This role pays less than
51%
of similar roles. Most pay
$192,452–$255,250
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$216k
versus about
$224k
for comparable roles.
Based on 239 similar postings.
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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
88 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$118,450–$284,280
across 84 roles with salary data.
The Principal AI Architect serves as a senior individual contributor within Aetna Technology, acting as the primary technical authority on AI architecture. This role is responsible for defining reference architectures, multi-model orchestration, retrieval, and evaluation across AWS-primary and multicloud environments. The architect builds the paved road for development, establishing golden patterns for agentic systems, reusable skill layers, and API-first integration defaults. Key responsibilities include embedding safety guardrails into standard workflows, managing sensitive data like PHI, and designing cost-aware architectures to ensure measurable ROI. The role requires expert knowledge of model serving, infrastructure-as-code, and automated policy enforcement. By establishing technical standards and providing design authority, the architect guides the development of generative and agentic workloads while ensuring responsible AI practices are integrated into the core technology stack for healthcare-related systems.
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