Director of AI
Remote
Sr. Director / VP Artificial Intelligence
BioSpace · Biopharma Consulting & Drug Development Services · 200-500 employees · 📍 United States
Syner-G BioPharma is hiring its inaugural enterprise AI leader to define strategy, build infrastructure from scratch, and drive AI adoption across drug development and commercialization functions.
AI Maturity
early
Why Role Exists
New position
Company Stage
scale-up
Source
linkedin
Key Responsibilities
- Define and own the enterprise AI vision, strategy, and multi-year roadmap
- Identify high-value AI use cases across Technology, Operations, Product, and other business units
- Design, deploy, and oversee ML models and MLOps practices
- Ensure data readiness and integrate AI solutions into core business processes
- Implement responsible AI principles and governance frameworks
- Align executive and cross-functional stakeholders on AI transformation goals
Requirements
- Deep expertise in AI and machine learning with hands-on model development experience
- Proven ability to define and execute enterprise AI strategy
- Experience with MLOps, data strategy, and production AI deployment
- Strong executive communication and stakeholder alignment skills
- Ability to operate with high autonomy in a greenfield environment
Signals
- ⚠ No salary or compensation details disclosed
- ⚠ Exact reporting structure not specified
- ⚠ Remote/hybrid/onsite policy not stated
- ⚠ HQ city not disclosed — geographic expectations unclear for a US-wide posting
- ✓ Explicitly the company's first enterprise AI hire — high strategic visibility
- ✓ Greenfield mandate with enterprise-wide scope and exec partnership
- ✓ Award-winning culture with three consecutive 'Best Places to Work' recognitions
- ✓ Meaningful mission in biopharma with real-world patient impact
- ✓ Title flexibility (Sr. Director to VP) suggests openness to right candidate over rigid hierarchy
Company History
The previous posting from 2026-05-30 carries identical language confirming this is the first-ever enterprise AI leader hire — this appears to be the same active search reposted, not a backfill, suggesting the role has not yet been filled and urgency may be increasing.