Associate Director, Scientific Intelligence & AI

Location: London (The Westworks)

Salary Range

£67,900.00 - £126,100.00

Job Description Summary

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Location: London, United Kingdom

This role is based in London, United Kingdom. Novartis is unable to offer relocation support: please only apply if accessible.

Ready to help shape the future of AI in Medical Affairs?

As the Associate Director, Scientific Intelligence & AI, you will play a pivotal role in translating the International Medical Affairs AI ambition into scalable, measurable business outcomes. Working at the intersection of Medical Affairs, Generative AI, agentic AI, and product innovation, you will identify high-impact opportunities, validate AI-enabled solutions, and help transform promising concepts into adopted and scalable products.

Partnering across International and Global Medical Affairs, Commercial, Value & Access, Data, Analytics & Platforms, Technology, enterprise AI teams, and country organizations, you will drive responsible AI innovation that enhances scientific workflows, accelerates insights, and delivers meaningful value for patients and healthcare stakeholders. Reporting to the Head of Scientific Intelligence & AI, this is a unique opportunity to help shape the future of AI-powered Medical Affairs while advancing Novartis' mission to reimagine medicine.

Key Responsibilities

• Translate the International Medical Affairs AI strategy into high-impact initiatives, products, and measurable business outcomes.
• Identify, evaluate, and prioritize high-value AI opportunities across Medical Affairs, regions, and countries.
• Define product vision, user journeys, roadmaps, and success measures for AI-enabled solutions.
• Lead rapid experimentation and prototyping of Generative AI and agentic AI use cases to validate business value.
• Partner with enterprise AI, Technology, Data, Analytics, Commercial, and Value & Access teams to maximize reuse and scalability.
• Drive adoption of AI-enabled solutions by embedding them into Medical workflows and demonstrating measurable impact.
• Ensure responsible AI principles, scientific integrity, privacy, compliance, and human oversight are embedded by design.
• Foster cross-functional collaboration and thought leadership to accelerate AI innovation across International Medical Affairs.