Director, Translational Data & AI Enablement

AstraZeneca; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

AstraZeneca in Cambridge (UK) or Munich (Germany) seeks a senior data leader to transform translational and biomarker data into AI-ready, standardized data products. You will bridge science, technology, and data leadership to deliver reusable data assets and scalable governance across trials and discovery.

You will lead a 12–15 person distributed team, drive multi-year roadmap, and push for proactive data generation with a global, collaborative approach.

Qualifications

• PhD or master in bioinformatics, biomedical data science, molecular medicine, or related field.
• Published research or thought leadership on biomarker standardization, data harmonization, and data product build and delivery with 5+ years experience.
• Experience leading a cross-functional, global team including budget oversight, hiring, onboarding.
• Experience with FAIR data principles, semantic interoperability, or data standards in research contexts.
• Track record scaling data governance or data stewardship programs across multiple labs, studies, or organizations.
• Familiarity with agentic AI, machine learning, or LLM-driven automation in data/science workflows.
• Familiarity with biomarker platform companies or research consortia.

Responsibilities

• Own delivery of analysis-ready datasets to science teams, enabling precision medicine, biomarker discovery, and hypothesis validation.
• Coordinate with science stakeholders to shape data standards.
• Create data catalogs, metadata standards, and usage guidelines; establish feedback mechanisms for improvement.
• Define FAIR-compliant standards for translational/biomarker data and establish quality frameworks.
• Build semantic schemas and harmonization layers for data integration from diverse sources.
• Define technical requirements for translational data workflows and lead automation initiatives.

Skills

Data governance

Cross-functional leadership

FAIR data principles

Biomarker data

Agentic AI familiarity

Education

PhD or Master in bioinformatics

Tools

GA4GH

Job description

AstraZeneca in Cambridge (UK) or Munich (Germany) seeks a senior data leader to transform translational and biomarker data into AI-ready, standardized data products. You will bridge science, technology, and data leadership to deliver reusable data assets and scalable governance across trials and discovery.

You will lead a 12–15 person distributed team, drive multi-year roadmap, and push for proactive data generation with a global, collaborative approach.