Associate Director, APD AI Platform – AI/GenAI Solution Delivery Lead

Location: Hyderabad (Office)

Job Description Summary

Job Title: Associate Director, APD AI Platform – AI/GenAI Solution Delivery Lead

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Location: Hyderabad, India

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Are you passionate about turning the promise of Artificial Intelligence into real-world business impact? Join Novartis and lead the delivery of transformative AI and Generative AI solutions that accelerate innovation, enhance productivity, and shape the future of healthcare. As the Associate Director, APD AI Platform – AI/GenAI Solution Delivery Lead, you will work at the intersection of business, data science, engineering, and technology, driving enterprise-scale AI initiatives from concept to adoption while partnering with senior leaders to deliver measurable value across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of enterprise AI and Generative AI solutions from strategy through adoption.
• Drive release planning, deployment, stabilization, and continuous improvement of AI products and platforms.
• Partner with business stakeholders to prioritize high-value AI use cases and delivery roadmaps.
• Define clear functional and non-functional requirements aligned to business objectives and outcomes.
• Ensure data readiness, governance, quality, accessibility, and operational scalability for AI solutions.
• Collaborate with data science, engineering, cloud, and operations teams to optimize model performance.
• Establish responsible Artificial Intelligence practices, security controls, compliance standards, and risk management processes.
• Manage program budgets, resource allocation, forecasting, and vendor relationships across initiatives.
• Provide executive-level communication, status updates, risk management, and stakeholder engagement.
• Mentor cross-functional teams and foster excellence in AI solution delivery and operational execution.