Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Novartis ACC is seeking a Director, AI Foundations Engineer to lead the engineering strategy, delivery, and operational excellence of its agentic AI operating system. The role will define scalable and secure AI foundations, oversee engineering teams, modernize existing systems, establish operating models and governance, and partner with cross-functional stakeholders to drive enterprise adoption and measurable business value.
Responsibilities
- Lead the design and development and ongoing improvement of the organization's AI foundations that will enable use cases through a disciplined engineering approach
- Define and implement an agentic AI foundational system, engineering standards, and development practices that promote scalability, reliability, repeatability, and continuous improvement
- Partner with product, data, infrastructure, security, and business teams to align platform capabilities with enterprise needs and strategic priorities
- Oversee engineering teams in building reusable platform services, tools, and components that enable agentic AI products and workflows
- Drive modernization and integration efforts to connect existing systems and processes with AI capabilities
- Monitor agentic operations and user feedback to identify improvements, resolve issues, and support continuous optimization
- Establish effective operating models, support processes, and governance practices to ensure consistent delivery of AI capabilities
- Communicate platform priorities, delivery progress, technical risks, and investment needs to senior leaders and cross functional stakeholders
Skills
- This position can be based remotely anywhere in the U.S
- • Bachelor degree required
- • 8 plus years of AI engineering experience, with a strong track record of leading product strategy, roadmap development, and delivery for complex digital, data, or AI enabled products
- • Demonstrated experience in AI and data driven product environments, including translating business needs into scalable product solutions and partnering closely with technical teams to bring innovative products to market
- • Strong cross functional leadership skills, with proven ability to collaborate effectively across Engineering, Innovation, Design, Data Science, Commercial, and other business teams to drive alignment and execution
- • Experience managing and developing product managers or junior product leaders, including coaching, prioritization support, and fostering strong product management practices
- • Excellent strategic, analytical, and communication skills, with the ability to evaluate opportunities, make informed tradeoffs, and clearly communicate product vision, priorities, and outcomes to stakeholders
- Advanced degree preferred, ideally in business, engineering, computer science, data science, or a related field
Benefits
- Performance-based cash incentive
- Eligibility to be considered for annual equity awards, depending on the level of the role
- Health benefits for US-based eligible employees
- Life benefits for US-based eligible employees
- Disability benefits for US-based eligible employees
- 401(k) with company contribution and match for US-based eligible employees
- Vacation, personal days, holidays and other leaves
- This position can be based remotely anywhere in the U.S.
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