Group AI Transformation Lead 100%

Skan Ag; Basel; Hybrid; CHF 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Five weeks vacation

SKAN Academy

Open culture

Flat organization

Job summary

SKAN invites an experienced AI Transformation Lead to drive the Group-wide AI roadmap from strategy to production deployment. You will build and lead a small interdisciplinary team at SKAN HQ in Allschwil, Basel-Landschaft, coordinating with Finance, ICT, Security, Quality, Legal, HR and Facilities.

You will identify high-impact AI opportunities across processes and products, steer flagship projects, and ensure secure, scalable operation of AI initiatives.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, BIS, Engineering, Business Administration, or a comparable qualification.
• Several years of experience in digital or business transformation with a track record from strategy to production deployment and scaling.
• Solid understanding of Generative AI, LLMs, and AI agents, including secure, scalable operation.
• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives and managing stakeholders up to Executive Management.
• Experience in regulated environments or life sciences is a plus.
• Excellent English skills; German is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Develop the Group-wide AI roadmap and a prioritized portfolio of initiatives based on business value, feasibility, and risk.
• Identify AI opportunities across processes, products, and services with business functions.
• Lead flagship projects from idea to production deployment and measure outcomes.
• Scale effective AI solutions and discontinue non-value initiatives.
• Collaborate with ICT to drive secure adoption of AI tools and AI agent workflows.
• Build a network of AI Champions and embed AI into SKAN's Operating Model.
• Align Business, ICT, Security, Quality, Legal, HR, and Finance for transparent value, costs, and risks.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Cross-functional leadership

Generative AI

AI security

Education

Computer Science / Information Systems / Engineering / Business Administration degree

Job description

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Founded in 1968,SKAN is a pioneer in cleanroom equipment and the development of isolators for the pharmaceutical industry. Innovative products, tailor-made solutions and an effective service organization have made SKAN a market leader and a key partner to industry and research laboratories.

Overview

What we do ultimately impacts people's lives: Our solutions enable the safe manufacturing of pharmaceuticals and vaccines worldwide. Now, we are opening the next chapter by making AI an everyday tool – for our customers as well as our 1,700 colleagues.The foundations are in place: Our AI policy has been approved, and initial applications are already up and running. Now, we are looking for you: someone who can identify the right opportunities, bring people along on the journey, and ensure that ideas translate into measurable value.You will report directly to our Group CFO, build a small interdisciplinary team, and have significant freedom to shape this transformation – guided by the principle: "Centralize the foundation. Federate the value creation." Your workplace will be our headquarters in Allschwil, in the canton of Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland.

Responsibilities

• You develop the Group-wide AI roadmap and manage a prioritized portfolio of initiatives based on business value, customer value, feasibility, and risk.
• Together with the business functions, you identify where AI can make the greatest difference in processes, products, and services.
• You lead selected flagship projects from initial idea and business case through to production deployment – and measure their success.
• You scale what works and consistently discontinue initiatives that fail to deliver added value.
• In collaboration with ICT, you drive the broad and secure adoption of Group-approved AI tools and bring AI agents and automated workflows to the areas where they can deliver meaningful impact.
• You build a network of AI Champions and Power Users and embed AI into SKAN's existing Operating Model.
• You bring Business, ICT, Security, Quality, Legal, HR, and Finance together and ensure transparency around usage, value, costs, and risks – providing the basis for informed Executive Management decisions.
• A completed degree in Computer Science, Business Information Systems, Engineering, Business Administration, or a comparable qualification.
• Several years of experience in digital or business transformation, with a proven track record of leading initiatives from strategy through production deployment and scaling.
• A solid understanding of Generative AI, Large Language Models, and AI agents – as well as what it takes to ensure AI operates securely and at scale within an organization: integration, data, access permissions, and security.
• You evaluate AI initiatives based on business value, feasibility, and risk, and manage them through business cases and measurable outcomes.
• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives and managing stakeholders up to Executive Management level.
• Experience in industry, engineering, pharmaceuticals, or life sciences, or in regulated environments, is a plus.
• Excellent English skills; German language skills are an advantage.

Softskills

• You inspire confidence through your personality – whether engaging with Executive Management, engineers, or specialists.
• You think strategically and are equally willing to roll up your sleeves and get things done.
• You distill complexity into what really matters and provide clear recommendations.
• You bring people together across functional boundaries, even without direct line management responsibility.
• You challenge the status quo with confidence and work collaboratively without getting caught up in consensus for its own sake.
• You are curious and a fast learner – while remaining focused on facts and measurable value rather than being driven by hype.

We offer you

• A Group-wide mission to shape and drive AI transformation, with a direct reporting line to the Group CFO
• The opportunity to make AI impactful in an area that contributes to the safe manufacturing of pharmaceuticals and vaccines
• An open and collaborative corporate culture
• Freedom to develop and implement your ideas
• Access to sports and recreational activities
• Opportunities for professional development, particularly through our SKAN Academy
• Comprehensive, job-focused onboarding
• Short decision-making processes and a flat organizational structure
• Open and transparent communication
• Five weeks of vacation, with the option to purchase additional vacation days

Additional information

We look forward to receiving your complete application documents (CV, diplomas and employment references) via our career page.
For this position, we are focusing on direct applications and are not working with external agencies. Any dossiers submitted by agencies will not be processed.

For questions please contact Viviane Braxton.