Data & AI Risk Executive — Senior Director

AstraZeneca; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

AstraZeneca is seeking a Senior Director of Data & AI Risk Management to lead the enterprise approach to identifying, assessing, and mitigating Data & AI risks at scale across the organisation.

You will partner with Legal, Compliance, IT, and Data Offices to ensure risk decisions are aligned with regulatory expectations and ethical standards, while driving adoption and scalable risk practices across regions.

Qualifications

• Significant senior experience in risk management, governance, or second-line oversight within a complex organisation.
• Ability to build and lead a high-performing team with deep expertise in enterprise Data & AI risk management.
• Sponsor and lead priority initiatives across Data & AI Trust and Assurance, irrespective of team boundaries.
• Champion a culture of responsible, compliant, and value-focused use of data and AI across the organisation.
• Develop partnerships with Legal, Compliance, Cyber Security, and Data Offices.

Responsibilities

• Own the enterprise approach to identifying, assessing, and managing Data & AI risks across strategic, operational, ethical, and regulatory dimensions.
• Integrate Data & AI risk into broader Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) processes.
• Ensure material Data & AI risks are surfaced, understood, and actively managed at an enterprise level.
• Oversee enterprise-level risk aggregation, reporting, and insight for Data & AI to senior leadership.
• Partner with Business areas and Data Offices to embed risk management into ways of working and operating models.

Skills

Risk management

Enterprise data

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Change management

Negotiation

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information/Data Science, Informatics, Computer Science, Economics, or related

Master’s or PhD in Business Administration, Information/Data Science, Informatics, Computer Science, Economics, or related

Job description

AstraZeneca is seeking a Senior Director of Data & AI Risk Management to lead the enterprise approach to identifying, assessing, and mitigating Data & AI risks at scale across the organisation.

You will partner with Legal, Compliance, IT, and Data Offices to ensure risk decisions are aligned with regulatory expectations and ethical standards, while driving adoption and scalable risk practices across regions.