Director, AI Enablement

Agfa HealthCare, is a division of the Agfa-Gevaert Group which is headquartered in Mortsel, Belgium and traded on Euronext Brussels (AGFB).

At Agfa HealthCare, we support healthcare professionals across the globe to transform the delivery of care. Our focus is 100% on providing best-of-suite Imaging IT software solutions that enable secure, effective and sustainable imaging data management.　

From product development to implementation, our unified Enterprise Imaging Platform is purpose-built to reduce complexity, improve productivity and deliver clinical value. We use our proven track record as an innovator, our in-depth medical knowledge and our strategic guidance to help healthcare providers achieve their clinical, operational and business strategies.

AGFA HealthCare is on a mission to deliver imaging without barriers through the industry’s most comprehensive Enterprise Imaging Platform. Through RUBEE, our augmented intelligence layer, we help healthcare providers work more productively, with greater clinical confidence and less cognitive load. 

We are equally committed to applying AI to empower our own teams. We are hiring a Director of AI Engineering & Enablement, reporting to the Chief Technology Officer, to lead the transformation of how our R&D organization designs, builds, tests, documents, and delivers products using AI-assisted tools. 

This role is accountable for defining and executing a multi-year transformation of all global R&D practices by embedding AI into the core of the entire software development & delivery lifecycle by enabling and empowering the entire organization to level up in the new era of AI-powered software product delivery. The Director has the mandate to lead the transformation in a hands-on way with deep software engineering credibility, ensuring that AI adoption delivers measurable improvements in productivity, quality, and team member experience within our regulated environment. 

This is not a standalone AI team and not a policy or tools-only leadership role. The Director leads through example, partnership, coaching and hands-on engagement, enabling engineering teams to adopt AI within their workflows without each team reinventing the wheel.  The successful leader will stay on the leading edge of this rapidly evolving technology, bringing the highest ROI advancements to our team, while standardizing, establishing durable standards, financial, safety & security guardrails, and always in an ethical way.  Utilize metrics to demonstrate our progress. 

Fundamentally change how global R&D team designs, develops, tests, documents & delivers a software products Ensure AI becomes a default, trusted capability across the entire software development lifecycle Drive adoption that is scalable, compliant, and sustainable Balance strong governance with practical adoption to avoid unnecessary barriers to progress. Stay on the leading edge of AI software delivery knowledge to assess emerging tools, technology and practices in order to adjust our roadmap to achieve higher ROI or better outcomes as needed. 

Location:

• Waterloo, ON

What You'll Do:

Lead the AI-Driven Transformation of R&D 

• Define and own the vision, strategy, and roadmap for AI-enabled software-product design, development, testing, documentation and delivery. 
• Establish how AI is applied across the SDLC 
• Set clear expectations for AI adoption tied to engineering outcomes 
• Start with an AI enablement roadmap and priority pilots within product teams 
• Quickly develop metrics to give a clear view of progress and opportunities 

Hands-On Engineering Leadership 

• Partner directly with engineering teams, including pairing with product management, architects, developers, testers, technical writers, and program managers. 
• Participate in pilots within active product codebases 
• Model effective AI usage through hands-on engagement 

Enable & Empower Teams 

• Coach teams to adopt AI within their own ownership boundaries 
• Establish reusable patterns and playbooks 
• Facilitate a rotating, cross-team AI working group 
• Rapidly scale successful practices across teams, ensuring teams build on proven approaches rather than reinventing solutions locally. 

AI Tooling Strategy 

• Define and govern AI tooling direction for R&D 
• Evaluate and approve AI development tools keeping within budget 
• Partner with DevOps, Tooling and Security to operationalize tooling 

Compliance Enablement 

• Partner with Compliance and Legal teams who own policy 
• Translate regulatory requirements into practical engineering guardrails 

Measure and Govern Outcomes 

• Define metrics for productivity, quality, and adoption 
• Use data to guide strategy and investment decisions 

Who You Are:

• Demonstrated credibility with senior software engineering leaders and practitioners 
• Extensive hands-on senior software engineering experience 
• Demonstrated ability to coach & mentor technical team members 
• Proven success leading engineering transformation at scale 
• Practical use of AI tools in real engineering environments, with proven results, not just experimentation 
• Ability to operate at both strategic and hands-on levels 
• Proven ability to balance innovation, governance, security, and ROI 
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position now or in the future. 
• Experience in regulated industries 
• Experience translating regulatory constraints into engineering practices 
• Experience tracking developer productivity metrics 

Our Values:

• Own It (I do what I say, full accountability for results, finding solutions and Practice ethical and safe behaviors)
• Play as One (Collaborate for a common goal, diverse perspectives. Listen and communicate with respect, support decision for teams’ benefits)
• Move Forward (Embrace change, explore opportunities to innovate, feedback and improve performance, Proactive steps to resolve issues and continuous progress).
• Drive Value (Bold choices to maximize value creation, customer deliver exceptional value, add value to all stakeholders, use data to generate crucial insights and outcomes).

What we offer now and in the future:

• Dynamic global organization with a history of innovation and strong product portfolio.
• Challenging environment combined with a supportive management structure.
• Career development and growth.
• Competitive salary and benefit package.
• Friendly work environment surrounded by dedicated and professional colleagues.

Diversity and Inclusion:

At Agfa, our mission at Agfa is to ensure that everyone belongs. We believe that diversity and inclusion of others promotes a greater feeling of belonging and higher levels of engagement. We know that if we work together, we can do amazing things, and that our differences are what make our company, products, and services great. 

Compensation: At Agfa HealthCare, we offer a thoughtfully designed benefits package that supports your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing. As you move through the hiring process, we’re happy to provide more details about our compensation programs, including variable and commission compensation opportunities for eligible roles, vacation entitlement, and paid time off.

Salary Range: $$$$$. Depending on the candidate’s education, experience, skills, geographical location, and alignment with internal equity and external market, actual salary may vary and be higher or lower than the range posted.

AI Usage Disclosure: As part of our commitment to transparency, we use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in various stages of our recruitment process, including resume screening, candidate matching, interview scheduling, and communications. These tools are designed to improve efficiency, reduce bias, and enhance candidate experience. All decisions regarding hiring are made by qualified human professionals, and we continuously monitor our AI systems to ensure fairness and compliance with applicable regulations.

We offer a rewarding career in a field that impacts lives, the opportunity to work with a talented and  committed team of individuals, training and career development programs, and a competitive compensation and benefits package. If you want to be part of this experience, we'll take you there!

Agfa Inc. is committed to complying with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act 2005 (AODA) and all of its standards in order to create a barrier-free Ontario.  We will provide necessary accommodation during the recruitment and selection process to all applicants. If you require accommodation as part of the employment application process, please contact agfahealthcarehrna@agfa.com.

At Agfa HealthCare, we are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes diversity of Age, Gender, Gender Identity or expression, Race, Sexual Orientation, Physical Ability, Ethnicity, or any other aspect that makes someone unique. The differences among us are our strengths. We are committed to promoting a diverse, equal and inclusive workplace that fully represents the different cultures, viewpoints and backgrounds of our global organization and the world we live in.

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