Director, IT Data & AI Product Owner – PDM & Tech Ops

Scorpion Therapeutics; United States; On-site; USD 226,000 - 293,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus potential

Job summary

Scorpion Therapeutics seeks a Director of IT Data & AI Product Owner for PDM & Tech Ops. The role directs the AI-enabled product vision and multi-year roadmaps across Technical Development, Product & Process Development, and Quality.

You will lead the IT Data & AI COE for PDM/Tech Ops, translate objectives into backlog, and mentor delivery leads, data scientists, and product managers while aligning with GxP and regulated SDLC.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (12+ years) or Master’s/PhD (10+ years) in a relevant field.
• Strong clinical development process knowledge (trial operations, data management).
• Experience leading AI/data product portfolios and teams.
• Executive stakeholder engagement; ability to translate business problems into scalable AI solutions.
• Knowledge of AI/data platforms (AWS, Databricks) and Agile delivery.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive portfolio-level AI-enabled product vision/roadmap for PDM and Tech Ops.
• Lead IT Data & AI COE for PDM/Tech Ops AI products; interface with IT.
• Own end-to-end product vision, multi-year roadmap, and analytics use cases.
• Lead and mentor delivery leads, data scientists, and product managers; backlog prioritization.
• Establish operating model and ensure alignment with data architecture, AI/ML capabilities.

Skills

AI product leadership

Executive stakeholder engagement

Agile delivery

Data product management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in relevant field

Master’s/PhD in relevant field

Tools

AWS

Databricks

Job description

Director, IT Data & AI Product Owner – PDM & Tech Ops

Responsibilities:

• Define and drive portfolio-level AI-enabled product vision/roadmap for PDM and Tech Ops across Technical Development, Product & Process Development, and Quality.
• Serve as IT Data & AI COE lead for PDM/Tech Ops AI products; interface between PDM/Tech Ops stakeholders and IT.
• Own end-to-end product vision, multi-year roadmap, reporting/planning/analytics use cases; translate objectives into requirements/backlog.
• Lead and mentor delivery leads, data scientists, and product managers; prioritize backlog by value, risk, feasibility, and enterprise data/AI strategy.
• Establish and scale operating model; ensure alignment with data architecture, AI/ML capabilities, and platforms.
• Define success metrics (cost reduction, productivity, adoption, satisfaction) and drive continuous improvement.
• Drive change management, user adoption (UX, communications, training, feedback loops).
• Own vendor/partner strategy for product support (external capacity, AI/LLM), coordinate with IT/Procurement.
• Ensure compliance with GxP and regulated SDLC; support data governance/privacy.

Qualifications / Key Skills & Experience:

• Bachelor’s (12+ years) or Master’s/PhD (10+ years) in relevant field.
• Strong clinical development process knowledge (trial operations, data management).
• Experience leading AI/data product portfolios and teams.
• Executive stakeholder engagement; ability to translate business problems into scalable AI solutions.
• Knowledge of AI/data platforms (AWS, Databricks) and Agile delivery.

Differentiators (preferred):

• PD/Quality systems; CMC/manufacturing/supply chain analytics.
• AI/ML in clinical trials/development; GxP-regulated environments; generative AI exposure.

Compensation/Benefits (as stated):

$226,185.00–$292,710.00; may include bonus/stock/paid time off and medical/dental/vision/life.