Director, Engineering – AI-First Healthcare Transformation

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Florida, +3 more states.

📋 Description

• Lead and expand an engineering organization focused on enterprise integrations, clinical data platforms, and payer/provider interoperability.

• Spearhead the AI-first engineering initiative, promoting the use of AI-assisted development, agentic workflows, and SDLC automation.

• Provide technical guidance and delivery leadership for Epic Tapestry Utilization Management and Compass Rose Care Management integration projects.

• Collaborate with Deloitte, Wipro, Rackspace, and Sagility to ensure delivery accountability.

• Drive the architecture and execution of clinical and healthcare data platforms utilizing Databricks and Snowflake.

• Identify and scale AI use cases that reduce delivery timelines, testing cycles, and operational expenses.

• Work with clinical, product, and compliance leaders to convert healthcare operations into scalable AI-enabled technical solutions.

• Build, mentor, and develop a high-performing engineering team.

• Represent the engineering team in executive and board-level discussions regarding technology transformation, delivery risks, and AI strategies.

• Achieve critical milestones in Epic UM and CM while transitioning engineering to default AI-assisted development.

• Report directly to an Associate VP, Technology Solutions.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 10 years of experience in engineering leadership.

• Proven experience in leading AI-first or AI-assisted engineering transformations at both team and organizational levels.

• Familiarity with tools such as Claude Code, Copilot, or similar agentic/AI development platforms.

• Strong technical background in enterprise integration and interoperability, including APIs, HL7, FHIR, and EDI/X12.

• Experience with contemporary cloud data platforms like Databricks, Snowflake, or equivalent.

• A successful track record of guiding engineering teams through large-scale platform transformations and multi-vendor delivery settings.

• High-level communication skills for articulating technical delivery into business and clinical outcomes.

• Must reside near one of the specified U.S. locations.

• Ability to work from a dedicated space without interruptions to protect PHI/HIPAA information.

• Home internet connection with a minimum of 25 Mbps download and 10 Mbps upload speed.

• Preferred: experience in supporting payer or clinical operations, including UM, CM, HEDIS, STAR Ratings, or Value-Based Care.

• Preferred: background in healthcare technology.

• Preferred: direct experience with Epic Tapestry and/or Compass Rose.

• Preferred: experience in Medicare Advantage, commercial payer, or Value-Based Care.

• Preferred: certification or extensive hands-on experience with Azure, AWS, or GCP.

• Preferred: experience in establishing or scaling an AI Center of Excellence, AI governance framework, or enterprise AI adoption initiatives.

• Preferred: experience leading transformations driven by regulations, such as CMS interoperability mandates.

🏝️ Benefits

• Bonus incentive plan based on company and/or individual performance.

• Medical benefits.

• Dental benefits.

• Vision benefits.

• 401(k) retirement savings plan.

• Paid time off.

• Company holidays.

• Personal holidays.

• Paid parental leave.

• Paid caregiver leave.

• Short-term disability.

• Long-term disability.

• Life insurance.

• Personal wellness and healthcare decision support opportunities.