Job Description:

Job Title: VP, Data and AI

Location: Springfield, MO
Employment Type: Full Time
 

Job Summary:
Are you ready to shape the future of healthcare innovation through data and artificial intelligence? Join our compassionate, mission-driven team where your leadership will directly impact lives, empower clinicians, and transform how care is delivered. This is a unique opportunity to lead enterprise-wide data strategy, drive cutting-edge AI solutions, influence executive decision-making, build high-performing teams, and create meaningful change across clinical, operational, and financial domains. We are seeking a visionary, collaborative, and results-driven leader who thrives in complex environments and is passionate about leveraging data, analytics, machine learning, and large language models to make a difference.
 

The VP, Data and AI is responsible for defining and executing a unified enterprise data strategy that enables advanced analytics, artificial intelligence, and scalable data solutions. This role oversees Data Engineering, Analytics, and AI functions while ensuring enterprise data assets are integrated, governed, and optimized for actionable insights. You will lead the development of cross-system data platforms, drive adoption of AI technologies, and ensure alignment between technical capabilities and strategic business goals.
 

This position offers…

• Employee Assistance Program – 24/7 counseling services, legal assistance, & financial consultation for you and your household at no cost
• Mileage Reimbursement – Company paid for work functions requiring travel
• Employee Discounts – Hotels, Theme Parks & Attractions, College Tuition
• Workplace Culture - An environment cultivating employee wellbeing, valuing each individual's humanity, and actively promoting a healthy, joyful workforce
• Additional Perks & Benefits - Scroll down to bottom of this post to learn more
   

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and execute the enterprise data and AI strategy to drive business transformation and innovation
• Build and scale enterprise data platforms (e.g., Snowflake) that enable analytics, machine learning, and AI solutions
• Develop and deploy AI and large language model (LLM) solutions to enhance decision-making and automation
• Create cross-functional data products integrating clinical, operational, and financial data sources
• Oversee Data Engineering, Analytics, and AI teams, ensuring alignment with organizational priorities
• Establish best practices, architecture standards, and governance frameworks for enterprise data and AI
• Drive innovation by identifying high-impact AI use cases beyond vendor-native capabilities
• Ensure compliance with data governance, security, privacy, and regulatory requirements
• Partner with clinical IT and EHR teams to optimize data integration and maximize platform value
• Evaluate emerging technologies and guide strategic adoption decisions
• Build, mentor, and lead high-performing technical teams fostering a culture of accountability and growth
• Manage budgets, vendors, and resource planning for enterprise data initiatives
• Communicate strategy, insights, and outcomes to executive stakeholders
   

Education, Experience, and/or Credential Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s or MBA preferred in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or related field
• 10+ years of experience in data engineering, analytics, artificial intelligence, or related fields
• 5+ years of leadership experience managing enterprise-scale teams and initiatives
• Demonstrated success leading enterprise data strategy and AI transformation
• Experience implementing AI, machine learning, and LLM solutions in production environments
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Experience with Snowflake or similar enterprise data platforms preferred
• Healthcare or regulated industry experience preferred
   

Additional Qualifications:

• Strong expertise in modern data architectures including data warehouses and lakehouses
• Deep understanding of AI/ML technologies and enterprise applications
• Proven ability to drive innovation and deliver high-impact analytics solutions
• Strong leadership, communication, and executive influence skills
• Ability to balance strategic vision with operational execution
• Strong financial and business acumen
• Ability to lead cross-functional collaboration in complex environments

Position Perks & Benefits:

Paid time off: full-time employees receive an attractive time off package to balance your work and personal life

Employee benefits package: full-time employees receive health, dental, vision, retirement, life, & more

Top-notch training: initial, ongoing, comprehensive, and supportive

Career mobility: advancement opportunities/promoting from within

Welcoming, warm, supportive: a work culture & environment that promotes your well-being, values you as human being, and encourages your health and happiness

Brightli is on a Mission:

A mission to improve client care, reduce the financial burden of community mental health centers by sharing resources, a mission to have a larger voice in advocacy to increase access to mental health and substance user care in our communities, and a mission to evolve the behavioral health industry to better meet the needs of our clients.

As a behavioral and community mental health provider, we prioritize fostering a culture of belonging and connection within our workforce. We encourage applications from individuals with varied backgrounds and experiences, as we believe that a rich tapestry of perspectives strengthens our mission. If you are passionate about empowering local communities and creating an environment where everyone feels valued and supported, we invite you to join our mission-driven organization dedicated to cultivating an authentic workplace.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

Brightli is a Smoke and Tobacco Free Workplace.