AI Lead for Oncology Clinical Development

AstraZeneca plc; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 144,000 - 216,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Short-term incentive bonuses

Equity-based awards

Commissions for salaried roles

Job summary

AstraZeneca plc in Cambridge, MA, is seeking a technical AI lead to shape the AI strategy for Oncology clinical development. You will guide cross-functional teams, deliver high-stakes AI projects, and advance novel AI methods across problem definition, data governance, and model validation.

You will collaborate with clinical development, biometrics, regulatory, and study teams to validate AI solutions for study design and decision-making, while fostering external collaborations and contributing

Qualifications

• PhD in a quantitative discipline such as computer science, bioinformatics, computational biology, mathematics, physics, biophysics, computational neuroscience, biostatistics
• At least 2+ years’ work experience outside of PhD with measurable impact (e.g. models delivered, patents, SaMD filings, first-author publications, open-source projects, standards-body participation)

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the AI strategy and roadmap for Oncology early and late phase clinical development
• Serve as a key technical lead and contributor in matrixed teams to deliver complex, high-stakes AI projects
• Evaluate and develop cutting-edge AI methods in one or more areas of problem definition, data considerations, governance, algorithm development, validation, and adoption
• Partner with clinical development, biometrics, regulatory, and study teams to develop and then validate novel AI solutions into clinical study design, execution, strategy, and decision-making
• Establish and maintain external collaborations with academic institutions, technology partners, and industry consortia to access novel capabilities and advance the AI roadmap
• Represent AstraZeneca at scientific conferences, standards bodies, and peer-reviewed venues; contribute first- or last-author publications in leading ML and clinical AI journals
• Mentor and support peers within the team

Skills

ML fundamentals

Software development

Cancer biology

Education

PhD in a quantitative discipline

Tools

Frontier coding frameworks

Job description

AstraZeneca plc in Cambridge, MA, is seeking a technical AI lead to shape the AI strategy for Oncology clinical development. You will guide cross-functional teams, deliver high-stakes AI projects, and advance novel AI methods across problem definition, data governance, and model validation.

You will collaborate with clinical development, biometrics, regulatory, and study teams to validate AI solutions for study design and decision-making, while fostering external collaborations and contributing