Remote Associate Director, AI Solutions Scientist

Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd; Northern (KY); Remote; USD 169,000 - 253,000; Full time

Job summary

Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd is seeking an Associate Director, AI Solutions Scientist to lead hands-on development of AI-driven solutions in pharma R&D and corporate functions. You will architect, implement, and guide cross-functional teams in building scalable AI systems, with a focus on responsible AI and regulatory compliance.

The role emphasizes product strategy, data-driven decision making, and collaboration with IT, data engineering, and AI platform teams to deliver impactful AI-enabled

Qualifications

• Experience designing and delivering AI/ML use cases in pharma or life sciences.
• Strong understanding of AI/ML concepts, statistics, and data science.
• Experience with responsible AI, privacy by design, and regulatory considerations.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture and development of AI solutions aligned with business objectives.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure successful AI product delivery.
• Guide AI ecosystem capabilities including platform architecture and data pipelines.

Skills

AI/ML

Gen AI

GxP awareness

Data engineering

SDLC

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional leadership

MLOps

LLMOps

Software development

Education

Masters degree in Data Science/CS/Engineering

PhD preferred

Tools

Dataiku Data Science Studio

Snowflake

AWS SageMaker

Job description

Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd is seeking an Associate Director, AI Solutions Scientist to lead hands-on development of AI-driven solutions in pharma R&D and corporate functions. You will architect, implement, and guide cross-functional teams in building scalable AI systems, with a focus on responsible AI and regulatory compliance.

The role emphasizes product strategy, data-driven decision making, and collaboration with IT, data engineering, and AI platform teams to deliver impactful AI-enabled