Director, AI Transformation & Enterprise Strategy (Remote)

Emerald Clinical Trials Inc.; Madrid; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Compensation

Flexible Working

Career Development

Global Exposure

Collaborative Culture

Meaningful Impact

Employee Wellbeing

Job summary

Emerald Clinical Trials seeks a Director, AI Transformation to lead enterprise-wide AI adoption, aligning AI initiatives with business goals and regulatory standards. You will partner with executives across Clinical Operations, Biometrics, Quality, Regulatory, Finance, HR, and IT to deliver AI-driven value and governance.

The role requires a strategic leader with hands-on execution capability, capable of driving change, managing vendors, and shaping the organization's AI roadmap for sustainable

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading digital transformation or AI initiatives.
• Proven success developing AI strategies at an organizational level.
• Strong understanding of modern AI technologies including LLMs, automation, and intelligent workflows.
• Experience with cloud platforms, preferably Microsoft Azure.
• Experience in regulated industries such as healthcare, life sciences, or CRO contexts.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute Emerald Clinical's enterprise AI and Generative AI strategy and roadmap.
• Identify, assess, and prioritize AI use cases across functions to maximize value.
• Lead AI transformation initiatives from concept through governance and value realization.
• Partner with executives to align AI with strategic objectives and priorities.
• Establish frameworks for AI governance, risk management, security, privacy, and ethics.
• Provide oversight on AI architecture, platforms, integration, and standards.
• Collaborate with Quality, Compliance, Security, and Legal to meet regulatory requirements.
• Drive change management to improve AI adoption and engagement.
• Build internal AI capabilities and reduce external dependencies through knowledge transfer.
• Evaluate and manage AI vendors and technology providers.
• Monitor emerging AI tech and identify opportunities for innovation.
• Establish KPIs to measure business impact of AI investments.
• Lead cross-functional teams across stakeholders and partners.
• Promote a culture of innovation and responsible AI adoption.

Skills

AI strategy leadership

Enterprise AI transformation

AI governance & compliance

Stakeholder management

Change management

Cloud platforms (Azure)

Executive communication

Vendor management

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS/Engineering/Business

Tools

Azure

Job description

Emerald Clinical Trials seeks a Director, AI Transformation to lead enterprise-wide AI adoption, aligning AI initiatives with business goals and regulatory standards. You will partner with executives across Clinical Operations, Biometrics, Quality, Regulatory, Finance, HR, and IT to deliver AI-driven value and governance.

The role requires a strategic leader with hands-on execution capability, capable of driving change, managing vendors, and shaping the organization's AI roadmap for sustainable