IT Strategic Architect (Business Process Transformation & AI-Enabled Optimization) - Need Healthcare Exp

Position Title: IT Strategic Architect (Business Process Transformation & AI-Enabled Optimization)

Domain EXP: Healthcare

Location: Local to Minneapolis (MN)

Duration: C2C

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Candidate Requirements:

·         Candidate should have healthcare domain experience.

·         Having Business Analyst experience is a plus.

·         Should have experience leading business transformation initiatives where technology played a key role in achieving measurable business outcomes.

·         Should have experience using AI/ML tools or automation use cases that created tangible business value.

·         Decisioning, executive strategies.

Job Description

Role Summary

·         The IT Strategic Architect focuses on business strategy alignment, operating model transformation, and roadmap development, leveraging AI-enabled automation to drive measurable business outcomes.

·         This role partners closely with executive leadership to translate strategic priorities into scalable transformation roadmaps, ensuring business processes are optimized for efficiency, growth, and agility.

·         This is a business-outcome–driven role, shaping how AI/ML capabilities redefine processes, enhance decision-making, and unlock enterprise value.

·         The architect bridges strategy and execution, ensuring investments are aligned to long-term business objectives and value realization.

Required Skills

·         8–12+ years in business strategy, transformation, or technology-led business initiatives.

·         Should have Business Analyst experience and healthcare domain experience.

·         Strong experience in operating model design, process transformation, and roadmap execution.

·         Proven ability to translate executive discussions into actionable strategic plans and roadmaps.

·         Experience identifying AI/ML use cases that drive tangible business value.

·         Strong executive communication, stakeholder management, and influence skills.

Key Responsibilities

1. Business Strategy & Operating Model Alignment

·         Partner with business and functional leaders to understand strategic priorities, growth objectives, and operating models.

·         Translate strategy into capability-driven transformation initiatives.

·         Identify opportunities to simplify, standardize, and optimize processes using AI-enabled automation.

2. Process Transformation & Value Identification

·         Assess current business processes and operations to identify:

·         Inefficiencies and bottlenecks.

·         Manual dependencies and scalability challenges.

·         Opportunities for AI-driven automation and decision support.

·         Define clear value cases and business outcomes for transformation initiatives.

3. Target State Operating Model Design

·         Define future-state operating models and process frameworks that are:

·         Scalable, efficient, and customer-centric.

·         Focused on measurable business outcomes.

·         Establish how AI/ML capabilities will enhance productivity, decision-making, and experience.

4. Transformation Roadmap Development

·         Develop multi-year transformation roadmaps that:

·         Align business priorities with execution.

·         Balance value, cost, risk, and speed.

·         Sequence initiatives to deliver incremental, measurable impact.

·         Establish KPIs and value tracking mechanisms.

5. Portfolio & Investment Prioritization

·         Guide prioritization based on strategic alignment, ROI, and business impact.

·         Drive simplification and rationalization of processes and initiatives to reduce redundancy.

·         Promote consistency and reuse to improve efficiency and scalability.

6. Strategic Governance & Executive Advisory

·      Establish strategic guardrails for transformation initiatives.

·      Provide executive-level advisory on investments, trade-offs, and prioritization decisions.

·      Ensure sustained alignment between business strategy, execution, and value realization.

Outcomes & Value Delivered

·         Strong alignment between strategy, operating model, and execution roadmap.

·         Scaled adoption of AI-driven automation across key business functions.

·         Improved efficiency, cost optimization, and speed to market.

·         Clearly defined and measurable business outcomes.

·         Sustainable foundation for continuous innovation and growth.