Executive, Clinical AI & Innovation

Description

The Executive, Clinical AI and Innovation serves as OCHIN's executive leader responsible for advancing the future of care delivery through artificial intelligence, automation, emerging technologies, and innovation-enabled service models. This role identifies, evaluates, and scales innovative solutions that improve provider experience, patient outcomes, workforce sustainability, and financial performance across the OCHIN network.

Working across clinical, operational, technology, product, research, and external stakeholder groups, the Executive leads OCHIN's clinical innovation portfolio, establishes strategic innovation priorities, guides innovation investments, and drives adoption of emerging capabilities that create measurable value for members.

In partnership with the Chief Medical Information Officer (CMIO), the Executive helps shape OCHIN's future clinical technology and care delivery strategy. While the CMIO is responsible for clinical informatics, governance, and optimization of existing clinical systems, this role focuses on identifying future opportunities, evaluating emerging technologies and care models, and translating innovation into scalable solutions and services. The Executive serves as OCHIN's thought leader for clinical innovation, ensuring the organization remains at the forefront of healthcare transformation while maintaining a relentless focus on member impact.

JOB DUTIES

Innovation Strategy and Future-State Care Design

• Develop and execute OCHIN's clinical AI and innovation strategy.
• Identify emerging healthcare, workforce, payment, technology, and regulatory trends likely to impact member organizations.
• Evaluate future-state care delivery models and recommend strategic investments.
• Translate emerging opportunities into actionable innovation portfolios and business cases.
• Advise executive leadership on innovation priorities, risks, and opportunities.
• Sponsor a portfolio of innovation initiatives aligned with organizational goals

AI and Emerging Technology Leadership

• Guide evaluation of emerging technologies including artificial intelligence, automation, ambient technologies, predictive analytics, digital therapeutics, and novel care delivery solutions.
• Establish frameworks for identifying, assessing, piloting, and scaling innovative technologies.
• Partner with internal technical, operational, and clinical leaders to determine where AI and emerging technologies can create meaningful value.
• Ensure innovation efforts align with organizational governance, safety, compliance, and ethical practices.
• Represent the voice of members in innovation investment decisions, ensuring solutions address real-world needs and deliver measurable value.

Industry Leadership and External Influence

• Represent OCHIN at national conferences, advisory boards, industry collaboratives, and innovation forums.
• Establish OCHIN as a recognized leader in AI-enabled healthcare transformation and innovation.
• Monitor emerging trends and translate market intelligence into organizational strategy
• Build relationships with thought leaders influencing the future of healthcare delivery.
• Engage directly with prospective and existing members to understand clinical, operational, and workforce challenges and identify innovation opportunities.
• Participate in member site visits, executive meetings, innovation discovery sessions, and strategic planning discussions to gather insights and strengthen OCHIN's understanding of emerging needs.

Team Leadership & Culture

• Partner across the organization ot assess opportunities for innovation-enabled services and future capabilities.
• Mentor, develop, and grow talent in the organization
• Inform executive and internal teams of industry emerging trends, information
• Foster a culture of operational excellence, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement

Requirements

Qualifications

• MD, DO, PharmD, DNP, or other advance clinical degree required.
• Additional graduate education in informatics, healthcare administration, public health, business, innovation, or related field preferred.
• 15+ years of progressive health care leadership experience
• Demonstrated success leading large-scale healthcare transformation, innovation, digital health, clinical operations, or technology-enabled care delivery initiatives.
• Experience evaluating, implementing, and scaling emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, automation, analytics, digital health, or novel care delivery models.
• Experience influencing organizational strategy and executive decision-making in complex healthcare environments.
• Demonstrated success leading cross-functional initiatives that span clinical, operational, technical, and business functions.
• Experience building consensus and driving adoption across diverse stakeholder groups, including executives, clinicians, product leaders, operational leaders, and external partners.
• The ideal candidate is a clinically trained executive with a demonstrated track record of leading healthcare innovation and…