Executive Director of Applied AI — Novartis
- Location
- Basel
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- Yesterday
Role overview
Salary Range
CHF164,500.00
CHF305,500.00 Job Description Summary Location Basel, Switzerland LI-Hybrid 3 days/week in office
- Salary Range:
- CHF164,500.00
- Key responsibilities
- Define and lead the applied AI deployment strategy, execution roadmap and business integration model across enterprise business units.
Main responsibilities
- Key responsibilities
- Define and lead the applied AI deployment strategy, execution roadmap and business integration model across enterprise business units.
- Act as a forward-deployed AI engineering leader, partnering directly with business teams to translate strategic priorities into deployable products, intelligent workflows and redesigned processes.
- Lead end-to-end implementation, customization, integration and scaling of generative AI, agentic systems and workflow automation solutions in production environments.
- Establish delivery frameworks and engineering standards that support scalability, reliability, security, maintainability and sustained operational adoption.
- Build and lead a small, globally distributed team of applied AI engineers, while coordinating cross-functional product and delivery teams.
- Create reusable AI services, accelerators, evaluation frameworks, blueprints and integration patterns that reduce time to value across business domains.
- Partner with data, infrastructure, information security, architecture, compliance and business teams to align solutions with enterprise priorities and regulated-environment requirements.
- Track solution performance, adoption and business value through monitoring, feedback loops, user analysis and continuous service optimization.
- Guide modernization of existing systems and processes so they can integrate with agentic AI products, applied AI models and enterprise technology platforms.
Company and context
- Novartis is making a significant long-term investment in becoming an AI-first organization, with sponsorship at the highest levels of the company.
- This is a rare opportunity to shape how generative AI and agentic systems are engineered, deployed and adopted across a global enterprise whose work ultimately supports patients and healthcare systems worldwide.
- As Executive Director of Applied AI, you will combine technical depth, product thinking and enterprise influence to turn high-value business challenges into secure, scalable AI products and intelligent workflows.
- You will lead a small, globally distributed team of applied AI engineers and work directly with senior business and technology leaders to deliver measurable value at scale. Job Description
- Proven people leadership and organizational development capability, including building high-performing teams, developing leaders and establishing effective governance.
- Strong executive communication and cross-functional influence skills, with the ability to align priorities, investment decisions and delivery across a complex matrixed organization. Desirable Requirements Master of Science, engineering postgradua
Additional details
- Job Description Summary Location Basel, Switzerland LI-Hybrid 3 days/week in office
- You will lead a small, globally distributed team of applied AI engineers and work directly with senior business and technology leaders to deliver measurable value at scale.
- Communicate business impact, technical transformation vision, delivery progress, risks and investment needs to senior executives and key stakeholders. Essential Requirements
- Strong executive communication and cross-functional influence skills, with the ability to align priorities, investment decisions and delivery across a complex matrixed organization. Desirable Requirements Master of Science, engineering postgradua
Notes and original content
- CHF305,500.00
- Job Description Summary
- Location Basel, Switzerland
- LI-Hybrid 3 days/week in office
- Job Description
- Communicate business impact, technical transformation vision, delivery progress, risks and investment needs to senior executives and key stakeholders.
- Essential Requirements
- Strong executive communication and cross-functional influence skills, with the ability to align priorities, investment decisions and delivery across a complex matrixed organization.
- Desirable Requirements
- Master of Science, engineering postgradua
Questions about this listing
What salary does Novartis offer for this role?
Novartis lists CHF 85'500 - 129'500 gross per year for this position in Basel. This is the salary published in the original listing (or, when the employer omits a figure, a realistic estimate for the role and sector) — the calculator on this site converts it to your actual net take-home once cross-border tax and social contributions are applied.
Is this a full-time role, and what type of contract does Novartis offer?
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Do I need a cross-border work permit for a role in Basel?
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