Director and Group Head (Scientific Innovation), AI and Computational Sciences

Role Summary

Director and Group Head (Scientific Innovation), AI and Computational Sciences – lead the Scientific Innovation group within AICS, overseeing a team of scientists with biomedical domain expertise and AI focus, and serve as the primary SME liaison of AICS to BR Disease Areas and Function Areas.

Responsibilities

• Scientific Innovation Group Lead: Lead a team of AI researchers with domain expertise; ensure robust and performant AI models; collaborate with Engineering and Product Development to deliver AI solutions; raise awareness of AI applications across Biomedical Research; position AI contributions to accelerate drug discovery and improve efficiency.
• Collaboration & partnership: Serve as primary liaison for AICS, identify research questions, design solutions, evangelize results; regularly communicate with AICS teams, data science community, and senior scientists; initiate and lead high-value internal collaborations; design translatable metrics for AI models with BR DAs and FAs.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in innovation, development, deployment and continuous support of machine learning data management and modeling
• Expertise in delivering advanced analytics insights to a large research organization and deep understanding of drug development
• Passion for emerging technologies with pragmatic insight on integration into business solutions
• Ability to balance requirements, manage expectations, and drive results with proactive issue resolution
• Entrepreneurial, proactive attitude; strong organizational, problem-solving, and influencing skills; proven teamwork
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills
• Ability to execute and prioritize in a complex matrixed environment; operational and functional leadership

Skills

• Advanced analytics and AI model development
• Cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder management
• Strategic alignment of AI initiatives with biomedical research goals
• Technical leadership in AI/ML within pharmaceutical R&D context
• Effective communication of complex scientific concepts to diverse audiences

Education

• Not specified

Additional Requirements

• Operational and functional leadership within a large, matrixed organization