Director of AI Innovation & Strategy in Life Sciences

UnitedHealth Group; Eden Prairie (MN); Hybrid; USD 135.000 - 231.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

UnitedHealth Group is seeking a Director, AI Innovation and Strategy - Life Sciences to lead complex AI strategy and solution-delivery engagements for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical technology clients. You will guide multidisciplinary teams from strategy through implementation and measurable value realization, leveraging AI/ML, cloud platforms, and enterprise data ecosystems.

You will partner with executive stakeholders, shape AI transformation roadmaps, and embed responsible AI

Qualifikationen

• 10+ years of experience in strategy, consulting, product delivery, technology transformation, analytics, or AI-enabled solution delivery.
• 5+ years in a management consulting firm leading client engagements and providing executive-level recommendations.
• 5+ years working with pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical technology, or related life sciences organizations.
• 5+ years leading multidisciplinary client engagements from strategy to implementation and value realization.
• 5+ years as primary day-to-day client lead for senior stakeholders and delivery risk management.
• 3+ years applying AI/ML, model operations, cloud platforms, data architecture, or productization to business or scientific challenges.
• 3+ years navigating data privacy, cybersecurity, regulatory validation, GxP, or responsible AI governance frameworks.
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 30-40% to client locations.

Aufgaben

• Lead complex AI strategy and solution-delivery engagements from strategy vision through design, implementation and value realization.
• Serve as primary day-to-day client contact and advisor to senior executive stakeholders.
• Apply deep domain knowledge across life sciences to design tailored AI transformation solutions.
• Mobilize and lead cross-functional delivery teams across strategy, product, engineering, data science, operations, legal and compliance.
• Embed responsible AI principles, model risk governance, data privacy, cybersecurity standards, and GxP validation into solutions and delivery workflows.
• Translate client innovations into repeatable, scalable offerings, architectures, playbooks, accelerators, and capabilities.
• Identify and shape follow-on opportunities, contribute to proposals, business cases, pricing, and client account growth.
• Mentor Senior Managers and engagement leaders to strengthen problem-solving methodologies.

Kenntnisse

Strategy & consulting

AI/ML capabilities

Client leadership

Cross-functional delivery

Cloud platforms

Data architecture

Governance & compliance

Travel willingness

Ausbildung

Advanced degree in life sciences/healthcare/technical/business

Jobbeschreibung

UnitedHealth Group is seeking a Director, AI Innovation and Strategy - Life Sciences to lead complex AI strategy and solution-delivery engagements for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical technology clients. You will guide multidisciplinary teams from strategy through implementation and measurable value realization, leveraging AI/ML, cloud platforms, and enterprise data ecosystems.

You will partner with executive stakeholders, shape AI transformation roadmaps, and embed responsible AI