Senior Principal AI Architect

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 4 May 2026

At MiniMed, you can begin a lifelong career of exploration and innovation, while helping make a difference in the lives of people living with diabetes around the globe. You'll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation for a more connected, compassionate world.

About The Role

MiniMed.com is seeking a Senior Principal AI Architect to lead the architecture, design, and implementation of AI-powered solutions that accelerate our ecommerce transformation. This role will shape how AI is applied across the digital commerce ecosystem — from customer-facing experiences and internal decision support to workflow automation, knowledge retrieval, personalization, and scalable platform capabilities.

The ideal candidate is a strategic, hands-on technology leader who can connect business priorities with modern AI architecture and enterprise-grade execution. They bring deep experience designing secure, scalable AI solutions, integrating large language models and intelligent agents into enterprise environments, and building the underlying data, cloud, and governance foundations required to support long-term adoption. This person should be equally comfortable advising senior stakeholders, defining architecture, and guiding technical teams through delivery.

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.

• Lead architecture for AI solutions supporting MiniMed.com’s ecommerce transformation, including customer experience, internal enablement, automation, personalization, and intelligent decision-support use cases
• Define scalable AI solution patterns across multiple initiatives, including LLM-powered applications, agentic workflows, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), search, recommendations, and knowledge management experiences
• Translate business goals, operational needs, technical constraints, and data considerations into practical AI architectures that deliver measurable value
• Design secure, cloud-native AI systems that integrate enterprise data, APIs, digital platforms, and model orchestration frameworks
• Partner with product, engineering, data, security, and business stakeholders to define roadmaps, prioritize use cases, and align architecture decisions with transformation goals
• Establish best practices for AI engineering, including observability, governance, model lifecycle management, security, and responsible deployment
• Guide the design of data pipelines, vector-based retrieval systems, semantic search, and knowledge interfaces that improve access to information across teams and workflows
• Evaluate emerging AI tools, platforms, and frameworks to determine where they can accelerate delivery or unlock new capabilities
• Drive technical quality and scalability through strong engineering discipline, including DevSecOps, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, and resilient platform design
• Influence senior stakeholders through clear architectural storytelling, solution framing, tradeoff analysis, and implementation planning
  
  

Required Knowledge And Experience

Requires a Bachelors degree and minimum of 10 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience.

Preferred Experience

• 8 years of experience in software engineering, solution architecture, enterprise platforms, or AI/ML systems design
• Strong experience architecting and delivering enterprise AI solutions that connect models, data, workflows, and business processes
• Deep familiarity with modern AI patterns such as LLM applications, autonomous or agentic workflows, RAG, semantic search, embeddings, and enterprise knowledge system
• Experience designing secure, scalable cloud-native architectures across modern platforms such as Azure, GCP, or AWS
• Strong understanding of enterprise data ecosystems, including data governance, access controls, structured and unstructured data, and scalable retrieval architectures
• Experience partnering across engineering, product, security, and business teams to align technical direction with organizational priorities
• Ability to move fluidly from strategy and architecture to hands-on solution guidance and implementation support
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts in business terms
• Experience establishing engineering standards and delivery practices including CI/CD, DevSecOps, Infrastructure as Code, and operational reliability
• Proven ability to design solutions that balance innovation, security, scalability, and speed to value
• Experience supporting digital commerce, ecommerce transformation, customer engagement platforms, or AI-enabled personalization initiatives
• Experience building AI solutions that improve both customer-facing journeys and internal business operations
• Familiarity with frameworks and tools such as Azure OpenAI, OpenAI, Gemini, Semantic Kernel, LangChain, vector databases, and enterprise search platforms
• Experience building or advising on autonomous agents, workflow orchestration, and multi-step AI decision systems
• Experience with data platforms, data governance, and modern architectural patterns such as lakehouse, data mesh, or self-service data environments
• Experience in healthcare, regulated industries, or environments where security, privacy, and compliance are critical
• Background leading global engineering teams or large-scale enterprise transformation initiatives
  
  

What Success Looks Like

• MiniMed.com has a scalable AI architecture foundation that supports multiple ecommerce and business transformation initiatives
• AI solutions are deployed securely, responsibly, and in ways that integrate effectively with core data and digital platforms
• Teams have a clear architectural path for delivering customer-facing and internal AI capabilities with less friction and greater reuse
• AI investments are closely tied to business value, operational efficiency, and customer experience improvement
• Data, engineering, security, and product stakeholders are aligned around shared standards, priorities, and delivery models
• The organization is better positioned to expand AI capabilities across the ecommerce ecosystem over time
  
  

The base salary range is applicable across the United States, excluding Puerto Rico and specific locations in California. The offered rate complies with federal and local regulations and may vary based on factors such as experience, certification/education, market conditions, and location. Compensation and benefits information pertains solely to candidates hired within the United States (local market compensation and benefits will apply for others).

Physical Job Requirements

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position.

The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer and communicate with peers and co-workers. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role.

Benefits & Compensation

MiniMed offers a competitive salary and flexible benefits package

At MiniMed, we put people first. A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values: We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help create. We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every stage of your career and life.

Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$176,800.00 - $265,200.00

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Short Term Incentive (STI).

At MiniMed, we are committed to supporting the well-being and financial security of our employees. Regular employees working 20 or more hours per week are eligible for a robust benefits package, including health, dental, and vision insurance, as well as access to a Health Savings Account, Healthcare Flexible Spending Account, life insurance, long-term disability leave, and a dependent daycare spending account. In addition, all regular employees enjoy incentive plans, a 401(k) plan with company match, short-term disability coverage, paid time off and holidays, participation in our Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and access to our Employee Assistance Program. Eligible employees may also benefit from our Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement and Capital Accumulation Plan, subject to IRS minimum earnings requirements. Please note that “regular employees” refers to those who are not temporary staff, such as interns, and some benefits may not apply to employees in Puerto Rico.

For further details about our comprehensive benefits, we encourage you to visit the link below.

About MiniMed

MiniMed Benefits Overview

MiniMed is a full-stack insulin delivery company dedicated to supporting people living with diabetes through every step of their journey — when and how they need it. For more than 40 years, we’ve been committed to redefining what’s possible: intelligent dosing systems designed for real life, predictive insights that stay a step ahead, and always on support when it’s needed most. At the heart of everything we do is a simple Mission: to make every day a better day for people with diabetes.

Learn more about our business, and our mission here.

It is the policy of MiniMed to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, familial status, membership or activity in a local human rights commission, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. In addition, MiniMed will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

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