Director of Artificial Intelligence Services (Princeton)

Position : Director / Senior Director of AI Services

Compensation : Competitive Base + bonus + FTE benefits

Location : Princeton NJ- onsite when clients are in town but primarily remote

Interview / start : ASAP

MUST :

• 15+ years of IT experience with 8+ years in AI / ML leadership roles
• 8+ years of recent life sciences / pharma experience
• Proven track record of building and scaling AI practices and delivery teams.
• Strong experience in enterprise AI solutioning and program delivery across Life Sciences industries
• Technical Expertise :
• Generative AI (OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, Anthropic, etc.)
• ML frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-learn)
• Cloud AI platforms (AWS Sagemaker, Azure ML, GCP Vertex AI)
• Data & MLOps pipelines, Prompt Engineering, LLM Fine-tuning
• Experience in setting up AI / ML Centers of Excellence (COI) or delivery units.
• Exposure to revenue ownership or P&L management.
• Thought leadership through publications, conferences, or patents
• Consulting background
• People management experience
• Bachelors required- masters degree largely required (ideally in comp sci, data science, AI, etc)
• Has worked extensively with India offshore teams
PLUS :
• Masters

DAY TO DAY :

Our pharma consulting client is seeking a strategic and experienced Director / Senior Director of AI Services. This person will lead strategy, delivery, and innovation across Artificial Intelligence (AI), Generative AI, and Machine Learning (ML) service lines. The role requires a seasoned leader with deep understanding of enterprise AI transformation, client solutioning, and scalable delivery frameworks. This individual will work closely with global business, digital, and engineering teams to design and implement AI-led solutions that drive measurable business outcomes.