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Onsite or Remote
Fixed Hybrid
Work Schedule
Monday - Friday; 8:00am - 5:00pm (PST)
Posted Date
09/03/2026
Salary Range: $132300 - 307100 Annually
Employment Type
2 - Staff: Career
Duration
Indefinite
Job #
32680
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Bring your expertise in AI, automation, and process transformation to UCLA Health and help build smarter, more effective healthcare operations.
UCLA Health is seeking an innovative and strategic leader to serve as Assistant/Associate Director of Intelligent Automation. In this role, you will lead the design, implementation, governance, and expansion of AI-enabled automation solutions that improve operational efficiency, quality, employee experience, and organizational performance.
As part of Performance Strategy & Analytics, you will partner with clinical, operational, technology, compliance, privacy, data governance, and analytics leaders to translate complex business needs into secure, scalable, and responsible solutions. You will also lead cross-functional delivery, establish automation priorities, measure outcomes, and build organizational capability for continuous improvement.
This flexible hybrid role allows for a blend of remote and on-site work, requiring presence on-site as needed based on operational requirements. Please note, travel to the “home office” location is not reimbursed. Each employee will complete a FlexWork Agreement with their manager to outline expectations and ensure mutual understanding. These arrangements are periodically reviewed and may be adjusted or terminated as necessary.
Salary offers are based on a variety of factors including qualifications, experience, and internal equity. The full salary range for this position is $132,300 - $307,100 annually. The University anticipates offering a salary between the minimum and midpoint of this range.
As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts a conditional offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; received notice of any allegations or are currently the subject of any administrative or disciplinary proceedings involving misconduct; have left a position after receiving notice of allegations or while under investigation in an administrative or disciplinary proceeding involving misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of misconduct with a previous employer.
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Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Demonstrated strategic leadership in automation portfolio planning, prioritization, and benefits realization.
Required
Working knowledge of AI, generative AI, machine learning, workflow orchestration, and enterprise automation concepts.
Required
Ability to analyze complex workflows, identify root causes, redesign processes, and implement sustainable improvements.
Required
Ability to translate business needs into clear requirements, solution designs, implementation plans, and measurable outcomes.
Required
Knowledge of healthcare privacy, security, compliance, HIPAA, data governance, and responsible use of sensitive information.
Required
Understanding of responsible AI practices, including validation, human oversight, monitoring, transparency, bias awareness, and escalation pathways.
Required
Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills with clinical, operational, technical, and executive audiences.
Required
Strong project and program management skills, including scope, timeline, risk, issue, resource, and dependency management.
Required
Change management skills, including communication, training, adoption planning, and sustainment of new workflows.
Required
Ability to define and monitor performance metrics, ROI, quality indicators, cycle time, productivity, and customer experience outcomes.
Required
Advanced skill in Python, AI/ML tools, Tableau/PowerPoint, SQL, R, PowerPoint, and Excel; Excellent written, verbal, facilitation, and executive presentation skills.
Required
Demonstrated ability to lead, coach, develop, and hold staff accountable in a collaborative environment.
Required
Commitment to service excellence, continuous improvement, innovation, equity, inclusion, and UCLA Health standards of conduct.
Required
8+ years
Progressively responsible experience in healthcare operations, data analytics, and process improvement.
Required
5+ years
Healthcare leadership or management experience supervising IT staff and/or leading matrixed, cross-functional teams.
Required
2+ years
Demonstrated experience leading AI/ML, intelligent automation, workflow redesign, or digital transformation initiatives with measurable operational outcomes in healthcare industry.
Required
3+ years
Experience applying Lean, Six Sigma, operational excellence, or comparable process improvement methodologies to complex workflows.
Required
5+ years
Experience in an academic medical center, integrated health system, clinical operations, quality reporting, healthcare analytics, or regulated healthcare environment.
Preferred
5+ years
Experience with platforms such as Microsoft Azure AI Services, Databricks, Tableau, Epic, or similar enterprise technologies.
Preferred
Needed at (hire, within x time)
Required / Preferred
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, Black Belt, or equivalent process improvement certification
Upon hire or within 12 months
Preferred
Project Management Professional (PMP), Agile/Scrum certification, or equivalent project/program management credential
Upon hire or within 12 months
Preferred
Responsible AI, AI governance, automation platform, cloud, analytics, or related technology certification
Upon hire or within 12 months
Preferred
As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer.
Current/former UC employees are subject to a personnel file review.
For more than half a century, UCLA Health has provided the best in healthcare and the latest in medical technology to the people of Los Angeles and throughout the world.
Comprised of Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica, Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA, UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital, UCLA West Valley Medical Center and the UCLA Medical Group with its wide-reaching system of primary-care and specialty-care offices throughout the region, UCLA Health is among the most comprehensive and advanced healthcare systems in the world.
Our physicians are world leaders in the diagnosis and treatment of complex illnesses, and our hospitals are among the best in the country. Consistently ranked one of the top ten hospitals in the nation and the best medical center in the western United States by U.S. News & World Report, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center is at the cutting edge of biomedical research, and our doctors and scientists are leaders in performing pioneering work across an astounding range of disciplines, from organ transplantation and cardiac surgery to neurosurgery and cancer treatment, and bringing the latest discoveries to virtually every field of medicine.
