Lead Director, Software Development Engineering (Clinical AI Systems)

CVS Health

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Work type
Remote
Location
Remote
Salary
$144,200–$288,400 / yr
Posted
5 days ago
Closes
Aug 1, 2026

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This role $216k
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This role pays more than 57% of similar roles. Most pay $183,150–$246,150 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $216k versus about $215k 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 156 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $118,450–$260,590 across 152 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Lead Director, Software Development Engineering (Clinical AI Systems)

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The Lead Director of Technology role within the PBM organization oversees the technology vision and execution for AI-driven clinical platforms, managing a team of managers and senior architects to develop automated decision agents, AI-assisted workflows, and advanced analytics. This leader ensures seamless integration of these solutions into enterprise products while maintaining platform stability and reliability through cloud infrastructure, application support, and performance management. The ideal candidate has over 10 years of experience in technology leadership with expertise in AI/ML engineering, LLM-based agent design, and responsible AI practices, delivering scalable clinical solutions in regulated healthcare environments. They must also excel in modern engineering practices like Agile, CI/CD, MLOps/AIOps, and SDLC governance, effectively communicating complex technical concepts to cross-functional teams and executives.

Skills

AI ML LLM-based agent design Orchestration frameworks MLOps AIOps CI/CD Agile Cloud platforms Data pipelines APIs Kubernetes Terraform AWS Azure GCP PostgreSQL Python Java Go Docker Prometheus Grafana GitLab Jenkins Ansible Responsible AI Regulatory compliance Clinical governance

What you'll do

  • Leads end-to-end technology vision and architecture for AI capabilities in clinical platforms.
  • Develops and deploys intelligent clinical solutions, ensuring seamless integration into enterprise products.
  • Oversees stability, reliability, and support of all platform components for PBM clinical solutions.
  • Manages high-performing engineering teams, fostering technical depth and delivery discipline.
  • Ensures alignment with enterprise technology standards and regulatory requirements in AI projects.
  • Implements strong governance, risk management, and compliance controls for responsible AI practices.

What we're looking for

  • Over 10 years of experience in technology leadership with a focus on AI and digital application delivery.
  • Deep expertise in AI/ML engineering, LLM-based agent design, and responsible AI practices.
  • Experience delivering large-scale clinical or PBM technology solutions in regulated healthcare environments.
  • Leadership in cloud platform architecture, data pipelines, APIs, and integration patterns for scalable AI-driven solutions.
  • Management of high-performing technical teams and development of engineering managers and senior technologists.
  • Implementation of modern engineering practices including Agile, CI/CD, MLOps/AIOps, and robust SDLC governance.

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