Director, AI Studio

Director, AI Studio

Position Type: Admin/Professional

Department: Center for AIDE

Full or Part Time: Full Time

Pay Grade: MN16

The Center for AI & Digital Experience (AIDE) is a joint, mission-driven center jointly established between

University Hospitals (UH)–Northeast Ohio Medical University(NEOMED) to focus on advancing human-centered artificial intelligence in healthcare.

The Director, AI Studio, is the senior leader of the Product and Technology Core within the Center for AIDE. The Director will provide strategic leadership for the design, development, and implementation of AI-driven products (i.e., models, algorithms, and applications) for research, operational solutions, and innovationwithin AIDE. This role serves as the primary lead over the AIproduct strategy, technical architecture, and development engineering, ensuring alignment with institutional priorities and regulatory requirements.

The Director is responsible for advancinga portfolio of innovative initiatives, including large-scaleapplied AI projects in medicine and healthcare operations, and for establishing the infrastructure, processes, and partnerships tosupport sustainable development, enabling efficient deployment.

Define and execute the strategic vision for the AI Products and Technology Core,including development of a scalable portfolio of AI-enabled products. Lead front-end product lifecycle activities, including concept development, feasibility assessment, research or business case development, technical design, model development, and validation. Establish and inspect system architecture and technical standards to ensure interoperability and compliance with institutional regulatory requirements. Collaborate with internal ITteams and external partners (as needed) to align infrastructure,data access, and security protocols for scalability.

Oversee all AImodel development and implementation efforts to ensure performancequality.

Directaportfolio of high-impact, large-scale AI initiatives designed toaddress strategic institutional research, clinical priorities, and operational excellence. Establish and implement a formal intake,evaluation, and prioritization process for project selection. Lead resource allocation and execution planning for selectedinitiatives, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and available capacity. Oversee project timelines and the benchperformance of all deliverables. Recruit and supervise key personnel supporting this portfolio. Ensure that projects progressfrom pilot testing through validation testing and, where appropriate, into potential commercialization pathways.

Develop and operationalize core processes required to support AI product development, including compliance and risk mitigation strategies. Establish foundational technical infrastructure to enable efficient development and validation of AI solutions. Partner with institutional stakeholders to integrateexisting initiatives into the AI Product and Technology Corestructure and ensure coordinated execution. Support the development of mechanisms for learner and trainee engagement in AI initiatives,including structured opportunities for student participation inapplied projects.

Work closely with executive leadership to ensure alignment of AI initiatives with institutional strategy. Coordinate with the AIEnablement Senior Manager to ensure responsible development andenablement of AI technologies for subsequent deployment. Serve as akey liaison between academic, clinical, and operational stakeholders to facilitate the adoption and integration of…