Job Title: Associate Director - Enterprise Artificial Intelligence Architect

Career Level - F

Introduction to role:

Join our Global Enterprise Architect (GEA) Team, where we support the global development of AstraZeneca AI products and work closely with teams across Business Technology Group (BTG – Business Unit) IT teams, Research and development, data governance teams, and SET Area (Line of Business) Data Offices (SEDO). We design the fundamental elements of the AI world for AstraZeneca across our global customer businesses. We lead on enterprise-level, cross-organizational data architecture, for example around the definition and delivery of AI Products and alignment with AI platform and FAIR AI thinking across our businesses.

Accountabilities:

As an Associate Director - Enterprise Artificial Intelligence Architect, you will collaborate with data scientists and other AI professionals to augment digital transformation efforts by identifying and piloting use cases. You will play a key role in defining the AI architecture and selecting appropriate technologies from a pool of open-source and commercial offerings. You will also audit AI tools and practices across data, models, and software engineering a focus on continuous improvement.

Essential Skills/Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent number of years of experience in a Data Science or AI engineering or related field.

• Experience in leading and delivering enterprise AI platform architectural thinking, and its practical application.

• Experience in the use of conceptual and logical data modelling technologies.

• Experience in defining and working with information and data regulatory governances.

• The role holder will possess a blend of data/information architecture, analysis, and engineering skills.

• Experience in known industry IT architectural patterns and IT architecture ways of working/methodologies (e.g. Amazon Bedrock, Amazon Q and Sagemaker).

• Understands AI Platforms concepts and cloud-based containerization strategies for hybrid cloud environments.

• Understanding the appropriate AI structure and technology based on business use case and completely familiar with AI lifecycles.

• Manage small group of talent AI Architect and drive AI strategy and direction for Enterprise Landscape.

• Post-graduate degree in MIS, AI

• Extensive experience in a senior AI /data Science and Data Engineering and AI architecture role with practical examples of designing and providing end-to-end and point data architecture designs or blueprints that have been delivered and implemented for substantial real-world use cases.

• Experience of AI and Data Governance frameworks and their application in a commercial organisation

• Experience in Agile AI definition scrums.

• Experience in the use of tooling, e.g. metadata cataloguing tools, data modelling tools, EA tools

• Hands on experience in AI model, building LLM and LVM working closely with different data type and generating clear accuracy models.

• Experience of working in the AI Pharmaceutical industry.

When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That's why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn't mean we're not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.

Why AstraZeneca?

At AstraZeneca, we dare to lead, applying our problem-solving mindset to identify and tackle opportunities across the whole enterprise. Our spirit of experimentation is lived every day through our events like hackathons. We enable AstraZeneca to perform at its peak by delivering world-class technology and data solutions. Our work unlocks the potential of science. We optimise and revolutionise AstraZeneca by maximising efficiencies and finding new ways to drive productivity. From automation to data simplification. We're part of a global company that's investing in a bold digital strategy; to become a truly data-led enterprise that disrupts the entire industry.

Ready to make a meaningful impact? Join us at AstraZeneca, where we're driving cross-company change to disrupt the entire industry. Apply now!

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AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity.  We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills.  We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.  We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics.  We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.