Director, Enterprise AI Architect

Amneal Pharmaceuticals; Bridgewater (MA); On-site; USD 240,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

Amneal Pharmaceuticals seeks an Enterprise AI Architect to define and govern the enterprise AI platform architecture, ensuring secure, scalable, compliant, and cost-effective AI solutions across the organization. This role leads data integration, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), model orchestration, agentic AI, observability, FinOps, and security.

The position partners with Commercial, R&D, Regulatory, TechOps, Data, and Information Security, driving responsible AI adoption and enterprise

Qualifications

• 12+ years in IT/enterprise architecture with AI platform experience.
• Experience with four-layer enterprise AI architecture (data platform, integration, orchestration, model layer).
• Knowledge of RBAC propagation, metadata standards, and data contracts.
• Familiarity with regulated industries and 21 CFR Part 11 / GxP AI deployment.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end AI platform architecture across all layers and vendor solutions.
• Define data exposure, chunking/embedding/indexing standards, and access controls.
• Lead model gateway design, agent development toolkit, and governance practices.
• Collaborate with InfoSec and business units to align on AI standards and security.

Skills

AI architecture

RAG pipelines

RBAC & data governance

Security governance

Cost governance

Data integration

Multi-LLM integration

Agentic AI

Observability

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related

Master's degree preferred

Tools

AWS SageMaker

AWS Bedrock

Databricks

OpenAI / Anthropic / other providers

Job description

Description

The Enterprise AI Architect is responsible for defining and governing the enterprise AI platform architecture, ensuring secure, scalable, compliant, and cost-effective AI solutions across the organization. This role provides strategic technical leadership for AI capabilities spanning data integration, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), model orchestration, agentic AI, observability, FinOps, and security. Serving as the organization's AI architecture authority, the position establishes enterprise standards, reviews vendor solutions, and drives alignment across Commercial, R&D, Regulatory, TechOps, Data, and Information Security teams. The role partners with senior business and technology leaders to enable AI innovation, ensure responsible AI adoption, and develop a sustainable enterprise AI ecosystem that supports long‑term business objectives.

Job Description

The Enterprise AI Architect is responsible for defining and governing the enterprise AI platform architecture, ensuring secure, scalable, compliant, and cost-effective AI solutions across the organization. This role provides strategic technical leadership for AI capabilities spanning data integration, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), model orchestration, agentic AI, observability, FinOps, and security. Serving as the organization's AI architecture authority, the position establishes enterprise standards, reviews vendor solutions, and drives alignment across Commercial, R&D, Regulatory, TechOps, Data, and Information Security teams. The role partners with senior business and technology leaders to enable AI innovation, ensure responsible AI adoption, and develop a sustainable enterprise AI ecosystem that supports long‑term business objectives.

Essential Functions

• AI platform architecture — end-to-end ownership of AIP architecture across the integration layer, RAG pipelines, orchestration, and model layer; ensure consistency across all four layers and vendor-built solutions
• Data-to-AI contract and integration layer design — define how Gold datasets are exposed to AI, chunking/embedding/indexing standards, and RBAC propagation; own ingestion pipeline standards and drive the Phase 1 to Phase 2 transition
• FinOps and observability — own model cost tracking, token usage monitoring, and AI observability tooling; establish baseline measurement and ongoing cost governance
• Vendor technical submission review — review every vendor AI solution design for RBAC implementation, prompt injection exposure, data leakage controls, audit trail completeness, and platform standards compliance
• Model gateway design and agent development toolkit — define model routing/fallback architecture; establish standards and governance for agentic AI development
• AI security review collaboration — partner with Global InfoSec to define and execute the technical AI security review process
• Governance, standards, and business alignment — define metadata standards, AI design patterns, and model usage policies; partner with Commercial, R&D, Regulatory, and TechOps

