Build a career powered by innovations that matter! At Novanta, our innovations power technology products that are transforming healthcare and advanced manufacturing—improving productivity, enhancing people’s lives and redefining what’s possible. We create for our global customers engineered components and sub-systems that deliver extreme precision and performance for a range of mission-critical applications—from minimally invasive surgery to robotics to 3D metal printing.

Novanta is one global team with over 26 offices located in The Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific. Looking for a great place to work? You have found it with a culture that embraces teamwork, collaboration and empowerment. Come explore Novanta.

AI Architect – Remote (US)
Lead AI Strategy at Novanta

Novanta is seeking an experienced AI Architect to shape and lead our enterprise AI strategy. Reporting to the CIO, you’ll be responsible for identifying high-value AI opportunities, guiding technical execution, and ensuring solutions deliver measurable business impact across our global organization.

What you will do:

Translate business goals into scalable AI use cases and success metrics
Evaluate emerging AI technologies and foundation models for enterprise fit
Collaborate with data scientists, engineers, and IT teams to build and deploy AI solutions
Ensure data availability, privacy, and compliance across AI initiatives
Design and oversee training, testing, and monitoring plans for AI models
Maintain visibility into AI lifecycle, performance, and governance
Advise on infrastructure needs for model development and deployment
Stay ahead of regulatory, ethical, and risk considerations in AI adoption

What you will bring:

5+ years in IT solution development, including 2+ years in AI/ML and 2+ in data architecture or analytics
Proven experience designing and deploying AI solutions in complex environments
Strong understanding of model selection, data pipelines, and performance monitoring
Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
Experience working with cross-functional teams and external partners
Familiarity with AI governance, compliance, and modernization of legacy systems

Why Novanta?

We build precision technologies that power innovation in healthcare and advanced manufacturing. Our AI initiatives support mission-critical applications—from surgical robotics to industrial automation. You’ll join a global team, work remotely, and help define how AI transforms real-world outcomes.

Benefits:

The salary for this role will range from $160,400 to $256,600 annually based on full-time employment. Salary offers are based on a wide range of factors including but not limited to location, relevant skills, training, experience, education, etc.
Certain roles may be eligible for performance-based incentive compensation and/or long-term incentives. Incentives could be discretionary or non-discretionary depending on the plan.
Novanta supports all aspects of your life’s needs. This position provides a full range of medical, financial, and other benefits to make your quality of life better.

Novanta is proud to be an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action workplace. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, military and veteran status, disability, genetics, or any other category protected by federal law or Novanta policy.

Please call +1 781-266-5700 if you need a disability accommodation for any part of the employment process.

AI Architect

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