Associate Director, Technology and Innovation - AI

• Full-time
• Salary Min: 141500
• Salary Max: 268500
• Workday Global Grade: 20
• Compensation: USD 141,500 - USD 268,500 - yearly

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The Associate Director, Technology and Innovation, plays a pivotal role in overseeing the AI and technology opportunity portfolio, ensuring alignment with strategic priorities and resources. This role collaborates closely with BTS and business stakeholders, leveraging in-depth knowledge of Clinical Sciences functions to provide both strategic and tactical support. The role is instrumental in supporting decision-making processes through effective communication and disciplined management of AI opportunity planning, resource allocation, and portfolio oversight - key components for driving ideation, proofs of concept, and scaling transformative AI-enabled technology solutions.

Responsibilities

Own and manage the AI and technology opportunity planning process and ready-to-go project lists for innovation initiatives across Clinical Sciences and Development.

Support operational aspects of the Clinical Sciences technology and data decision-making board.

Oversee and monitor the Clinical Sciences AI and technology opportunity portfolio to align with business, BTS, and R&D AI strategy.

Prepare reports, track risks, issues, dependencies, and mitigation plans, facilitate resolutions, elevate decisions as needed, and manage team meetings and stakeholder communications.

Develop project proposals, estimates, and timelines, ensuring appropriate prioritization within the Clinical Sciences project portfolio.

Lead evaluation and advancement of new proposals for funding, aligning with strategy, goals, business value, feasibility, data readiness, risk, and resource capacity in collaboration with BTS partners.

Lead medium and high-impact AI and technology opportunities with limited oversight, simplifying complex business needs and defining actionable pathways forward.

Continuously improve AI and technology solution development, implementation, and adoption, fostering purposeful innovation to reduce time to value.

Support and enhance a governance framework that balances agility, accountability, and responsible use of AI.

Develop and maintain cross-functional relationships across Clinical Sciences, Development, R&D AI teams, BTS, and enabling functions, gaining alignment on initiative goals and objectives.

Prepare and deliver high-impact communications, presentations, and portfolio reviews for actionable results.

Effectively frame complex issues and tradeoffs for decision-makers, creating management presentations that drive outcomes.

Bachelor’s degree required. 10+ years of project/portfolio management or related experience, including 5 years in clinical development, technology, innovation, or business operations.

Experience in managing technology portfolios and portfolio oversight.

5+ years’ experience defining and delivering technology, analytics, automation, or AI-enabled solutions, with hands-on experience, applying AI tools to prototype, assess, and advance business opportunities, inform decision making, and effectively partner with technical teams to scale successful solutions.

Proficient in collaborating effectively in a complex and matrix…