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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Director, AI & Data Solutions - **Company:** Catalent - **Location:** Bridgewater, NJ, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Business Analytics Applications, Data Analysis, Cloud Computing, Cyber Security, Information Systems, Data Governance, Data Systems, Data Warehousing, Digital Assets, Service-Oriented Architecture, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Data Analytics, Data Management, Microservices - **Published:** August 14, 2026 - **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/25B921FD780E4EB6AA0FC889F041EC22/job/ ## About the Role * Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field; * 5+ years of experience in AI, data, digital product development, software engineering, or technology-enabled transformation. * Demonstrated ability to translate business strategy into technology roadmaps, investment priorities, and executable delivery plans. * Strong understanding of AI technologies, data platforms, analytics, cloud and hybrid architectures, Agile delivery, and modern integration patterns such as microservices, service-oriented architecture, and event-based architecture. * Working knowledge of information architecture, data governance, master data management, business intelligence, data warehouse design, and data science concepts. * Experience building and leading high-performing teams across AI, data, analytics, product, architecture, Engineering or solution delivery disciplines. * Understanding compliance, validation, privacy, information security, quality and operational risk considerations relevant to AI and data solutions in regulated settings. * Ability to travel up to 20% of the time. * Demonstrable leadership experience at Catalent (including but not limited to participation in Catalent-sponsored leadership programs such as NGGL, GOLD, LEAD Now, GM Excellence, and GROW) may be considered in place of external experience. Preferred Skills & Background * Advanced Degree * Preferred experience in pharmaceutical, life sciences, or other regulated environments. ## Description Desired Location: Bridgewater, NJ or Morrisville/Durham, NC, with ability to travel 20%, Strategy and Roadmap * Define and execute Catalent's enterprise AI and data roadmap, prioritizing use cases by business value, feasibility, and strategic fit. * Translate enterprise and functional priorities into AI, data and analytics capabilities that deliver expected value across productivity, quality, cost, cycle time, growth and better decision-making. Delivery and Value Creation * Own the end-to-end delivery of high-value AI, data, and analytics solutions, from discovery and design through deployment, adoption, and value tracking. * Embed AI and data solutions into real business workflows, ensuring active business ownership, clear adoption plans, measurable success criteria and sustained usage after deployment. * Build reusable solution patterns, platforms and delivery methods that allow successful AI and data capabilities to scale across Catalent. Governance and Responsible AI * Establish and oversee enterprise AI and data governance to ensure responsible use, data quality, security, privacy, compliance, regulatory alignment, lifecycle management, and accountability across AI and data assets. * Champion ethical and responsible AI practices by partnering with Security, Legal, Compliance, Quality, and business stakeholders to ensure appropriate governance, transparency, human oversight, auditability, validation, and model risk management Leadership and Organization Capability * Build, lead and develop a high-performing AI and Data organization with the skills, discipline and business orientation required to scale impact across Catalent. * Create strong partnerships across business, technology, data, security, legal and compliance teams to ensure solutions are practical, adopted and sustainable. * Manage internal teams, external partners and vendors effectively, ensuring delivery quality, value for money and alignment to Catalent's enterprise standards. * Other duties as assigned. ## Related Videos - [From Messy Queries to Scalable Systems - How Data Engineering actually works](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100203-from-messy-queries-to-scalable-systems-how-data-engineering-actually-works) - [Data Science in Retail](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/586-data-science-in-retail) - [Microservices: how to get started with Spring Boot and Kubernetes](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/242-microservices-how-to-get-started-with-spring-boot-and-kubernetes) - [Blueprints for Success: Steering a Global Data & AI Architecture](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1577-blueprints-for-success-steering-a-global-data-ai-architecture) - [Data Science on Software Data](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/162-data-science-on-software-data) - [The Data Mesh as the end of the Datalake as we know it](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/156-the-data-mesh-as-the-end-of-the-datalake-as-we-know-it) ## Related Articles - [Coffee with Developers - Maria Apazoglou - Making AI understandable for all in production](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/475-coffee-with-developers-maria-apazoglou-making-ai-understandable-for-all-in-production) - [What Industries Outside of AI Are Hiring The Most AI Experts?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/98-what-industries-outside-of-ai-are-hiring-the-most-ai-experts) - [How to Become an AI Engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/331-how-to-become-an-ai-engineer) - [Got AI ideas but no money? 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