Associate Director, Generative AI (United States - California - Foster City)

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At Gilead, we're creating a healthier world for all people. For more than 35 years, we've tackled diseases such as HIV, viral hepatitis, COVID-19 and cancer - working relentlessly to develop therapies that help improve lives and to ensure access to these therapies across the globe. We continue to fight against the world's biggest health challenges, and our mission requires collaboration, determination and a relentless drive to make a difference.

 

Every member of Gilead's team plays a critical role in the discovery and development of life-changing scientific innovations. Our employees are our greatest asset as we work to achieve our bold ambitions, and we're looking for the next wave of passionate and ambitious people ready to make a direct impact.

 

We believe every employee deserves a great leader. People Leaders are the cornerstone to the employee experience at Gilead and Kite. As a people leader now or in the future, you are the key driver in evolving our culture and creating an environment where every employee feels included, developed and empowered to fulfil their aspirations. Join Gilead and help create possible, together.

At Gilead our pursuit of a healthier world for all people has yielded a cure for hepatitis C, revolutionary improvements in HIV treatment and prevention as well as advancements in therapies for viral and inflammatory diseases and certain cancers.  

We set and achieve bold ambitions in our fight against the world's most devastating diseases, united in our commitment to confronting the largest public health challenges of our day and improving the lives of patients for generations to come. 

As Associate Director, Generative AI, at Gilead you will report to the Senior Director, Data Science - AI & Optimization. Based in either Parsippany, NJ or Foster City, CA, you will be the business product owner owning the feature roadmap, will work on rapid prototyping including POCs and pilots, and partner with IT to build, scale and deploy AI and Gen AI solutions across commercial functions.

This role is pivotal in leveraging cutting-edge AI technologies to drive impact in commercial functions such as marketing, sales, and strategy across G9 countries while ensuring alignment with regulatory frameworks (e.g., EU AI Act) and ethical standards. You will implement the SOPs of responsible AI governance framework defined by enterprise teams, including IT. You will also foster cross-functional collaboration to maximize business value and mitigate risk in a rapidly evolving landscape.

The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in Gen AI product development, AI governance, and data science methodologies, preferably within the pharmaceutical commercial domain. You will coordinate across internal stakeholders (e.g., Enterprise Data Science Council, affiliates, functional teams) and external partners (e.g., academia, vendors) and will be responsible for articulating the business value of AI initiatives through compelling proposals and assessments as part of a cross-functional team.

This is an individual contributor role, supported by a team of offshore data scientists. Occasional travel to global Gilead locations may be required.

Key   Responsibilities:  

Gen   AI   strategy   and   solution   development  

•   As   the   b usiness   p roduct owner, drive POCs and Pilot solutions   in accordance with   published enterprise frameworks and align to build,   deploy   and scale with IT .  

• Assist   business   owners   with   AI   procurement  (buy)  initiatives   alongside   IT   and   lead   technical   feasibility   discussions   for   commercial.  

• Partner   with   other   functions  (GCO   and   business   owners   when   different)  to   support   the   governance   of   AI   and   Tech   integration   of   futuristic   AI   solutions.  

• Pressure   test   explainability,   sustainability,   and   roadmap   for   model   evolution   of   external   solutions.  

• Manage   and   work   with   IT   on   choice   of   platform and   design   for   internally   built   solutions.  

Cross-functional   AI   initiatives  

• Work   with   EDSC   to   plan   and   develop   cross-functional   use   cases   and   act   as   point   of   contact   for   commercial   on   AI   policy   and   governance   workstreams.  

• Liaise   with   affiliates  (US   and   ex-US)  to   understand   the   different   AI   requirements   and   help   shape   AI   use   cases,   be   the   SME   for   AI