VP of AI-Driven Software Engineering

Harris Computer; Wyoming (OH); On-site; USD 175,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical, dental, vision,

Vacation + personal days

Employee stock ownership

401K and Life insurance

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

MEDHOST, a division of Harris, 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 lead and build high-performing software engineering teams, execute on the technology strategy, and drive an AI-first innovation approach throughout MEDHOST’s AI-DLC and product portfolio.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of progressive technology experience
• 8+ years of progressive software engineering leadership
• 5+ years in senior leadership roles
• 3-5+ years’ experience with EHR and healthcare software
• 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, Large Language Models (LLMs), Agentic AI frameworks, Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG), AI orchestration, and AI governance
• Experience working within highly regulated industries with security, privacy, and compliance requirements
• Experience with Claude, OpenAI technologies, Microsoft Copilot and AWS Bedrock a plus
• Strong financial acumen with experience managing technology investment portfolios and business cases

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, modernization, and commitments
• Partner closely 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 business and customer outcomes
• Execute and continue to evolve the R&D department’s AI-DLC strategy incorporating industry best practices and new technology innovation to continue to increase engineering and process efficiencies through AI technology
• Drive incorporation of AI-powered experiences into customer-facing products and enterprise workflows
• Oversee planning, execution, governance, risks, dependencies, and resource allocation for strategic technology and AI initiatives across the product portfolio
• Stay current on industry advancements across models, agent orchestration, best practices and other emerging technology innovations

Skills

Software engineering leadership

AI strategy

Cloud platforms

Distributed systems

APIs & microservices

Enterprise architecture

Generative AI & LLMs

Regulated industry experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Claude

OpenAI technologies

Microsoft Copilot

AWS Bedrock

Job description

MEDHOST, a division of Harris, 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 lead and build high-performing software engineering teams, execute on the technology strategy, and drive an AI-first innovation approach throughout MEDHOST’s AI-DLC and product portfolio.