Staff VP AI Technology

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Staff VP AI Technology

Location: May be located in any Elevance Health PulsePoint office preferably in Indianapolis IN Atlanta GA Mason OH Richmond VA Norfolk VA or Woodland Hills CA.

This role requires associates to be in-office at least 3days per week fostering collaboration and connectivity while providing flexibility to support productivity and work-life balance. This approach combines structured office engagement with the autonomy of virtual work promoting a dynamic and adaptable workplace. Alternate locations may be considered. Please note that per our policy on hybrid/virtual work candidates not within a reasonable commuting distance from the posting location(s) will not be considered for employment unless an accommodation is granted as required by law.

Summary

Responsible for overseeing the AI strategic initiatives that optimize the value of artificial intelligence across the enterprise; enabling multiple business needs including improving service; and driving adoption of AI and analytics across enterprise.

Position Responsibilities

AI Services Strategy & Roadmap

• Define Strategic Direction: Develop and refine the AI services roadmap ensuring alignment with the organizations vision and business priorities.
• Leverage Platform Capabilities: Identify opportunities to reuse and extend the organizations existing AI platform modules components and frameworks in new services and solutions.
• Market & Innovation Insights: Maintain awareness of AI trends tools and best practices to continuously evolve the service portfolio.

Collaboration with AI Engineering & Platform Teams

• Seamless Integration: Partner with the AI Engineering team to understand the architecture design patterns and reusable modules of the AI platform incorporating them effectively into client or internal solutions.
• Feedback Loop: Provide structured feedback to AI Engineering on platform usability performance and feature requests to ensure continuous improvement of reusable components.
• Standardization & Governance: Champion best practices for model deployment MLOps versioning and quality assurance ensuring consistent standards across all AI services.

Delivery & Project Oversight

• Project Coordination: Oversee multiple AI service engagements concurrently from requirements gathering and scoping through development testing deployment and post-launch monitoring.
• Resource Allocation: Align cross-functional teamsdata scientists ML engineers solution architects and business analyststo project demands leveraging centralized AI platform assets for efficiency.
• Quality & Compliance: Implement standardized processes (e.g. agile MLOps frameworks) and adhere to data privacy security and regulatory guidelines for all AI deliverables.

Ecosystem Integration & Enablement

• Enterprise Alignment: Work with IT Product and Data teams to integrate AI solutions into the broader technology stack (data pipelines APIs microservices DevOps workflows etc.).
• Technology Evangelism: Serve as an internal advocate for AI-driven solutions highlighting the benefits of adopting reusable AI platform capabilities across business functions.
• Scalability & Reliability: Ensure deployed AI services are scalable resilient and performant within the organizations production environment.

Team Leadership & Development

• Build & Mentor Teams: Recruit mentor and guide a diverse high-performing AI Services team fostering an environment of continuous learning and innovation.
• Skill Development: Drive ongoing technical and professional development initiatives to keep teams at the forefront of AI advancements and platform best practices.
• Culture & Collaboration: Promote open communication knowledge sharing and collaboration between AI Services AI Engineering and other organizational teams.

Stakeholder Management & Business Impact

• Executive Partnering: Engage with senior leadership to define prioritize and align AI service initiatives with strategic business goals.
• Client & Business Unit Relations: Collaborate with external clients or internal departments to understand requirements tailor AI solutions and deliver measurable outcomes.
• Value Measurement: Define and track KPIs (e.g. adoption rate cost savings revenue uplift model performance) to demonstrate the tangible business impact of AI services.

Financial & Operational Management

• Budget Ownership: Plan and manage the budget for AI Services allocating resources effectively to meet project commitments and growth targets.
• Vendor & Partnership Management: Identify and manage relationships with external partners consultants and academic institutions to expand or enhance platform capabilities.
• Risk Mitigation: Identify potential riskstechnical regulatory or operationaland develop mitigation strategies to ensure project success and platform reliability.

Leadership & Soft Skills

• Experience with distilling technical AI topics into actionable insights for senior stakeholders.
• Experience fostering collaboration across engineering product and business units to drive holistic solutions.
• Hires trains coaches counsels and evaluates performance of direct reports.

Position Requirements

Requires an BA/BS degree in Information Technology Computer Science or related field of study and a minimum of 15 years of IT leadership experience with 8 years experience in large enterprises leading multiple delivery teams large code bases high transactional based systems prefer payer commercial systems experience in claims product provider and/or membership required; large program leader experience ($100M) including but not limited to business case development through final implementation; or any combination of education and experience which would provide an equivalent background.

Preferred Skills Capabilities and Experiences

• In-depth knowledge of machine learning deep learning NLP computer vision or other advanced analytics techniques.
• Familiarity with AI/ML frameworks (e.g. TensorFlow PyTorch scikit-learn) and cloud platforms (AWS Azure GCP).
• Experience with MLOps containerization (Docker Kubernetes) and CI/CD pipelines focusing on reusability and scalability of AI components.

For candidates working in person or virtually in the below location the salary* range for this specific position is $221520 to $398736.

Locations: California

In addition to your salary Elevance Health offers benefits such as a comprehensive benefits package incentive and recognition programs equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). The salary offered for this specific position is based on a number of legitimate non-discriminatory factors set by the Company. The Company is fully committed to ensuring equal pay opportunities for equal work regardless of gender race or any other category protected by federal state and local pay equity laws.

* The salary range is the range Elevance Health in good faith believes is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future and actual compensation may vary from posting based on geographic location work experience education and/or skill level. Even within the range the actual compensation will vary depending on the above factors as well as market/business considerations. No amount is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned vested and determinable under the terms and conditions of the applicable policies and plans. The amount and availability of any bonus commission benefits or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Companys sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Companys sole discretion consistent with the law.

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Who We Are

Elevance Health is a health company dedicated to improving lives and communities and making healthcare simpler. We are a Fortune 25 company with a longstanding history in the healthcare industry looking for leaders at all levels of the organization who are passionate about making an impact on our members and the communities we serve.

How We Work

At Elevance Health we are creating a culture that is designed to advance our strategy but will also lead to personal and professional growth for our associates. Our values and behaviors are the root of our culture. They are how we achieve our strategy power our business outcomes and drive our shared success - for our consumers our associates our communities and our business.

We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include merit increases paid holidays Paid Time Off and incentive bonus programs (unless covered by a collective bargaining agreement) medical dental vision short and long term disability benefits 401(k) match stock purchase plan life insurance wellness programs and financial education resources to name a few.

Elevance Health operates in a Hybrid Workforce Strategy. Unless specified as primarily virtual by the hiring manager associates are required to work at an Elevance Health location at least once per week and potentially several times per week. Specific requirements and expectations for time onsite will be discussed as part of the hiring process.

The health of our associates and communities is a top priority for Elevance Health. We require all new candidates in certain patient/member-facing roles to become vaccinated against COVID-19 and Influenza. If you are not vaccinated your offer will be rescinded unless you provide an acceptable explanation. Elevance Health will also follow all relevant federal state and local laws.

Elevance Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age citizenship status color creed disability ethnicity genetic information gender (including gender identity and gender expression) marital status national origin race religion sex sexual orientation veteran status or any other status or condition protected by applicable federal state or local laws. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact for assistance. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal state and local laws including but not limited to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act.