Syneos Health is seeking to develop and execute an enterprise AI strategy, ensuring alignment with business, operational, and strategic priorities, and is looking for a Director, AI Program Manager to lead this effort.
Requirements
- Strong understanding of AI/ML technologies and their application in life sciences.
- Familiarity with cloud-based AI platforms (e.g., Azure Health Data Services, AWS HealthLake).
- Proven ability to launch and scale new programs within complex environments.
- Experience with budget management, vendor management and contract negotiations.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to derive actionable insights from complex data.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
- 10–15 years of experience in program management, with at least 5 years leading AI, data science, or digital transformation initiatives in healthcare.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute the enterprise AI strategy and ethical guidelines, aligned with business, operational, and strategic enterprise priorities.
- Parter with Product and Portfolio leads to identify and prioritize high-impact use cases.
- Lead cross-functional teams through the full lifecycle of AI initiatives—from concept to deployment and scaling.
- Partner to establish AI governance, Center of Excellence, KPIs, and delivery frameworks to ensure transparency and measurable impact.
- Manage AI vendor and consulting relationships, including contract negotiations and performance oversight.
- Collaborate with Strategy and Operations teams to refine and adopt effective processes and ways of working.
- Prepare and present reports on Technology Operations performance including key metrics, project status and operational issues.
Other
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
- 10–15 years of experience in program management, with at least 5 years leading AI, data science, or digital transformation initiatives in healthcare.
- Demonstrated leadership and team management skills with strong interpersonal communication, and stakeholder management abilities.
- Commitment to ethical AI, patient privacy, and advancing life science outcomes.
- Health benefits to include Medical, Dental and Vision, Company match 401k, eligibility to participate in Employee Stock Purchase Plan
