Lead Director, AI/ML Engineering

CVS Health

Remote

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Work type
Remote
Location
Woonsocket, RIIrving, TXNew York, NYHartford, CTWellesley, MA
Salary
$144,200–$288,400 / yr
Posted
9 days ago
Closes
Aug 31, 2026
Nearby
99+ roles within 25 mi

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This role $216k
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This role pays more than 52% of similar roles. Most pay $191,537–$246,150 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $216k versus about $219k for comparable roles.

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About CVS Health

CVS Health is a leading American healthcare company operating retail pharmacies, pharmacy benefit management services, and a health insurance segment through Aetna, one of the nation''s largest health insurers. Industry: Healthcare & Pharmacy

CVS Health currently has 409 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $118,450–$284,280 across 135 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Lead Director, AI/ML Engineering

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The Lead Director of Data Analytics and AI/ML Engineering at CVS Health is a senior-level role responsible for driving the strategic direction and technical execution of high-impact data, AI, and ML products that enhance retail pharmacy growth and store operations. This position involves defining and executing an ambitious AI roadmap, transitioning from general LLM deployment to intelligent automation, and scaling the Claude Skills Framework across enterprise workflows. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in cloud-native development on Azure, GCP, or AWS, with expertise in MCP server development, Claude Skills engineering, and agentic AI frameworks. They will lead a team of engineers within CVS Health’s Squad model, ensuring compliance with HIPAA and data governance policies while engaging senior stakeholders to translate complex technical concepts into business-relevant narratives.

Skills

Claude Skills Framework MCP Azure GCP AWS CI/CD Kubernetes Docker Python Snowflake BigQuery Terraform Prometheus Grafana DataOps Scrum LLM HIPAA CVS Health's Squad model

What you'll do

  • Define and drive technical roadmap for AI products to improve operational efficiency.
  • Lead adoption of Claude Skills Framework to enable consistent, scalable AI skill development.
  • Architect end-to-end AI/ML pipelines adhering to CVS Health's security and compliance standards.
  • Coach engineering leaders and senior contributors to build a strong internal talent pipeline.
  • Serve as a trusted technology partner for senior stakeholders across Data Science and Business teams.
  • Evaluate emerging agentic AI technologies and integrate them into the enterprise roadmap.

What we're looking for

  • Over 10 years of experience in technical roles within software engineering, data engineering, or analytics.
  • Proven track record of designing and building large-scale data and analytics solutions.
  • Extensive experience deploying cloud-native applications on Azure, GCP, or AWS.
  • At least 3 years of leadership experience growing engineering teams for complex analytical systems.
  • Hands-on expertise with MCP server development, Claude Skills Framework, LLM integration, and agentic AI frameworks.
  • Strong executive communication skills to influence senior stakeholders across technical and business teams.
  • Experience in agile delivery frameworks like Scrum or Squad model.

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