AI Lead, Commercial, Launch & Medical Excellence

Alexion is seeking a visionary AI lead to define and drive the AI strategy across our global Commercial Launch Market Access Patient Engagement and Medical Affairs this highly strategic and influential role you will partner with business medical and field teams to transform complex commercial and medical challenges into highvalue AIpowered solutions that enhance launch success deepen customer engagement and ultimately improve outcomes for patients with rare diseases.

You will lead the development and adoption of advanced AI/ML capabilities that optimize how Alexion brings medicines to the world from precision launch planning and omnichannel orchestration to realworld evidence generation and medical insights. This role blends technical expertise with strong product thinking commercial acumen and exceptional stakeholder leadership.

You will be responsible for:

• AI Strategy & Portfolio: Identify and prioritize businessaligned AI opportunities and define the multi-year AI strategy and roadmap. Govern the portfolio from proofofconcept through validation to scaled products with clear stage gates success metrics and value tracking.
• Ownership & Delivery: Act as the product owner for AI solutions (e.g. segmentation/targeting nextbestaction content personalization omnichannel optimization forecasting and advanced RWE analytics.). Set problem statements adoption thresholds and benefits realization plans; oversee delivery with internal teams and partners.
• Business Interface & Partnerships: Serve as the primary interface between Commercial teams data scientists and external AI partners. Translate business needs into AI solutions. Evaluate buybuildpartner options and manage vendors/consortia.
• Workflow Integration & Change: Lead crossfunctional integration of AI into commercial medical CRM and MSL platforms and workflows ensuring solutions support both field and headquarters teams. Drive change management (stakeholder engagement training/upskilling superuser networks SOP/role updates communications feedback loops) to accelerate adoption and scale.
• Data & Platforms: Partner with the Head of Data and tech teams to ensure data quality and secure integration across commercial data sources. Influence platform choices and manage buybuildpartner decisions with clear success criteria and vendor governance.
• Governance Compliance & Responsible AI: Ensure AI solutions meet privacy promotional and medical compliance pharmacovigilance and audit requirements.
• Impact & Communication: Define OKRs/KPIs tied to business outcomes (e.g. launch ROI scientific engagement quality and reach nextbestaction lift access wins patient identification etc.). Track and communicate progress impact and value to commercial medical and executive leadership with clear narratives and evidence.
• Talent & Culture: Build and nurture a crossfunctional network of superusers and AI champions; set standards and best practices. Foster a culture of scientific rigor product thinking innovation and measurable impact; promote agile ways of working across Alexion.

You will need to have:

• Education: BS in Computer Science or a relevant field required (e.g. Information Systems Data Science Engineering). MS or MBA preferredwith strong exposure to biopharma commercial/medical functionsand meaningful AI familiarity (coursework certifications executive programs or applied initiatives).
• Experience: 10 years in biopharma/biotech Commercial Launch Market Access or Medical Affairs; 5 years leading crossfunctional technologyenabled portfolios with measurable outcomes. Demonstrated success sponsoring/directing AI initiatives from concept to scaled adoption; not responsible for handson coding or model development.
• Business Domain Expertise: Deep understanding of commercial business workflows patient journeys launch excellence payer/access dynamics omnichannel and field operations and Medical Affairs engagement; proven ability to translate needs into AIenabled business solutions.
• Product and Portfolio Leadership: Proven ability to define roadmaps prioritize portfolios manage budgets and deliver measurable impact.
• Stakeholder Management: Credible partner to Market Access Field Leadership Medical Affairs and Data/Tech; influences without authority and aligns internal and external partners.
• Workflow Integration & Change: Experience integrating new capabilities into business workflows; adept at change management adoption and benefits realization.
• Data & Governance Fluency: Familiarity with key data domains (claims pharmacy EHR/RWD CRM/engagement formulary/access market research medical insights) and principles for quality access controls and lineage/traceability; experienced in vendor management.
• Regulatory & Compliance: Working knowledge of privacy laws audit and documentation standards and commercial/medical compliance (promotional review scientific exchange adverse event capture). Familiarity with responsible AI and model risk management.
• Technical Fluency (noncoding): Comfortable engaging with AI/ML concepts such as predictive modeling NLP/LLMs. Able to assess value risk and feasibility; understand AI and platform considerations to make informed decisions and ask the right questions without needing to code or build models.
• Communication & Storytelling: Exceptional ability to simplify AI concepts for scientific and business audiences; craft outcomefocused narratives and adoption cases; report progress impact and value to Commercial and executive leadership with clear evidence and tradeoffs.

We would prefer for you to have:

• Rare disease commercial experience including smallpopulation targeting and privacypreserving analytics.
• Experience acting as business product owner for AI solutions driving adoption and measurable outcomes.
• Portfolio financial acumen (investment cases ROI) and partnership governance (buybuildpartner success measures IP/publications stance).
  

In-Office/Hybrid Statement:

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

Compensation and other factors:

The annual base pay (or hourly rate of compensation) for this position ranges from $ - $. Our positions offer eligibility for various incentivesan opportunity to receive short-term incentive bonuses equity-based awards for salaried roles and commissions for sales roles. Benefits offered include qualified retirement programs paid time off (i.e. vacation holiday and leaves) as well as health dental and vision coverage in accordance with the terms of the applicable plans.

At AstraZenecas Alexion division for Rare Diseases you will find an environment where work is more than just a jobits a mission. Our closeness to patients brings us closer to our work and each other. With a rapidly growing portfolio in a nimble biotech atmosphere supported by global resources tailored development programs are crafted to improve your skills. These programs encourage a deep understanding of our patients journeys. Here diversity is valued; inclusion is championed; innovation is celebrated; all while making a profound impact on patients lives.

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