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Job Posting TitleAI Strategist PrincipalJob DescriptionThe Principal Artificial Intelligence (AI) Strategist will help lead and scale enterprise AI adoption, governance, and value realization across the organization. This role serves as a trusted advisor within Prime's AI function and works closely with business, technology, operations, clinical, legal, privacy, security, and executive leaders. The Principal AI Strategist is responsible for accelerating the adoption of AI capabilities while ensuring alignment with enterprise strategy, governance requirements, risk management practices, and business outcomes. This strategic partner will help operationalize Prime's AI strategy, support the AI Steering Committee, facilitate AI governance processes, identify opportunities for AI-enabled transformation, and drive measurable value across business capabilities.
Responsibilities
- Partner with the VP of AI Strategy to execute Prime's multi-year AI strategy and roadmap, translating enterprise priorities into actionable plans, business cases, investment priorities, and informed recommendations based on industry, technology, vendor, and competitive trends
- Lead Prime's AI governance framework and operating model by managing governance forums, Steering Committee processes, risk-tier evaluations, cross-functional reviews, responsible AI practices, and recommendations related to regulatory and client requirements
- Drive enterprise AI enablement and adoption by partnering on programs, playbooks, communities of practice, champion networks, learning initiatives, and change management efforts while establishing metrics to measure utilization, adoption, and business impact
- Serve as a trusted advisor to business and technology leaders; identify, prioritize, and advance AI-enabled transformation opportunities that align with enterprise objectives, improve workflows, promote reuse of enterprise AI assets, and deliver measurable business outcomes
- Develop and manage AI value realization metrics, dashboards, and executive reporting, in partnership with Finance and business leaders; quantify productivity gains, operational improvements, financial benefits, and progress against enterprise targets
- Evaluate emerging AI vendors, platforms, strategic partnerships, and market developments to support informed enterprise decisions across healthcare, PBM, and AI capabilities
- Promote three-in-a-box collaboration across business, technology, and functional teams, and foster a culture of innovation, accountability, and responsible AI adoption
- Other duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Healthcare Administration, Computer Science, Information Technology, Data Science, or related area of study, or equivalent combination of education and/or relevant work experience; HS diploma from an accredited school or equivalent GED required
- 7 years of work experience in healthcare, PBM, technology, digital transformation or analytics including 2 years of work experience developing, implementing, governing or advancing enterprise AI
Must be eligible to work in the United States without the need for work visa or residency sponsorship
Additional Qualifications
- Understanding of AI, machine learning, generative AI, automation, and emerging digital technologies
- Demonstrated ability to connect technology investments to measurable business outcomes
- Familiarity with Microsoft Copilot, Azure AI, enterprise AI platforms, agentic AI solutions, and healthcare AI applications
- Excellent executive communication and presentation skills
Preferred Qualifications
- Master's degree (MBA, MHA, MS, or related field)
- PBM, health plan, healthcare services, or healthcare technology experience
- Experience leading AI Centers of Excellence, innovation teams, or transformation offices
- Experience working with executive leadership and cross-functional stakeholders
- Experience with governance, risk management, and regulatory compliance
Every employee must understand, comply with and attest to the security responsibilities and security controls unique to their job, and comply with all applicable legal, regulatory, and contractual requirements and internal policies and procedures
Every employee must be able to perform the essential functions of the job and, if requested, reasonable accommodations will be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions, absent undue hardship. In addition, Prime retains the right to change or assign other duties to this job
Potential pay for this position ranges from $124,000.00 - $211,000.00 based on experience and skills.To review our Benefits, Incentives and Additional Compensation, visit our Benefits Page and click on the "Benefits at a glance" button for more detail (https://www.primetherapeutics.com/benefits).
Prime Therapeutics LLC is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We encourage diverse candidates to apply, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, disability, age, veteran status, or any other legally protected class under federal, state, or local law.
We welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives including qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records and any qualified applicants requiring reasonable accommodations in accordance with the law.
Prime Therapeutics LLC is a Tobacco-Free Workplace employer.
Positions will be posted for a minimum of five consecutive workdays.
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Healthcare Administration, Computer Science, Information Technology, Data Science, or a related field, or equivalent education and relevant work experience
- High school diploma or GED
- Seven years of experience in healthcare, PBM, technology, digital transformation, or analytics, including two years developing, implementing, governing, or advancing enterprise AI
- Eligible to work in the United States without work visa or residency sponsorship
- Understanding of AI, machine learning, generative AI, automation, and emerging digital technologies
- Ability to connect technology investments to measurable business outcomes
- Familiarity with Microsoft Copilot, Azure AI, enterprise AI platforms, agentic AI solutions, and healthcare AI applications
- Excellent executive communication and presentation skills
- Master’s degree such as MBA, MHA, MS, or related field
- PBM, health plan, healthcare services, or healthcare technology experience
- Experience leading AI Centers of Excellence, innovation teams, or transformation offices
- Experience working with executive leadership and cross-functional stakeholders
- Experience with governance, risk management, and regulatory compliance
Prime Therapeutics Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Prime Therapeutics and has not been reviewed or approved by Prime Therapeutics.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as comprehensive, with medical, dental, and vision options and plan designs that include low deductibles for some choices. Wellness screenings and related incentives add perceived value to the health offering.
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits stand out through a 401(k) match that is characterized as generous and immediately vested. This structure improves the overall long-term value of the total rewards package.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Annual incentive bonuses are positioned as a meaningful component of total compensation and are often portrayed as substantial when performance goals are met. Incentive eligibility appears broadly available across roles, boosting the perceived completeness of rewards.
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What We Do
Everything we do is connected to helping people get the medicine they need to feel better and live well. It’s meaningful work and we’ve been doing it for over 20 years. In the pharmacy benefit management (PBM)industry, we’re different. We’re owned by 18 not-for-profit Blue Cross and Blue Shield health plans. This allows us to control costs and empower our employees to put members first. It’s a successful combination. We have the lowest pharmacy trend in the industry and serve 28+ million members throughout the US. In addition to core PBM services, we work closely with our clients to implement the right benefit design, clinical and specialty programs, formulary and networks. A few key products: • NetResults™ • Specialty Drug Management • Best in Care™ • GuidedHealth® • Advanced Fraud, Waste and Abuse: Member and Prescriber Investigations • Prime Analytics™ • CareCentered Contracting™Controlled Substance Management Program Join us! Prime is always looking for smart, purposeful people to join our team. We’re growing fast which means there are plenty of opportunities to advance and grow in your career. At the same time, Prime supports flexibility and offers generous PTO so you can enjoy an enviable work/life balance. We’re a privately held company -big enough to make a difference and small enough for you to have an impact. Follow Prime on LinkedIn to learn more.
