Are you passionate about using artificial intelligence to transform the future of healthcare?
Are you a strategic thinker who can inspire others, solve complex challenges, and lead innovation from vision to execution?
If so, you may be the perfect fit for our One Senior Care family of businesses — including LIFE-NWPA, Mountain View PACE, and Buckeye PACE.
Job Summary:
As the AI Strategy & Innovation Lead, you'll help shape the future of how One Senior Care uses artificial intelligence to improve care, operations, and business processes. You'll develop our AI strategy, evaluate technology solutions, and build a roadmap that helps our organization adopt AI safely, responsibly, and effectively.
This is a player-coach role, ideal for someone who enjoys both strategic planning and hands-on technical work. You'll partner with leaders across the organization, guide internal teams, evaluate vendors, and help build a strong AI foundation that supports long-term success.
Engagement Type:
Near full-time embedded 1099 contractor.
Initial 9–12 month engagement with the opportunity to renew or transition into a permanent position based on mutual agreement.
Schedule:
First-shift, full-time hours in a hybrid work environment. Specific work hours will be established in consultation with your supervisor.
Core Responsibilities:
Develop and maintain One Senior Care's AI strategy and implementation roadmap.
Prioritize AI initiatives based on organizational needs, business value, and the organization's EMR transition.
Establish guidelines for when to build custom AI solutions versus purchasing vendor products.
Lead AI governance, including responsible AI practices, PHI-safe policies, and review processes for new AI technologies.
Evaluate AI vendors, platforms, and healthcare technology solutions.
Support vendor contract negotiations, including healthcare-specific privacy and security requirements.
Design the organization's long-term AI technical architecture, including data access, integrations, and infrastructure.
Recommend technology stacks and development standards for internally built AI solutions.
Build prototypes, review technical designs, and provide hands-on guidance when needed.
Partner with IT, Business Intelligence, clinical leaders, and executive leadership to drive AI initiatives.
Provide regular updates on project progress, priorities, risks, and recommendations.
Support knowledge transfer so internal teams can successfully maintain solutions after implementation.
Participate in organizational planning and continuous improvement initiatives.
Technology is always evolving. Even if every project looks different, your ability to learn quickly, solve complex problems, and help others navigate change is what matters most. You'll have the opportunity to build something meaningful while helping shape the future of healthcare technology at One Senior Care.
What Makes You a Great Fit:
Curious, innovative, and excited about emerging technologies.
Comfortable balancing big-picture strategy with detailed technical work.
Strong communicator who can explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Collaborative leader who builds trust and influences others without direct authority.
Confident evaluating competing solutions and making thoughtful, data-driven recommendations.
Adaptable and comfortable working through changing priorities during large organizational initiatives.
Organized, self-motivated, and able to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
Values teamwork, continuous learning, and practical problem solving.
Education and Experience:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Data Science, or a related field preferred.
Demonstrated experience leading AI strategy and implementation for a complex organization.
Experience evaluating AI vendors, technologies, and enterprise platforms.
Hands-on experience with AI technologies, software development, system architecture, or machine learning.
Experience working within healthcare or another highly regulated industry is strongly preferred.
Experience supporting major technology transitions such as EMR or ERP implementations is a plus.
Experience successfully transferring projects to permanent internal teams is preferred.
Requirements:
Ability to evaluate technical solutions and write or review code and system designs.
Knowledge of AI governance, security, privacy, and responsible AI practices.
Understanding of healthcare technology, PHI protection, and data integration principles preferred.
Strong project management, communication, and leadership skills.
Successful completion of required background screening.
Physical Requirements:
Must be able to move intermittently throughout the workday.
Must be able to sit, stand, and work at a computer for extended periods.
Must be able to travel occasionally to One Senior Care locations as needed.
Must be able to communicate effectively with employees, vendors, and leadership both in person and virtually.
Join Us!
At One Senior Care, you'll help shape how technology supports better care for older adults while empowering employees with smarter tools and innovative solutions. Your work will have a lasting impact across our family of organizations as we continue building the future of healthcare.
One Senior Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Engagement is contingent upon successful completion of required background checks and any screenings or clearances required for healthcare programs.