Director of Applied AI and Digital Innovation & Co-Director for the Center for AI Enablement

Summary

The Director of Applied AI and Digital Innovation serves as Co-Director of the Center for AI Enablement (CAE) at Midwestern University alongside the Co-Director of Academic Innovation.

The Director of Applied AI and Digital Innovation leads the operational, programmatic, and technical-risk management initiatives within the Center for AI Enablement (CAE). Bridging health sciences education, innovative digital architectures, and enterprise strategy, this role turns operational risk into institutional advantage by deploying human-centered AI, agile agentic workflows, and automations across the Glendale and Downer Groves campuses. The Director works closely with university leadership and academic stakeholders to drive efficiency, ensure compliance, and advance Midwestern’s status as a leader in educational technology.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

AI Integration & Strategy:

• Establish, facilitate, and maintain the AI community of practice at Midwestern University.
• Partner with the ERP transformation team to identify future opportunities for automated operations across administrative systems.
• Mitigate the proliferation of distributed IT where central services presently support the function across administrative, clinical, and academic units to reduce redundant software licenses, and optimize cost efficiency.
• Co-Direct discovery sessions and listening tours across both campuses to identify workflow bottlenecks and streamline daily operations.

Governance & Compliance

• Assist with drafting and implementing institutional policy frameworks governing AI usage, data privacy, intellectual property (IP), academic integrity, and clinical ethics in health science education.
• Establish short- and long-term goals, departmental key performance indicators (KPIs), and continuous evaluation metrics for the Center for AI Enablement.
• Maintain ongoing evaluations of emerging AI tools, vendors, and contract agreements to safeguard data integrity and institutional resources.
• Champion institutional values across all digital AI initiatives, policies, and personnel practices.

Training & Enablement

• Direct and manage the Midwestern AI Fellows Program, mentoring internal champions and faculty leaders to scale discipline-specific AI adoption.
• Plan, organize, and execute the annual university-wide AI Summit (Innovation Showcase) to highlight community-driven research, interprofessional work, and healthcare AI applications.
• Establish structured literacy pathways, workshop series, and professional development programs on enterprise tools.

Operational Execution & Leadership

• Manage day-to-day operations of the CAE, supervising professional and administrative staff while fostering an inclusive, high-performance team culture.
• Formulate, monitor, and manage the CAE ope...

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