and operating model.

RAG · Agents · Evaluation
04

Governance & operating model

Establish accountability from the start.

Roles, decision paths, data quality, model controls and security requirements. Technical and organizational alignment with GDPR, EU AI Act, MDR and ISO/IEC 42001.

Governance · Security · Organization
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Interim & fractional leadership

Advice with delivery responsibility.

Fractional CTO / CDO, chief architect or program leadership: building teams, selecting partners, making architecture decisions and steering complex initiatives.

CTO / CDO · Chief Architect · Delivery
06

Sparring & enablement

Build capability within your organization.

Confidential executive sparring, focused workshops and practical training. Technical depth, clearly communicated and linked to the decisions you need to make.

Executive sparring · Workshops · Academy

A clear way of working.

  1. 01

    Understand

    Establish the starting point, care context and objectives.

  2. 02

    Decide

    Evaluate options, define the architecture and set priorities.

  3. 03

    Deliver

    Bring teams, governance and execution together.

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Collaboration

Experience reflected in collaboration.

What people who have worked with Paul say.

03 / Industries

Healthcare. Across sector boundaries.

Healthcare is not a single homogeneous market. Providers, payers, research organizations and technology partners have different responsibilities and connected data flows. Our experience brings these perspectives together.

01

Hospitals & hospital groups

Clinical data, EHR landscapes, patient portals and group-wide data and AI platforms. Interoperability as part of care delivery and organization, not simply an interface project.

02

Health insurers & payers

Data and AI strategy for payers. Reliable data models, traceable automation and platforms that connect different processes and partners.

03

Outpatient care

Physician networks, outpatient providers and cross-sector care. Connected workflows, usable data and collaboration across care settings.

04

Laboratories, research & life sciences

Data flows between diagnostics, care and research. Semantic integration, clinical study and real-world data, and controlled secondary use for analytics and AI.

Further industries with substantive experience.

Publishing & knowledge providers

Data products, semantic knowledge structures and AI-enabled offerings. Drawing on technology and data leadership at Elsevier and Cornelsen.

Education

Analytics and AI for digital education. Data platforms, product analytics and enablement for teams and leaders.

Knowledge that translates into practice.

Understand AI. Shape interoperability. Bring people along. DEEEP.ACADEMY combines technical expertise with the skills to make change work.

Current expertise. Practical skills.

Annual editions. Updated content. Dates on request.

Our training runs in annual editions, with content updated for each cohort. Ask for the next dates and current availability, or discuss an in-house format tailored to your team.

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KI Culture Lab · Certificate course

AI strategy & organizational culture

For teams and organizations seeking to apply AI effectively and build organizational capability. Fundamentals, use cases, experiments and delivery, together with Lynkeus Berlin. Course information in German.

Next edition: on request

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Certificate course

Interoperability in healthcare

For project owners, leaders and healthcare specialists. FHIR, IHE, terminologies, procurement and the organizational implementation of interoperability. Course information in German.

Next edition: on request

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Let us talk

What should become possible?

A clear data and AI strategy, a sound platform or leadership for a demanding initiative? Let us discuss your starting point.

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A personal conversation with Paul Hellwig. Confidential and focused on your initiative.

paul@deeep.ai

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