Several employees of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) posted on LinkedIn inviting industry professionals to apply for senior executive roles in the agency to lead initiatives on technology, data and artificial intelligence.
The open roles include a Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer to “[advance] AI technologies in healthcare while ensuring ethical and equitable AI use,” a Chief Technology Officer to “drive innovation and transformation within HHS”, and a Chief Data Officer to “oversee data operations strategy and execution," Steven Posnack, deputy national coordinator at ONC, posted on LinkedIn
President Joe Biden called for the appointment of a Chief AI Officer in each agency within 60 days of his October 30, 2023 executive order on AI. National Coordinator for Health IT Micky Tripathi was appointed acting CAIO of HHS in May 2024.
Tripathi has held multiple high-ranking AI roles in the eight months since the Executive Order, including Chair of HHS’ AI Task Force and acting Chief AI Officer. Until recently, Tripathi also served as a non-voting member and federal liaison on the board of the Coalition for Health AI.
The jobs will be posted on www.usajobs.gov. HHS will also host a webinar announcement with more information.