Overview
In this role you shape the AI-enabled Medical Affairs agenda at Novartis, turning strategy into tangible products and measurable outcomes. You work across International and Global Medical Affairs, Commercial, and enterprise AI teams to scale high-impact AI solutions that accelerate insights and improve patient care. You lead rapid AI experimentation and ensure responsible, compliant use of AI in scientific workflows. This is a mission-driven, cross-functional role at the intersection of medicine, AI, and product innovation.
Pay / Benefits
- flexible and hybrid working options
- insurance plans
- retirement plans
- wellbeing resources
- global recognition programs
- minimum 14 weeks paid parental leave
Responsibilities
- Translate the International Medical Affairs AI strategy into high-impact initiatives, products, and measurable business outcomes
- Identify, evaluate, and prioritise high-value AI opportunities across Medical Affairs, regions, and countries
- Define product vision, user journeys, roadmaps, and success metrics for AI-enabled solutions
- Lead rapid experimentation and prototyping of Generative AI and agentic AI use cases to validate business value
- Partner with enterprise AI, Technology, Data, Analytics, Commercial, and Value & Access teams to maximise reuse and scalability
- Drive adoption of AI-enabled solutions by embedding them into Medical workflows and demonstrating measurable impact
- Ensure responsible AI principles, scientific integrity, privacy, compliance, and human oversight are embedded by design
- Foster cross-functional collaboration and thought leadership to accelerate AI innovation across International Medical Affairs
Key requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Medicine, Pharmacy, Business, Technology, Data Science, AI, Engineering, or related discipline; advanced degree preferred
- Significant experience driving AI and digital transformation initiatives within the pharmaceutical or life sciences industry
- Experience translating business or scientific needs into digital or AI-enabled products, roadmaps, and measurable outcomes
- Proven track record progressing initiatives from discovery and experimentation through governance, adoption, and scale
- Practical fluency in Generative AI, LLM-enabled applications, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), agentic AI, prompting methodologies, AI evaluation, and human-in-the-loop approaches
- Strong product management capabilities across user discovery, prioritization, roadmap development, experimentation, and value realization
- Excellent communication, executive storytelling, influencing, and matrix leadership skills for senior stakeholders
- Proficient English language skills, both written and spoken
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Influencing and executive storytelling
- Strategic thinking and leadership
- Generative AI
- Large Language Models (LLMs)
- Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
Associate Director, Scientific Intelligence & AI in London employer: Novartis
Novartis is an exceptional employer that fosters a collaborative and inclusive work environment, where passionate individuals come together to drive breakthroughs in precision medicine. With competitive salaries, flexible working arrangements, and robust learning and development opportunities, employees are empowered to grow both personally and professionally while making a meaningful impact on patients' lives. Located in vibrant cities like London, Barcelona, and Dublin, Novartis offers a dynamic workplace that values diversity and encourages innovation.
