Executive Director, AI Health Software Eng

CVS Health; Woonsocket (RI); On-site; USD 175,000 - 335,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus eligibility

Equity incentives

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

CVS Health is seeking an Executive Director of Software Engineering to lead the design, development, and delivery of next-generation Specialty Pharmacy products and platform. You will report to the AVP of Engineering and scale a high-performing team using modern technologies and AI to tackle healthcare and business challenges.

This senior role requires building engineering excellence, collaborating with Product, Security, and Business stakeholders, and translating business opportunities into

Qualifications

• 15+ years of software development and technology leadership experience.
• 10+ years leading large-scale engineering organizations.
• 5+ years delivering solutions on modern technologies within enterprise software environments.
• Deep expertise in software architecture, modern engineering practices, APIs, microservices, DevSecOps, and cloud technologies.
• Proven track record of leading organizations with 50+ engineers across multiple teams.
• Experience delivering large-scale client or customer-facing and enterprise software solutions.
• Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead software engineering teams responsible for the design, development, and deployment of applications and platforms.
• Establish engineering best practices, software development standards, and operational excellence.
• Drive the delivery of secure, scalable, resilient, and maintainable software solutions.
• Foster an engineering culture centered on innovation, accountability, quality, and continuous improvement.
• Lead development of products that improve user and customer experiences, operational efficiency, clinical workflows, and business performance.
• Establish reusable frameworks, services, and accelerators that enable rapid delivery of Pharmacy products.
• Drive modernization of existing services and applications through modern technologies, AI solutions and automation.
• Recruit, mentor, and develop engineering leaders and technical talent.
• Partner with Product Management to define technical solutions that align with business priorities.
• Collaborate with cross functional teams including product, Security, and SRE teams to ensure successful delivery.
• Communicate engineering strategy, roadmap, risks, and outcomes to executive leadership.
• Drive measurable business value through technology investments.

Skills

Executive leadership

Software architecture

APIs & microservices

DevSecOps

Cloud technologies

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

CVS Health is seeking an Executive Director of Software Engineering to lead the design, development, and delivery of next-generation Specialty Pharmacy products and platform. You will report to the AVP of Engineering and scale a high-performing team using modern technologies and AI to tackle healthcare and business challenges.

This senior role requires building engineering excellence, collaborating with Product, Security, and Business stakeholders, and translating business opportunities into