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Senior Director of AI and Data Strategy

Danaher


Job Location:

Cambridge - UK

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 1 July 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 28 September 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Bring more to life.

Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences diagnostics and biotechnology

Youll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. Andby harnessingDanahers system of continuous improvement you help turn ideas into impact innovating at the speed of life.

Progress happens together

At Abcam we believe the scientific communitygoes further faster when we go there together. Thats why we work with life scientists to provide biological reagents and solutions that enable fasterbreakthroughs in critical areas like cancer neurological disorders infectious diseases and metabolic talented team of over1400 colleagues worldwide is our greatestasset. By applying our expertise and pushing boundaries together we strive to better serve our customers strengthen our impact across our industry and ultimately our positive impact onsociety.

Learn about theDanaher Business Systemwhich makes everything possible.


We are seeking a hands-on strategic and results-driven Senior Director of AI and Data Strategy to lead the development and execution of artificial intelligence initiatives within Abcam. This position excludes scientific R&D and drug discovery responsibilities and instead focuses on enabling commercial excellence and supply chain resiliency through advanced analytics generative AI machine learning and intelligent automation. The individual leader will drive enterprise-scale AI adoption focused on operational efficiency demand forecasting customer engagement revenue optimization inventory management and business process transformation.

This position reports to the Chief Digital Officer and is key member of the global Abcam Digital Department. The Senior Director will work closely with executive leadership Commercial Supply Chain IT Data & Analytics Finance and Operations teams to identify high-value opportunities implement scalable AI capabilities and establish governance frameworks that ensure responsible and measurable AI adoption data strategy and execution. As such this is a hybrid position with requirement to attend Abcam locations on a weekly basis. At Abcam our vision is to be the most influential life sciences company for researchers worldwide.

In this role you will have the opportunity to:

  • Develop and execute an enterprise AI roadmap focused on Commercial Operations and Supply Chain transformation with measurable impact
  • Lead AI initiatives across sales marketing customer success market intelligence and commercial analytics
  • Drive intelligent automation and generative AI adoption to enhance workflows sales enablement customer communications and knowledge management
  • Define and deliver the enterprise data strategy including governance integration and data standards
  • Identify and prioritise high-impact AI use cases (e.g. forecasting customer insight pricing inventory optimisation logistics sales effectiveness)
  • Establish AI governance frameworks aligned with regulatory privacy cybersecurity and quality requirements
  • Partner with IT and Data teams on AI architecture and tooling while managing vendors and strategic technology partnerships

The essential requirements of the job include:

  • Bachelors degree in Business Supply Chain Engineering Computer Science Data Science or a related field
  • 12 years of leadership experience in AI RPA and digital transformation
  • Proven experience delivering AI or advanced analytics solutions in supply chain and/or commercial environments
  • Experience within B2B and/or FMCG industries
  • Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional enterprise-wide transformation initiatives
  • Strong influencing capability with executive stakeholders and ability to challenge and collaborate at all levels
  • Combines strategic thinking with hands-on execution and thrives in fast-paced evolving environments

Join our winning team today. Together well accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrows science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

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