Director / Associate Director – Artificial Intelligence (AI)

ROLE OVERVIEW
Ascent Healthcare is seeking a visionary and hands-on Director / Associate Director of Artificial Intelligence to lead and scale our enterprise AI capabilities. This leadership role demands a rare blend of deep technical expertise and executive-level strategic thinking. You will architect and deliver next-generation AI solutions — spanning Generative AI, Agentic AI, LLMs, and MLOps — while driving AI adoption, building high-performance teams, and shaping the organization's long-term AI roadmap.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Define and execute the Enterprise AI Strategy, Roadmap, and AI Factory/Agentic AI Factory Model aligned to healthcare business goals.
• Lead end-to-end design and delivery of AI platforms, Gen AI solutions, LLM-based systems, Agentic AI frameworks, and Conversational AI products.
• Architect scalable, secure, and responsible AI solutions leveraging RAG, CAG, MCP, SLM, Context Engineering, Vector DB, Graph DB, and multi-modal LLMs.
• Drive MLOps/LLMOps practices, model monitoring, CI/CD pipelines,



and production-grade AI deployment on AWS and Cloud AI services.
• Provide technical leadership across AI/ML, NLP, Deep Learning, and Data Science initiatives — hands-on coding in Python and SQL as required.
• Champion AI Governance, Responsible AI, and AI Security frameworks across the enterprise.
• Lead Pre-sales, RFP/RFI responses, GTM strategy, and client engagement for AI solutions.
• Build, mentor, and grow high-performing AI engineering teams; drive training, performance management, and talent development.
• Manage cross-functional stakeholder relationships, executive communication, and AI program portfolio delivery.
• Oversee budget planning, resource allocation, risk governance, and compliance for AI initiatives.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• 12–20 years of progressive experience in AI/ML Engineering, Data Science, and technology leadership.
• Proven track record of deliver

📌 Director Of Artificial Intelligence Hyderabad (India)
🏢 Ascent Business Solutions
📍 India