Chief AI & Transformation Officer

The role ensures innovation moves intentionally from exploration to trusted, production-grade systems that improve efficiency, quality, scalability, and scientific impact within regulated, clinical environments and owns the what and why of applied innovation by setting direction, priorities, guardrails, and trade-offs. The role also works closely with IT, Quality, Regulatory, Privacy, Security, and commercial leadership to ensure solutions are credible, defensible, and scalable.

The ideal candidate will bring a unique blend of commercial aptitude, thought leadership, technical capability, entrepreneurial spirit, and leadership to the role.

Strategy & Portfolio

• Develop and deliver a roadmap for the application of analytics, AI, automation, and digital capabilities across Cytel’s current services, future service models, and emerging clinical domains, aligned with scientific rigor and regulatory expectations.

• Set clear priorities and guardrails to ensure these capabilities improve service quality, efficiency, competitiveness, and long-term trust, balancing near-term impact with longer-term transformation.

Strategic Partnership & Leadership

• Shape clear client-facing offerings and go-to-market strategies that translate analytics and digital capabilities into credible, differentiated value for regulated and clinical contexts.

• Represent Cytel externally through thought leadership and partnerships that strengthen market relevance while remaining consistent with Cytel’s scientific and regulatory reputation.

• Partner in an influential and compelling way across Cytel’s senior leadership team to drive alignment, engagement and collaboration on actionable strategies.

• Ensure analytics and digital capabilities deliver real business and client value and are adopted in practice, whether through tools, workflow changes, process improvements, or new service models.

• Establish operating models that support clear ownership, support, evolution, and accountability, working across business, IT, Quality, and partner functions as capabilities scale.

Systems & Architecture

• Define system intent, success criteria, and lifecycle expectations across analytics and digital platforms, with clear distinctions between exploratory, proof-of-concept, and production systems appropriate to regulated and clinical use.

• Guide architectural decisions to balance capability, compliance, cost, security, supportability, and validation effort, ensuring systems can evolve without undermining stability or trust.

Governance & Ethics

• In partnership, establish governance principles that ensure the responsible, ethical, and compliant use of analytics, AI, automation, and digital technologies across Cytel.

• Embed governance, validation, and risk management into system design and operations so solutions can be explained, monitored, audited, and defended with confidence.

• Strong experience in AI, product strategy, or emerging technology leadership, ideally in a global or enterprise context.

• Demonstrated ability to lead transformation and build new offerings based in collaborative and evolving environments.

• Proven track record of launching and scaling AI/ML-powered products, preferably involving autonomous or semi-autonomous agents.

• Deep understanding of LLMs, agent frameworks, orchestration tools, APIs, and AI infrastructure.

• Familiarity with agent frameworks (e.g., LangChain, AutoGPT, Open Agents, etc.).

• Experience in regulated environments or highly scalable enterprise platforms.

• Exposure to multi-agent coordination, self-reflection loops, or tool-using AI architectures.

• Experience in biometrics and biostatistics, or strong familiarity.

• Strategic thinker with strong business acumen and a bias toward action.

• Outstanding communication and stakeholder management skills.

• Experience working with C-level leaders, enterprise customers, and cross-functional global teams.

• Technical degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; MBA or advanced degree a plus.

Cytel Inc. is an Equal Employment / Affirmative Action Employer. Applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristics protected by law.