Executive Director, AI Engineering and EHR Systems

Beth Israel Lahey Health; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 220,000 - 275,000; Full time

Job summary

Beth Israel Lahey Health is seeking an Executive Director, AI Engineering and EHR Systems to lead enterprise AI strategy, development, and deployment. You will guide AI platforms, ML solutions, data pipelines, and Epic EHR integrations, while shaping architecture, governance, and security to scale AI responsibly across the health system.

You will build and mentor high-performing teams, partner with clinical and digital teams, and drive adoption of AI initiatives from concept to enterprise-wide

Qualifications

• 15+ years related work experience required.
• 8–10 years supervisory/management experience required.
• Experience leading the strategy, development, deployment, and operations of enterprise AI and machine learning solutions.
• Experience managing Epic EHR backend systems and HealthConnect integrations.
• Extensive healthcare environment experience, with regulatory, data governance and patient safety focus.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, deployment, and operation of enterprise AI platforms.
• Establish scalable AI infrastructure, development frameworks, APIs, and reusable services.
• Define AI engineering standards and architectural guidelines for scalability, security, reliability.
• Establish operational processes, monitoring, observability, and support models.
• Lead incident management and continuous improvement for AI platforms and services.
• Establish controls for model evaluation, monitoring, explainability, governance and risk.
• Manage relationships with AI technology vendors, cloud providers, and stakeholders.
• Evaluate emerging AI technologies and investments aligned with strategy.
• Ensure AI solutions integrate with enterprise apps, data platforms, and clinical workflows.
• Provide leadership, coaching, and career development for managers and engineers.
• Oversee the operation and reliability of Epic EHR backend systems and integration engines.
• Establish KPIs and metrics to measure AI adoption, effectiveness, ROI.

Skills

Strategic leadership

AI strategy & governance

Healthcare industry knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Epic EHR backend systems

InterSystems HealthConnect

Job description

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

The Executive Director, AI Engineering and EHR Systems provides strategic and operational leadership for the design, development, deployment, and support of enterprise artificial intelligence solutions across Beth Israel Lahey Health (BILH). This role is responsible for AI platforms, machine learning solutions, data pipelines, and critical healthcare technology environments, including Epic EHR backend systems and integration platforms.

Working closely with clinical, operational, digital health, software engineering, data and analytics, cybersecurity, and infrastructure teams, the Executive Director defines the technical vision, architecture, and engineering practices required to operationalize AI at scale across the enterprise.

The role is also accountable for building and leading high-performing teams, ensuring the responsible, secure, and compliant implementation of AI solutions, and driving the successful delivery and adoption of AI initiatives from concept through enterprise-wide deployment.

Job Description

Essential Duties & Responsibilities including but not limited to:

• Lead the design, development, deployment, and operation of enterprise AI platforms supporting machine learning, generative AI, agentic AI, and advanced analytics use cases.
• Establish scalable AI infrastructure, development frameworks, APIs, and reusable services to accelerate solution delivery and adoption.
• Define and implement AI engineering standards, best practices, and architectural guidelines to ensure scalability, security, reliability, and maintainability.
• Establish operational processes, monitoring, observability, and support models for production of AI systems.
• Lead incident management, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives for AI platforms and services.
• Establish controls and processes for model evaluation, validation, monitoring, explainability, governance, and risk management.
• Manage relationships with AI technology vendors, cloud providers, strategic partners, and key stakeholders.
• Evaluate emerging AI technologies and recommend investments and innovation opportunities that align with organizational priorities and strategic objectives.
• Ensure AI solutions are effectively integrated with enterprise applications, data platforms, and clinical workflows.
• Provide leadership, coaching, performance management, and career development for managers, engineers, and technical staff.
• Oversee the operation, performance, and reliability of Epic EHR backend systems and integration engines.
• Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics to measure AI adoption, effectiveness, reliability, operational efficiency, and return on investment (ROI).

Minimum Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree is required.
• 15+ years related work experience required and 8 to 10 years supervisory/management experience required.
• Proven experience leading the strategy, development, deployment, and operations of enterprise AI and machine learning solutions, including generative AI and advanced analytics platforms.
• Demonstrated experience managing Epic EHR backend systems and InterSystems HealthConnect (or equivalent integration engines), including large-scale healthcare data integration and interface management.
• Extensive experience operating within a complex healthcare environment, with strong understanding of clinical workflows, regulatory requirements, data governance, and patient safety considerations.

Pay Range

$220,000.00 USD - $275,000.00 USD

The pay range listed for this position is the annual base salary range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law.

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled