The Associate Director, Technology and Innovation, plays a pivotal role in overseeing the AI and technology opportunity portfolio, ensuring alignment with strategic priorities and resources. This role collaborates closely with BTS and business stakeholders, leveraging in-depth knowledge of Clinical Sciences functions to provide both strategic and tactical support. The role is instrumental in supporting decision-making processes through effective communication and disciplined management of AI opportunity planning, resource allocation, and portfolio oversight - key components for driving ideation, proofs of concept, and scaling transformative AI-enabled technology solutions. 

Responsibilities  

• Own and manage the AI and technology opportunity planning process and ready-to-go project lists for innovation initiatives across Clinical Sciences and Development. 

• Support operational aspects of the Clinical Sciences technology and data decision-making board. 

• Oversee and monitor the Clinical Sciences AI and technology opportunity portfolio to align with business, BTS, and R&D AI strategy. 

• Prepare reports, track risks, issues, dependencies, and mitigation plans, facilitate resolutions, escalate decisions as needed, and manage team meetings and stakeholder communications. 

• Develop project proposals, estimates, and timelines, ensuring appropriate prioritization within the Clinical Sciences project portfolio. 

• Lead evaluation and advancement of new proposals for funding, aligning with strategy, goals, business value, feasibility, data readiness, risk, and resource capacity in collaboration with BTS partners. 

• Lead medium and high-impact AI and technology opportunities with limited oversight, simplifying complex business needs and defining actionable pathways forward. 

• Continuously improve AI and technology solution development, implementation, and adoption, fostering purposeful innovation to reduce time to value. 

• Support and enhance a governance framework that balances agility, accountability, and responsible use of AI. 

• Develop and maintain cross-functional relationships across Clinical Sciences, Development, R&D AI teams, BTS, and enabling functions, gaining alignment on initiative goals and objectives. 

• Prepare and deliver high-impact communications, presentations, and portfolio reviews for actionable results. 

• Effectively frame complex issues and tradeoffs for decision-makers, creating management presentations that drive outcomes.