Senior Director, AI & Digital Transformation, Operations

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• Digital vision and strategy:
  Define and own the 3-to-5-year Operations digital strategy and target-state architecture across Supply Chain, Quality/QC, PDS&T, Engineering, and Security, aligned to enterprise, Operations, and AI strategies.
• Integrated roadmap:
  Translate strategy into a prioritized, sequenced, and funded roadmap (including LRP resource and investment planning) that balances near-term value capture with long-term capability building.
• Technology foresight:
  Scan, benchmark, and assess emerging technologies (e.g., connected worker, digital twins, MES/MOM, autonomous operations, GenAI/agentic AI, robotics, advanced analytics) against industry peers and recommend adoption pathways.

• Standards and platforms:
  Establish common digital standards, reference architectures, and data foundations (e.g., shopfloor integration layer, unified namespace, data products) that enable reuse and scale across sites and functions and avoid duplicative solutions.
• Governance and compliance:
  Chair or co-lead digital governance and technology review forums with BTS, Quality, and Security; ensure GxP/data integrity, computer system assurance, cybersecurity (IT/OT), and regulatory expectations are built into every digital initiative.

• Portfolio value management:
  Define business cases, KPIs, and benefit-tracking for the digital portfolio (e.g., yield, right-first-time, cycle time, inventory, deviations, labor productivity, EHS) and report realized value to the Ops Leadership Team and Finance.
• Scaled deployment:
  Partner with functional leaders, site leadership, BTS, and Global Engineering & Automation to move proven pilots to standardized, multi-site deployment with clear ownership and adoption plans.
• Partner ecosystem:
  Develop strategic relationships with technology vendors, startups, academia, and industry consortia; shape sourcing strategy with Procurement.

• Organization and culture:
  Build and lead a high-performing digital strategy, architecture, and portfolio team; develop talent, digital fluency, and a continuous improvement and innovation culture across Operations.
• Executive engagement:
  Represent Operations Digital Strategy in enterprise forums (e.g., Enterprise AI Steer Co), communicating progress, risks, and investment needs to senior executives.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Science, Computer Science, or a related technical field required;
  Master’s or MBA preferred.
• Minimum of 15–18 years of experience in biopharmaceutical, pharmaceutical, or regulated manufacturing operations, digital, or technology roles, including 8+ years leading enterprise-scale digital strategy or transformation in a senior leadership capacity.
• Proven track record of setting multi-year digital roadmaps and delivering scaled, measurable value across multiple sites and functions (manufacturing, supply chain, quality/QC, engineering, PDS&T).
• Deep understanding of Industry 4.0/5.0 and digital manufacturing technologies (MES/MOM, IIoT, data platforms, digital twins, advanced process control, robotics/automation, AI/ML and GenAI) and their application in GxP environments.
• Working knowledge of GxP/GMP, data integrity…