Senior Director, Artificial Intelligence

Summit Therapeutics Inc. is a biopharmaceutical oncology company focused on improving quality of life, increasing potential duration of life, and resolving serious unmet medical needs. Our core values include integrity, passion for excellence, purposeful urgency, collaboration, and commitment to people. Summit is currently conducting multiple global Phase 3 clinical studies in oncology, including non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and colorectal cancer (CRC).

About the role

The Senior Director, Artificial Intelligence (AI) will lead the company's enterprise AI strategy and execution, driving meaningful business outcomes across all corporate functions. This role partners with executive leadership and functional experts to identify opportunities where AI can accelerate decision-making, improve operational efficiency, enhance knowledge management, and prepare the organization for commercialization.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Executive Leadership Team to identify high-value AI opportunities across the organization.
• Develop and execute the company's enterprise AI strategy aligned with corporate objectives and key results.
• Establish an AI roadmap that prioritizes initiatives based on business impact, feasibility, risk, and organizational readiness.
• Partner closely with Research, Clinical Data Management, Biostatistics, Commercial, and other business functions to leverage AI for improving data processing, analytics, integration, quality, visualization, competitive insights, and commercial intelligence.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to AI resources embedded within business functions through a dotted-line reporting structure.
• Build repeatable AI capabilities that can be leveraged across multiple functions.
• Partner with IT and external vendors to deploy enterprise-grade AI solutions.
• Oversee pilot programs through enterprise-scale implementation.
• Build organizational capability through education, training, and AI literacy initiatives.
• Define policies for model evaluation, validation, security, privacy, regulatory compliance, and ethical AI in conjunction with the head of IT.
• Ensure AI initiatives comply with applicable regulations, including GxP where applicable.
• Evaluate emerging AI technologies and strategic vendor partnerships.
• Recommend enterprise platforms and tools that maximize scalability and interoperability.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, Information Systems, or related field.
• Advanced degree (MS, MBA, or PhD) in a relevant discipline preferred.
• 12+ years of experience in technology, digital transformation, data science, AI, or related disciplines.
• 5+ years’ experience within biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, or life sciences.
• 5+ years leading enterprise AI initiatives.
• Demonstrated success building and deploying AI solutions that drive measurable business outcomes.
• Experience partnering directly with executive leadership to define strategic priorities.
• Strong understanding of modern AI technologies including Large Language Models (LLMs), Generative AI, Agentic AI, Machine Learning, Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG), Knowledge Management, and Intelligent Automation.
• Experience leading cross-functional transformation initiatives.
• Proven ability to influence without direct authority.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to translate data into actionable insights.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across functions and influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and adapt to changing priorities.

Pay

$217,000 - $271,000 USD. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors unique to each candidate, including skill set, depth of experience, certifications, and specific work location. The total compensation package may also include bonus, stock, benefits, and/or other applicable variable compensation.