Director, Data Modernization & Digital Solutions

In order to be considered for a position, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the location specified without relocation support or visa sponsorship now or in the future, unless explicitly noted otherwise in the position overview. If a position does not specify a location, applicants whose primary residence is a location where JSI is registered to conduct business will be considered:

• U.S. Locations: AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, HI, IN, IL, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, PA, RI, TN, TX, VT, VA, WA, DC, and WI.
• Global Locations: Bangladesh, Benin, Cambodia, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Haiti, Laos, Madagascar, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Tanzania, Uganda, and U.S.

Position Category: Direct hire, paid in US

Posting Date: 10/23/2026

Deadline Date: 11/02/2026

Starting Date: 11/16/2026

Salary Range
: $123,061 - $215,897 Commensurate with experience and location.

Organizational overview
JSI is dedicated to strengthening health and education systems to improve the lives of individuals, families, and communities. We believe all people should have what they need to live their healthiest lives and reach their full potential. To accomplish this, JSI works hand-in-hand with government agencies, community organizations, and the private sector to design pragmatic strategies for complex problems. We drive measurable impact in public health, health care, and education to enhance the well-being of people in the United States and around the world.
As a global organization, JSI has designed, delivered, and scaled programs in more than 50 countries worldwide. In the U.S., JSI has worked in evaluation, training and technical assistance, policy, and strategy in all 50 states and has teams in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, DC, Georgia, Colorado, and California.
Position overview
The Director, Data & Digital Modernization provides strategic and technical leadership to scale JSI’s digital footprint within the U.S. health and education sectors. This role serves as a critical technical architect, bridging the gap between business development and high-quality project delivery. The Director is responsible for standardizing HSD’s digital toolkit, crafting innovative data solutions for new proposals, and ensuring the successful launch and execution of data-intensive projects.

By advising projects during startup and throughout their lifecycle, the Director ensures that JSI’s digital solutions are mission-aligned, scalable, and audit-ready. The Director is further responsible to share knowledge and best practices, building JSI’s capacity in data and digital solutions and may supervise a team, as assigned.
The Director works collaboratively across the HSD Division with other division leadership and the IT team, specifically the AI Manager. This full-time position reports to the EVP, HSD.

Thought & Strategy

• Develop technical "win themes" and data architecture solutions for high-stakes proposals, ensuring JSI’s digital offerings are competitive and mission-aligned, partnering with Account Leads and the Business Development team to ensure a seamless bridge between technical design and project reality.
• Define and implement a standardization strategy for JSI’s digital tools, creating a documented library of scalable solutions for federal and state clients.
• Monitor U.S. digital health and education trends to proactively pivot JSI’s service offerings toward emerging needs like interoperability and AI modernization.
• Represent JSI as a thought leader in the digital and AI space across the health and education sectors.
• Develop a comprehensive strategic partnership…