AVP/VP, AI Engineering & Solutions

Role Description

EMIDS is at an inflection point. We are a 2000-person healthcare technology and consulting firm in the middle of a bold pivot to an AI-native "Service as a Software" model. Our platform ecosystem, including Pacca Platform, is live and evolving fast. We are looking for a VP of AI Engineering and Solutions who can do what very few people in this industry can: build real AI products at speed and then walk into a room with a healthcare CxOs and make them believe.

This is not a traditional engineering leadership role. It sits at the intersection of product, engineering, and revenue. You will own our AI solutions practice end to end, co-sell with our sales team, run rapid prototypes that close deals, and lead a team spanning Product Management and Product Development Life cycles. You will lead a team of Forward Deploy Context Engineers (FDCEs) who will build next generation AI solutions for our customers.

What You Will Do

• Drive Revenue Through Engineering
  • Co-sell alongside account executives and sales leaders at healthcare payors and providers
  • Lead live demos and proof-of-concept builds that directly influence deal outcomes
  • Translate complex AI capabilities into compelling, accessible value propositions for C-suite buyers
  • Own 70% of your time on customer-facing solutioning, prototyping, and presales engineering
• Build Fast, Build Right
  • Rapid prototype AI-powered solutions using modern toolchains including Cursor, Claude Code, Replit, Bolt, and similar platforms
  • Lead solutioning of AI SDLC and AI product management engagements for customers
  • Architect and own EMIDS's internal AI-native development practices and delivery frameworks
  • Balance speed-to-demo with production-grade engineering standards across the 30% internal build portfolio
• Lead a High-Performing Team
  • Directly manage and grow the organization across product management, product and software development lifecycle
  • Set engineering culture, hiring bar, and delivery standards for the AI practice
  • Partner with the Chief AI Officer to evolve EMIDS's platform portfolio and internal tooling
  • Build and mentor a team of forward deployed engineers who blend technical depth with client presence
• Shape the Practice
  • Define and refine EMIDS's AI PDLC / SDLC and AI product management offerings
  • Develop repeatable demo assets, solution templates, and IP that accelerate the sales cycle
  • Contribute to positioning, thought leadership, and go-to-market strategy for the AI practice

Qualifications

• Proven ability to build AI-powered applications from rapid prototype through production
• Champion a culture where every practitioner builds; leading by example with regular prototypes shared internally and externally
• Hands-on fluency with modern AI development tools: Cursor, Claude Code, Bolt, Replit, or equivalent
• Consulting DNA: you have worked in a forward deployed or client-facing engineering capacity
• Track record of influencing revenue: demos that closed, prototypes that won, deals you shaped
• Leadership experience managing cross-functional product and design teams
• Entrepreneurial drive: you move fast, you build things, you take ownership
• Based in the United States with the ability to travel frequently to client sites

Requirements

• Strong Plus: Healthcare domain knowledge across payor or provider systems (not required but valued)
• Experience building AI agents, agentic workflows, or LLM-powered products
• Background in platform or product companies with a commercial engineering mindset
• Prior experience at a management consulting or technology consulting firm

What Success Looks Like

In your first 90 days, you are in front of customers building demos and co-selling. Within six months, you have shipped repeatable AI solution templates and contributed to closed revenue. Within a year, the AI Engineering practice is known inside EMIDS and in the market as the team that builds things that win deals and delivers things that actually work.

Compensation and Benefits

• Competitive base salary benchmarked to VP-level engineering and consulting roles
• Performance bonus tied to revenue and practice growth metrics
• Equity participation reflects the entrepreneurial nature of this role
• Full benefits including health, dental, vision, and 401(k)
• Travel budget and tools stipend to support your client-facing work