Assistant Vice President, Data


 Department: Technology Reports to: Chief Technology Officer Travel: ~10% Salary Range: $180,000 - $200,000 Vibrant Emotional Health’s groundbreaking solutions have delivered high quality services and support, when, where and how people need it for over 50 years. Through our state-of-the-art technology-enabled services, community wellness programs, and advocacy and education work, we are building a society in which emotional wellness can be a reality for everyone.

Overview: The Assistant Vice President, Data is a senior enterprise data leadership role within Vibrant's Data Pillar, responsible for unifying and leading Vibrant's full data capability - spanning analytics and reporting, data science, machine learning, and AI. Reporting directly to the Chief Technology Officer, this leader serves as the single accountable executive for Vibrant's entire data function during an intentional consolidation phase designed to build integrated data maturity before the function expands into two distinct leadership tracks.    In this role, the AVP, Data ensures that Vibrant's analytics infrastructure, machine learning programs, AI adoption, and data governance operate as a coherent ecosystem. The AVP partners with program leadership and staff as well as Vibrant's executive team to deliver data products, predictive models, and responsible AI capabilities that directly improve outcomes for people in crisis.  Duties/Responsibilities: Define and lead an integrated data strategy spanning analytics & reporting, data science, machine learning, and AI - aligned to Vibrant's goals and program priorities. Serve as Vibrant's senior data executive: advising the CTO, executive leadership, and the Board on data capabilities, AI adoption, and investment priorities.  Build and manage the departmental roadmap, establishing the organizational architecture and roal definitions. Lead Vibrant's data governance council responsibilities, including oversight of data standards, KPI frameworks, and program data sharing requirements.  Own budget planning, tracking, and forecasting for the Data function, ensuring spend aligns with approved FY budgets, funding stream requirements, and grant compliance obligations Manage the AI use approval pipeline with internal and external leadershipo: preparing documentation, use case justifications, and responsible AI assessments for all AI/ML deployments under the cooperative agreement.  Lead the strategy, architecture, and delivery of Vibrant's enterprise analytics and reporting platform, supporting operational, compliance, and strategic reporting needs across programs and corporate functions.  Ensure delivery of program-required reporting, including automated dashboards for network operational and quality metrics, crisis contact center performance reporting, and federally mandated data submissions.  Design and deliver executive dashboards and performance scorecards for Vibrant's leadership team, Board of Directors, and crisis center network.  Own the data governance framework for reporting outputs: data definitions, lineage documentation, and quality assurance protocols.  Evaluate and implement BI and analytics tooling (e.g., Tableau, Power BI, Looker) to modernize Vibrant's reporting infrastructure.  Lead Vibrant's response to audit and compliance data requests, including federal OIG reviews and GAO inquiries.  Champion data accessibility and health equity analytics across Vibrant's programs, ensuring disaggregated reporting by race, ethnicity, geography, and other equity dimensions.  Oversee development and deployment of machine learning models across use cases including crisis risk stratification, call routing optimization, quality assurance automation, NLP-driven conversation analytics, and population health analytics.  Establish responsible AI governance frameworks, including bias auditing, model explainability, and ethical review protocols appropriate