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USPTO · 17 hours ago

Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer

Alexandria, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$198K/yr - $222K/yr

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is seeking a Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer (CAIO) to lead the strategic direction and execution of AI and ML initiatives across the agency. The CAIO will oversee the development and implementation of innovative AI solutions that address real-world, large-scale problems, collaborating with various stakeholders to achieve agency goals.

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No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Leading the strategic direction and execution of AI and ML initiatives across the agency to identify opportunities for innovation and develop cutting-edge AI solutions that support mission critical business areas

Developing and implementing plans and strategies on best in class, appropriate forms of AI and ML to achieve agency goals and deliver business value

Collaborating with the Office of the Chief Information Office's (OCIO) leadership, business units, and stakeholders as it relates to the investment and implementation of the current and relevant forms of AI, ML, and the Robotic Process Automation (RPA)

Providing oversight, technical expertise, and hands-on engineering in the areas including but not limited to; Natural Language Processing (NLP), Imagine Processing, Expert Systems, Evolutionary Computation, RPA, Deep Neural Network including training and validation of proper data sets

Representing OCIO leadership by establishing effective relationships with a broad range of stakeholders across the USPTO by leading technical design and delivery of AI, ML, and automation solutions to mission critical efforts, in particular Patents and Trademarks

Leading organizational change, including meeting with internal and external stakeholders, gathering feedback, and designing flexible solutions to unite conflicting stakeholder views

Collaborating with DevSecOps team to design and implement innovative technology solutions that result in technology/capability pipeline that services current and future capabilities for the mission of Patent and Trademark operations

Leveraging a comprehensive understanding of industry dynamics to evaluate requirements for IT procurement solicitations, contracts, and vendors related to AI, ML, and RPA

Qualification

Artificial IntelligenceMachine LearningNatural Language ProcessingRobotic Process AutomationDecision IntelligenceStakeholder EngagementLeadershipCollaboration

Required

Demonstrated hands-on experience and expert knowledge of how decision intelligence, agentic AI, and other AI practices/approaches/application areas can transform decision making and work practices

Articulate AI's transformative impact on current and future business objectives and deliver measurable value to drive innovation

Demonstrated leadership ability and expert knowledge orchestrating AI across large, multifunctional technical organization

Leading complex, multidisciplinary talent teams which includes a blended workforce consisting of employees and contractors/vendors in new endeavors and delivering solutions

Commitment to the Rule of Law and Principles of the American Founding

Driving Efficiency

Merit and Competence

Leading People

Achieving Results

Applications will only be accepted from United States Citizens and Nationals

If selected, you will be required to pass a background investigation

Preferred

A bachelor's degree or higher with focus on Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, Machine Learning, Data Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, Applied Mathematics, or Statistics (AI concentration)

Benefits

Comprehensive work-life balance package and benefits

Company

USPTO

For over 200 years, the basic role of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has remained the same: to promote the progress of science and the useful arts by securing for limited times to inventors the exclusive right to their respective discoveries (Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution).

Founded in 1975