Associate Director, AI Engineer

Kerr Dental

Associate Director, AI Engineer leading engineering strategy and platform development for Novartis. Transforming AI capabilities into high-impact business solutions with a focus on patient outcomes.

Posted 6/17/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $176,400 - $327,600 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the architecture, design, and engineering delivery of the organization's agentic AI platform and related solutions
Drive the transformation of existing products, processes, and workflows into scalable agentic AI-enabled capabilities
Oversee end-to-end AI engineering operations, including development, deployment, monitoring, reliability, and continuous improvement
Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to define technical roadmaps, platform standards, and solution priorities aligned to business goals
Establish engineering best practices for AI system performance, scalability, security, governance, and maintainability

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree required and advanced degree preferred, ideally in computer science, engineering, information systems, or a related technical field
Six plus years of experience in technology leadership, solution architecture, software engineering, or prototype development
Demonstrated experience translating early-stage concepts into functional prototypes or PoCs
Strong technical knowledge across modern application development, cloud platforms, data, and AI technologies
Experience leading cross functional technical efforts

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Life and disability benefits
401(k) with company contribution and match
Generous time off package including vacation, personal days, holidays, and other leaves
Performance-based cash incentive

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Hard Skills & Tools

AI engineeringsolution architecturesoftware engineeringprototype developmentapplication developmentcloud platformsdata technologiesscalabilitysecuritygovernance

Soft Skills

leadershipcollaborationcommunicationproblem-solvingstrategic thinkingstakeholder managementtechnical roadmappingcross-functional teamworkcontinuous improvementbest practices establishment

Certifications

Bachelor’s degreeadvanced degree in computer scienceadvanced degree in engineeringadvanced degree in information systems