VP & Chief Innovation Officer

About This Role

This role will define and execute an enterprise-wide data and AI strategy, bridging academic research with clinical operations to deploy AI solutions that improve pediatric outcomes and health equity. The CInO will also oversee the development of systemwide AI solutions to drive administrative efficiencies.

Responsibilities

• Define the enterprise-wide data and AI strategy
• Bridge academic research and clinical operations to build a bench-to-bedside program
• Safely deploy AI solutions that measurably improve pediatric outcomes and health equity
• Oversee the development and deployment of systemwide AI solutions to drive administrative efficiencies

Requirements

• MD/DO and/or PhD in a relevant field
• 10+ years of post-training experience across clinical practice, informatics, or health-system AI leadership
• 7+ years leading cross-functional AI programs from concept to production in regulated environments
• 5+ years integrating AI with enterprise clinical systems and operating governance at scale
• A sustained record of peer-reviewed scholarship and external research funding
• Board certification in a relevant specialty and eligibility for a Washington State medical license (if practicing)

Qualifications

• MD/DO and/or PhD in a relevant field.
• 10+ years of post-training experience across clinical practice, informatics, or health-system AI leadership, with 7+ years leading cross-functional AI programs from concept to production in regulated environments, and 5+ years integrating AI with enterprise clinical systems and operating governance at scale.

Nice to Have

• Experience leading an academic AI center or a comparable large-scale program
• Proven track record in deploying agentic workflows and multi-institution studies
• Expertise in intellectual property, tech transfer, and commercialization
• Board certification in a pediatric clinical specialty with active or recent academic practice
• Eligibility for a faculty appointment in UW BIME

Skills

* Required skills

Benefits