Senior Director, Applied AI Solutions

Scorpion Therapeutics; California (MO); Hybrid; USD 243,000 - 315,000; Full time

Job summary

Gilead Sciences seeks a Senior Director, Applied AI Solutions within the Clinical Data Science (CDS) organization to lead the applied AI function across clinical research workflows.

You will translate priorities into multi-year AI roadmaps, design enterprise-grade AI solutions (models, agents, RAG, semantic search, and knowledge graphs), establish engineering standards, ensure responsible AI, and drive adoption while leading a multidisciplinary AI team in a hybrid/on-site setting.

Qualifications

• 14+ years in computer science, engineering, or data science with leadership in AI/ML
• Deep knowledge of foundation models and enterprise AI standards
• Experience in regulated environments and clinical contexts

Responsibilities

• Translate business priorities into multi-year AI roadmaps
• Design and deliver enterprise-grade AI solutions (models, agents, RAG, semantic search, knowledge graphs)
• Establish AI engineering standards and observability
• Drive adoption and value realization in clinical workflows
• Build and lead a multidisciplinary AI team and represent Gilead externally

Skills

AI leadership

Foundation models & LLMs

MLOps & enterprise AI

Regulated environments

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/Data Science

Master's degree

PhD

Job description

Role: Senior Director, Applied AI Solutions within Gilead's Clinical Data Science (CDS) organization

leading the applied AI function to develop scalable, reusable AI capabilities that enhance clinical research workflows.

Responsibilities:

translate business priorities into multi-year AI roadmaps, design and deliver enterprise-grade AI solutions (including models, agents, RAG, semantic search, and knowledge graphs), establish AI engineering standards, ensure responsible AI evaluation and observability, drive adoption and value realization in clinical workflows, build and lead a multidisciplinary AI team, and represent Gilead in external AI collaborations.

Qualifications:

14+ years with a Bachelor's, 13+ with a Master's, or 12+ with a PhD in computer science, engineering, data science, or related fields; recent hands‑on experience developing AI systems; extensive leadership in applied AI/ML organizations; deep knowledge of foundation models, LLMs, MLOps, and enterprise AI standards; experience in regulated environments.

Preferred:

experience in pharmaceutical or healthcare sectors, knowledge of clinical workflows, interoperability protocols, and biomedical data; external industry engagement.

High-Value:

focus on clinical development data, real-world evidence, biomarkers, safety, and regulatory workflows; emphasis on scalable, production AI solutions in a GxP context.

Work Setup:

Hybrid/On-site; salary range $243K-$315K plus benefits; travel not specified.