AstraZeneca
Director - AI Digital Precision Healthcare, US
AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, Maryland, us, 20883
Location: Gaithersburg
At AstraZeneca, we established the Commercial Digital Care Pathway Optimization as part of our commercial Digital Health (cDH) team to accelerate our ability to develop and partner on solutions that elevate the quality of care provided by healthcare professionals, patients, and healthcare systems. Through these efforts, we aim to improve patient outcomes, optimize the value of healthcare experiences, and position the company as a leader in healthcare innovation. By fostering strategic partnerships across markets, institutes, and healthcare providers, we enable richer data collation and use, delivering improved patient care across the world. Our digital health efforts focus on Oncology, Biopharma, and rare diseases at the global level, allowing us to orchestrate advancements that transform the patient pathway and lead in digital health innovation.
Key Responsibilities
Provide strategic direction and indirectly oversee a leading Digital and Precision Health organization, ensuring strong alignment between U.S. Therapy Areas and Brand teams.
Collaborate with the U.S. Projects Director – Digital Precision Healthcare to deliver and evolve the U.S. innovation strategy, incorporating AI and data insights in response to emerging needs and shifting therapeutic priorities.
Act as a trusted advisor to the U.S. Leadership Team, providing data-informed guidance on digital and AI solutions that address priority care gaps, and ensuring leadership can effectively articulate project value and patient impact.
Identify, evaluate, and partner with external AI and digital health innovators offering unique solutions to address business-critical unmet needs from U.S. Commercial and Medical teams.
Lead the problem statement framing and ideation stages of project delivery, ensuring that AI and digital innovation are leveraged to reimagine traditional care pathways in areas of true unmet need.
Oversee the planning, prioritization, and execution of strategically aligned projects aimed at enhancing care pathways and improving patient outcomes through responsible use of AI and data science.
Partner cross-functionally (Commercial, Medical, Market Access, Diagnostics, R&D) to ensure seamless alignment and successful implementation of initiatives.
Ensure every project has clear, measurable KPIs that demonstrate the impact of AI and digital health investments across therapeutic areas.
Manage project timelines, budgets, and resources to ensure delivery excellence and scalability.
Proactively identify and mitigate risks, ensuring responsible and ethical use of data and AI technologies.
Monitor and report progress, providing regular updates to senior leadership and during Quarterly Project Reviews.
In collaboration with the Value-Based Partnership team, develop strategic alliances with technology and data partners driving next-generation digital precision healthcare.
In this role you will also:
Mentor and support the professional growth of the Digital Care Pathway Optimization team, fostering AI literacy and innovation culture.
Provide expert guidance on precision medicine, companion diagnostics, and AI-embedded clinical decision support tools, ensuring regional consistency and knowledge transfer.
Build and maintain strong collaborations across Commercial, R&D, key markets, thought leaders, and patient groups—ensuring that all initiatives address prioritized patient and healthcare system needs.
Partner with the EUCAN Lead – Digital Precision Healthcare to ensure strategic and narrative alignment across regions, demonstrating the collective impact of digital and AI innovation.
Essential Requirements
Advanced degree (Master’s or PhD) in a relevant field such as Biomedical Engineering, Data Science, Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, Digital Health, or Artificial Intelligence.
Proven experience leading or contributing to AI-enabled medical or biological projects, such as biomarker discovery, digital pathology, patient stratification, clinical decision support, or disease modeling.
Hands‑on understanding of AI and data science principles (e.g., machine learning, natural language processing, computer vision, multimodal data integration) and their application in healthcare and life sciences.
Track record of translating biological or clinical data into actionable insights that improve diagnosis, treatment selection, or patient outcomes.
Experience partnering with AI startups, technology platforms, or academic consortia to co‑develop innovative digital health or precision medicine solutions.
Strong understanding of data governance, privacy, and ethical AI principles, particularly within regulated healthcare environments.
Experience in real‑world data (RWD) and real‑world evidence (RWE) generation, and how AI can enhance clinical and operational decision‑making.
Demonstrated ability to scale AI‑driven initiatives from pilot to implementation, ensuring measurable impact on patient care and organizational goals.
Comfort with data‑driven storytelling, synthesizing scientific, technical, and commercial insights to influence executive decision‑making.
Commitment to responsible innovation, ensuring that AI and digital technologies are deployed ethically, transparently, and with measurable value for patients and healthcare systems.
Our mission is to build an inclusive environment where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and employees. In furtherance of that mission, we welcome and consider applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of their protected characteristics. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please complete the corresponding section in the application form.
