Associate Director, AI Product Management

Overview

As Associate Director, AI Product Manager at Novartis, you lead the development, launch and ongoing improvement of AI-powered products to meet user needs and business goals. You collaborate with product owners and cross-functional teams to translate vision into a tangible roadmap, manage the product lifecycle, and drive success with data-driven decisions and ethical AI practices. You’ll navigate complexity with strategic action and stay ahead of external trends to maximize product value. This role supports impactful medicine initiatives in a hybrid London setting.

Pay / Benefits

• insurance plans
• retirement plans
• wellbeing resources
• global recognition programs
• flexible and hybrid working options
• minimum of 14 weeks paid parental leave

Responsibilities

• Manage one or more AI-powered products depending on scale
• Coordinate development, launch and refinement with business owners and cross-functional teams
• Translate product vision, strategy and roadmap to align with user needs and objectives
• Oversee product lifecycle from MVP to scale, guided by data-driven metrics
• Monitor budget and resources to optimize ROI while keeping stakeholders engaged
• Collaborate with DDIT and external partners to ensure smooth delivery and transition to maintenance
• Track KPIs for process improvement, adoption, and stakeholder alignment
• Ensure timely milestone delivery and efficient resource use

Key requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business or related field
• 5+ years in life sciences with product management experience
• Proven experience launching and scaling products from concept to market
• Strong stakeholder management, process design and value realization capabilities
• Experience supporting product strategy, development and continuous improvement
• Experience working in both startup and enterprise environments

• Stakeholder management
• Change management
• Learning agility
• Artificial Intelligence (AI)
• Machine Learning (ML)
• Deep Learning

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