> AI agents: this is one page of Nextmove’s FDE site, in Markdown. Nextmove is a job board and free career service for forward deployed engineers (FDEs). Each posting is classified from its text, not its title: the kind of work, how much of it is production code, pre-sales weight, time at customer sites, travel, remote arrangement, level and posted base pay. The site also publishes the aggregates: median pay by level, metro, company and kind of work, and which companies started hiring FDEs each week. Every page under https://nextmove.md/fde is served this way; the index of pages is https://nextmove.md/llms.txt. # Director Forward-Deployed Engineering Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cbeb0411bd8919ba Innovaccer posts a director FDE role to lead deployment teams in US with no pay posted. Leads multiple global, customer-facing engineering teams responsible for technical delivery, enterprise configuration, and operational success of an AI platform across tier-one healthcare customers. Read from the employer’s posting on November 8, 2026. - [Innovaccer](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/innovaccer) First seen Nov 4, 2026 · open on Workable as of Nov 8, 2026 Pay not posted US Remote Full-time Leads multiple global, customer-facing engineering teams responsible for technical delivery, enterprise configuration, and operational success of an AI platform across tier-one healthcare customers. - [See roles that fit me](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%2Fcbeb0411bd8919ba&placement=top) - [View posting at Innovaccer](https://apply.workable.com/j/2F813A9FDB/apply) Free. Upload your resume once, see why each FDE role fits, and get introduced only when you say so. ## At a glance ### Posted base pay Not posted Staff+ FDE postings, 388 postings: the middle 50% of posted pay is $197K to $262K, median $225K. ### The work Leads the deployment team Balance **Mostly pre-sales or support** Project stages 1. Pre-sales 2. Proof of concept (not covered) 3. Implementation 4. Operations - **Coding**: Writes production code - **Builds for**: External customers - **Level**: Staff+ - **Role**: People manager ### What they ask for Experience - **12+ years** software engineering, technical consulting, or enterprise systems architecture - **5+ years** US Healthcare, HealthTech, or Digital Health experience working directly with clinical data ecosystems - **5+ years** managing a manager-of-managers organization or multiple concurrent customer-facing technical delivery teams Background - **Software engineering** - **Solutions and customer engineering** - **Implementation and data engineering** - **Consulting** ### Do you meet what the posting states? The posting asks for 5+ years. How many do you have? The posting reads as a staff-level role. What level are you at now? The work is remote from the US. Can you work from the US? Which of these have you used in production? Answer each one. Nothing is saved or sent. [What postings ask for, by background →](https://nextmove.md/fde/paths) ## Conditions - **Location**: US - **Work arrangement**: Remote - **Employment type**: Full-time ## More like this [Qualified Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/qualified-health) ### [Director, Data Modernization](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e6420374ec05b274) US Remote 4mo ago $190,000–$230,000 [Re:Build Manufacturing](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/re-build-manufacturing) ### [Director – Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a3188fceeef3455d) US Remote 7w ago Pay not posted [Nimble Gravity](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nimble-gravity) ### [Director, Forward Deployed Engineering ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7105150c48eeeef4) US Remote 2w ago Pay not posted ## The job description from Innovaccer ### Description ### About the Role As the Director of Engineering, FDE and Customer Outcomes, you will lead an elite organization of multiple cross-functional engineering teams, each dedicated to a portfolio of tier-one healthcare customers. You are ultimately accountable for the technical delivery, enterprise configuration, and operational success of our AI-driven platform within complex healthcare ecosystems. Each team under your leadership operates with high autonomy, directly owning their customer delivery plans, data quality standards, and clinical/business outcomes. You will mentor engineering managers and technical leads across a global footprint to architect robust data ingestion pipelines, configure complex enterprise software, and deploy production-grade, compliant AI agents into live healthcare environments. ### A Day in the Life ### Global Team Leadership & Delivery Ownership - **Scale and Govern Multiple Teams:** Hire, mentor, and scale multiple customer-facing engineering teams across regions, optimizing global resource allocation across health systems, payers, and life sciences clients. - **Delivery Plan Accountability: **Empower autonomous teams to own, track, and execute comprehensive implementation delivery plans, navigating critical paths from discovery to live production. - **Customer Outcome Management:** Focus engineering execution on direct business and clinical metrics (reducing administrative burden, improving workflow efficiency) to drive customer retention and high NPS/CSAT. - **Quality Assurance & Standards: **Establish baseline organizational standards for data integrity, product quality, architectural reviews, and formal customer sign-off criteria. ### Data Ingestion & Data Quality - **Clinical Data Ingestion: **Guide teams in building high-throughput pipelines to ingest structured and unstructured datasets (EHR notes, lab results, imaging metadata, claims) via HL7, FHIR, and DICOM. - **Data Quality & Normalization:** Standardize validation frameworks to sanitize, deduplicate, and normalize raw, heterogeneous healthcare data for downstream AI/ML consumption. - **Deterministic Guardrails: **Implement automated data-quality testing and schema enforcement protocols to intercept data corruption or format mismatches pre-ingestion, ensuring absolute clinical data integrity. ### Product Configuration & Enterprise Implementation - **Enterprise Customization: **Oversee