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# Assoc Director, IT Data and AI

- **Company:** Gilead Sciences Inc.
- **Location:** Raleigh, NC, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $168,980.0 - $218,680.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Information Engineering, Data Governance, Scrum Methodology, Enterprise Data Management, Data Management, Data Pipelines, GXP, Databricks
- **Published:** October 26, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.techcareers.com/job.asp?id=3467479821&tx=KP6565FFJ&pt=1&aff=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54&utm_source=Job%20Feed&utm_medium=textkernel&utm_campaign=DE&utm_term=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree with 10+ years or Master's with 8+ years relevant experience
 * Experience leading AI/ML delivery programs in Agile environments
 * Hands-on experience in data engineering, data science, or architecture
 * Strong understanding of AI/ML architectures and cloud platforms
 * Experience in clinical development (trial ops, data management, safety) preferred
 * Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills
 * Product-centric mindset with focus on value realization

Optional Differentiators

 * Experience in clinical AI/ML use cases
 * Experience in GxP regulated environments
 * Exposure to generative AI applications
 * Familiarity with clinical systems such as EDC and regulatory platforms

## Description

This position will report to the Data/AI, Clinical Development Lead and is based in Raleigh, NC (hybrid-eligible)., * Own end-to-end delivery including timeline and technical quality of Clinical Development AI use case solutions from ideation through production

 * Apply product-centric approach with clear ownership, roadmaps, and user adoption metrics
 * Manage Agile delivery including sprint planning, backlog prioritization, and releases
 * Oversee the development of scalable solutions using Databricks, AWS, and Gilead 's Data & AI enterprise platforms
 * Manage sprint planning, backlog prioritization and release schedules, extending into continuous improvement as both needs and the solution landscape evolves
 * Lead hybrid technical delivery teams, drawing on technical experts within and beyond the team
 * Facilitate technical problem solving across clinical development domains
 * Shape technical standards for research data models, storage and automation workflows
 * Maintain technical documentation and runbooks for Clinical Development data pipelines and agents; Serve as escalation point for technical risks and delivery blockers
 * Ensure integration with enterprise data platforms and reusable components
 * Define and enforce technical standards for AI/ML and data pipelines
 * Maintain documentation and operational runbooks
 * Monitor product performance & drive continuous improvement towards quantifiable targets; Track delivery, performance, and adoption metrics
 * Manage vendor relationships and co-sourced delivery teams
 * Ensure compliance with data governance, security, and regulatory requirements (GxP)