Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · 16 hours ago
Director, AI Operations & Services
Boston, MA
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$212K/yr - $234K/yr
10+ years expDana-Farber Cancer Institute’s Informatics & Analytics department is dedicated to building a sustainable informatics and analytics ecosystem to support its research, clinical, and business missions. The Director of AI Operations and Services will lead the development and delivery of AI-related applications and services, overseeing a team and collaborating with various stakeholders to implement AI solutions that align with institutional goals.
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Responsibilities
Serve as the primary subject-matter expert and technical leader for AI use cases within Informatics & Analytics
Collaborate with I&A Research, Clinical, and Operational leaders to design and deliver AI solutions that support their strategic priorities
Manage delivery of AI expertise and services to DFCI researchers through the Informatics Core
Contribute to institutional AI strategy and policy development, including compliance with regulatory guidelines. Serve as a core member of the DFCI AI Governance Committee. Collaborate with Clinical Informatics and AI Governance to ensure safe and effective deployment of clinical AI solutions
Provide technical leadership for Dana-Farber’s participation in the Cancer AI Alliance (CAIA) federated learning collaboration
Manage a $3–5M budget and oversee AI and data-science core services, including service level agreements with Informatics Core clients and vendor partnerships
Represent Dana-Farber in external AI collaborations and maintain awareness of industry trends and best practices. Represent Dana-Farber in conversations with AI leaders from other cancer centers and with AI/cloud vendors (e.g., Microsoft, Amazon, Google Cloud, Databricks, NVIDIA)
Qualification
Required
Expertise in AI, data science, and machine learning applications in healthcare and research
Experience designing and deploying scalable AI systems for healthcare, preferably including one or more radiology, digital pathology, medical text, audio recordings, claims data, or location data
Proficiency in supervised/unsupervised learning, neural networks, NLP, and LLMs for clinical use cases
Experience with AI frameworks, cloud services, and HIPAA-compliant deployments
Knowledge of MLOps practices and tools such as MLFlow for model lifecycle management
Familiarity with healthcare data standards (e.g., DICOM, OMOP, FHIR, HL7)
Demonstrated ability to collaboratively develop and execute AI strategy in a healthcare setting
Strong leadership skills with experience hiring and managing multidisciplinary teams and mentoring staff
Experience developing AI governance and compliance processes and policies
Ability to translate AI models into clinical products and services
Excellent communication and collaboration skills with a client-service orientation
Professionalism, adaptability, and a team-first mindset
Master's Degree required, Relevant STEM Field
10 Years of relevant professional experience
5 years of direct people management experience
Preferred
PhD preferred
Experience in Biomedical or Healthcare settings preferred
Company
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is a center dedicated to carrying out adult and pediatric cancer treatment activities and advanced research.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$88.08MKey Investors
Elaine and Eduardo Saverin FoundationThe DeGregorio Family FoundationLlama
2025-11-24Grant· $20M
2025-05-06Grant· $1M
2024-09-24Grant· $0.5M
Leadership Team
Edward Benz
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