Director, AI Automation and Integration

Opportunity for Secondment to AskBio

Were pleased to share an exciting secondment opportunity at AskBio.

This role is available for a time period to be determined by leadership at both Bayer and AskBio. While most assignments range from one to two years the exact duration will be based on business needs and mutual agreement.

This secondment offers a unique chance to broaden your experience expand your knowledge and contribute meaningfully to AskBios mission: to advance gene therapy and change the lives of patients around the world.

If youre interested in exploring this opportunity we encourage you to:

• Speak with your direct manager to discuss your interest and alignment with your development goals.

• Apply directly using the link provided in the posting.

We look forward to seeing how our colleagues continue to grow and make an impact across the Bayer-AskBio partnership.

Our vision: Pioneering science to create transformative molecular medicines.

Our mission: Lead innovative science and drive clinical outcomes to transform peoples lives.

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Position Summary

The Director AI & Digital Innovation Delivery serves as a strategic technology partner and product owner for AskBios AI & innovation portfolio the pipeline and ecosystem of opportunities where digital capabilities artificial intelligence automation data and emerging technologies can improve business outcomes in a regulated gene therapy environment. This role collaboratively leads the AI Hub and works across R&D Technical Operations Therapeutics and enabling functions to identify prioritize and deliver high-value opportunities.

The position owns the front end of the innovation lifecycle and remains accountable for moving priority opportunities into implementation: scanning for relevant technologies mapping and improving underlying processes shaping raw ideas into decision-ready use cases pressure-testing value and readiness building product roadmaps coordinating internal and external resources and driving proof-of-value efforts through deployment adoption and value realization.

This is a business-facing leadership addition to managing a portfolio and influencing stakeholders the Director builds and leads a small team partnering closely with the AI Hub IT Leadership Team Quality/Compliance business stakeholders vendors and delivery teams. Success is measured by the quality of the opportunity pipeline stakeholder alignment implementation progress adoption business outcomes achieved and the organizations ability to innovate safely and repeatably.

This position reports to the VP Head of Information Technology. This is a hybrid role based in RTP NC or Philadelphia PA.

Job Responsibilities

Business Partnership AI Hub Leadership & Digital Transformation

• Serve as a trusted IT business partner and AI strategy thought partner to leaders and stakeholders across R&D Technical Operations Therapeutics and enabling functions.

• Facilitate discovery and shaping sessions to uncover business problems scientific workflow pain points and opportunities for technology-enabled improvement.

• Translate business priorities into clear problem statements digital opportunities product-oriented roadmaps and delivery plans aligned with organizational goals.

• Help stakeholders understand the art of the possible with AI automation data and emerging technologies while grounding recommendations in business value and readiness.

Team Leadership & People Development

• Build lead coach and scale a team of AI/innovation delivery; set direction prioritize workload and develop capability in a highly visible fast-moving area.

• Hire mentor and grow team members; establish clear goals feedback loops and career development paths.

• Model AskBio values and foster a culture of curiosity accountability transparency and shared credit.

AI Product Ownership Delivery & Implementation

• Serve as product owner for the enterprise AI & innovation portfolio including product vision roadmap backlog shaping user stories acceptance criteria stakeholder engagement and implementation outcomes.

• Convert raw ideas into well-defined decision-ready use cases using structured value readiness feasibility risk and adoption criteria.

• Maintain and prioritize the AI and innovation opportunity backlog in partnership with the AI Hub IT PMO enterprise architecture and business stakeholders coordinating the internal and external resources needed to deliver prioritized solutions.

• Support intake prioritization governance and implementation by building clear business cases delivery plans handoff materials and accountability mechanisms for flex teams platform teams vendors or project delivery teams.

Process Excellence & Data Readiness

• Map and optimize underlying business and scientific processes as the foundation for high-value AI and automation real value starts with improving the process not just applying AI.

• Identify and escalate data quality metadata integration and governance barriers that limit AI and digital-solution effectiveness.

Innovation Strategy & Emerging Technology Scanning

• Demonstrate intellectual curiosity and continuously scout emerging AI capabilities vendors and industry best practices; maintain a living technology radar for AI automation data lab/scientific technology and Copilot/M365 capabilities relevant to a gene therapy biotech.

• Assess technology options for strategic fit maturity cost adoption readiness compliance considerations and expected business impact.

