Head of Software & AI Transformation

Harris Computer; Mississippi; On-site; USD 175,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career growth

Medical/dental/vision

Vacation and PTO

Stock ownership

401K

Flexible work

Job summary

MEDHOST, a division of Harris Computer, is seeking a technology executive to lead software engineering and advance MEDHOST’s technology and AI strategy across the product and platform portfolio. This role will build high-performing teams and drive an AI-first transformation across the AI-DLC and product portfolio.

The successful candidate will partner with executive leadership to translate business strategy into technical priorities, measure impact with KPIs, and stay ahead of industry AI

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or related discipline.
• 15+ years of progressive technology experience including 8+ years in software engineering leadership and 5+ years in senior leadership roles leading large software teams.
• 3-5+ years’ experience with EHR and healthcare software environments.
• Demonstrated success leading modernization and software platform transformation initiatives.
• Deep expertise in modern software engineering practices, distributed systems, APIs, microservices, cloud platforms, and enterprise architecture.
• Proven experience implementing AI and machine learning capabilities within enterprise products and AI-DLC workflows.
• Strong understanding of Generative AI, LLMs, AI governance and AI orchestration.
• Experience with regulated industries and security/privacy/compliance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead, develop, and scale a high-performing software engineering organization accountable for product delivery, technology evolution, security, reliability, and operational outcomes.
• Improve delivery predictability, developer productivity, software quality, resiliency, scalability, and cost effectiveness while balancing innovation and commitments.
• Partner with executive leadership, product management, operations, and security to translate business strategy into executable technology priorities and investment decisions.
• Establish metrics and KPIs to measure strategic progress, software engineering effectiveness, AI adoption, and business impact.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and identify opportunities to create competitive advantage through innovation.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership on technology and AI-related opportunities, risks, and industry trends.
• Execute the organization's AI-first transformation strategy across products, software engineering, and AI-DLC with a prioritized roadmap tied to measurable outcomes.
• Oversee planning, governance, risks, dependencies, and resource allocation for AI initiatives across the product portfolio.
• Stay current on industry advancements across models, agent orchestration, and AI governance.
• Lead modernization of legacy applications, cloud platforms, APIs, and AI capabilities using advances in architecture and engineering approaches.
• Govern technology standards and investment priorities; identifying opportunities where AI can differentiate and drive leverage.

Skills

Executive leadership

AI strategy

Cloud platforms

Distributed systems

Enterprise architecture

Regulated industries

AI governance

Generative AI

Technology investment

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/SE/IT

Tools

Claude

OpenAI technologies

Microsoft Co-Pilot

AWS Bedrock

Job description

MEDHOST, a division of Harris Computer, is seeking a technology executive to lead software engineering and advance MEDHOST’s technology and AI strategy across the product and platform portfolio. This role will build high-performing teams and drive an AI-first transformation across the AI-DLC and product portfolio.

The successful candidate will partner with executive leadership to translate business strategy into technical priorities, measure impact with KPIs, and stay ahead of industry AI