Director, AI Strategy & Innovation for Corporate Affairs

Bristol Myers Squibb; Princeton (NJ); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Bristol Myers Squibb seeks a Director of Corporate Affairs Strategy & Innovation to design and rollout AI capabilities across Corporate Affairs. This hands-on role blends AI fluency with corporate communications to improve speed, quality, and impact.

Based in Princeton, NJ or Madison, NJ, it requires leading governance, training, and vendor partnerships while advancing responsible AI adoption. The ideal candidate brings deep AI expertise, 15+ years in related fields, and a track record of

Qualifications

• 15+ years in corporate communications, public affairs, digital strategy, or related field with AI exposure
• Hands-on expertise in AI, LLMs, generative AI tools, automation platforms
• Fluency in Corporate Affairs operations, workflows, approvals, reputational sensitivities
• Ability to translate complex AI capabilities into practical, adopted solutions for non-technical audiences
• Experience navigating large matrixed organizations and building cross-functional partnerships
• Strong program and change management skills with governance/toolkits design
• Excellent written and verbal communication, including senior leadership presentation

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the AI strategy for Corporate Affairs with a multi-year roadmap
• Define strategic pillars for AI approach and set goals and metrics
• Align AI strategy with enterprise technology and data strategy
• Collaborate with BI&T and data teams to evaluate and scale AI solutions
• Design training programs, toolkits, and reference materials for AI literacy
• Establish governance and usage guidelines for AI tools in Corporate Affairs
• Identify high-impact use cases and build business cases for investment
• Manage relationships with AI vendors and partners
• Track adoption, efficiency gains, ROI, and refine strategy
• Monitor external AI landscape and translate developments into recommendations
• Champion responsible and ethical AI use with attention to accuracy, bias, transparency

Skills

AI strategy

Corporate communications

Stakeholder engagement

Change management

Training design

Vendor management

Executive communications

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in communications, business, data/computer science

Tools

Large language models

Generative AI tools

Automation platforms

Job description

Bristol Myers Squibb seeks a Director of Corporate Affairs Strategy & Innovation to design and rollout AI capabilities across Corporate Affairs. This hands-on role blends AI fluency with corporate communications to improve speed, quality, and impact.

Based in Princeton, NJ or Madison, NJ, it requires leading governance, training, and vendor partnerships while advancing responsible AI adoption. The ideal candidate brings deep AI expertise, 15+ years in related fields, and a track record of