Chief Data & Artificial Intelligence Officer and Vice President

Roswell Park Cancer Institute; Roswell (GA); On-site; USD 137,000 - 167,000; Full time

Job summary

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center is seeking a transformative Chief Data & Artificial Intelligence Officer and Vice President to lead enterprise data and AI strategy across clinical, research, and operations, ensuring ethical, secure, scalable deployment.

You will drive governance, analytics, and AI initiatives that improve patient outcomes, safety, and operational efficiency, reporting to senior leadership and guiding a large cross-functional team.

Qualifications

• Executive-level experience in data strategy and AI in healthcare.
• Experience leading governance, risk, and security for data/AI.
• Proven ability to deliver ROI in a complex healthcare setting.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the enterprise data and AI strategy across clinical, research, and operations.
• Oversee data governance, interoperability, and secure AI deployments.
• Lead a cross-functional team and partner with senior leadership to drive measurable value.
• Ensure ethical, compliant, and scalable use of AI/LLMs in care delivery and research.

Skills

Executive leadership

Data governance

AI/ML strategy

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic planning

Education

Doctoral degree in data science / related field

Master's degree in data science / related field

Bachelor's degree with supervisory experience

Job description

Title: Chief Data & Artificial Intelligence Officer and Vice President

Job Type: Regular

Company: Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

Department: Information Technology

Time Type: Full time

Weekly Hours: 40

FTE: 1

Shift: First Shift (United States of America)

Summary

The Chief Data & Artificial Intelligence Officer (CDAIO) and Vice President is an executive responsible for defining and executing the enterprise data and AI strategy to advance clinical care, research innovation, and operational excellence within our National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated comprehensive cancer center.

This role serves as a strategic integrator across clinical, research, and administrative domains, ensuring that data ecosystem technologies, advanced analytics, and artificial intelligence are deployed ethically, securely, and at scale to drive measurable improvements in patient outcomes, safety, quality, access, experience, administrative efficiencies and effectiveness, and scientific discovery.

The CDAIO operates as an advisor to executives and a transformation leader, bridging clinicians, scientists, and operational leaders while overseeing enterprise capabilities spanning:

• Data ecosystem across all data platforms
• Data governance and associated interoperability
• AI/ML, LLMs, agentic and gen AI, and advanced analytics
• Cybersecurity and digital trust assurance
• Patient engagement, electronic health record system and associated applications and modalities, oncology-specific data, and AI-enabled care delivery and research.

The role is accountable for establishing a digitally data-enabled, risk-assured AI-powered cancer center that accelerates translational research, personalizes oncology care, and enhances system-wide efficiency and effectiveness. The CDAIO is accountable for translating these capabilities into measurable, quantifiable value-improving quality, safety, access, experience, cost efficiency, and growth-and for demonstrating a clear return on investment across the enterprise.

The starting annual salary for this position is $152,241 commensurate with experience. This can include a full comprehensive state benefits package.

Key Relationships

Reports to: Deputy Director (directly)

Chief Digital and Information Officer (matrix reporting)

Direct reports: Two direct reports at a minimum; likely a team of 15-20 FTEs

Other key relationships:

• President and CEO

Other executive leaders:

• Board of Directors
• Clinical Department Chairs
• Research Program Leaders
• Governance Committees

Qualifications

Required Education and Experience

• License Requirement: Recognized licensure, if required, to perform the functions of the position.
• Education and Experience:
  1. Doctoral degree and the equivalent of six (6) years of progressively responsible senior-level experience including eighteen (18) months experience in a supervisory, administrative, consultative, managerial or executive capacity; or
  2. Master's degree and the equivalent of eight (8) years of progressively responsible senior-level experience including eighteen (18) months experience in a supervisory, administrative, consultative, managerial or executive capacity; or
  3. Bachelor's degree and the equivalent of ten (10) years of progressively responsible senior-level experience including eighteen (18) months experience in a supervisory, administrative, consultative, managerial or executive capacity; or
  4. Any combination of education/experience/training that demonstrates the ability of the individual to perform executive-level duties and fulfill the responsibilities of the Vice President. However, all candidates must possess a minimum of a Bachelor's degree and have the equivalent of at least eighteen (18) months' experience in a supervisory, administrative, consultative, managerial or executive capacity; stated in 1, 2, or 3 above.

NOTE:

Degrees must be conferred by an accredited school, college, or university, or by an institution recognized by Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center and/or Health Research Incorporated as adhering to acceptable educational standards.

Doctoral degree in data science, biomedical informatics, statistics or a related field and the equivalent of eight (8) years of full-time experience in healthcare data, analytics, informatics or AI including two (2) years experience in a supervisory consultative, managerial or executive capacity; or

Master's degree in data science, biomedical informatics, statistics or a related field and the equivalent of ten (10) years of full-time experience in healthcare data, analytics, informatics or AI including two (2) years experience in a supervisory consultative, managerial or executive capacity.

Demonstrated experience in an academic medical center, cancer center, or research-intensive environment.

Enterprise data ecosystem leadership across clinical, research, and operations.

Ability to align data and AI initiatives with oncology strategy and mission outcomes.

Executive-level influence and cross-fu