Vice President, AI & Digital Health Programs

About the role

The American Nurses Enterprise (ANE) is seeking a Vice President (VP) of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Digital Health Programs to lead and support a highly skilled, high-performing team of up to three direct reports. This role is grant-funded for an expected three-year term and is contingent upon continued grant funding.

What You Will Do

• Partner with the executive leadership team to align programs and initiatives with the ANE's mission, values, and strategic priorities.
• Direct departmental budget development and reconciliation, ensuring accountability for grant funding, contract compliance, and resource stewardship.
• Develop and implement mechanisms to evaluate and report on the impact of ANE's programs, products, and services.
• Provide executive-level reports and data visualizations that demonstrate organizational influence on nursing, healthcare delivery, and health policy.
• Identify and advance opportunities for collaboration, business development, and policy engagement.
• Lead special projects and strategic initiatives as assigned to address emerging priorities and opportunities.

Program & Resource Development

• Direct the creation of content and resources, such as educational resources, toolkits, competencies, and training programs to support AI literacy and safe adoption among nurses.
• Provide subject matter expertise for webinars, position statements, continuing education programs, and national convenings.
• Lead or support research related to AI effectiveness, safety, bias mitigation, and impact on nursing practice and workforce well-being.

Stakeholder Engagement & Representation

• Serve as ANE's national representative to governmental agencies, professional societies, technology coalitions, and cross-industry consortia related to AI in healthcare.
• Build collaborations with health systems, vendors, academic institutions, and policy groups to promote nurse-led AI governance.

Required Education

• Master’s degree in Nursing, Informatics, Healthcare Leadership, Data Science, or related field.
• 3+ years of experience in nursing informatics, clinical technology integration, digital transformation, or AI-related roles.
• Minimum of 3-5 years of executive-level experience.
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive leadership experience in nursing, healthcare non-profits and/or associations, health systems, policy, or global affairs.
• National certification in informatics or executive leadership or related field (e.g., NI-BC- Nursing Informatics-Board Certified).
• Record of publications or presentations on AI, nursing informatics, or tech-enabled care innovation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Doctoral degree (DNP, PhD, Dr. of Public Health, or equivalent).
• Registered Nurse (RN) with an active, unrestricted license.
• Experience leading national initiatives, policy development, or multi-stakeholder collaborations.
• Experience evaluating or implementing AI tools.

Skills

• Strong written and verbal communication, including public speaking, with ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear guidance for broad audiences.
• Relationship-building with healthcare leaders, boards, government, and global partners.
• Expertise in organizational design, project management, data analytics, and performance reporting.
• Critical thinking, problem-solving, and sound decision-making.
• Proven ability to manage competing priorities in complex environments.
• Business acumen with focus on operational effectiveness.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Deep understanding of AI applications in healthcare—including risks, regulatory landscape, ethical considerations, and safety implications.
• Demonstrated expertise in workflow redesign, clinical decision support systems, or data enabled care models.

Core Competencies

• Nursing Informatics and AI literacy.
• Ethical and safe technology governance.
• Evidence-based practice and quality improvement.
• Strategic communication and thought leadership.
• Policy interpretation and regulatory awareness.
• Cross-sector collaboration and partnership building.
• Systems thinking and workforce transformation.

What ANE Offers You

• Join us and support more than 5 million Registered Nurses in the United States.
• Every role within ANE contributes to a healthier world through The Power of Nurses™.
• An opportunity to help transform a 129-year-old organization to meet the future needs and demands within Health Care.
• Be a role model for embracing and empowering the uniqueness of every employee.
• Continuously innovating through creative and strategic initiatives.
• Exceptional benefits including but not limited to 401K retirement contributions of up to 7%, generous PTO which includes the week-off between Dec 25 and Jan 1, in addition to Personal Days-off, 11 paid Holidays, excellent health/medical benefits, and much more.
• Commitment to your career development and advancement through ANE learning and development programs (internally and externally).

Work Schedule

Hybrid employees must work a minimum of 20% in the office.

Location

ANE Headquarters office located at: 8403 Colesville Road, Suite 500, Silver Spring, MD 20906