Manager, AI Next Frontiers
Purpose
The Manager, AI Next Frontiers will serve as a key leader in shaping, building, and scaling next-generation AI capabilities across Marketing and Field Engagement within the US Pharmaceutical organization. This role is focused on reimagining commercial engagement through Generative AI and Agentic AI — enabling intelligent, personalized, and scalable experiences for HCP engagement, field teams, marketers, commercial and internal stakeholders. The Manager will contribute to the AI Next Frontiers roadmap, lead high-impact AI product initiatives across Marketing and Field Engagement functions, and drive the development and deployment of AI-powered solutions that unlock growth, efficiency, and innovation across the commercial enterprise.
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end AI product development across Marketing and Field Engagement functions, including ideation, design, development, deployment, and performance measurement.
- Translate business needs from Marketing, Field Engagement, and Commercial Excellence stakeholders into scalable AI-driven solutions and product opportunities.
- Partner with data science, engineering, and design teams to deliver production-ready AI solutions integrated into the Engagement.AI ecosystem (WithMe CRM and Connext).
- Support evaluation and management of external AI vendors, platforms, and strategic partnerships across Marketing and Field Engagement pillars.
- Establish and contribute to best practices for AI product development, experimentation, and scaling across the commercial organization.
- Ensure all AI initiatives align with regulatory, privacy, ethical, and medical/legal/regulatory (MLR) standards.
- Champion adoption of AI capabilities across Marketing and Field Engagement teams, fostering a culture of innovation and experimentation.
Qualifications
- PhD or Master's degree required. Advanced degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Engineering, Marketing Analytics, Business Analytics, or related field preferred.
- 5+ years of experience in AI, machine learning, data science, marketing technology, commercial analytics, or advanced analytics.
- Demonstrated experience leading AI-driven transformation initiatives across one or more of the following: marketing, omnichannel engagement, field engagement, CRM, or commercial operations.
- Strong expertise in modern AI technologies including Generative AI (LLMs), Agentic AI systems, NLP, and machine learning.
- Hands-on experience with LLM applications, prompt engineering, RAG architectures, and/or AI agents.
- Ability to translate complex business needs across marketing and field engagement domains into AI product strategies and scalable solutions.
- Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams across business and technical domains.
- Experience evaluating or working with external AI vendors and enterprise AI platforms.
- Excellent communication, storytelling, and stakeholder influence skills across both technical and executive audiences.
- Pharma, healthcare, or regulated industry experience preferred.
- Familiarity with CRM platforms (e.g., Veeva, Salesforce), omnichannel marketing ecosystems, field engagement platforms, and commercial execution workflows is a plus.
Location
Based in Titusville, NJ or Horsham, PA with required travel between both locations.
Pay
The anticipated base pay range for this position is $117,000 to $201,250 USD.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, business accident insurance, and group legal insurance
- Consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k))
- Long-term incentive program
- Vacation – 120 hours per calendar year
- Sick time – 40 hours per calendar year (56 hours per calendar year for employees who reside in the State of Washington)
- Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays – 13 days per calendar year
- Work, Personal and Family Time – up to 40 hours per calendar year
- Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child
- Condolence Leave – 30 days for an immediate family member; 5 days for an extended family member
- Caregiver Leave – 10 days
- Volunteer Leave – 4 days
- Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours