AI Governance and Adoption Specialist

Stars Behavioral Health Group; California; Remote; USD 124,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Generous vacation

Health insurance

Voluntary benefits

CEU opportunities

Career development

BBS supervision hours

Employee recognition

Job summary

Stars Behavioral Health Group seeks an AI Governance and Adoption Specialist to advance responsible AI and governance across the enterprise. You will coordinate AI intake, governance docs, risk tracking, and cross‑functional collaboration.

Remote work is possible with CA residence preferred and travel required. The role offers CEU training and supervision support for relevant certifications.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years in AI governance or related field.
• Experience with PMBOK and project leadership.
• Experience creating staff training and job aids.
• Familiarity with healthcare data environments and privacy.
• Experience in regulated health settings is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate AI intake and governance documentation.
• Track inventory, risk, and approvals; monitor dashboards.
• Collaborate with departments to support AI workflows and reviews.
• Provide training guidance and materials; escalate issues as needed.
• Travel to satellite locations as required.

Skills

AI governance

Data governance

Healthcare informatics

Privacy/compliance

PMBOK principles

Project management

Training material development

Education

Bachelor’s degree in relevant field

Master’s degree

Tools

EMR systems

Job description

Division/Program

Long Beach Corporate Office

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Job Title

AI Governance and Adoption Specialist

Division/Program

Long Beach Corporate Office

Starting Compensation

124,000.00 to 155,000.00 USD Per Year

Working Location:

Remote | CA Residence Preferred, Traveling Required

Working Hours/Shift

Monday – Friday | 8:00 AM -5:00 PM, PST Required

Why Join Our Team?

• Competitive Compensation: Offering a salary that matches your skills and experience.
• Generous Time Off: Enjoy ample vacation and holiday pay.

Comprehensive Benefits Package

• Employer-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Additional voluntary benefits to support your lifestyle.

Professional Growth Opportunities

• On-the-job training with access to paid CEU opportunities.
• Career development programs designed to help you grow.
• Supervision for BBS hours for AMFT, ACSW, and APCC professionals (where applicable).

Employee Recognition & Rewards

A culture that celebrates and rewards your hard work and dedication

What you bring to SBHG (Qualifications):

• Required: Bachelor’s degree in business, information systems, healthcare administration, public health, behavioral health, compliance, risk management, data/analytics, or a related field.
• Preferred: Master’s degree.

Experience

• Governance & AI: Minimum of three (3) years of relevant experience in AI governance, technology risk, compliance, data governance, privacy, healthcare informatics, or a related governance function, including hands-on experience supporting AI governance or responsible AI implementation.
• Project Management: Demonstrated project management leadership experience, including project planning, timeline management, deliverables tracking, stakeholder coordination, risk and issue monitoring, and implementation follow-through.
• Methodology: Proficiency in Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) principles and project management methodologies.
• Training & Resources: Demonstrated experience developing and delivering staff training, implementation guidance, job aids, and other learning resources.
• Preferred Backgrounds: Experience working in behavioral health, healthcare, or other regulated healthcare environments, as well as familiarity with business analytics, enterprise data environments/data lakes, information management, and Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems.

Licenses & Certifications

• Required: Artificial Intelligence Governance Professional (AIGP) certification.
• Preferred: Project Management Professional (PMP) certification and Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP) or comparable privacy certification.

How You Will Make a Difference (Job Overview)

The AI Governance & Adoption Specialist delivers operational support for SBHG's responsible and scalable use of artificial intelligence. Reporting to the Senior Director of Enterprise Informatics and AI, this role helps sustain the governance framework required for safe, compliant AI deployment across the organization. Key responsibilities include coordinating AI intake, inventory tracking, governance documentation, risk and approval follow-ups, vendor and regulatory records, project planning, training, and ongoing tool monitoring. Working in partnership with Clinical, Operations, QA, Compliance, HR, IT/Security, EMR, Business Analytics, Finance, and other departments, the Specialist facilitates efficient reviews, decisions, implementation conditions, and project milestones while supporting reporting, dashboards, AI workflows, and issue escalations. Please note that travel to satellite and other locations is required.

Learn more about SBHG at

https://www.starsinc.com/stars-inc/

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