Associate Director AI & GenAI Engineering

Novartis India; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Novartis India is seeking an Associate Director DDIT AI & GenAI Engineering in Hyderabad to lead design, engineering, and delivery of Generative AI solutions for enterprise impact. You will guide architecture, platform capabilities, and roadmaps while collaborating with stakeholders to transform workflows into intelligent experiences.

The role requires 12+ years in software/AI, hands-on Python and cloud-native delivery, and strong leadership across teams and budgets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, AI, Engineering or related field.
• 12+ years of software engineering, AI, ML, or digital tech.
• Proven experience leading AI engineering teams and complex enterprise delivery programs.
• Strong expertise in generative AI, LLMs, retrieval-augmented generation, and agentic AI.
• Hands-on experience with Python applications, APIs, microservices, and cloud-native solutions.
• Experience with AWS or Azure AI services and enterprise data platforms.
• Knowledge of MLOps, LLM ops, DevSecOps, CI/CD.
• Ability to manage senior stakeholders, delivery risks, vendors, and budgets.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of enterprise AI and GenAI solutions from concept to production.
• Define scalable AI architectures, platform capabilities, and roadmaps.
• Partner with stakeholders to transform workflows into AI-enabled experiences.
• Drive rapid prototyping and MVP development for high-value opportunities.
• Provide technical leadership across AI, ML, and semantic search.
• Design and optimize AI platforms, retrieval-augmented generation pipelines, APIs, and cloud-native apps.
• Establish engineering best practices for automation, observability, CI/CD.
• Ensure security, privacy, regulatory, reliability, and responsible AI standards.
• Manage delivery plans, risks, budgets, and stakeholder communications.
• Mentor teams and foster a culture of innovation and learning.

Skills

AI leadership

Python

Cloud platforms

MLOps

CI/CD

Stakeholder management

GenAI

APIs

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/AI/Engineering

Master's degree in CS/AI/Engineering

Tools

AWS

Azure

Cloud-native

Microservices

Job description

Summary

Internal Job Title: Associate Director DDIT AI & GenAI Engineering

Location: Hyderabad, India

Relocation Support: Yes

Are you passionate about shaping the future of Artificial Intelligence at global scale? Join Novartis and play a pivotal role in transforming how innovative medicines are discovered, developed, and delivered. As Associate Director AI & GenAI Engineering, you will lead the design, engineering, and delivery of cutting-edge Generative Artificial Intelligence and agentic AI solutions that drive meaningful business outcomes and improve patient lives. Working at the intersection of advanced technology, enterprise platforms, and scientific innovation, you will help turn bold ideas into production-ready solutions while influencing the future of AI across Novartis.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of enterprise AI and GenAI solutions from concept through production.
• Define scalable AI architectures, platform capabilities, engineering standards, and technology roadmaps.
• Partner with business stakeholders to transform workflows into intelligent, AI-enabled experiences.
• Drive rapid prototyping and minimum viable product development for high-value business opportunities.
• Provide technical leadership across generative artificial intelligence, agentic AI, machine learning, and semantic search.
• Design and optimize AI platforms, retrieval-augmented generation pipelines, APIs, and cloud-native applications.
• Establish engineering best practices for automation, observability, continuous integration, and continuous delivery.
• Ensure solutions meet security, privacy, regulatory, reliability, performance, and responsible AI standards.
• Manage delivery plans, dependencies, risks, budgets, and stakeholder communications across initiatives.
• Mentor engineering teams and foster a culture of innovation, technical excellence, and continuous learning.

Essential Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Engineering, or a related field.
• 12+ years of experience in software engineering, artificial intelligence, machine learning, or digital technology.
• Proven experience leading artificial intelligence engineering teams and complex enterprise delivery programs.
• Strong expertise in generative artificial intelligence, large language models, retrieval-augmented generation, and agentic AI.
• Hands-on experience developing Python applications, application programming interfaces, microservices, and cloud-native solutions.
• Experience with Amazon Web Services or Microsoft Azure artificial intelligence services and enterprise data platforms.
• Strong knowledge of machine learning operations, large language model operations, DevSecOps, continuous integration, and continuous delivery.
• Demonstrated ability to manage senior stakeholders, delivery risks, vendors, budgets, and cross-functional teams.

Desirable Requirements

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Engineering, or a related field.
• Professional certifications in cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, or software engineering technologies.

Commitment To Diversity And Inclusion

Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams' representative of the patients and communities we serve.

Accessibility and accommodation

Novartis is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the recruitment process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please send an e‑mail to [e-mail] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message

Why Novartis

Helping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science. It takes a community of smart, passionate people like you. Collaborating, supporting and inspiring each other. Combining to achieve breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. Ready to create a brighter future together? https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture

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