• Develop concise innovation briefs opportunity assessments proofs of concept delivery recommendations and implementation roadmaps for IT leadership the AI Hub portfolio governance forums and business stakeholders.

• Leverage the Bayer ecosystem vendor landscape industry trends and internal lessons learned to identify reusable patterns and avoid duplicative investment.

Frameworks Governance & Safe Experimentation

• Establish and continuously improve the innovation intake framework evaluation gates proof-of-value patterns experimentation standards and handoff criteria.

• Partner with Quality Compliance Legal Privacy Security and CSV/CSA stakeholders to ensure innovation practices align with GxP expectations data integrity privacy security AI governance and responsible-use principles.

• Define clear boundaries between exploratory/non-GxP experimentation and regulated use cases requiring additional controls validation documentation or lifecycle oversight.

• Promote transparency by maintaining shared documentation of use cases scores decisions assumptions value signals and lessons learned.

Delivery Adoption Value Realization & Change Enablement

• Partner with AI Champions Copilot advocates training resources delivery teams and business sponsors to deploy and improve adoption of digital and AI capabilities.

• Define success measures for pilots and products including adoption user feedback cycle-time improvement quality/risk reduction productivity gains and other business outcomes.

• Monitor implementation progress proof-of-value results and post-launch outcomes; recommend continue scale pivot or retire decisions based on evidence and stakeholder feedback.

• Support executive storytelling and portfolio reporting by translating technical progress into business outcomes risks decisions and next steps.

External Partner & Vendor Collaboration

• Work with vendors consultants Bayer teams and external partners to evaluate capabilities accelerate learning augment internal capacity and support delivery of fit-for-purpose solutions.

• Shape vendor engagements around defined business outcomes success criteria compliance expectations delivery milestones and sustainable operating models.

• Ensure partner-provided capabilities fit AskBio architecture security data validation and support models before broader adoption.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Information Technology Computer Science Information Systems Engineering Life Sciences Business or a related field and 10 years of progressive industry or related experience in technology digital transformation product management business partnership enterprise architecture innovation or portfolio leadership

• 5 years of experience leading or shaping cross-functional technology initiatives with business stakeholders including requirements discovery roadmap development prioritization delivery partnership and value realization

• 3 years of direct people-management experience hiring coaching developing and leading a team

• Experience managing or shaping work with specialized vendors consultants or external partners to extend internal capability support delivery and maintain clear ownership and governance

• Demonstrated experience with AI analytics automation data digital products or emerging technology initiatives including the ability to translate business needs into use cases product requirements and measurable outcomes

• Strong executive communication facilitation and stakeholder-management skills including the ability to influence without direct authority and translate complex technology concepts for non-technical audiences

• Strong consulting mindset: structured problem solving crisp written communication disciplined follow-through transparency shared credit and comfort operating in ambiguity

• Familiarity with AI product management concepts such as user stories acceptance criteria backlog management evaluation metrics human-in-the-loop design model governance prompt/RAG patterns responsible AI and adoption measurement

Preferred Education Experience and Skills

• Experience working in or supporting a regulated environment where security data privacy compliance governance documentation and controlled change are important to technology delivery

• Life sciences industry experience (pharmaceutical biotechnology medical device CRO/CDMO); familiarity with GxP CSV/CSA 21 CFR Part 11 / Annex 11 and ALCOA data integrity

• Experience operating as a Product Owner Product Manager Business Technology Partner Innovation Lead Digital Transformation Lead or similar role for AI automation data scientific or enterprise technology products

• Demonstrated intellectual curiosity and a track record of external technology scouting continuously monitoring emerging capabilities vendors and best practices

• Strong process-excellence orientation including process mapping and workflow optimization as the basis for AI and automation value

• Understanding of gene therapy biologics research CMC manufacturing quality clinical regulatory lab informatics scientific data or enterprise business processes

• Experience with Microsoft 365 Copilot Power Platform Jira SharePoint enterprise architecture tools portfolio-management tools AI intake processes or related collaboration/productivity platforms

• Ability to facilitate workshops with scientists business leaders technical teams Quality/Compliance Cybersecurity Legal and vendors to shape feasible and valuable solutions

• Experience building technology radars opportunity briefs decision-ready business cases proof-of-concept plans adoption plans or value-realization dashboards

• Proven ability to build structured frameworks operating models portfolio processes decision criteria or governance mechanisms that improve transparency consistency and business alignment

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