Director, AI Enablement, Corporate Affairs
Novartis
August 19, 2026
Remote friendly (East Hanover, NJ)
United States
IT
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and implement an executive-endorsed multi-year AI strategy for Corporate Affairs, anticipating impact on communications, public affairs, ESG, and stakeholder engagement.
- Lead the strategy and development of a prioritized AI portfolio governed as a managed investment, balancing strategic/operational impact, data readiness, and speed to value.
- Lead approved business cases and funding decisions; set quantified value targets, ROI methodology, and reinvestment logic tied to enterprise outcomes.
- Hire and develop a high-performing AI team to deliver enterprise-grade AI solutions.
- Deliver realized business value from deployed solutions (time recovered, productivity gains, opportunities captured, insights accelerated, or strategic capacity created) tracked to business cases.
- Represent Corporate Affairs in enterprise AI governance bodies, technology councils, and senior cross-functional forums.
- Advise executives (Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, Chief of Staff, and others) on AI strategy, opportunities, and value.
- Own the Corporate Affairs AI governance framework with IT, Legal, and Compliance to ensure zero material compliance/privacy/responsible-AI incidents.
Essential Criteria:
- Proven experience defining and leading AI/digital transformation and technology strategy for a major function/business unit, including investment, portfolio, and value realization.
- Track record delivering production AI/generative AI/advanced analytics with owned business outcomes.
- Fluency in LLMs and generative/agentic AI, plus data engineering/MLOps and responsible AI/model risk.
- Experience building and leading AI/data/technology teams.
- Credible senior executive communication and cross-functional leadership across IT, Legal, Compliance, Procurement, and business.
Desirable Criteria:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Data Science/Engineering or related; MS/MBA preferred.
- Pharmaceuticals/healthcare or other highly regulated industry experience.
Benefits & Rewards:
- Salary range expected: $194,600–$361,400/year; performance cash incentive; possible annual equity eligibility; comprehensive benefits and time off package for US-eligible employees.
- Design and implement an executive-endorsed multi-year AI strategy for Corporate Affairs, anticipating impact on communications, public affairs, ESG, and stakeholder engagement.
- Lead the strategy and development of a prioritized AI portfolio governed as a managed investment, balancing strategic/operational impact, data readiness, and speed to value.
- Lead approved business cases and funding decisions; set quantified value targets, ROI methodology, and reinvestment logic tied to enterprise outcomes.
- Hire and develop a high-performing AI team to deliver enterprise-grade AI solutions.
- Deliver realized business value from deployed solutions (time recovered, productivity gains, opportunities captured, insights accelerated, or strategic capacity created) tracked to business cases.
- Represent Corporate Affairs in enterprise AI governance bodies, technology councils, and senior cross-functional forums.
- Advise executives (Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, Chief of Staff, and others) on AI strategy, opportunities, and value.
- Own the Corporate Affairs AI governance framework with IT, Legal, and Compliance to ensure zero material compliance/privacy/responsible-AI incidents.
Essential Criteria:
- Proven experience defining and leading AI/digital transformation and technology strategy for a major function/business unit, including investment, portfolio, and value realization.
- Track record delivering production AI/generative AI/advanced analytics with owned business outcomes.
- Fluency in LLMs and generative/agentic AI, plus data engineering/MLOps and responsible AI/model risk.
- Experience building and leading AI/data/technology teams.
- Credible senior executive communication and cross-functional leadership across IT, Legal, Compliance, Procurement, and business.
Desirable Criteria:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Data Science/Engineering or related; MS/MBA preferred.
- Pharmaceuticals/healthcare or other highly regulated industry experience.
Benefits & Rewards:
- Salary range expected: $194,600–$361,400/year; performance cash incentive; possible annual equity eligibility; comprehensive benefits and time off package for US-eligible employees.