Head Data & AI in Pharma

Own enterprise AI strategy with real business impact Report to CDO with board-level visibility About Our Client The hiring organisation is a large enterprise within the pharmaceutical industry, focused on innovation and delivering high-quality products. The company is committed to leveraging data-driven strategies to enhance its operations and outcomes. They are undergoing a significant digital and AI-led transformation. The organisation operates in a highly regulated environment and is investing strategically in modern data platforms, advanced analytics, and artificial intelligence to improve decisionmaking, automation, and business outcomes across functions. With strong executive sponsorship and a clear mandate from senior leadership, the organisation is moving from traditional reporting models to realtime, predictive, and AIdriven insights. This role sits at the centre of that transformation and plays a critical part in shaping the future operating model. Job Description Define and execute a comprehensive enterprisewide data, analytics and AI strategy aligned with business priorities and digital transformation goals. Lead the roadmap for Machine Learning, Generative AI and emerging Agentic AI use cases, ensuring measurable value creation. Design and implement modern data and AI architectures including data lakes, lakehouses, realtime pipelines and scalable AI platforms. Establish robust data governance frameworks covering data quality, privacy, security, and regulatory compliance. Drive AI model governance, ethical AI practices, and lifecycle management across ML, GenAI and autonomous agents. Oversee integration of AI and analytics solutions with core enterprise systems such as ERP, CRM and other business platforms. Build advanced analytics capabilities including predictive, cognitive and decision intelligence solutions. Lead enterprise reporting and BI transformation from static dashboards to realtime, AIdriven insights. Act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders, translating complex data and AI concepts into clear business outcomes. Build, mentor and lead a highperforming, multidisciplinary data and AI team. The Successful Applicant 5+ years of overall experience with significant leadership exposure in data, analytics and AI roles within large enterprises. Strong background in data strategy, data governance, and modern data architecture. Handson understanding of analytics, machine learning, and Generative AI ecosystems. Experience working in regulated environments with strong awareness of data privacy and compliance requirements. Proven ability to translate business problems into scalable data and AI solutions. Familiarity with tools and technologies across SQL, Python, BI platforms, and AI/ML frameworks. Demonstrated success in building and leading highperforming teams across data engineering, analytics and AI. Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence senior leadership. Excellent communication skills, particularly in explaining complex technical concepts to nontechnical audiences. Strategic mindset combined with execution rigour and a continuous learning orientation. What's on Offer A senior leadership role with direct reporting to the Chief Digital Officer and high visibility across the organisation. Opportunity to shape and own the enterprise AI and data transformation agenda endtoend. Access to significant investment in modern data platforms, AI tools and emerging technologies. Ability to work on highimpact, crossfunctional use cases rather than isolated pilots. Leadership of a skilled, multidisciplinary team with scope to build future capabilities. Exposure to boardlevel discussions and strategic decisionmaking. Longterm career progression in a futurefacing role at the intersection of business and technology. Competitive compensation aligned with senior leadership responsibilities. Own enterprise AI strategy with real business impact Report to CDO with board-level visibility About Our Client The hiring organisation is a large enterprise within the pharmaceutical industry, focused on innovation and delivering high-quality products. The company is committed to leveraging data-driven strategies to enhance its operations and outcomes. They are undergoing a significant digital and AI-led transformation. The organisation operates in a highly regulated environment and is investing strategically in modern data platforms, advanced analytics, and artificial intelligence to improve decisionmaking, automation, and business outcomes across functions. With strong executive sponsorship and a clear mandate from senior leadership, the organisation is moving from traditional reporting models to realtime, predictive, and AIdriven insights. This role sits at the centre of that transformation and plays a critical part in shaping the future operating model. Job Description Define and execute a comprehensive enterprisewide data, analytics and AI strat