Principal Software Architect - Generative AI - Memorial Health Services

Title: Principal Software Architect - Generative AI

Location: Fountain Valley, CA

Department: IS Enterprise Architect and Development

Status: Full Time / Remote

Shift: Days

Pay Range*: $165,859.20 - $240,489.60

At MemorialCare Health System, we believe in providing extraordinary healthcare to our communities and an exceptional working environment for our employees. Memorial Care stands for excellence in Healthcare. Across our family of medical centers, we support each one of our bright, talented employees in reaching the highest levels of professional development, contribution, collaboration and accountability. Whatever your role and whatever expertise you bring, we are dedicated to helping you achieve your full potential in an environment of respect, innovation and teamwork.

Position Summary

The Enterprise Principal Architects are technology leaders among architects. They drive the technical design of scalable systems for MemorialCare. Enterprise Principal Architects connect MemorialCare's long-term vision, the business and the technical strategy to build an industry-leading platform. They use deep understanding of distributed systems, algorithms optimization, and healthcare knowledge to build a new category of products intersecting deep learning and computing with industry-leading technologies. They harness groundbreaking technologies and build impactful products and platforms that redefines the capabilities of Medical Doctors and MemorialCare's healthcare systems.

Principal Software Architects require an understanding of a broad spectrum of technologies used within MemorialCare. Principal Software Architects must be well-versed with new and emerging technologies available in the marketplace. They should have a strong understanding of Generative AI technologies, their implications to the health care IT landscape, and how they can be leveraged in software development projects. They demonstrate extensive leadership and communication skills while working collaboratively with senior leadership and cross-functional teams, ensuring enterprise-class solutions are judiciously designed and properly executed. The position drives best practices and adopts best-in-class architectural standards to be used at MemorialCare. Principal Software Architects involve a high degree of autonomy along with a fundamental ability to infuse project delivery with principles that are agile and lean.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities of the Job

• Develop strategy and technical direction with Generative AI for enterprise-class solutions to support key business requirements.
• Lead development and execution of architecture, engineering, and operational portfolio of Generative AI applications, ensuring evolvement with recognition to business directions, the competitive landscape, and potential disruptive technologies.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to evaluate newfound MemorialCare business initiatives with a focus towards how Generative AI can be leveraged to solve business challenges.
• Provide technical leadership for the end-to-end evaluation and implementation of new Generative AI solutions, including standard commercial products, custom applications, and hybrid solutions.
• Conduct research on new and emerging AI technologies and assess their potential applications in healthcare.
• Stay up to date with regulatory issues and ethical AI issues, such as bias, fairness, and transparency, as they pertain to healthcare. Ensure that all Generative AI solutions meet regulatory and ethical requirements and that they are developed and implemented in an ethical and responsible manner.
• Mentor and provide oversight on architectural and design best practices by reviewing detailed system designs and providing guidance.
• Develop, analyze, and document use-case and cross-functional requirements
• Be at work and be on time
• Follow company policies, procedures and directives
• Interact in a positive and constructive manner
• Prioritize and multitask

*Placement in the pay range is based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, relevant years of experience and qualifications. In addition to base pay, there may be additional compensation available for this role, including but not limited to, shift differentials, extra shift incentives, and bonus opportunities. Health and wellness is our passion at MemorialCare-that includes taking good care of employees and their dependents. We offer high quality health insurance plan options, so you can select the best choice for your family. And there's more... Check out our MemorialCare Benefits for more information about our Benefits and Rewards. Minimum Requirements

Qualifications/Work Experience:

• Minimum 10 years' experience in object-oriented programming language(s) required (Microsoft suite preferred).
• Minimum 7 years' experience in architecting and delivering end-to-end enterprise solutions required.
• Strong understanding of machine learning, deep learning, and other Generative AI related technologies.
• Strong knowledge of the major Generative AI vendors/models.
• Proven self-starter with a passion for continuous learning and improvement. Rapidly absorbs modern knowledge bases and incorporates them into new and existing architectures.
• Demonstrated ability to understand what is required to respond to complex enterprise system issues
• Proven strong interpersonal skills in written and verbal communications with both technical and non-technical personnel required
• Achieved exceptional analytical, conceptual, and problem-solving abilities.
• Recognized ability to conduct research into emerging technologies and trends, standards, and products as required.
• Demonstrated experience across areas of architecture, interoperability, modeling, visualization, data warehousing, and data governance
• Experienced in technical leadership, project management, and working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
• Proven Knowledge in areas such as networking, security, performance tuning, high availability, and distributed systems
• Proven abilities in Cloud computing preferred
• Demonstrated knowledge of the healthcare business environment

Education/Licensure/Certification:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science; Master's degree preferred
• Electronic Medical/Health Record EMR/EHR certifications (e.g. Epic certifications) or professional IT certifications (e.g. Microsoft certifications) required