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# Director, Self Service AI & Adoption Lead

- **Company:** Novartis Group
- **Location:** East Hanover, NJ, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $344,500.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Workflow Management Systems, Microsoft Power Automate, Low-code, Automation Anywhere
- **Published:** August 21, 2026
- **Apply:** https://jobs.localjobnetwork.com/apply/add/88095248/1

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degreeinbusiness, organizational development, learning, healthcare, digital, or related field
 * 10+years' experienceinproduct adoption, change management, capability building, transformation, commercial operations, P&O AI, or technology enablement.
 * Proven experienceindigital/AI adoption with Microsoft Copilot, Copilot Studio, Power Platform, no-code / low-code automation, AI assistants, or commercial workflow tools.
 * Demonstrated experience drivingadoptionof enterprise tools, digital products, AI workflows, or new ways of working at scale.
 * Strong understanding of AI-enabled workflows, human-centered adoption, change management, stakeholder influence,adoptionmetrics, and safe-use guardrails.

Desirable Requirements:

 * Pharma/healthcare commercial experience and familiarity with compliance, privacy, and responsible AI considerations.
 * Advanced degree (MBA, MS, or equivalent).

## Description

Reporting into the ED, US New Capabilities & Adoption, this role is accountable for leading the US Commercial self-service AI adoption capability, ensuring business teams can discover, understand, safely use, and embed approved AI tools and workflows within enterprise guardrails to generate measurable productivity and business value. The Director, Self Service & AI Adoption Lead is responsible for owning the self-service AI adoption strategy, workflow enablement model, adoption playbooks, community activation, product adoption support, readiness signals, feedback loops, and benefits tracking. This role leads a core team of Adoption Leads and Managers and Enablement Architect with cross-functional interfaces including US functions, P&O Talent, Learning, Leadership Development, DDIT, Legal, ERC and Responsible AI.

This position will be located at East Hanover, NJ and will not have the ability to be located remotely. This position will require up to 20% travel as defined by the business (domestic and/ or international)., * Define the adoption strategy for approved self-service AI environments, products, copilots, workflows, and role-based use cases across US Commercial.

 * Translate AI capabilities into practical workflow adoption paths, usage guidance, sandbox experiences, office hours,championsactivation, and reinforcement routines.
 * Partner with DDIT, Legal, ERC, P&Oand Responsible AI to ensure adoption is safe, compliant, scalable, and aligned with enterprise architecture and guardrails.
 * Create intake and feedback loops for user needs, friction points, use-case demand, enhancements, and adoption blockers.
 * Measure usage, readiness, confidence, productivity, business impact, and sustained behavior change rather than training completions alone.
 * Leadadoptionteam resources andestablishshared playbooks for scalable decentralized execution.


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