Associate Director, AI-Driven Decision Science

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is seeking an Associate Director, Forward Deployed Decision Science to sit with commercial leaders and translate business challenges into data-driven, AI-enabled solutions.

You will design agentic AI workflows, build cloud-based analytics, and deliver practical insights that drive commercial decision-making across indications and markets. You will combine strong statistics, Python/SQL, and modern ML with clear storytelling to influence strategy, optimize

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or PhD in a quantitative field with strong analytical training.
• 4+ years applying decision science, data science, or analytics to real business problems.
• Proven business impact in commercial environments such as sales or marketing.
• Hands-on cloud experience with Databricks, AWS, Snowflake, or Azure.
• Experience with AI-enabled approaches and agentic workflows in practice.

Responsibilities

• Partner directly with the business: embed with indication teams and commercial leaders to understand needs.
• Translate needs into solutions: convert questions into data science or AI-enabled approaches.
• Deliver measurable outcomes: apply analytics to sales, targeting, or promotional investments.
• Make the complex simple: present clear, jargon-free recommendations.
• Lead with agentic AI: design AI agents and human-agent workflows.
• Build on the cloud: utilize Databricks, AWS, Snowflake, or Azure for scalable analytics.
• Bring fresh thinking: operate independently and contribute new expertise.
• Safeguard trust: ensure statistical validity and privacy governance.

Skills

Python

SQL

Machine learning

Statistical analysis

Data visualization

AI-native workflows

Stakeholder management

Independent delivery

Databricks

AWS

Snowflake

Azure

Education

Master’s degree or PhD in a quantitative field

Tools

Databricks

AWS

Snowflake

Azure

Job description

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is seeking an Associate Director, Forward Deployed Decision Science to sit with commercial leaders and translate business challenges into data-driven, AI-enabled solutions.

You will design agentic AI workflows, build cloud-based analytics, and deliver practical insights that drive commercial decision-making across indications and markets. You will combine strong statistics, Python/SQL, and modern ML with clear storytelling to influence strategy, optimize