Vice President / Head of Artificial Intelligence

Job Description

Job Description

About Definitive Healthcare :

At Definitive Healthcare (NASDAQ : DH), we're passionate about turning data, analytics, and expertise into meaningful intelligence that helps our customers achieve success and shape the future of healthcare. We empower them to uncover the right markets, opportunities, and people—paving the way for smarter decisions and greater impact.

We're headquartered in Framingham, Massachusetts, but we have 3 office locations globally, including locations in Sweden, and India. We've grown significantly since our founding in 2011 and have expanded our global client base to 2,400+.

We're also a great place to work. In 2024, we brought home a number of awards including Built In's 100 Best Places to Work in Boston, a Stevie Bronze Award for Great Employers, and we were recognized as a Great Place to Work in India.

We foster a collaborative, inclusive culture where diverse perspectives drive innovation. Through programs like DefinitiveCares and our employee-led affinity groups we strive to promote connection, education, and inclusion.

Department : Product & Engineering

Location : Framingham, MA

Reports To : EVP / Chief Technology, Product & Engineering Officer

Job Type : Full-time | Managerial

About the position :

We are seeking an accomplished and visionary leader to serve as our Vice President / Head of Artificial Intelligence . This executive will be responsible for defining and executing the organization's AI strategy end-to-end—research, productization, operations, ethics, and talent development—positioning us as an industry leader in AI innovation.

The AI Leader will spearhead the enterprise-wide AI strategy, driving innovation, operational efficiency, and competitive advantage through responsible and scalable AI adoption. This role blends technical depth with strategic vision, requiring a leader who can align AI initiatives with business goals, manage cross-functional teams, and evangelize AI across the organization.

This is a transformative leadership role for a hands-on leader with the vision and operational rigor to scale artificial intelligence capabilities for a high-growth, data-driven business.

What you'll do :

Strategic Leadership & Vision

• Define and execute the enterprise AI roadmap, including GenAI, agentic frameworks, and chatbot UX initiatives.
• Collaborate with executive leadership to align AI investments with GTM, product, engineering and operational priorities.
• Drive the integration of AI / ML capabilities across products, services, and internal operations.
• Directly manage our Machine Learning and Data Science teams.
• Stay at the forefront of AI trends, emerging technologies and regulations; evaluate partnerships and M&A opportunities in the AI space to ensure the company maintains a competitive edge.
• Represent the company in external forums, conferences, and strategic collaborations (e.g., Databricks, Tamr).

Research, Development & Productization

Technical Oversight, Data Strategy & Infrastructure

Talent, Organizational, and Cross-Functional Leadership

Ethics, Safety & Governance

Partnerships & Ecosystem Engagement

What You Bring – Experience & Qualifications :

Why we love Definitive, and why you will too!

What our Employees are saying about us on Glassdoor :

"Great Work atmosphere, great work life balance, excellent company to work for, amazing top notch product, incredible customer service, lots of tools to help you succeed."

"Great team. Amazing growth. Employees are treated very well."

"I have waited 36 years to work at a dream job for a dream company and I am so happy to have finally got there."

If you don't fit all of these qualifications, but believe you're still a great fit, feel free to apply and tell us why in your cover letter.

If you are a California, Colorado, New York City or Washington resident and this role is a remote role, you can receive additional information about the compensation and benefits for this role, which we will provide upon request.

Definitive Hiring Philosophy

Definitive Healthcare is an equal opportunity employer that celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive workplace with equal opportunity for all applicants and teammates. Our goal is to recruit the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool regardless of race, color, religion, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other status. If you're interested in working in a fast growing, exciting working environment – we encourage you to apply!

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