Distinguished Enterprise Architect - Robotics

Mayo Clinic • Rochester, MN

5d • $185,245 - $277,867

About The Position

The Distinguished Enterprise Architect - Robotics is Mayo Clinic's senior technical authority for designing how an enterprise-wide, heterogeneous fleet of robots will work together. Robots from multiple manufacturers will share facilities such as corridors, elevators, laboratories, and operating rooms. The architect defines enterprise standards, reference architecture, and vendor evaluation frameworks to make the fleet coherent, including how robots interoperate, how data is owned and shared, and how the fleet is observed and orchestrated across vendors while meeting Mayo Clinic's expectations for safety, security, and reliability.

The role sets multi-year technical direction for the shift toward AI-driven autonomy and ensures current investments provide a foundation for future capabilities. The Mayo Clinic Robotics Program aims to pioneer human-centered robotics that expands access and creates safer, more personalized, convenient experiences for patients and staff, while freeing employees for the human work of healing.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, systems engineering, or another relevant field.
• At least 15 years of relevant technology experience.
• TOGAF Enterprise Architecture Practitioner or TOGAF 9 Certified certification required within 12 months of employment.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in computer science, information systems, systems engineering, or another relevant field.
• Demonstrated architecture or technical leadership as a Principal, Chief, Distinguished, Fellow, or equivalent senior technical authority.
• TOGAF EA Leader credential.
• Deep, demonstrated expertise architecting multi-vendor robotics or cyber-physical systems at enterprise scale, spanning robot platforms, fleet management, connectivity, data, and security.
• Working command of robot interoperability standards and frameworks such as VDA 5050, Open-RMF, and OPC UA, and healthcare data standards such as HL7, including FHIR.
• Experience defining vendor evaluation frameworks, interoperability and data-rights requirements for procurement, and reference architectures for a multi-vendor ecosystem.
• Architecture experience with fleet observability, telemetry, and cross-vendor orchestration.
• Familiarity with mobile and service robot safety standards such as ANSI/A3 R15.08, ISO 3691-4, and ISO 13482, and cybersecurity frameworks such as ISA/IEC 62443 and IEC 81001-5-1.
• Perspective on AI-driven autonomy, including generalist and humanoid systems, learning-based methods, and simulation, sufficient to set multi-year technical direction and guardrails.
• Healthcare or other safety-critical, highly regulated environment experience.
• Recognized external presence through standards bodies, publications, patents, or industry leadership.

Responsibilities

• Define enterprise standards and reference architecture for a heterogeneous, multi-vendor robotics fleet.
• Establish how robots interoperate and how robot data is owned and shared.
• Define how heterogeneous robot fleets are observed and orchestrated across vendors.
• Ensure robotics architectures and systems meet Mayo Clinic's expectations for safety, security, and reliability.
• Develop vendor evaluation frameworks and establish technical direction for the robotics ecosystem.
• Set multi-year technical direction and guardrails for the transition toward AI-driven autonomy.
• Ensure current robotics investments provide a foundation for future capabilities.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation.
• Comprehensive benefit plans.
• Medical plan options.
• Dental coverage through Delta Dental or a reimbursement account for flexible coverage.
• Vision plan with a national network.
• HSA and FSA pre-tax savings for eligible expenses.
• Competitive retirement package.
• Continuing education and advancement opportunities.

What This Job Offers

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