Ready to make a difference? Apply now!
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At AstraZeneca, we established the Commercial Digital Care Pathway Optimization as part of our commercial Digital Health (cDH) team to accelerate our ability to develop and partner on solutions that elevate the quality of care provided by healthcare professionals, patients, and healthcare systems. Through these efforts, we aim to improve patient outcomes, optimize the value of healthcare experiences, and position the company as a leader in healthcare innovation. By fostering strategic partnerships across markets, institutes, and healthcare providers, we enable richer data collation and use, delivering improved patient care across the world. Our digital health efforts focus on Oncology, Biopharma, and rare diseases at the global level, allowing us to orchestrate advancements that transform the patient pathway and lead in digital health innovation.
Key Responsibilities
Provide strategic direction and indirectly oversee a leading Digital and Precision Health organization, ensuring strong alignment between U.S. Therapy Areas and Brand teams.
Collaborate with the U.S. Projects Director – Digital Precision Healthcare to deliver and evolve the U.S. innovation strategy, incorporating AI and data insights in response to emerging needs and shifting therapeutic priorities.
Act as a trusted advisor to the U.S. Leadership Team, providing data-informed guidance on digital and AI solutions that address priority care gaps, and ensuring leadership can effectively articulate project value and patient impact.
Identify, evaluate, and partner with external AI and digital health innovators offering unique solutions to address business-critical unmet needs from U.S. Commercial and Medical teams.
Lead the problem statement framing and ideation stages of project delivery, ensuring that AI and digital innovation are leveraged to reimagine traditional care pathways in areas of true unmet need.
Oversee the planning, prioritization, and execution of strategically aligned projects aimed at enhancing care pathways and improving patient outcomes through responsible use of AI and data science.
Partner cross-functionally (Commercial, Medical, Market Access, Diagnostics, R&D) to ensure seamless alignment and successful implementation of initiatives.
Ensure every project has clear, measurable KPIs that demonstrate the impact of AI and digital health investments across therapeutic areas.
Manage project timelines, budgets, and resources to ensure delivery excellence and scalability.
Proactively identify and mitigate risks, ensuring responsible and ethical use of data and AI technologies.
Monitor and report progress, providing regular updates to senior leadership and during Quarterly Project Reviews.
In collaboration with the Value-Based Partnership team, develop strategic alliances with technology and data partners driving next-generation digital precision healthcare.
In this role you will also:
Mentor and support the professional growth of the Digital Care Pathway Optimization team, fostering AI literacy and innovation culture.
Provide expert guidance on precision medicine, companion diagnostics, and AI-embedded clinical decision support tools, ensuring regional consistency and knowledge transfer.
Build and maintain strong collaborations across Commercial, R&D, key markets, thought leaders, and patient groups—ensuring that all initiatives address prioritized patient and healthcare system needs.
Partner with the EUCAN Lead – Digital Precision Healthcare to ensure strategic and narrative alignment across regions, demonstrating the collective impact of digital and AI innovation.
Essential Requirements
Advanced degree (Master’s or PhD) in a relevant field such as Biomedical Engineering, Data Science, Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, Digital Health, or Artificial Intelligence.
Proven experience leading or contributing to AI-enabled medical or biological projects, such as biomarker discovery, digital pathology, patient stratification, clinical decision support, or disease modeling.
Hands‑on understanding of AI and data science principles (e.g., machine learning, natural language processing, computer vision, multimodal data integration) and their application in healthcare and life sciences.
Track record of translating biological or clinical data into actionable insights that improve diagnosis, treatment selection, or patient outcomes.
Experience partnering with AI startups, technology platforms, or academic consortia to co‑develop innovative digital health or precision medicine solutions.
Strong understanding of data governance, privacy, and ethical AI principles, particularly within regulated healthcare environments.
Experience in real‑world data (RWD) and real‑world evidence (RWE) generation, and how AI can enhance clinical and operational decision‑making.
Demonstrated ability to scale AI‑driven initiatives from pilot to implementation, ensuring measurable impact on patient care and organizational goals.
Comfort with data‑driven storytelling, synthesizing scientific, technical, and commercial insights to influence executive decision‑making.
Commitment to responsible innovation, ensuring that AI and digital technologies are deployed ethically, transparently, and with measurable value for patients and healthcare systems.
Our mission is to build an inclusive environment where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and employees. In furtherance of that mission, we welcome and consider applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of their protected characteristics. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please complete the corresponding section in the application form.
Ready to make a difference? Apply now!
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