Director - Solution Design & Innovation Engineering - CDH

Mayo Clinic • Rochester, MN

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About The Position

Leads the creation of cutting-edge digital solutions by combining user-centric design, emerging technologies, and innovative practices. This role drives ideation, prototyping, and architecture for next-generation platforms, ensuring scalability, security, and seamless integration. The director fosters a culture of innovation, partners with business and technology teams to translate strategic objectives into actionable designs and accelerates digital transformation through modern frameworks and design thinking. This role will lead a team of approximately 25+ engineers and manage solution design, frameworks and standards for software development across CDH and be responsible for innovation and prototyping.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field (e.g., Computer Science, Design, Business, Cybersecurity, Health Informatics).
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive leadership experience in at least one of the following areas: digital health, product development, UX design, enterprise security, or systems operations.
• Proven experience leading large cross-functional teams and managing enterprise-level initiatives.
• Deep Expertise in enterprise solution design and architecture, including microservices, API-driven design, and cloud-native architectures.
• Strong technical understanding of integration patterns, event-driven systems, and scalable distributed systems.
• Ability to design end-to-end solutions using heterogenous technical stacks, heterogenous compute environments and heterogenous delivery channels
• Deep knowledge of modern technology trends such as AI/ML, IoT, edge computing, etc.
• Experience in rapid prototyping, proof-of-concept development, and innovation frameworks
• Familiarity with low-code/no-code platforms and composable architectures for accelerating delivery.
• Proficiency in multi-cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Hands-on experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes).
• Strong programming background in Java, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, and familiarity with modern frameworks (React, Angular, Node.js).
• Knowledge of API management, service mesh, and integration platforms.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and observability tools.
• Understanding of data-driven solution design, including data modeling, data integration, and analytics platforms.
• Exposure to AI-driven decision-making and predictive analytics.
• Ability to define solution design strategy and innovation roadmap.
• Proven experience in leading cross-functional teams (engineering, product, UX, data science).
• Driving innovation culture and fostering collaboration.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree (e.g., MS, MBA, MDes, MPH) in a relevant discipline preferred.
• 10+ years in software engineering or solution architecture, with 5+ years in leadership roles.
• Track record of delivering innovative solutions and enterprise-scale architectures.
• Experience in multi-domain projects (web, mobile, cloud, data platforms).
• Experience in digital transformation initiatives and innovation labs.
• Familiarity with generative AI for solution ideation and automation.
• Experience with customer experience platforms and omnichannel solutions.
• Knowledge of industry-specific architectures for healthcare

Responsibilities

• Leads the creation of cutting-edge digital solutions by combining user-centric design, emerging technologies, and innovative practices.
• Drives ideation, prototyping, and architecture for next-generation platforms, ensuring scalability, security, and seamless integration.
• Fosters a culture of innovation.
• Partners with business and technology teams to translate strategic objectives into actionable designs.
• Accelerates digital transformation through modern frameworks and design thinking.
• Lead a team of approximately 25+ engineers.
• Manage solution design, frameworks and standards for software development across CDH.
• Responsible for innovation and prototyping.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director