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 in Charlestown, MA seeks an Executive Director of AI Engineering and EHR Systems to lead enterprise AI platforms (ML, gen AI, analytics) and ensure secure, scalable deployment across Epic EHR backend systems and integration engines.

Lead a high-performing team, govern AI initiatives, collaborate with clinical, digital health, software engineering, and data teams, and drive adoption while ensuring regulatory compliance and patient safety.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 15+ years of related work experience with 8–10 years in supervisory/management roles.
• Proven experience leading enterprise AI and ML initiatives, including generative AI and advanced analytics.
• Experience managing Epic EHR backend systems and InterSystems HealthConnect or equivalent integration engines.
• Strong understanding of clinical workflows, regulatory requirements, data governance, and patient safety.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, deployment, and operation of enterprise AI platforms and analytics use cases.
• Establish scalable AI infrastructure, development frameworks, APIs and reusable services.
• Define AI engineering standards, architectural guidelines, and governance for security, reliability and maintainability.
• Oversee incident management, root cause analysis and continuous improvement for AI platforms.
• Manage relationships with vendors, cloud providers, and key stakeholders; drive adoption and ROI.

Skills

Strategic leadership

AI/ML strategy

Team management

Healthcare data governance

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Epic EHR backend systems

InterSystems HealthConnect

Job description

Charlestown, MA • Beth Israel Lahey Health • Full-time • DayWhen 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:1. A bachelor's degree is required.2. 15+ years related work experience required and 8 to 10 years supervisory/management experience required.3. Proven experience leading the strategy, development, deployment, and operations of enterprise AI and machine learning solutions, including generative AI and advanced analytics platforms.4. Demonstrated experience managing Epic EHR backend systems and InterSystems HealthConnect (or equivalent integration engines), including large-scale healthcare data integration and interface management.5. 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 USDThe 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/DisabledJob detailsEmployment: Full-timeHours/Week: 40Shift: DayCategory: Information TechnologyPay Range: $220,000.00 USD - $275,000.00 USDFLSA: ExemptReq ID: JR102947