Director of Data Analytics & AI

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The Director of Data Analytics & AI will be a senior leader responsible for building and scaling Soleno’s data and AI capabilities across the enterprise. This role will ensure that the right information reaches the right stakeholders at the right time
, with data that is curated, harmonized, trusted, and decision-ready.

This leader will act as a strategic business partner across Research, Development, CMC, Tech Ops, Commercial, Medical Affairs, Finance, People, Legal, Compliance, and Security functions—integrating data across these domains to generate actionable, outcome-driven insights.

The role combines strategic vision, deep technical expertise, strong governance discipline, and hands-on execution
, enabling Soleno to responsibly leverage advanced analytics and AI in a highly regulated environment.

• Define and execute Soleno’s enterprise data, analytics, and AI strategy aligned with corporate objectives for commercial growth, pipeline expansion, and operational excellence.
• Drive the implementation of a single source of truth for critical enterprise data spanning R&D, CMC, Tech Ops, Commercial, Medical Affairs, and G&A functions (HR, Finance, Legal).
• Partner with business leaders to identify, scope, prioritize, and deliver high-impact, outcome-driven analytics and AI use cases.

• Serve as a trusted advisor to functional leaders, translating business questions into data and analytics solutions.
• Design and deliver executive-ready dashboards, reports, and self-service analytics for operational, clinical, commercial, and financial reporting.
• Enable timely, data-driven decision-making through harmonized metrics, KPIs, and insight frameworks.

• Lead the responsible adoption of AI and advanced analytics across Soleno, including predictive analytics, machine learning, and generative AI use cases.
• Demonstrate strong understanding of AI/ML models, model performance, efficiency, and algorithm explainability.
• Establish best practices for prompt engineering, AI usage training, and model governance to ensure safe, effective adoption.
• Partner with Legal, Compliance, and Security teams to ensure AI solutions meet regulatory and ethical standards.

• Oversee the design, implementation, and evolution of modern data architectures, including data warehouses, data lakes, and data pipelines.
• Ensure scalable, reliable, and high-performance data platforms in collaboration with Infrastructure and IT teams.
• Evaluate, select, and optimize data management, analytics, and AI technologies and tools.

• Establish and enforce enterprise data governance policies, standards, and best practices.
• Ensure strict compliance with applicable healthcare and life sciences regulations, including FDA regulations, GxP, HIPAA, and global privacy standards such as GDPR and CCPA.
• Partner with Security and Compliance teams to embed data protection, access controls, lineage, and auditability into all data and AI solutions.
• Build organizational trust in data through quality, transparency, and accountability.

• Demonstrate strong understanding of cloud architecture, security best practices, and cost optimization strategies.
• Lead data platform implementations across Azure and AWS environments.
• Ensure efficient use of cloud resources while maintaining performance, reliability, and regulatory compliance.

• Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing data, analytics, and AI team.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Promote data literacy and analytics adoption across the organization.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Data Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Master’s degree or PhD preferred.

• 10+ years of progressive experience in data strategy, data architecture, analytics, or related fields.
• At least 5…