Staff Vice President (VP) AI Tech – Data Science at Elevance Health
Richmond, VA
$206,000–$370,800from the description
Jul 6, 2026
Richmond, VA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior leadership role overseeing a data science organization of roughly 50 people, including data scientists, machine learning engineers, and analytics professionals. The position is responsible for guiding AI and advanced analytics work from experimentation through production deployment, integrating models with core healthcare systems such as claims, membership, and provider platforms. It suits an experienced technology executive with a background in large-scale enterprise AI delivery, ideally within healthcare or another regulated industry.
Principal level · 15+ years · Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN · Bachelor's required · Full-time
Advertised as Staff, but the requirements read as Principal.
Posted 2 times — it's one opening, so apply once.
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Why we read it this way (8)
The title 'Staff Vice President' uses 'Staff' as a corporate seniority band at Elevance Health, not the engineering Staff-level band. Given the scope — 50+ FTE org, $100M+ program leadership, enterprise-wide AI strategy, direct executive engagement, and fiscal budget ownership — the actual requirements support a Principal-level classification.
The role is a people-management executive position (4+ direct reports, ~50 total FTEs, hiring/coaching/evaluating direct reports), making 11-3021 the primary SOC. 15-2051 (Data Scientists) is listed as the runner-up because the role also sets technical direction for data science and AI modeling.
The 15-year minimum experience requirement is stated at the role level ('minimum of 15 years of IT leadership experience'); the 8-year sub-requirement is for large-enterprise multi-team delivery specifically.
Healthcare payer systems experience (claims, product, provider, membership) is listed as 'preferred' in the requirements text ('prefer payer commercial systems experience').
A PhD is listed under 'Preferred Skills, Capabilities and Experiences' — not a hard gate.
The salary range of $206,000–$370,800/year applies specifically to California, Illinois, New York, and Virginia locations; ranges for other listed office locations (Indianapolis, Atlanta, Mason, OH) may differ.
The role is hybrid (3 days/week in-office minimum), not fully remote.
Ignored 2 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): AI/ML model development, enterprise IT leadership.
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