Senior Director, AI Commercial Business Partner – Oncology Business Unit Europe & Canada
Location: Cambridge, UK or Barcelona, Spain.
Compensation: Competitive salary with excellent benefits.
Responsibilities
* Own strategy and portfolio of new AI commercial programs in partnership with business teams.
* Serve as the single business owner for AI solutions within your therapy area, market or function.
* Maintain and sequence an AI roadmap aligned to business, medical, access and R&D priorities.
* Develop business cases and value narratives to support prioritization decisions.
* Translate business needs into well‑defined AI use cases with clear metrics and success criteria.
* Co‑lead delivery of AI solutions, overseeing pilot shaping, deployment, adoption, scaling and decommissioning.
* Track adoption KPIs, value realization and apply evidence frameworks.
* Act as a change leader embedding AI into operations, driving AI literacy and compliance with data governance standards.
* Partner with Enterprise Demand Excellence, AI technology teams and other functional leaders to ensure AI‑ready data and compliance with regulations such as GDPR and HIPAA.
* Work with regional leaders to co‑develop AI programs, secure sponsorship and ensure successful scaling across the region.
Accountabilities
* Strategy and portfolio ownership of AI solutions.
* Engage stakeholders to identify unmet needs and translate them into AI use cases.
* Own full AI program lifecycle: ideation, development, deployment, adoption, ROI and closure.
* Lead change management, embed new practices, support AI literacy and up‑skilling.
* Serve as the main interface with AI capability teams and enterprise AI organisation.
* Ensure data governance, model cards, monitoring, human‑in‑the‑loop oversight and compliance with legal, safety and PV requirements.
* Drive partnership and ecosystem engagement to co‑deliver AI programs.
Essential Requirements
* Substantial proven experience leading transformation programs in commercial pharma.
* Deep commercial and scientific domain expertise relevant to oncology and the region.
* Strong analytical, communication and stakeholder management skills in a matrixed environment.
* Operational effectiveness, highly organized processes and strategic planning experience.
* Financial acumen, budgeting, forecasting and business planning skills.
* Resourceful, proactive leader able to prioritize in a fast‑growing organisation.
* Strong initiative to understand core business goals and drive alignment across functions.
* Experience with project and programme management tools and methodologies.
Desirable Requirements
* Graduate degree (MBA, Masters, MD or PhD).
* Experience leading and managing alliances or strategic partnerships.
* Ability to translate business needs into coordinated proposals and plans for senior leadership.
* Creative problem‑solving skills for complex challenges.
Equal Opportunity Statement
AstraZeneca is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome and consider applications from all qualified candidates regardless of characteristics. We offer reasonable adjustments and accommodations to all candidates where needed.
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