Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System · 1 day ago
Associate Vice President of AI
Philadelphia, PA
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
10+ years expPenn Medicine is dedicated to providing the highest level of care and conducting innovative research. The Associate Vice President of AI will oversee the development and deployment of machine learning solutions, leading a team of data scientists and AI engineers to improve patient care and operational efficiency.
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Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership: Develop and execute a strategic roadmap for machine learning initiatives that align with the health system's goals. Lead the creation of innovative AI/ML solutions to improve patient care, operational efficiency, and clinical outcomes. Communicate vision, gain buy-in, and foster collaboration with clinicians, operational leaders, and technology teams. Develop internal and external partnerships to foster collaboration and execution
Technical Design and Oversight: Lead the technical design of machine learning solutions tailored to meet business, clinical, and operational requirements. Ensure the robustness, scalability, and performance of ML models in production environments. Establish best practices for code development, version control, testing, and deployment of ML solutions. Implement CI/CD pipelines for ML deployment. Collaborate with security, infrastructure, and application teams to ensure seamless integration of ML solutions into workflows
Research & Development: Develop a pipeline of ML capabilities to explore, test, and develop with a view to production deployment and health system priorities. Stay informed about the latest advancements in machine learning and healthcare technology to guide continuous improvement and innovation. Communicate internally and externally, including publications, conference presentations, etc., as appropriate to advance our agenda
Trustworthy AI: Develop and execute on a roadmap to trustworthy AI, including MLOps, model monitoring and retraining, explainability, application standards for security and privacy. Ensure compliance with relevant and evolving regulations (e.g. HIPAA, coming FDA regulations)
Team Management: Lead, mentor, and grow a team of data scientists, machine learning engineers, and software developers. Set high performance expectations and help team to achieve them. Create a positive culture that encourages collaboration and fosters innovation. Attract and retain top talent. Develop new leaders. Help others to find purpose amid uncertainty
Stakeholder Engagement: Develop credibility and trust with leaders by demonstrating expertise, aligning around shared goals, and acting as a thought partner. Develop a deep understanding of customer needs and apply that knowledge to prioritize projects, design solutions, and execute. Influence a wide-range of senior leaders inside and outside PennDnA. Articulate vision, build consensus, and inspire action to achieve outcomes
Continuous Improvement: Drive innovation and excellence across the organization, continuously seeking ways to enhance the use of data for informed decision-making. Stay abreast of industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in healthcare data analytics
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree is required. Education Specialization: e.g., Computer Science, Mathematics, Data Science, Machine Learning
10+ years progressively responsible experience developing ML solutions, putting them into production, and scaling is required
Master's Degree is required. Education Specialization: e.g., Computer Science, Mathematics, Data Science, Machine Learning
Preferred
Ph.D. is preferred
Benefits
Comprehensive compensation and benefits program
Prepaid tuition assistance programs
Company
Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System
Penn Medicine is a world leader in academic medicine, setting the standard for cutting-edge research, compassionate patient care, and the education of future health care professionals.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$70.9MKey Investors
BIRD FoundationWarren Alpert FoundationNational Cancer Institute
2025-01-22Grant
2023-01-03Grant· $9.7M
2022-08-18Grant· $5.7M
Leadership Team
Kevin Mahoney
Chief Executive Officer of University of Pennsylvania Health System
John Donohue
Vice President, Enterprise Services
Recent News
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2026-01-03
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