Remote Principal Data & AI Strategy Leader

Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research; Rochester (MN); On-site; USD 204,256 - 306,384; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plans

Dental coverage

Vision plan

HSA/FSAs

Retirement plan

Job summary

Mayo Clinic in Minnesota seeks a Principal Data Analytics & AI Strategist to lead enterprise data, analytics and AI strategy, translating it into scalable patterns and delivery models across products and platforms.

The role partners with senior leaders across data engineering, analytics/BI, AI/ML, platform, security and governance to align on technical direction, surface risks early, and enable timely, enterprise‑wide decision‑making.

Qualifications

• Extensive (15-20+ years) experience in enterprise data, analytics, and/or AI strategy, architecture, consulting, product/program delivery, or related discipline.
• Defined enterprise-level strategy and translated it into executable roadmaps, capability models, and delivery guardrails across multiple portfolios.
• Proven ability to communicate complex technical implementation concepts to executive leadership, including architecture tradeoffs, investment options, risk, and sequencing; produces clear, decision-ready materials.
• Strong working knowledge of modern data and analytics concepts (data products, data platforms, pipelines, BI/visualization, governance, metadata, quality, privacy/security fundamentals, and observability).
• Experience influencing across senior stakeholders and cross‑functional teams to drive alignment and decisions in ambiguous environments.
• Experience operating in regulated environments (e.g., healthcare, research, financial services), with familiarity with privacy, compliance, governance, and responsible AI expectations.
• Demonstrated facilitation skills for executive and technical audiences (workshops, strategic reviews, governance forums)
• Certification in one or more major cloud platforms (Google, Azure, etc)
• Experience establishing or evolving enterprise data operating models and measuring adoption/maturity over time.
• Experience developing and/or governing enterprise AI strategy, including responsible AI controls, model risk management, and GenAI/agentic patterns.

Responsibilities

• Shape enterprise data, analytics, and AI strategy into scalable patterns and delivery models.
• Connect system-level technical decisions to broader enterprise data and analytics strategy, governance, and investment intent—ensuring interoperable and governable initiatives with measurable value.
• Lead across domains and portfolios from opportunity framing through solution design guidance and delivery oversight.
• Define and socialise reference architectures, preferred patterns, and decision frameworks; support high‑risk or high‑impact initiatives.
• Collaborate with senior leaders across data engineering, analytics/BI, AI/ML, platform, security, and governance to align on technical direction and surface risks early.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, engineering, mathematics, statistics, data science, or related field

Master’s degree or PhD in computer science, data science, business analytics, healthcare informatics, or MBA

Job description

Mayo Clinic in Minnesota seeks a Principal Data Analytics & AI Strategist to lead enterprise data, analytics and AI strategy, translating it into scalable patterns and delivery models across products and platforms.

The role partners with senior leaders across data engineering, analytics/BI, AI/ML, platform, security and governance to align on technical direction, surface risks early, and enable timely, enterprise‑wide decision‑making.