Head Clinical AI Strategy - Translational Research
On-site · Basel, Basel-City, Switzerland
Job Summary
Head Clinical AI Strategy - Translational Research leads the strategic roadmap for Data Science & AI in early clinical development, translating scientific needs into AI use-cases, delivering high-value, decision-enabling AI solutions, and partnering with clinical teams to plan and oversee delivery. Responsible for KPI/ROI measurement, governance, and cross-functional collaboration with Data & Digital, Data Science, and enterprise partners to enable data-enabled trial design, translational medicine insights, and scalable AI capabilities. Demonstrates leadership in strategy development, stakeholder engagement, change management, and external visibility of Novartis as a leader in AI-enabled healthcare. Provides strategic guidance to biomedical leadership on AI enablement, emerging trends, and value realization; supports accessibility accommodations in recruitment as needed.
Required Qualifications
- Advanced degree (PhD, MD, MSc) in relevant scientific fields
- PhD or equivalent experience in Data Science, Computer Science, or related field desirable
- Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in pharmaceutical settings
- Demonstrable track record of delivering global solutions at scale in healthcare settings, with a strong preference for experience in the drug development space
- Experience integrating scientific, data-science, and operational perspectives in R&D
- Experience in defining KPI and ROI frameworks
- Proven experience developing and implementing digital or AI strategy in a complex, matrixed organization, ideally within life sciences or pharmaceutical R&D
- Strong understanding of AI/ML methodologies in biomedical contexts
- Up-to-date knowledge of digital, AI, and data science trends, applied to Pharma or Healthcare
- Excellent stakeholder engagement, influencing, and communication skills with the ability to drive organizational change and foster collaboration
- Strategic thinker with the ability to see the "big picture", translating complex strategies into concrete actions and measurable impact
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