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Strategic Project Lead - Healthcare
Remote US · Remote · Full-time · Posted Aug 26, 2026
- Experience
- 2+ years in clinical practice, healthcare, medical research, or life sciences.
About the job
Leads healthcare AI data programs from solution design through delivery, translating customer objectives and clinical expertise into medical data strategies and repeatable delivery practices.
What you'll do
- Set the quality and direction of healthcare AI programs and establish standards for designing, evaluating, and delivering data.
- Turn program standards into repeatable approaches, methodologies, and capabilities across the global delivery organization.
- Translate customer objectives and ambiguous requirements into clear specifications while managing stakeholders.
What they ask for
- 2+ years in clinical practice, healthcare, medical research, or life sciences.
- Track record of leading complex projects or multidisciplinary teams.
- Strong stakeholder-management skills and ability to translate ambiguous requirements into clear specifications.
- Comfort working in a fast-paced, global environment with evolving priorities and AI capabilities.
Nice to have
- Experience managing clinicians, researchers, or other specialist professional communities.
- Familiarity with healthcare data privacy, security, and responsible AI governance; medical datasets, annotation guidelines, clinical taxonomies, or evaluation criteria; or AI and healthcare technology organizations.
AI focus
Leads medical AI data programs, including data strategy, design, evaluation, and delivery.
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