Director of AI

Director of Applied AI

Denali Therapeutics · 📍 South San Francisco, CA

First AI leader at Denali to build and operationalize an applied-AI practice across a regulated biotech, owning strategy through production delivery.

AI maturity

building

Reports to

CTO

Company stage

public

Source

Signals

⚠ Director-level role reporting to VP IT, not C-suite — limits strategic authority
✓ Greenfield mandate — no incumbent AI practice to inherit
✓ Direct partnership with senior leaders across the company signals real cross-functional influence