Director, AI Foundations Engineer (Remote)

About the role

The Strategy, Platforms & Transformation team at Novartis uses data and advanced analytics to improve decision-making in the US business. This remote role drives the engineering strategy, delivery and operational excellence of the organization's agentic AI operating system, covering solution architecture, development, operations and continuous improvement. It works with product leaders, business stakeholders, data and technology teams and transformation leaders to turn existing processes, products and services into agentic AI products and intelligent workflows.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the design, development and ongoing improvement of the organization's AI foundations through a disciplined engineering approach.
• Define and implement an agentic AI foundational system, engineering standards and development practices that promote scalability, reliability, repeatability and continuous improvement.
• Partner with product, data, infrastructure, security and business teams to align platform capabilities with enterprise needs and strategic priorities.
• Oversee engineering teams in building reusable platform services, tools and components for agentic AI products and workflows.
• Drive modernization and integration efforts connecting existing systems and processes with AI capabilities.
• Monitor agentic operations and user feedback to identify improvements, resolve issues and support continuous optimization.
• Establish operating models, support processes and governance practices for consistent delivery of AI capabilities.
• Communicate platform priorities, delivery progress, technical risks and investment needs to senior leaders and stakeholders.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree required, advanced degree preferred, ideally in business, engineering, computer science, data science or a related field.
• 8+ years of AI engineering experience, with a 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, translating business needs into scalable solutions and partnering with technical teams.
• Experience managing and developing product managers or junior product leaders, including coaching and prioritization support.
• Strong cross-functional leadership and excellent strategic, analytical and communication skills.

Required skills

• Artificial intelligence and machine learning
• Data science and data governance
• Deep learning and NLP
• Statistical analysis and time series analysis
• Agile methodology

What we offer

• Expected salary range of $194,600 to $361,400 annually, with a performance-based cash incentive and possible annual equity awards.
• Health, life and disability benefits, a 401(k) with company contribution and match, and a time-off package including vacation, personal days and holidays.