Artificial Intelligence Senior Director

You Matter

• Make a difference every day in the lives of the underserved• Join a mission driven organization with a people first culture• Excellent career growth opportunities

Join us and find a career that supports:

• Caring for overlooked, underserved, and vulnerable patients• Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging• Autonomy in a warm team environment• Growth and training

 

Perks and Benefits

In addition to comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, and 401k, we foster a work, life balance for team members and their family to support physical, mental, and financial wellbeing including:

 

• DailyPay, receive your money as you earn it! • Tuition Assistance and dependent Scholarships• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) including free counseling and health coaching• Company paid life insurance• Tax free Health Spending Accounts (HSA)• Wellness program featuring fitness memberships and product discounts• Preferred banking partnership and discounted rates for home and auto loans

 

*Eligibility for perks and benefits varies based on employee type and length of service. 

Why Us

Now is your moment to make a difference in the lives of the underserved. If there is one unifying characteristic of everyone on our team, it is the deep desire to make a difference by helping society's most vulnerable and often overlooked individuals. Every day we have the distinct honor and responsibility to show up with non-judgmental compassion to provide hope and healing to those who need it most. For those whose calling it is to serve others, now is your moment to join our mission to provide quality care to every patient with compassion, collaboration, and innovation, to live our mantra to “Always Do The Right Thing!”, and to collectively do our part to heal the world, one patient at a time.

 

Wellpath sees hundreds of thousands of unique individuals in their facilities month over month and a very large percent of those individuals receive direct clinical care, which includes lives saved by Narcan. 

 

We offer ongoing training and development opportunities for licensed and unlicensed healthcare team members, and have best in class clinical resources for training, education, and point of care support.

How you make a difference

The Senior Director of Artificial Intelligence establishes and executes the organization’s enterprise AI strategy while overseeing the development, implementation, governance, and support of AI solutions across business and clinical operations. This role drives innovation and transformation through the practical application of artificial intelligence, machine learning, predictive analytics, automation, and emerging technologies. The position partners with executive leadership to identify high-value opportunities, develop scalable solutions, improve operational efficiency, and create measurable business outcomes. The Senior Director also leads AI governance, ensures compliance with privacy and security requirements, and builds the capabilities needed to support long-term AI adoption and success.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the enterprise AI strategy and manage a portfolio of initiatives based on business value, operational impact, and strategic alignment.
• Lead the design, development, implementation, maintenance, and optimization of AI, machine learning, predictive analytics, and automation solutions.
• Partner with executive and functional leaders to identify transformation opportunities, drive adoption, and measure operational, financial, and quality outcomes.
• Establish responsible AI governance frameworks and ensure compliance with privacy, cybersecurity, regulatory, and organizational requirements.
• Manage teams, budgets, resource plans, vendors, strategic roadmaps, training programs, and communications with senior leadership.

Qualifications & Requirements

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, Engineering, Business Administration, or related field required.
• Master's degree in Computer Science, Business Administration, Data Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, or related field preferred.

Experience

• Minimum of 12 years of progressive leadership experience in technology, digital transformation, software development, analytics, automation, or related disciplines.
• Minimum of 2-3 years leading enterprise AI, machine learning, advanced analytics, or automation initiatives.
• Experience implementing and scaling AI solutions that deliver measurable business results.
• Demonstrated success leading large-scale cross-functional transformation programs.
• Experience managing multiple teams, including leaders and technical professionals.
• Healthcare experience required.
• Experience evaluating and managing third-party technology vendors and strategic partnerships preferred.

Licenses/Certifications

• Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Platform, Machine Learning, Data Science, or related professional certifications preferred.

 

This position is available only to those who reside in the United States.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

We are committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of uniqueness.

 

We celebrate a variety of backgrounds and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

 

We encourage you to apply! If you are excited about a role but your experience doesn’t seem to align perfectly with every element of the job description, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this, or one of our many other roles.

 

 

Deadline to apply to this position is contingent upon applicant volume. Those positions located in Colorado will have a specific deadline posted in the job description.

 

We are an Affirmative Action Employer in accordance with applicable state and local laws.