Director Solution Design & Innovation Engineering CDH

Leads the creation of cutting-edge digital solutions by combining user-centric design emerging technologies and innovative practices. This role drives ideation prototyping and architecture for next-generation platforms ensuring scalability security and seamless integration. The director fosters a culture of innovation partners with business and technology teams to translate strategic objectives into actionable designs and accelerates digital transformation through modern frameworks and design thinking.

This role will lead a team of approximately 25 engineers and manage solution design frameworks and standards for software development across CDH and be responsible for innovation and prototyping.

Technical Skills:
Deep Expertise in enterprise solution design and architecture including microservices API-driven design and cloud-native architectures.
Strong technical understanding of integration patterns event-driven systems and scalable distributed systems.
Ability to design end-to-end solutions using heterogenous technical stacks heterogenous compute environments and heterogenous delivery channels
Deep knowledge of modern technology trends such as AI/ML IoT edge computing etc.
Experience in rapid prototyping proof-of-concept development and innovation frameworks
Familiarity with low-code/no-code platforms and composable architectures for accelerating delivery.
Proficiency in multi-cloud environments (AWS Azure GCP).
Hands-on experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes).
Strong programming background in Java Python JavaScript/TypeScript and familiarity with modern frameworks (React Angular ).
Knowledge of API management service mesh and integration platforms.
Experience with CI/CD pipelines DevOps practices and observability tools.
Understanding of data-driven solution design including data modeling data integration and analytics platforms.
Exposure to AI-driven decision-making and predictive analytics.

Leadership & Strategic Skills:
Ability to define solution design strategy and innovation roadmap.
Proven experience in leading cross-functional teams (engineering product UX data science).
Driving innovation culture and fostering collaboration

This vacancy is not eligible for sponsorship/ we will not sponsor or transfer visas for this position. Also Mayo Clinic DOES NOT participate in the F-1 STEM OPT extension program.

Bachelors degree in a related field (e.g. Computer Science Design Business Cybersecurity Health Informatics). Minimum of 10 years of progressive leadership experience in at least one of the following areas: digital health product development UX design enterprise security or systems operations. Proven experience leading large cross-functional teams and managing enterprise-level initiatives.

Advanced degree (e.g. MS MBA MDes MPH) in a relevant discipline preferred.

The preferred candidate will possess:

• 10 years in software engineering or solution architecture with 5 years in leadership roles.
• Track record of delivering innovative solutions and enterprise-scale architectures.
• Experience in multi-domain projects (web mobile cloud data platforms).
• Experience in digital transformation initiatives and innovation labs.
• Familiarity with generative AI for solution ideation and automation.
• Experience with customer experience platforms and omnichannel solutions.
• Knowledge of industry-specific architectures for healthcare