[Hiring] Vice President, Architecture & AI @AccessHope

Role Description

AccessHope is seeking a Vice President, Architecture & AI to help uniquely deploy the latest cancer knowledge. As an ideal candidate, you’ll be a hands-on technical leader to architect the future of our technology platform, combining modern cloud engineering, enterprise architecture, and AI into a cohesive strategy.

• Own enterprise technology architecture across all platforms
• Develop and maintain multi-year technology roadmap
• Define architectural principles, standards, and governance
• Review all major technology initiatives
• Ensure scalability, maintainability, security, and resilience
• Lead architecture review board

AI Platform & Intelligence

• Own enterprise AI architecture including:
• Generative AI platform
• Agentic AI framework
• LLM infrastructure
• Retrieval architecture (RAG)
• Knowledge platform
• Model evaluation framework
• AI governance
• Prompt engineering standards
• AI observability
• Human-in-the-loop workflows

Cloud & Platform Engineering

• Provide technical leadership across:
• AWS Architecture
• Kubernetes
• Containers
• Serverless
• Networking
• API Strategy
• Event-driven architecture
• Microservices
• Identity & Access Management
• Infrastructure as Code
• CI/CD

Data Platform

• Partner with Data Engineering to define:
• Enterprise data architecture
• Data governance
• Data quality framework
• Semantic layer
• Master Data Management
• Metadata strategy
• Lakehouse architecture
• Snowflake strategy
• Data APIs

Application Architecture

• Provide architectural oversight for:
• Salesforce
• Member Portal
• Provider Portal
• Internal Operations Platform
• Integration Platform
• APIs
• Workflow Automation

Engineering Excellence

• Establish engineering standards including:
• Secure SDLC
• Architecture reviews
• Design documentation
• Coding standards
• AI-assisted software development
• Automated testing
• Technical debt management
• Developer productivity
• Platform reliability

Technology Strategy

• Evaluate and drive decisions regarding:
• Build vs Buy vs Partner
• Vendor selection
• Emerging technologies
• AI roadmap
• Platform investments
• Engineering productivity
• Technology risk
• Innovation portfolio

Executive Leadership

• Serve as trusted advisor to executive leadership regarding:
• Technology investments
• AI strategy
• Technical due diligence
• Architecture decisions
• Board presentations
• Enterprise modernization

Qualifications

• 12+ years in software engineering and enterprise architecture
• 5+ years leading architecture for enterprise SaaS platforms
• Experience building cloud-native applications at scale
• Demonstrated success leading enterprise modernization initiatives
• Deep expertise in AI platform architecture and production AI systems
• Experience in highly regulated industries

Preferred Qualifications

• 15+ years in software engineering and enterprise architecture
• 8+ years leading architecture for enterprise SaaS platforms
• Experience building cloud-native applications at scale
• Demonstrated success leading enterprise modernization initiatives
• Deep expertise in AI platform architecture and production AI systems
• Experience in highly regulated healthcare industry

Additional Information

• Virtual within the continental U.S.; support or collaboration across multiple time zones; may include travel up to 25%
• Must be eligible to work in the U.S. without employer sponsorship for an employment visa or any other type of US work authorization

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
• 401(k) Plan with Employer Match
• Leader Time Off (LTO)
• Parental Leave
• Short-Term Disability
• Voluntary Benefits (e.g., life insurance, additional coverage options)
• Remote work schedule
• Annual incentive bonus