MHS and DHA AI & Data Lead (Hiring Immediately)

Job Family : Data Science Consulting

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Clearance Required :

What You Will Do :

The MHS and DHA AI & Data Lead is a senior technical and people leader responsible for delivering AI- and data-driven solutions across MHS and DHA. This role operates within a matrixed consulting organization, partnering closely with client account leadership, delivery teams, and growth teams.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead and oversee AI and data solution delivery for MHS and DHA clients ensuring high-quality technical execution, regulatory compliance, and strong client relationships

• Serve as the technical delivery lead for complex engagements, managing scope, staffing, risk, and project economics in collaboration with account and program leadership

• Act as a trusted technical advisor to client stakeholders across IT, data, analytics, interoperability, and mission functions

• Support business development efforts by working with account teams to identify, shape, and pursue new opportunities, serving as the AI/Data technical leader during capture, proposal development, and client presentations

• Translate Defense health and healthcare needs into scalable, secure, and compliant end-to-end data and AI architectures, spanning data modeling, engineering, interoperability, analytics, AI/ML, and visualization

• Lead architecture and delivery decisions for centralized data repositories and enterprise data platforms, enabling integrated analytics, AI/ML, and decision support across diverse data sources

• Guide solution design and delivery across FedRAMP-authorized environments, ensuring alignment with federal security, privacy, and compliance requirements

• Build, manage, and mentor high-performing teams, including developing junior and mid-level staff, providing technical guidance, and helping scale AI and data capabilities across the organization

• Stay current on emerging AI, data, and interoperability technologies and assess their applicability to federal health and VA client needs

What You Will Need :

• Must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DoD PUBLIC TRUST. Candidates with an ACTIVE PUBLIC TRUST or SUITABILITY are preferred.

  o Once onboard with Guidehouse, new hire MUST be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DoD SECRET security clearance.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Data Science, or a related technical field

• TEN (10) or more years of experience in technology delivery, architecture, or consulting, with a strong focus on AI, data, analytics, or advanced digital solutions

• SEVEN (7) or more years of experience delivering solutions to health organizations, including MHS and DHA

• Experience as a Solution Architect, Data Architect, and/or AI Architect, with hands-on experience leading, designing, and delivering production-grade AI and data solutions

• Experience designing and delivering data interoperability and integration solutions, including ingestion, transformation, and harmonization of data from disparate clinical, public health, and operational systems

• Experience with centralized data repositories and enterprise data platforms (e.g., Databricks, Snowflake, Palantir, or comparable cloud-native platforms)

• Experience leading and delivering data/technology solutions within FedRAMP-compliant environments (e.g., AWS GovCloud, Azure Government, GCP, or equivalent)

• Experience managing project financials, including estimates, forecasts, and delivery margin accountability.

• Must be able to go to Guidehouse office or Client site.

What Would Be Nice To Have :

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, Public Health, or a related field

• Understands the data ecosystem for health data within Defense

• An ACTIVE and MAINTAINED SECRET Federal or DoD security clearance.

• Demonstrated ability to scale delivery and technical expertise across multiple projects or accounts within a matrixed consulting environment

• Proven history of selling and shaping technology solutions in the federal health market, including participation in captures, proposals, and client presentations

• Strong communication skills, with the ability to clearly explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences, including senior client leaders

• Direct experience delivering AI, data, analytics, or interoperability solutions for MHS and DHA

• Hands-on experience working with real-world healthcare data, including electronic health records (EHR), claims, and other administrative or observational data

• Experience applying analytics and AI to healthcare or public health data to support clinical, operational, population health, or policy decisions

• Familiarity with federal health data ecosystems, including interoperability standards and frameworks such as FHIR and HL7

• Experience architecting or modernizing enterprise-scale data platforms that support analytics, AI/ML, and generative AI use cases

• Experience applying modern AI techniques (e.g., machine learning, NLP, generative AI) to integrated, multi-source healthcare datasets

• Experience connecting or integrating federal health data with commercial healthcare data, such as payer, provider, life sciences, or digital health datasets

• Consulting experience supporting multiple concurrent federal health clients or large-scale programs

• Experience serving as a technical leader in client workshops, executive briefings, proposal development, and orals

• Relevant certifications (e.g., AWS, Azure, or GCP architecture, data, or AI certifications; PMP; SAFe)

What We Offer :

Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

Benefits include:

• Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance

• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays

• Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus

• Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance

• 401(k) Retirement Plan

• Basic Life & Supplemental Life

• Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability

• Student Loan PayDown

• Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities

• Skills Development & Certifications

• Employee Referral Program

• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach

• Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program

• Mobility Stipend

About Guidehouse

Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer–Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.

Guidehouse will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law or ordinance including the Fair Chance Ordinance of Los Angeles and San Francisco.

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