Director, AI Foundations Engineering

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NovartisAI Engineering
Remote Position (USA)Full-TimeDirector
Salary$194,600 - $361,400 per year
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Job Details

Experience
8 plus years of AI engineering experience
Required Skills
Product ManagementCross-functional Team LeadershipData science

Requirements

  • Bachelor degree required; advanced degree preferred in business, engineering, computer science, data science, or related field.
  • 8+ years of AI engineering experience.
  • Strong track record of leading product strategy, roadmap development, and delivery for complex digital, data, or AI-enabled products.
  • Demonstrated experience in AI and data-driven product environments.
  • Strong cross-functional leadership skills with ability to drive alignment across engineering, data science, design, and commercial teams.
  • Experience managing and developing product managers or junior leaders.
  • Proven experience coaching, providing prioritization support, and fostering product management practices.
  • Excellent strategic, analytical, and communication skills.
  • Ability to evaluate opportunities, make informed tradeoffs, and communicate vision to stakeholders.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the design, development, and ongoing improvement of AI foundational systems.
  • Define and implement engineering standards, development practices, and governance for agentic AI.
  • Oversee engineering teams building reusable platform services, tools, and components.
  • Partner with product, data, infrastructure, and security teams to align platform capabilities.
  • Drive modernization efforts to connect existing processes with AI capabilities.
  • Monitor agentic operations and user feedback to support continuous optimization.
  • Communicate platform priorities, technical risks, and progress to senior leadership.
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