Executive Director, AI Forward Deployed Engineering Lead - Remote

Job Description

Executive Director, AI Forward Deployed Engineering Lead

Location: East Hanover, NJ (On-site, Remote; can be based remotely anywhere in the U.S.; no relocation provided)

Company: Novartis

Job Description Summary: The Strategy, Platforms & Transformation team is dedicated to enabling improved decision-making at Novartis by leveraging data and advanced analytics. The Executive Director will lead the engineering delivery of agentic AI solutions embedded within business functions, driving AI transformation to unlock opportunities for growth and improve patient outcomes.

Major Accountabilities

• Define and lead the engineering strategy, delivery model, and execution approach for forward deployed agentic AI solutions across business functions.
• Oversee the design, development, implementation, and ongoing support of AI solutions that transform business processes and products into agentic workflows.
• Partner directly with business stakeholders, product teams, and domain experts to identify requirements, shape technical solutions, and ensure adoption in operational environments.
• Lead engineering teams in building, deploying, and maintaining scalable, reliable, and user-centered AI applications aligned with enterprise architecture and standards.
• Drive integration of AI solutions with existing systems, data sources, workflows, and operational processes.
• Establish engineering practices, support models, and feedback loops that promote quality, reliability, and continuous improvement.
• Coordinate closely with platform, data, security, and infrastructure teams.
• Communicate engineering priorities, solution progress, business impact, risks, and resource needs to senior leadership and stakeholders.
  
  

Essential Requirements

• Bachelor degree required; advanced degree preferred in business, engineering, computer science, data science, or related field.
• 15 years of progressive product management experience, including leadership over senior product leaders.
• Deep expertise in AI-driven product management, including experience bringing innovative data, machine learning, and generative AI products from concept to commercialization in complex enterprise environments.
• Proven people leadership and organizational development capability, with experience leading directors and senior product teams.
• Strong cross-functional and executive influence skills, with success partnering across Engineering, Innovation, Commercial, Data Science, and business leadership.
  
  

Salary

Salary Range: $225,400.00 – $418,600.00 per year.

Compensation includes a performance-based cash incentive and eligibility for annual equity awards. Benefits include health, life, disability, 401(k) with company contribution and match, and generous time off including vacation, personal days, holidays, and other leaves.

Skills Desired

• Agile (Programming Methodology)
• Artificial Intelligence (AI)
• Business Value Creation
• Change Management
• Curious Mindset
• Data Governance
• Data Literacy
• Data Management
• Data Quality
• Data Science
• Data Strategy
• Data Visualization
• Deep Learning
• Learning Agility
• Machine Learning (ML)
• Machine Learning Algorithms
• Mentorship
• NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) and GenAI
• Organization Awareness
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Statistical Analysis
• Time Series Analysis
• Vision