Executive Director, AI Deployment & Platform Engineering

Labcorp; Durham (NC); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401(k)

Paid Time Off

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Labcorp is seeking an Executive Director, Forward Deployment Engineering, to lead architecture, AI engineering, and platform strategy in Durham, NC. The role oversees onboarding, reliability, and governance across multiple enterprise platforms, partnering with executives to drive strategic technology investments.

The ideal candidate has 15+ years in data/AI/cloud leadership, deep domain experience in healthcare or regulated industries, and a track record of delivering large-scale modernization

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree.
• 15+ years of progressive experience in data, analytics, cloud, technology, platform engineering, AI, or digital transformation, including leadership of large-scale enterprise technology initiatives.
• 10+ years of experience in people leadership, including strategy, execution, and budget management.
• 10+ years of experience defining and executing enterprise data, analytics, AI, cloud, or technology transformation strategies.
• 10+ years of experience leading enterprise-scale modernization initiatives involving cloud platforms, data ecosystems, analytics, and AI/ML capabilities.
• 10+ years of experience partnering with executive and C-suite stakeholders to align technology investments with business priorities.
• 10+ years of experience with data governance, privacy, security, compliance, and responsible AI principles in healthcare or regulated environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture, strategy, and delivery of flagship systems across Provider Services, Patient Services, and enterprise platforms.
• Establish consistent onboarding services and enable seamless transition from implementation to production.
• Govern QA, monitoring, observability, and continuous quality practices for platform performance.
• Collaborate with SRE and DevOps to strengthen incident management and platform reliability.
• Define and advance production AI engineering practices, including model oversight and responsible AI controls.
• Develop technology roadmaps and evaluate AI, cloud, and platform technologies for risks and opportunities.
• Drive improvements to delivery efficiency, developer productivity, and security/compliance.

Skills

Leadership

AI engineering

Cloud architecture

Enterprise data

Platform modernization

Stakeholder alignment

Regulatory compliance

Responsible AI

Strategic planning

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA

Data Science

Tools

Python

Cloud platforms

Job description

Labcorp is seeking an Executive Director, Forward Deployment Engineering, to lead architecture, AI engineering, and platform strategy in Durham, NC. The role oversees onboarding, reliability, and governance across multiple enterprise platforms, partnering with executives to drive strategic technology investments.

The ideal candidate has 15+ years in data/AI/cloud leadership, deep domain experience in healthcare or regulated industries, and a track record of delivering large-scale modernization