AI Product Governance Lead (AIMS) Remote based in UK

We are looking for an experienced and hands-on AI Product Governance Lead (AIMS) to lead our journey in building and scaling an AI Management System (AIMS) processes for Deciphex and our groups (Patholytix and Diagnexia)

Where this role sits

• This is a newly created role with a company-wide remit.
• You'll be a hands-on 'Individual Contributor (the role does not involve people management or leadership).
• You will be at the centre of how we productionize AI, both within our products and in our internal adoption. This sees you balancing the dual challenge of accelerating innovation while protecting against risk.
• It's an opportunity to build and lead one of the first AI governance frameworks under the EU AI Act in healthcare
• Your work matters - it directly contributes to safer, scalable AI in healthcare, helping us positively impact patient outcomes.

What you will do as an Individual Contributor

This is a highly cross-functional role

You'll be acting as the "glue" between various product, technical teams, compliance, quality, information security, and regulatory stakeholders.

AI Product Governance

• Own and advance our AIMS aligned to the EU AI Act
• Run AI ethics, compliance workflows, and governance with delivery in mind
• Coordinate governance across teams to meet business goals
• Scale lightweight, practical governance as AI usage grows internally and across our products.

AI Productionization Oversight & Enablement

• Partner with product and tech leads to govern AI releases
• Apply EU AI Act risk assessments and classifications
• Enable teams through clear checkpoints and simple AI frameworks
• Align cross-functional work for compliant, on-time AI rollouts

AI Regulatory Programs & Liaison

• Manage compliance programs and support leadership in regulator interactions
• Work with Data Protection on AI-specific requirements
• Keep crisp documentation and audit trails
• Steer AI ethics reviews and responsible AI practices

AI Program Operations & Optimization

• Monitor what's working and streamline what isn't
• Sync research, development, and productionization activities across teams.
• Own reporting, metrics, and continuous improvement
• Drive timelines, deliverables, and stakeholder updates

• Proven experience in managing / delivering AI Product governance, risk management, or compliance in a regulated industry (healthcare preferred, but finance, fintech, or other highly regulated sectors also relevant)
• Strong understanding of the EU AI Act, AI risk frameworks, bias, and ethics in AI
• AI Product experience with the ability to influence and align multiple stakeholders across technical, compliance, and regulatory teams
• Comfortable being hands-on: not just setting AI strategy but being very hands on implementing and owning AI processes directly
• Exposure to information security, data privacy, or regulatory compliance
• Experience working with AI models, data governance, and productionizing AI tools
• A track record of simplifying complexity, creating lightweight AI processes that balance compliance and agility
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to engage with diverse technical and non-technical teams

Exciting and challenging projects in a hyper-growth AI enabled company Regular feedback with strong career growth opportunities Flexible remote model with autonomy to balance work and life (some roles require on-site presence) Competitive salary with annual performance-based increments Generous leave plus paid Christmas holiday Supportive, multicultural, and collaborative team

Through the work that we do, the team at Deciphex helps pharma to accelerate the process of essential drug development and helps cancer patients get a timely and accurate diagnosis. Founded in Dublin in 2017, Deciphex has scaled rapidly to a team of over 230 people and counting who are providing software solutions to address the pathology gap in research pathology and clinical areas. We have offices in Dublin, Exeter and Chicago and are expanding our team throughout the world. We are software developers, clinical specialists, artificial intelligence engineers, operations professionals and so much more, all working as one team to support our customers and patients. Read more about Deciphex here and more about our incredible team on our Careers Page here Deciphex is an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to the principle of equality. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to age, race, religious beliefs, political views, gender identity, affectional or sexual orientation, national origin, family or marital status (including pregnancy), disability, membership of the travelling community or any other classification protected by applicable law. A copy of our Privacy Policy can be viewed here