Global Health Tech Director — AI & Data Systems

ICF; United States; Remote; USD 131,000 - 223,000; Full time

Job summary

ICF is seeking a Technology Director to lead modernization efforts for Global Health programs. This hands-on leadership role involves owning end-to-end technology delivery, acting as a principal technical lead, and guiding a team of engineers, statisticians, and field staff across countries.

The role bridges AI and software with survey experts, ensuring data quality, security, and governance while meeting funder expectations. Remote within the United States with some international travel.

Qualifications

• It requires a Bachelor's in a technical field and 10+ years delivering technology solutions.
• Experience leading multi-workstream technology programs for major clients with budget accountability.
• Hands-on architecture experience and ability to prototype and productionize systems.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end delivery of the program's technology work across global health and survey programs.
• Lead stage-gate reviews and reallocate funding based on results and learning.
• Serve as principal technical partner to the funder and lead progress reporting.
• Define architecture, standards, data privacy, offline deployment, and security.
• Mentor and lead software, ML, and platform engineers across multiple countries.

Skills

Technology leadership

Architectural design

Cross-functional collaboration

Mentoring teams

Strategic program leadership

Communication with stakeholders

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/Engineering/Information Systems

Tools

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud

Agentic coding tools

Job description

ICF is seeking a Technology Director to lead modernization efforts for Global Health programs. This hands-on leadership role involves owning end-to-end technology delivery, acting as a principal technical lead, and guiding a team of engineers, statisticians, and field staff across countries.

The role bridges AI and software with survey experts, ensuring data quality, security, and governance while meeting funder expectations. Remote within the United States with some international travel.