Senior Director, Artificial Intelligence

The role

The Senior Director, Artificial Intelligence will lead the enterprise AI strategy and execution to drive business outcomes. This individual will define the AI roadmap, establish governance, and deploy AI-enabled solutions across corporate functions.

What you will do

• Partner with the Executive Leadership Team to identify high-value AI opportunities.
• Develop and execute the company's enterprise AI strategy.
• Establish an AI roadmap based on business impact, feasibility, risk, and readiness.
• Partner with Research, Clinical Data Management, Biostatistics, Commercial and other functions to leverage AI.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to AI resources through a dotted-line reporting structure.
• Build repeatable AI capabilities for multiple functions.
• Partner with IT and external vendors to deploy enterprise-grade AI solutions.
• Oversee pilot programs through enterprise-scale implementation.
• Build organizational capability through education, training, and AI literacy initiatives.
• Define policies for model evaluation, validation, security, privacy, regulatory compliance, and ethical AI.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, Information Systems, or related field.
• 12+ years of experience in technology, digital transformation, data science, AI, or related disciplines.
• 5+ years’ experience within biotechnology, pharmaceuticals or life sciences.
• 5+ years leading enterprise AI initiatives.
• Demonstrated success building and deploying AI solutions that drive measurable business outcomes.
• Experience partnering directly with executive leadership to define strategic priorities.
• Strong understanding of modern AI technologies including Large Language Models (LLMs), Generative AI, Agentic AI, Machine Learning, Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG), Knowledge Management, and Inte
• Experience leading cross-functional transformation initiatives.
• Proven ability to influence without direct authority.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to translate data into actionable insights.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and adapt to changing priorities.

Nice to have

• Advanced degree (MS, MBA or PhD) in a relevant discipline

Benefits

• bonus
• stock
• benefits
• other applicable variable compensation

About the company

Summit Therapeutics Inc. is a biopharmaceutical oncology company with a mission focused on improving quality of life, increasing potential duration of life, and resolving serious unmet medical needs.