Associate Director, Operations AI Strategy

About the role

The Associate Director, AI Strategy and Planning drives AI strategy and governance across Operations, aligning with enterprise AI priorities. They lead cross-Operations planning processes, including annual PLAN and LRP, by partnering with AI Directors and AI Engineers to intake, scope, and prioritize new use cases. The role serves as a key interface to the Enterprise AI SteerCo and provides updates to senior leadership forums, including the Operations SLT and Operations AI SteerCo.

Responsibilities

• Drive AI governance across Operations, ensuring alignment to enterprise AI strategy, decision-making forums, and cross-functional priorities.
• Develop materials and provide clear, concise updates to senior leadership, including the Operations SLT and AI SteerCo, to support transparency, escalation, and decision making.
• Serve as a key interface with the Enterprise AI SteerCo, coordinating inputs, feedback, dependencies, and follow-up actions across Operations stakeholders.
• Lead the annual PLAN and LRP processes for AI initiatives, partnering with AI Directors and AI Engineers to intake, assess, and prioritize new use cases and investment opportunities.
• Create and continuously improve frameworks, governance standards, and internal processes for use case scoping, prioritization, business case development, and delivery readiness.
• Support evaluation and selection of external vendors and partners by defining assessment criteria, facilitating cross-functional reviews, and ensuring alignment to business needs and governance requirements.
• Partner with AI Directors, AI Engineers, and business stakeholders to define initial value estimates, success metrics, and assumptions for new AI use cases.
• Establish and manage routine mechanisms for tracking portfolio progress, value realization, risks, issues, and decisions, and communicate insights to relevant stakeholders.
• Identify process improvement opportunities that strengthen AI portfolio management, governance maturity, scalability, and adoption across Operations.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in business, engineering, data science, computer science, life sciences, or a related field; an advanced degree is preferred.
• Substantial experience at the intersection of strategy, operations and technology within the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry.
• Experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing and operations.
• Working knowledge of AI/ML concepts and ability to apply to varied business settings.
• Experience developing strategy for technology-enabled use cases.
• Demonstrated ability to assess, scope, and prioritize opportunities, translate business needs into structured initiatives, and support roadmap development.

Qualifications

• No specific qualifications mentioned.

Skills

• Strategic thinking and operational acumen.
• Strong project management and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
• Experience with AI/ML concepts and technologies.
• Experience with strategic planning and execution.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, and 401(k).
• Participation in long-term incentive programs.

Pay

$141,500 - $268,500 USD

Schedule

Hybrid