Senior Scientific Digital Lead — AI-Driven R&D (Hybrid)

Lonza; Oss; Hybrid; Confidential; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Agile culture

Inclusive workplace

Competitive compensation

Digital transformation opportunities

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Lonza in Oss, Netherlands, is seeking an Associate Director, Scientific Digital Lead to advance digital innovation across Advanced Synthesis. The role emphasizes collaboration with scientists, data scientists, and IT partners to deliver scalable digital solutions.

This office-first position offers flexibility to work remotely up to 20% of time. You will drive strategic use cases, guide agile teams, and mentor colleagues while aligning digital initiatives with R&D objectives.

Qualifications

• Master’s or PhD in Life Sciences, Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Strong background in pharmaceutical/biotech scientific environments.
• Experience applying digital, data science, AI-driven approaches to R&D challenges.
• Ability to translate scientific needs into scalable digital products or capabilities.
• Excellent stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Experience with digital transformation and analytics is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Drive digital innovation within ADS by identifying opportunities where data, AI, and computational tech enhance scientific outcomes.
• Partner with scientists and business stakeholders to translate challenges into impactful digital solutions.
• Define digital use cases, success criteria, user stories, and high-level functional requirements.
• Lead cross-functional agile teams including SMEs, data scientists, engineers, designers, and IT partners.
• Manage solution delivery from concept to deployment with adoption and value realization.
• Monitor emerging scientific and digital trends and recommend future capabilities.
• Act as a thought leader and mentor to grow digital capabilities across the organization.

Skills

Digital leadership

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Data-driven decision making

Mentoring

Education

Master’s or PhD in Life Sciences/Engineering/CS

Tools

AI/ML platforms

Data analytics

Digital transformation

Job description

Lonza in Oss, Netherlands, is seeking an Associate Director, Scientific Digital Lead to advance digital innovation across Advanced Synthesis. The role emphasizes collaboration with scientists, data scientists, and IT partners to deliver scalable digital solutions.

This office-first position offers flexibility to work remotely up to 20% of time. You will drive strategic use cases, guide agile teams, and mentor colleagues while aligning digital initiatives with R&D objectives.