AI & Automation Strategy Leader

University of Rochester; Northern, New York (KY, NY); Hybrid; USD 141,000 - 212,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Rochester seeks a Director of AI & Automation to lead the AI portfolio across UR Medicine. You will govern architecture, data integration, and vendor engagement while aligning AI initiatives with clinical and operational goals.

You will manage staff, collaborate with ISD, data governance, security, and business units, and translate strategy into measurable execution. This role is a senior technical leadership position within UR Medicine's digital strategy office.

Qualifications

• Experience leading AI or digital health initiatives in a healthcare setting.
• Ability to translate strategy into actionable AI and automation programs.
• Strong governance, data stewardship, and data quality focus.
• Excellent vendor management and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Leads AI & Automation portfolio governance, architecture, data integration strategy.
• Manages staff and serves as technical/operational representative for AI initiatives.
• Coordinates data access, onboarding, and data quality across UR Medicine.
• Represents AI & Automation in governance committees and with vendors.

Skills

Portfolio governance

Data integration

Vendor coordination

Stakeholder engagement

Staff development

Technical architecture

Cross-functional leadership

Communication to leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/DS/IS/ Biomedical Informatics or related field

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Epic integration

Databricks

Snowflake

Denodo

Azure AI tools

Job description

University of Rochester seeks a Director of AI & Automation to lead the AI portfolio across UR Medicine. You will govern architecture, data integration, and vendor engagement while aligning AI initiatives with clinical and operational goals.

You will manage staff, collaborate with ISD, data governance, security, and business units, and translate strategy into measurable execution. This role is a senior technical leadership position within UR Medicine's digital strategy office.