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This role pays more than
51%
of similar roles. Most pay
$193,935–$259,000
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At the midpoint, this role pays about
$216k
versus about
$226k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 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
119 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$106,605–$260,590
across 115 roles with salary data.
JOB TITLE: Principal AI Architect
The Principal AI Architect is a senior individual contributor within Aetna Technology responsible for the overarching AI architecture. This role sets the technical direction for building, serving, orchestrating, and governing AI capabilities, specifically focusing on multi-model platforms and generative and agentic workloads. Key responsibilities include owning AI reference architectures, defining agentic systems, and establishing paved roads for model evaluation and safety guardrails. The architect must manage regulated data, including PHI, while ensuring cost-aware designs and measurable ROI. Required skills include expert-level command of model serving, multi-model orchestration, retrieval, and evaluation on AWS, GCP, and Azure. The role requires deep technical authority to influence peers and vendors, providing design authority for complex healthcare technology problems involving responsible AI practices and automated policy enforcement.
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