
Vice President, AI Enablement
Parexel
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United Kingdom
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About the role
- Define and evolve Parexel’s enterprise AI strategy, roadmap, and investment portfolio.
- Identify priority use cases aligned to business value, feasibility, and regulatory constraints.
- Conduct AI maturity assessments and establish long‑term capability-building plans.
- Define standards for model lifecycle management, validation, auditability, and transparency.
- Ensure compliance with GxP, global regulatory guidance, and responsible AI principles.
- Drive scalable architecture for GenAI, ML operations, retrieval‑augmented generation, and secure model hosting.
- Lead AI product teams delivering enterprise and function‑specific solutions.
- Align AI programs with broader Data & Technology strategy and transformation goals.
- Build and lead a global organization of AI product managers, engineers, data scientists, and AI governance specialists.
Requirements
- 15+ years in data science, AI/ML, or technology leadership roles; at least 7 years in executive or senior leadership.
- Deep knowledge of clinical research processes, clinical data lifecycle, and pharmaceutical/life sciences regulatory expectations.
- Experience implementing enterprise AI platforms (GenAI, MLOps, data pipelines, automation).
- Proven success operationalizing large-scale AI programs in GxP or other highly regulated industries.
- Familiarity with emerging AI regulations (EU AI Act, FDA, EMA expectations).
- Experience with cloud-based AI ecosystems (Azure preferred).
Benefits
- Opportunity to work on innovative projects at the forefront of the industry.
- Collaborative and inclusive work environment that values your expertise.
- Professional advancement and development opportunities.
- Work life balance and flexible working hours.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
AI strategymachine learningmodel lifecycle managementdata pipelinesautomationGenAIMLOpsAI maturity assessmentsscalable architecturevalidation
Soft Skills
leadershiporganizational skillscommunicationstrategic alignmentteam building