Principal, IT Engineering Enablement - AI Platforms | Onsite San Diego HQ

Principal, It Engineering Enablement - Ai

The Principal, IT Engineering Enablement - AI leads enterprise-wide initiatives that define, deliver, and mature Neurocrine's core AI and machine learning platforms. This role combines technical program leadership, platform product management, and strategic advisory responsibilities to accelerate enterprise adoption of secure, scalable, and governed AI capabilities. This role partners with Engineering, Data, Cybersecurity, Tech Enablement & Adoption, Compliance and business stakeholders to architect platform strategy, own the AI services roadmap, and orchestrate multi-team execution across complex workstreams. Acting as the organization's primary technical AI subject-matter expert, this role drives evaluation of emerging models and technologies, ensures alignment to Responsible AI principles, and shapes the long-term platform foundation that enables advanced analytics, automation, and AI-powered applications across Neurocrine.

Your contributions (include, but are not limited to):

• AI Platform Leadership & Product Ownership
• Enterprise AI Strategy & Advisory
• Responsible AI, Governance & Compliance
• Cross-Functional Program Execution
• Platform Health, Telemetry & Continuous Improvement
• Collaboration With Technology Enablement & Adoption

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• PMP certification (or in progress) strongly preferred
• 10+ years of relevant experience, including a combination of education and professional experience, in IT or related disciplines, ideally within the pharmaceutical industry or similar regulated environment
• Working knowledge of enterprise AI components:
• RAG pipelines
• Embedding services
• LLM orchestration and evaluation
• Prompt governance
• Model performance monitoring
• Understanding of foundation models, vector databases, third-party AI services, and AI safety/responsible AI concepts
• Experience delivering automation frameworks, integration platforms, and reusable services
• Understanding of telemetry, observability, SLOs, performance tuning, and platform reliability practices
• Familiarity with data privacy, security requirements, and governance frameworks
• Understanding of platform governance models—API lifecycle, versioning, access policies, auditability
• Ability to define platform vision, multi-year roadmaps, and measurable KPIs
• Experience evaluating emerging technologies and making strategic recommendations
• Strong ability to drive complex, multi-team initiatives with clarity and momentum
• Skilled at influencing without authority across engineering, data, cybersecurity, and business stakeholders
• High-quality communication (written, verbal, executive-level summarization)
• Expert in Agile/Scrum delivery, backlog management, milestone tracking, and risk mitigation
• Demonstrated ability to run end-to-end program lifecycles—requirements, prioritization, delivery, rollout, and adoption
• Skilled in structured decision-making and cross-functional alignment
• Ability to translate ambiguous business needs into actionable technical roadmaps
• Strong analytical mindset with a bias toward data-driven decisions
• Comfortable using metrics/telemetry to diagnose issues and measure outcomes
• Experience driving enterprise-wide adoption, onboarding, and training
• Able to facilitate complex discussions, manage competing priorities, and resolve blockers

Neurocrine Biosciences is an EEO/Disability/Vets employer. We are committed to building a workplace of belonging, respect, and empowerment, and we recognize there are a variety of ways to meet our requirements. We are looking for the best candidate for the job and encourage you to apply even if your experience or qualifications don't line up to exactly what we have outlined in the job description.

The annual base salary we reasonably expect to pay is $132,700.00-$182,000.00. Individual pay decisions depend on various factors, such as primary work location, complexity and responsibility of role, job duties/requirements, and relevant experience and skills. In addition, this position offers an annual bonus with a target of 30% of the earned base salary and eligibility to participate in our equity based long term incentive program. Benefits offered include a retirement savings plan (with company match), paid vacation, holiday and personal days, paid caregiver/parental and medical leave, and health benefits to include medical, prescription drug, dental and vision coverage in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans.