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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Principal, Strategic Initiatives, AI Transformation - **Company:** EVOLENT GROUP LLC - **Location:** Olympia, WA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $115,000.0 - $130,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Generative AI, Performance Monitor - **Published:** August 30, 2026 - **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/5255AF9F1CF04CD784A1541A074E1885/job/ ## About the Role We are seeking a highly motivated Principal, Strategic Initiatives to lead the enterprise transition from traditional operational workflows to AI-enabled and agentic operating models, ensuring technology, processes, governance, workforce capabilities, and performance measures evolve in a coordinated and sustainable manner. The successful candidate will possess deep expertise in large-scale technology-driven transformation, organizational change management, and program leadership, with a demonstrated ability to navigate ambiguity, align diverse stakeholders, and drive sustainable adoption of new ways of working., * Bachelor's degree in Business, Technology, Healthcare Administration, or related field. * 7-10+ years of program management, change management, transformation leadership, consulting, or operational leadership experience. * 5+ years leading large cross-functional technology, transformation, or AI-enabled programs. * Demonstrated success leading highly complex cross-functional initiatives and aligning business, operational, and technology stakeholders toward shared outcomes. * Demonstrated ability to influence senior executives and drive alignment across competing stakeholder groups. ยท Exceptional communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills. * Experience developing and monitoring KPIs and value realization metrics to track performance, adoption, risks, trends, and business outcomes., * Masters's degree in Business, Technology, Healthcare Administration, or related field. * Change management certification (Prosci, CCMP, or equivalent). * Program management certification (PMP, PgMP, Agile, SAFe, or equivalent). * Experience implementing generative AI, machine learning, automation, or intelligent workflow solutions. * Healthcare, payer, provider, utilization management, or regulated industry experience preferred., We require that all employees have the following technical capability at their home: High speed internet over 10 Mbps and, specifically for all call center employees, the ability to plug in directly to the home internet router. ## Description Transformation Leadership & Program Delivery * Lead enterprise-scale AI transformation initiatives from strategy through deployment and adoption, managing program governance, risks, dependencies, and execution across multiple workstreams. * Partner with clinical, operations, product, engineering, and data science teams to reimagine end-to-end business processes and define future-state human-AI operating models, including roles, decision ownership, and oversight mechanisms. * Identify, prioritize, and sequence AI transformation opportunities based on business value, operational impact, technical feasibility, and organizational readiness. * Drive alignment across business and technical stakeholders to ensure AI-enabled solutions deliver scalable operational outcomes, measurable business value, and sustainable adoption. * Establish and monitor KPIs and value realization metrics, including operational performance, quality, adoption, financial impact, and stakeholder satisfaction; provide executive reporting on progress, risks, decisions, and outcomes. Organizational Change Management * Develop and execute comprehensive change management strategies that accelerate and sustain adoption of AI-enabled workflows across all levels of the organization. * Assess workforce impacts and define role evolution, skills development, training, and organizational readiness strategies required to support AI-enabled operations. * Lead stakeholder engagement, communications, training, and leadership alignment efforts to build organizational readiness and drive sustainable adoption of AI-enabled operations. Governance, Risk, and Responsible AI * Lead the integration and execution of responsible AI, clinical safety, compliance, privacy, security, and operational governance frameworks into AI transformation programs. * Ensure adherence to contractual, regulatory, and organizational requirements, including permissions, reporting, monitoring, and stakeholder communications. * Identify and mitigate transformation risks related to AI adoption, operational readiness, clinical safety, regulatory compliance, and organizational change. ## Related Videos - [Your imaginations is (no longer) the limit: how Generative AI empowers people to be creative](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/741-your-imaginations-is-no-longer-the-limit-how-generative-ai-empowers-people-to-be-creative) - [Introduction to Azure Machine Learning](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/368-introduction-to-azure-machine-learning) - [ShapeShift: Reinventing Agile for a B2B SaaS Scale-Up](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1655-shapeshift-reinventing-agile-for-a-b2b-saas-scale-up) - [Leading efficiency, empathy, and the human experience with AI](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1699-leading-efficiency-empathy-and-the-human-experience-with-ai) - [The shadows that follow the AI generative models](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/624-the-shadows-that-follow-the-ai-generative-models) - [GenAI after the Hype: Transforming Organizations with GenAI-based Agents](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1099-genai-after-the-hype-transforming-organizations-with-genai-based-agents) ## Related Articles - [Navigating the AI Shift](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/629-navigating-the-ai-shift) - [How to Become an AI Engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/331-how-to-become-an-ai-engineer) - [Stephan Gillich - Bringing AI Everywhere](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/489-stephan-gillich-bringing-ai-everywhere) - [What Industries Outside of AI Are Hiring The Most AI Experts?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/98-what-industries-outside-of-ai-are-hiring-the-most-ai-experts) - [Got AI ideas but no money? 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