Executive Director, AI for Discovery & Innovation

AstraZeneca GmbH; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 258,000 - 387,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan

Paid vacation and holidays

Health benefits

Job summary

AstraZeneca GmbH is seeking an Executive Director, AI for Discovery to lead the strategy for applying advanced AI and machine learning to accelerate oncology and BioPharmaceuticals R&D. You will guide a global organization connecting biology, chemistry, translational medicine, and Enterprise AI to deliver AI-enabled insights that improve understanding and discovery outcomes.

You will drive integration of cutting-edge AI into target identification, mechanism understanding, compound

Qualifications

• PhD, MD, or equivalent in computational, biomedical, chemical, or discovery sciences.

Responsibilities

• Define and own AstraZeneca’s enterprise AI strategy for Discovery, spanning target identification/validation, compound optimization, mechanistic modeling, and hypothesis generation.
• Embed AI capabilities across the discovery ecosystem to enable multimodal data integration, mechanistic modeling, and candidate optimization.
• Translate high-level scientific priorities into a clear portfolio of AI-enabled discovery capabilities.
• Guide, partner, and lead strategies and initiatives at the highest levels within AstraZeneca Discovery at SET, EVP, and SVP levels.
• Serve as a member of Discovery leadership teams in both ORD and BioPharma R&D.

Skills

AI in life sciences

Multimodal data integration

Executive leadership

Discovery biology

Education

PhD/MD or equivalent in computational/biomedical sciences

Job description

AstraZeneca GmbH is seeking an Executive Director, AI for Discovery to lead the strategy for applying advanced AI and machine learning to accelerate oncology and BioPharmaceuticals R&D. You will guide a global organization connecting biology, chemistry, translational medicine, and Enterprise AI to deliver AI-enabled insights that improve understanding and discovery outcomes.

You will drive integration of cutting-edge AI into target identification, mechanism understanding, compound