✦ Luna Orbit — AI & Machine Learning

Executive Director, AI Software Engineering (Principal)

at Laboratory Corp. of America

📍 Remote_United States Hybrid 💰 $200K – $250K USD / year Posted March 09, 2026
Salary $200K – $250K USD / year
Type Full-Time
Experience lead
Exp. Years 10+ years
Education Bachelor's degree
Category AI & Machine Learning

This role leads the strategic development and operational management of AI systems in healthcare, focusing on scalable, safe, and compliant AI solutions.

  • Define AI strategy and roadmap
  • Lead AI engineering teams
  • Oversee AI system deployment and observability
  • Establish AI safety and governance frameworks
  • Collaborate with executive leadership

Involves AI engineering, platform architecture, distributed systems, model lifecycle management, cloud infrastructure, and AI governance frameworks.

The ideal candidate is a senior AI engineering leader with over 10 years of experience in AI platform development, governance, and deployment within healthcare or enterprise environments. They possess strong strategic vision, leadership skills, and expertise in distributed systems and cloud infrastructure.

Bachelor's degree10 or more years of leadership experienceAI engineering leadershipAI platform strategyModel lifecycle managementDistributed systemsAI safety and governanceCloud platforms
Experience with healthcare dataExperience with clinical AI applicationsKnowledge of healthcare regulationsExperience with prompt engineeringExperience with AI observability tools
AWSAmazon Web ServicesAI platformsModel orchestration toolsObservability tools
AIArtificial IntelligenceAI engineeringModel lifecycle managementModel deploymentAI platform architectureDistributed systemsModel serving infrastructureAgileSREQuality assuranceSafety frameworksAI governanceSystem orchestrationPrompt architecturesAutomation patternsCloud computingAWSAmazon Web Services
AIArtificial IntelligenceAI engineeringModel lifecycle managementModel deploymentAI platform architectureDistributed systemsModel serving infrastructureAgileSREQuality assuranceSafety frameworksAI governanceSystem orchestrationPrompt architecturesAutomation patternsCloud computingAWSAmazon Web Services
LeadershipStrategic thinkingCross-functional collaborationCommunicationMentoringProblem-solvingAdaptabilityTeam development
Industry Healthcare IT
Job Function Lead enterprise AI engineering and strategy in healthcare
AIArtificial IntelligenceAI engineeringModel lifecycle managementModel deploymentAI platform architectureDistributed systemsModel serving infrastructureAgileSREQuality assuranceSafety frameworksAI governanceSystem orchestrationPrompt architecturesAutomation patternsCloud computingAWSAmazon Web ServicesAI safety

Lack of leadership experience in AI, No healthcare industry experience, No experience with cloud platforms like AWS, Bachelor's degree not held, No experience with AI safety and governance

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