Director, Data Science Operations – Early Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolism

The Early CVRM (Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolism) Data Science & AI team connects human data, disease biology and advanced analytics to inform portfolio decisions from target discovery through clinical development. The team works with complex data from early clinical trials, external academic collaborations and exploratory studies, rich in omics, imaging and clinical measurements.

We are hiring a Director, Data Science Operations to provide operational leadership for the operating model, portfolio delivery and data capabilities of the Early CVRM Data Science & AI organisation. Operating in a global matrix, this role will mobilize cross-functional partners to deliver shared outcomes across Boston and Cambridge, US; Cambridge, UK; and Gothenburg, Sweden. The role provides scientific and technical leadership across multiple collaborations, dependencies, governance decisions and technical workstreams. A core focus is to optimize how the organization works through AI-enabled approaches, including the orchestration of agentic AI.

Accountabilities: Program leadership and delivery

Set the operational model and data capabilities for the Early CVRM Data Science & AI, translating it into a value-led portfolio of priorities, delivery plans and measurable scientific outcomes.

Own the integrated portfolio view delivery risk and capacity to shape resource trade-offs and sequencing across projects.

Establish cross-functional governance and ways of working that accelerate high-quality delivery, resolve dependencies and maximize portfolio value across sites and organizational boundaries.

Anticipate and resolve delivery constraints, escalating material trade-offs and guiding timely decisions that protect scientific impact, quality and speed.

Mentor, inspire and develop a globally distributed, interdisciplinary team of data scientists and informaticians, while providing matrix leadership across partner teams and sites to ensure collective accountability for delivery.

Establish and lead a scalable, agile multi-site operating model with clear decision rights, accountabilities, priorities and capacity visibility, continuously improving productivity and performance across Data Science & AI and matrix teams.

Champion professional standards and best practices such as code review, reproducible workflows and documentation.

Build trusted partnerships with project teams and functional leaders across Early CVRM and R&D to align demand with portfolio priorities, focus resources on the highest-value scientific opportunities and engage data science at the point of greatest impact.

Provide strategic counsel and evidence-based recommendations to the Executive Director and Early CVRM leadership on portfolio priorities, investment choices, resource trade-offs and enterprise-level dependencies.

Lead the implementation of data management initiatives, including data storage, metadata, cataloguing and access, in partnership with central IT, the R&D Data Office and data owners.

Translate scientific needs into data requirements and working processes for bringing in, documenting and accessing data from trials, collaborations and other sources.

Define and own the technology and AI adoption strategy, prioritizing scalable capabilities that increase productivity, accelerate high-quality decisions and amplify scientific impact across the portfolio.

Provide senior technical direction and selective expert oversight as well as contribute hands-on to data workflows, pipelines and analyses where it accelerates delivery.

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The annual base pay (or hourly rate of compensation) for this position ranges from $181,570 to $272,355. Our positions offer eligibility for various incentives—an opportunity to receive short-term incentive bonuses, equity-based awards for salaried roles and commissions for sales roles. Benefits offered include qualified retirement programs, paid time off (i.e., vacation, holiday, and leaves), as well as health, dental, and vision coverage in accordance with the terms of the applicable plans.

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