Remote GRC AI Lead — Enterprise AI Governance

Worldwide; Durham (NC); Remote; USD 101,000 - 201,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Performance bonus

Job summary

Worldwide Clinical Trials is seeking a Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) AI Lead to shape AI governance across the organization. You will build the Enterprise IT AI Governance framework, set risk-based controls, and partner with Security, Privacy, Legal, Quality, Architecture, Data, Procurement and more.

This remote role requires 8+ years in GRC, AI governance, and cross-functional leadership, plus a Bachelor's degree.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT, cybersecurity, data science, or related field; advanced degree preferred.
• 8+ years in governance, risk and compliance, technology risk, or related discipline; 3+ years leading enterprise governance programs.
• Experience developing policies, standards, risk assessments, governance workflows, metrics, and executive reporting.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain the Enterprise IT AI Governance framework, including operating model, standards, procedures, risk tiers, controls, and governance records.
• Establish intake, assessment, and approval process for AI use cases, AI-enabled vendor products, internals solutions, and AI agents.
• Maintain a centralized inventory of AI systems and agents with ownership, data sources, permissions, risk classification, approval status, and lifecycle info.
• Lead risk-based governance reviews with Information Security, Privacy, Legal, Quality, Enterprise Architecture, Data, Vendor Management, and Procurement.
• Define governance requirements for AI agents including ownership, purpose, identity and access, oversight, testing, monitoring, and retirement.
• Coordinate reviews of cybersecurity, privacy, quality, third-party, and operational risks related to AI; address data exposure, prompt injection, and supply-chain risks.
• Strengthen governance for regulated AI use cases by partnering with Quality and business owners on validation, oversight, data integrity, change control, and inspection readiness.
• Monitor approved AI technologies for material changes, incidents, and emerging requirements; trigger reassessment and remediation as needed.
• Deliver governance guidance, training, metrics, and executive reporting while advising leadership on AI risks and investment needs.

Skills

Governance

Risk management

Compliance

Program management

Communication

Stakeholder management

AI governance

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT / CS / Data Science

Job description

Worldwide Clinical Trials is seeking a Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) AI Lead to shape AI governance across the organization. You will build the Enterprise IT AI Governance framework, set risk-based controls, and partner with Security, Privacy, Legal, Quality, Architecture, Data, Procurement and more.

This remote role requires 8+ years in GRC, AI governance, and cross-functional leadership, plus a Bachelor's degree.