Sr Manager- AI Strategy & Architecture

Ports North; City of Rochester (NY); Remote; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare AI consulting firm is seeking a Sr. Architect, AI Strategy & Architecture to lead a 10-week assessment project aimed at achieving significant cost savings. The ideal candidate should have over 6 years of experience and a strong background in developing AI roadmaps and blueprints, coupled with excellent communication skills. This remote position offers competitive hourly compensation in the healthcare industry.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in technology strategy, solution architecture, or consulting.
• Experience in delivered GenAI or advanced-analytics initiative.

Responsibilities

• Drive the workplan for a 10-week enterprise assessment focused on cost reduction.
• Build future-state technology blueprints & roadmaps.
• Lead the use-case prioritization process.
• Develop and compare AI Landing Zone patterns.
• Perform build-vs-buy analyses on AI point solutions.
• Produce high-quality client deliverables.
• Partner with parallel teams to bridge findings.
• Support weekly steering updates.

Skills

Building AI/GenAI blueprints & roadmaps

Working knowledge of GenAI solution patterns

Familiarity with AI Landing Zones

Strong business acumen

Outstanding communication

Collaborative mindset

Exposure to healthcare platforms

Education

Degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Overview

Title: Sr. Architect,AI Strategy & Architecture

Location: Remote (EST time-zone)

Client Industry: Healthcare – Integrated Delivery Network/Health-System

Compensation: $80/hr. - $110/hr.

We have partnered with our client in their search for a Sr. Architect,AI Strategy & Architecture. In this role, you will ownthe day-to-day engine of a fast-paced assessment that must surface, size, and help realize $200M in technology cost savings. You will translate strategy into decision-ready deliverables—prioritized GenAI use-cases, future-state blueprints, landing-zone options, and build-vs-buy analyses—while coordinating closely with adjacent workstreams. This role blends hands-on architecture savvy with consulting-grade storytelling and thrives in ambiguity.

Responsibilities

• Drive the day-to-day workplan for a 10-week enterprise assessment focused on AI-enabled cost reduction.
• Build practical future-state technology blueprints & roadmaps (data, integration, governance, security, MLOps).
• Lead the use-case prioritization process: define value, complexity, data-ingestion, timing, and risk criteria; maintain the scoring model.
• Develop and compare AI Landing Zone patterns (hyperscaler and custom) and document trade-offs for scale, security, and speed.
• Perform build-vs-buy-vs-rationalize analyses on AI point solutions; create TCO/payback summaries and option papers.
• Produce high-quality client deliverables: workshop materials, heat maps, architecture diagrams, and executive-ready decks.
• Partner with parallel teams (Healthcare, Workforce/AI, Process Improvement) to bridge findings into a single implementation roadmap.
• Support weekly steering updates with crisp synthesis of insights, issues, and decisions required.

Skills Required

• Demonstrated experience building AI/GenAI blueprints & roadmaps and turning them into decision-ready artifacts.
• Working knowledge of GenAI solution patterns (LLMs, RAG, vector databases, guardrails, prompt orchestration, MLOps).
• Hands-on familiarity with AI Landing Zones (e.g., AWS/Azure/GCP reference implementations) and their governance/compliance considerations.
• Strong business acumen with financial modeling capability (TCO, NPV, payback) to support build-vs-buy recommendations.
• Outstanding communication, slide-craft, and workshop facilitation; comfortable with C-suite audiences.
• Collaborative, bias-for-action mindset; excels under ambiguity and tight timelines.
• (Nice to have) Exposure to provider-side healthcare operations and platforms (Epic, Salesforce, Workday).

Education & Experience

• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Data/Analytics, or related field.
• 6+ years in technology strategy, solution architecture, or consulting with at least one delivered GenAI or advanced-analytics initiative.

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