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

About The Role The Principal, IT Engineering Enablement - AI leads enterprise-wide initiatives to define, deliver, and mature Neurocrine’s core AI/ML platforms, accelerating adoption of secure, scalable, and governed AI capabilities. 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. Your Contributions Own AI/ML platform strategy, roadmap, and lifecycle (model orchestration, RAG pipelines, embeddings services, prompt governance, vector search, model performance monitoring). Evaluate, select, and integrate foundation models, third‑party AI services, and emerging technologies. Define platform requirements, success metrics, technical capabilities, and prioritization. Develop ROI models for AI use cases. Serve as primary AI technical SME; advise on AI feasibility, risks, and architectural alignment. Lead Responsible AI governance framework (council facilitation, policy creation, risk assessments, guardrails). Define operational readiness and auditability criteria for AI‑enabled solutions. Drive end‑to‑end execution (requirements, dependencies, engineering coordination, release readiness, enterprise rollout); reinforce Agile/Scrum. Establish and monitor platform KPIs (availability, performance, adoption, SLOs, usage, business impact). Partner to support onboarding/training for new AI capabilities. Requirements Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT or related field (or equivalent). PMP certification (or in progress) strongly preferred. 10+ years relevant IT experience (ideally pharma/regulated environment). Working knowledge of enterprise AI components: RAG, embeddings, LLM orchestration/evaluation, prompt governance, model performance monitoring; foundation models, vector databases, third‑party AI services, AI safety/responsible AI. Experience delivering automation/integration frameworks and reusable services. Knowledge of telemetry/observability/SLOs, security/privacy, and platform governance (API lifecycle, versioning, access policies, auditability). Ability to define multi‑year roadmaps and measurable KPIs; evaluate emerging tech; drive complex multi‑team programs; influence without authority; strong written/verbal/executive communication; Agile/Scrum delivery and risk mitigation; translate ambiguous needs into roadmaps; data‑driven and metrics/telemetry‑driven. Preferred PMP certification (or in progress). Benefits Annual bonus target: 30% of earned base salary; eligibility for equity‑based long‑term incentive. Retirement savings plan (company match); paid vacation/holidays/personal days; paid caregiver/parental and medical leave; health benefits (medical, prescription drug, dental, vision). #J-18808-Ljbffr