Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Officer

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Chief Data & Artificial Intelligence Officer leading enterprise data and AI strategy at Baystate Health. Focus on transforming healthcare delivery, operations, and ensuring ethical AI use.

Responsibilities:

  • Develop and execute a comprehensive enterprise data and AI strategy aligned with organizational priorities
  • Establish governance frameworks for data quality, stewardship, lifecycle management, and ethical AI use
  • Ensure compliance with regulatory standards (HIPAA, HITECH, CMS)
  • Lead the development, scaling, and adoption of AI/ML solutions across clinical, operational, and financial domains
  • Identify and prioritize high-impact use cases (e.g., predictive analytics, clinical decision support, automation)
  • Oversee model governance, validation, monitoring, and bias mitigation
  • Partner with clinical leaders to embed analytics into workflows and improve patient outcomes
  • Advance population health, risk stratification, and precision medicine initiatives
  • Deliver insights that improve operational efficiency, throughput, and cost performance
  • Collaborate with IT to design scalable, interoperable data platforms (cloud, data lakes, warehouses)
  • Ensure seamless integration across systems, including EHR platforms such as Epic
  • Enable real-time data access across care settings
  • Partner with academic and research organizations to advance clinical research and innovation
  • Support grant-funded initiatives, clinical trials, and translational research
  • Evaluate emerging technologies and strategic partnerships
  • Build and lead a high-performing data, analytics, and AI organization
  • Foster a culture of data literacy, innovation, and accountability
  • Educate executive leadership and the Board on data and AI strategy, capabilities, and risks
  • Establish enterprise data governance and privacy frameworks
  • Oversee cybersecurity alignment, risk management, and compliance
  • Manage budgets, capital planning, and ROI for data and AI investments
  • Lead vendor strategy, partnerships, and performance management

Requirements:

  • Bachelors Degree, required
  • 15+ years of experience in IT, data, analytics, or digital leadership within complex healthcare environments, required
  • 10+ years of IT or business leadership, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role
  • Proven success leading large-scale data and AI transformations
  • Deep expertise in data governance, analytics platforms, and AI/ML applications
  • Strong financial and operational acumen, including capital planning and ROI realization
  • Demonstrated ability to influence executive stakeholders and drive cross-functional alignment
  • Executive presence with experience advising senior leadership and Boards

Benefits:

  • Health insurance
  • Retirement plans
  • Paid time off
  • Flexible work arrangements
  • Professional development opportunities