Associate Director, APD AI Platform – AI/GenAI Solution Delivery Lead

Novartis is hiring an Associate Director, APD AI Platform – AI/GenAI Solution Delivery Lead in Hyderabad, India. Level rates it ; you can apply on Level.

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Job Description Summary

Job Title: Associate Director, APD AI Platform – AI/GenAI Solution Delivery Lead

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Location: Hyderabad, India

Relocation Support: Yes

Are you passionate about turning the promise of Artificial Intelligence into real-world business impact? Join Novartis and lead the delivery of transformative AI and Generative AI solutions that accelerate innovation, enhance productivity, and shape the future of healthcare. As the Associate Director, APD AI Platform – AI/GenAI Solution Delivery Lead, you will work at the intersection of business, data science, engineering, and technology, driving enterprise-scale AI initiatives from concept to adoption while partnering with senior leaders to deliver measurable value across the organization.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end delivery of enterprise AI and Generative AI solutions from strategy through adoption.
Drive release planning, deployment, stabilization, and continuous improvement of AI products and platforms.
Partner with business stakeholders to prioritize high-value AI use cases and delivery roadmaps.
Define clear functional and non-functional requirements aligned to business objectives and outcomes.
Ensure data readiness, governance, quality, accessibility, and operational scalability for AI solutions.
Collaborate with data science, engineering, cloud, and operations teams to optimize model performance.
Establish responsible Artificial Intelligence practices, security controls, compliance standards, and risk management processes.
Manage program budgets, resource allocation, forecasting, and vendor relationships across initiatives.
Provide executive-level communication, status updates, risk management, and stakeholder engagement.
Mentor cross-functional teams and foster excellence in AI solution delivery and operational execution.

Essential Requirements

10+ years technology solution delivery experience
AI/GenAI and enterprise platform delivery
Program and stakeholder management
Azure, Jira, Azure DevOps experience
Enterprise governance and compliance understanding
Cross-functional leadership capabilities

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:

Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams' representative of the patients and communities we serve.

Accessibility and accommodation

Novartis is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the recruitment process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please send an e-mail to diversityandincl.india@novartis.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message

Skills Desired

Artificial Intelligence (AI), Biostatistics, Business Value Creation, Change Management, Curious Mindset, Data Governance, Data Literacy, Data Quality, Data Science, Data Visualization, Deep Learning, Generative AI, Graph Algorithms, Learning Agility, Machine Learning (ML), Machine Learning Algorithms, Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), Organizational Awareness, Pandas Python Library, Python (Programming Language), R Programming, Stakeholder Engagement, Statistical Analysis, Structured Query Language (SQL), Time Series Analysis

How we rate this

Associate Director, APD AI Platform – AI/GenAI Solution Delivery Lead at Novartis rates 64 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Works on AI (AI Level 3 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Works on AI. The daily work is on AI products, without building the model.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

Levels come from how often the tools, models and workflows of the role are named in the posting itself. Open the description and count.

Key facts

Associate Director, APD AI Platform – AI/GenAI Solution Delivery Lead is an open job at Novartis.
Level rates this role AI Level 3 of 4: Works on AI.
The role is based in Hyderabad (Office).
The job was posted on October 12, 2026.
Seniority: executive.
Applications are handled by Novartis. Apply on Novartis

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