Help Us Turn Extraordinary Data into Cures
St. Jude is where those with a passion for making a difference come to break new ground. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, the mission of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is to advance cures, and means of prevention, for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research and treatment.
Every day, St. Jude generates some of the most valuable data in pediatric medicine, including genomic and multi omics data, medical images, clinical records, and the operational detail of running a hospital and research institute. We are seeking a Director of Data and AI to take that data further and help make trusted, AI ready data part of how St. Jude works.
This leader will guide the next phase of our enterprise Databricks platform on Azure and drive adoption across research, administration, operations, and clinical integration. The Director will lead a talented team of data engineers, AI engineers, product leads, platform architects, and solutions engineers, translating platform capability into measurable mission impact.
This position may be eligible for remote work. However, St. Jude requires all remote employees to:
Travel to our Memphis campus for the interview process and/or orientation, if selected
Travel to Memphis to work on-site for one week per quarter, or as requested based on business needs, if hired.
By applying, you acknowledge and agree to these travel requirements as a condition of employment.
This position is remote within approved U.S. locations. Due to state-specific employment regulations, we are unable to consider applicants currently residing in California for remote work; however, candidates based in California who are willing to relocate to an approved location may be considered.
Your Top Priority: Make Our Data Platform the Way St. Jude Works
We have built a strong foundation on Databricks. Your central goal is to make it the first place teams turn for trusted data, analytics, and AI. A platform creates value when people use it and when it keeps pace with what they will need next, so you will lead both the overall data platform strategy and the adoption strategy that makes it matter across the institution.
Set the platform strategy and stay a few steps ahead. Keep a clear roadmap of what to enable next, anticipate where research, clinical, and operational needs and AI capabilities are heading, and advise the Vice President, Data & Analytics on where we need to go.
Set the adoption strategy. Define success and establish targets for active users, teams onboarded, certified data products in use, self service usage, AI solution adoption, and legacy reports and tools retired.
Know your users. Engage scientists, clinicians, finance and HR teams, and operational leaders to understand what they need, what slows them down, and what would make them change how they work.
Make it easy. Remove friction in access, onboarding, and tooling. Provide ready to use data products, templates, and natural language tools that help users get answers without waiting for a custom build.
Build a network of champions. Create a federated model of embedded partners and data champions who teach, support, and advocate within their departments.
Teach and enable. Launch training, office hours, communities of practice, and clear guidance on data tools and responsible AI use for every level of the organization.
Retire the old to make room for the new. Consolidate redundant reports, data marts, and shadow tools so teams have fewer, better, and more trusted sources.
Show the value. Measure and communicate time saved, decisions improved, research accelerated, operational performance improved, and legacy technology retired.
What You Will Lead
Build the Platform That Powers the Institution:
Own the strategy, roadmap, and continued implementation of the enterprise Databricks platform on Azure, including lakehouse architecture, pipelines, workspaces, security, identity, networking, reliability, performance, capacity,…