Additional Responsibilities

• Guide third-party implementation vendors on architecture decisions and integration patterns; prevent vendor lock-in; ensure effective knowledge transfer so Amneal retains architectural ownership
• Define citizen development standards in partnership with the Enterprise Data Architect
• Work with AI Solutions Engineers embedded in business functions

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelors Degree (BA/BS) Computer Science, Data Engineering, Information Systems, or related field — or equivalent work experience - Required
• Master Degree (MS/MA) Computer Science, Data Science, or related field - Preferred

Experience

• 12 years or more in IT/enterprise architecture experience, including enterprise-level AI platform architecture (not project/solution level)

Specialized Knowledge

• Four-layer enterprise AI architecture (data platform, integration, orchestration, model layer)
• Model gateway / routing / fallback design
• RAG pipeline design at production scale
• AI governance frameworks and Architecture Review Board (ARB) standards
• FinOps for AI workloads - Model cost monitoring, token usage tracking, cost allocation across a multi-use‑case AI portfolio, built from scratch
• Data-to-AI integration design - RBAC propagation, metadata standards, data contracts from governed data to AI systems
• Multi-LLM provider architecture - OpenAI, Anthropic, AWS Bedrock, or equivalent; vendor‑agnostic by design
• AWS data/AI ecosystem - S3, Glue, SageMaker, Bedrock, or equivalent
• Databricks/lakehouse platform - Databricks or similar
• Regulated industry deployment - Pharma, financial services, or healthcare; audit trail, access control, compliance constraints in practice
• Vendor governance - Directing external vendors on architecture decisions and knowledge transfer
• 21 CFR Part 11 / GxP AI deployment
• Agentic AI architecture - Multi‑agent orchestration, memory management, tool use, human‑in‑the‑loop design
• AI security - IAM for AI workloads, DLP for LLM I/O, prompt controls, audit logging, AI threat modeling
• Citizen development governance - Guardrails for non-technical users building AI workflows (M365 Copilot Studio, Claude Projects, or equivalent)
• Agent observability tooling - Braintrust, Lang Smith, or equivalent
• AI FinOps tooling - Model cost dashboards and chargeback frameworks

The base salary for this position ranges from $240,000 to $270,000 per year. In addition, Amneal offers a short‑term incentive opportunity, such as a bonus or performance‑based award, with this position within the first 12 months. Amneal ranges reflect the Company’s good faith estimate of what Amneal reasonably believes that it will pay for said position at the time of the posting. Individual compensation will ultimately be determined based on a variety of relevant factors, including but not limited to, qualifications, experience, geographic location and other relevant skills.

At the heart of our Total Rewards commitment is a comprehensive, flexible and competitive benefits program for eligible positions that enables you to choose the plans and coverage that meet your personal needs. This includes above‑market, diverse and robust health and insurance benefits to meet the varied needs of our employees as well as a significant 401(k) matching contribution to help our employees save for retirement. We also promote employee well‑being with programs that help you enjoy your career alongside life’s many other commitments and opportunities.

About Us

Amneal is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete the application process or to participate in any part of the hiring process, please contact us at [e-mail] . Requests will be handled confidentially and in accordance with applicable laws.

About The Team

Human Resources team partners with all aspects of the organization, driving success through the effective and innovative management of people for both current and future business needs.

Key roles that the Human Resources team performs:

• Executive Role: Specialists in all aspects of people management. High‑level input at strategic level into all key business decisions.
• Audit Role: Ensures all areas of the organization are compliant with legal requirements AND best practice employment policies and procedures.
• Facilitator Role: Close partnership to support, advise and extend the ability of all areas of the organization to meet their objectives through implementation of highly effective employment practices in areas such as Talent Acquisition, Learning and Development, Reward systems, Performance Management, Health and Well‑being.
• Consultancy Role: Provide expert advice to the organization and it’s managers on any aspect of workforce management and employee relations and performance.
• Service Role: Ensure the organization is fully aware of and is equipped to deal with developments impacting employment matters, such as changes in legislation, changes in the characteristics of the labor market.