Associate Director, APD AI Platform – AI/GenAI Solution Delivery Lead

IN10 (FCRS = IN010) Novartis Healthcare Private Limited; Hyderabad; Hybrid; INR 3,500,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Novartis Healthcare Private Limited in Hyderabad, India seeks an Associate Director, APD AI Platform - AI/GenAI Solution Delivery Lead to drive enterprise AI initiatives from strategy to adoption, collaborating with business, data science, engineering and cloud teams to deliver measurable value in healthcare.

This hybrid role emphasizes end-to-end delivery, governance, risk management, and executive communication, with responsibility for budgets, vendor relationships, and mentoring

Qualifications

• 10+ years technology solution delivery experience AI/GenAI and enterprise platform delivery.
• Program and stakeholder management.
• Azure, Jira, Azure DevOps experience.
• Enterprise governance and compliance understanding.
• Cross-functional leadership capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of enterprise AI and Generative AI solutions from strategy through adoption.
• Drive release planning, deployment, stabilization, and continuous improvement of AI products and platforms.
• Partner with business stakeholders to prioritize high-value AI use cases and delivery roadmaps.
• Define clear functional and non-functional requirements aligned to business objectives and outcomes.
• Ensure data readiness, governance, quality, accessibility, and operational scalability for AI solutions.
• Collaborate with data science, engineering, cloud, and operations teams to optimize model performance.
• Establish responsible AI practices, security controls, compliance standards, and risk management processes.
• Manage program budgets, resource allocation, forecasting, and vendor relationships across initiatives.
• Provide executive-level communication, status updates, risk management, and stakeholder engagement.
• Mentor cross-functional teams and foster excellence in AI solution delivery and operational execution.

Skills

AI/GenAI

Program management

Stakeholder management

Azure

Azure DevOps

Leadership

Data governance

Data quality

Cross-functional leadership

Security controls

Tools

Azure

Jira

Azure DevOps

Job description

Job Description Summary

Job Title: Associate Director, APD AI Platform - AI/GenAI Solution Delivery Lead #LI-Hybrid Location: Hyderabad, India Relocation Support: Yes

Are you passionate about turning the promise of Artificial Intelligence into real-world business impact? Join Novartis and lead the delivery of transformative AI and Generative AI solutions that accelerate innovation, enhance productivity, and shape the future of healthcare. As the Associate Director, APD AI Platform - AI/GenAI Solution Delivery Lead, you will work at the intersection of business, data science, engineering, and technology, driving enterprise-scale AI initiatives from concept to adoption while partnering with senior leaders to deliver measurable value across the organization.

Job Description Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of enterprise AI and Generative AI solutions from strategy through adoption.
• Drive release planning, deployment, stabilization, and continuous improvement of AI products and platforms.
• Partner with business stakeholders to prioritize high-value AI use cases and delivery roadmaps.
• Define clear functional and non-functional requirements aligned to business objectives and outcomes.
• Ensure data readiness, governance, quality, accessibility, and operational scalability for AI solutions.
• Collaborate with data science, engineering, cloud, and operations teams to optimize model performance.
• Establish responsible Artificial Intelligence practices, security controls, compliance standards, and risk management processes.
• Manage program budgets, resource allocation, forecasting, and vendor relationships across initiatives.
• Provide executive-level communication, status updates, risk management, and stakeholder engagement.
• Mentor cross-functional teams and foster excellence in AI solution delivery and operational execution.

Essential Requirements

• 10+ years technology solution delivery experience AI/GenAI and enterprise platform delivery
• Program and stakeholder management
• Azure, Jira, Azure DevOps experience
• Enterprise governance and compliance understanding
• Cross-functional leadership capabilities
• 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.

Skills Desired

• Artificial Intelligence (AI)
• Biostatistics
• Business Value Creation
• Change Management
• Curious Mindset
• Data Governance
• Data Literacy
• Data Quality
• Data Science
• Data Visualization
• Deep Learning
• Generative AI
• Graph Algorithms
• Learning Agility
• Machine Learning (ML)
• Machine Learning Algorithms
• Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP)
• Organizational Awareness
• Pandas Python Library
• Python (Programming Language)
• R Programming
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Statistical Analysis
• Structured Query Language (SQL)
• Time Series Analysis

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