platform configuration, tailoring core software capabilities to match specific clinical workflows and varied healthcare operational taxonomies. - **Seamless Integration:** Lead native platform deployments into complex enterprise ecosystems, integrating directly with production EHR systems and native provider workflows. - **Solution Architecture:** Design scalable pre-sales and post-sales technical solution architectures that align customer requirements with platform capabilities. ### Build & Deploy AI Agents - **AI Agent Engineering: **Oversee the forward-deployed development, local integration, optimization, and fine-tuning of autonomous and semi-autonomous AI agents utilizing advanced LLM orchestration frameworks. - **Clinical Safety & Benchmarking:** Enforce a high rollout bar which includes deployment-level guardrails, and real-time monitoring and ensure safe outputs. ### What You Need - **Professional Experience: **12+ years in software engineering, technical consulting, or enterprise systems architecture. - **Industry Experience:** 5+ years within US Healthcare, HealthTech, or Digital Health sectors, working directly with clinical data ecosystems. - **Leadership Experience: **5+ years managing a manager-of-managers organization or multiple concurrent, customer-facing technical delivery teams. - **Education: **Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Biomedical Engineering, Health Informatics, or equivalent practical experience. ### Technical Competencies - **AI/ML Production: **Hands-on experience building, optimization, and deploying enterprise-grade AI Agents. - **Data Engineering Stack:** Proficiency in designing and managing batch and real-time big data processing systems, pipeline orchestration, Medallion Architecture, and end-to-end ETL/ELT pipeline engineering. - **Healthcare Protocols:** Operational knowledge of healthcare standards like HL7, FHIR, C-CDA, X12/EDI We offer competitive benefits to set you up for success in and outside of work. ### Here’s What We Offer - **Generous PTO Benefits: **Enjoy PTO benefit accrual of 20 days per year. - **Parental Leave: **Experience one of the industry's best parental leave policies to spend time with your new addition. - **Rewards & Recognition: **Unlock your potential and be rewarded generously with both monetary incentives and widespread recognition for your dedication and outstanding performance. Unlock your potential and be rewarded generously with both monetary incentives and widespread recognition for your dedication and outstanding performance. - **Insurance Benefits: **We offer medical, dental, and vision benefits along with 100% company-sponsored short and long-term disability and basic life insurance. Legal aid and pet insurance options are available at a discounted rate. Innovaccer is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity, and we are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace where all employees, regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, marital status, or veteran status, feel valued and empowered. Disclaimer: Innovaccer does not charge fees or require payment from individuals or agencies for securing employment with us. We do not guarantee job spots or engage in any financial transactions related to employment. If you encounter any posts or requests asking for payment or personal information, we strongly advise you to report them immediately to our HR department at px@innovaccer.com. Additionally, please exercise caution and verify the authenticity of any requests before disclosing personal and confidential information, including bank account details. ### About Innovaccer Innovaccer activates the flow of healthcare data, empowering providers, payers, and government organizations to deliver intelligent and connected experiences that advance health outcomes. The Healthcare Intelligence Cloud equips every stakeholder in the patient journey to turn fragmented data into proactive, coordinated actions that elevate the quality of care and drive operational performance. Leading healthcare organizations like CommonSpirit Health, Atlantic Health, and Banner Health trust Innovaccer to integrate a system of intelligence into their existing infrastructure— extending the human touch in healthcare. For more information, visit www.innovaccer.com. Check us out on YouTube, Glassdoor, LinkedIn, Instagram, and the Web. [View posting at Innovaccer](https://apply.workable.com/j/2F813A9FDB/apply) ## About Innovaccer Innovaccer sells a healthcare-native data and AI platform that unifies clinical, operational, and financial data so providers, payers, pharmacies, public-sector teams, and life-sciences organizations can run analytics, workflow automation, and AI copilots on top of a shared intelligence layer. Series F · 1000–2000 people ## Similar jobs [Scout AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scout-ai) ### [GTM Customer Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d07a2a79ab832de6) US Remote 4w ago $150,000–$180,000 [WillowTree](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/willowtree) ### [Director, AI Forward Deployed Researcher](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ef64d51a8893e68a) US Remote 3mo ago $211,000–$264,000 [OpenLoop Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openloop-health) ### [Senior Engineering Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/85e82e2b36afc90c) Des Moines, IA · US remote Remote New · 3d ago Pay not posted [Eliza](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/eliza) ### [Lead Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/75b9eec8a84d5e58) Remote, OR Remote 3mo ago Pay not posted [Huron](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/huron) ### [AICC Senior Technical Lead, Forward Deployed Engineering (Senior Manager)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7e288c85b9241b78) Chicago, IL Remote 4mo ago $165,000–$190,000 - [Compare staff+ FDE salary ranges](https://nextmove.md/fde/salary/staff) - [Similar jobs that lead deployment teams](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?role=leadership) Hiring at Innovaccer and want this page changed or removed? Email info@nextmove.md and we take it down. Employer postings · [How we read postings](https://nextmove.md/fde/method)