AI Strategy Director, State Health & Medicaid

Guidehouse; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 122,000 - 203,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental & Vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

Mobility stipend

Job summary

Guidehouse seeks an experienced AI and data practitioner to join its AI and Data practice, focusing on State Health agencies and Medicaid programs. This hands-on leader will connect strategy to execution, partnering with agency leaders to define high‑value AI use cases and establish an enterprise AI strategy that advances enablement across the organization.

This leadership role guides clients through the full lifecycle—from identifying use cases and prioritizing them to designing operating

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead AI strategy and use-case portfolio across State Health and Medicaid domains.
• Lead engagements from strategy through implementation with focus on outcomes and sustainable operations.
• Translate health and Medicaid challenges into AI/ML solutions using Azure/AWS/GCP, Databricks, Snowflake.
• Partner with IT, program, privacy, security, legal, and procurement to align with agency policies.

Skills

Communication

Facilitation

Relationship-building

Strategic thinking

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Azure

AWS

GCP

Databricks

Snowflake

Job description

Guidehouse seeks an experienced AI and data practitioner to join its AI and Data practice, focusing on State Health agencies and Medicaid programs. This hands-on leader will connect strategy to execution, partnering with agency leaders to define high‑value AI use cases and establish an enterprise AI strategy that advances enablement across the organization.

This leadership role guides clients through the full lifecycle—from identifying use cases and prioritizing them to designing operating