Director of AI Engineering

Are you passionate about Machine Learning and AI? Do you have the expertise to lead and inspire a high-performing enterprise AI team, whilst imparting deep and up-to-date technical hands on coding expertise in applied AI ? AstraZeneca is looking for an experienced Director of AI Engineering to join our dynamic team focused on using advanced technologies to solve high-impact strategic challenges in support of AstraZeneca's 2030 ambitions. If you are ready to make a real difference and drive innovation in a company committed to turning ideas into life-changing medicines, this might be the perfect opportunity for you. About the Role - Director of AI Engineering As the Director of AI Engineering, you will lead a team of AI Engineers in Gothenburg, collaborating deeply with product teams, product managers, and designers to build state-of-the-art reusable AI services and assets. These solutions will help accelerate our business outcomes and drive innovation across AstraZeneca. You will work closely with AI engineering product groups to integrate the latest features and capabilities, ensuring our AI solutions are at the forefront of technological advancements. Key Responsibilities: * Team and technical leadership: Inspire and manage a team of AI Engineers, fostering growth and career development whilst imparting deep and up-to-date technical expertise in applied AI. Be as comfortable sourcing and defining projects as you are hands on team member code, proactively ensuring the highest engineering and software standards in the AI products that you build. * Collaboration: Work closely with product teams, leaders, and architecture teams to deliver AI solutions grounded in consistent, repeatable enterprise patterns and practices. * Innovation: Stay up-to-date and informed about the rapidly evolving AI landscape, integrating new algorithmic advancements into our solutions. * Problem Solving: Represent the AI engineering team, unblocking issues and driving alignment with senior management. * Delivery: Lead the planning and execution of key AI deliverables, structuring and streamlining delivery patterns across the Reusable AI Services portfolio. * Stakeholder Engagement: Develop effective relationships with senior stakeholders to ensure optimal utilization of resources and services. * Technical Excellence: Promote best practices in agile AI product development, software engineering, and model research. Define and implement golden-path standards and lead deep-expertise into one or more AI sub-domains (such as optimisation, language, muti-modal, prediction, deployment). Essential Skills/Experience: * Background as a senior AI engineer with significant experience in leading agile AI products and services. * Bsc/MSc/Ph.D degree in Computer Science or related quantitative field * Experience leading and managing junior and mid-level colleagues, delivering technical workshops and providing advanced technical mentorship. * Experience in planning and executing complex AI projects within high-performing engineering teams. * Ability to translate customer demands into detailed and actionable software briefs. * Experience with regulatory or compliance settings, appreciating the documentation and diligence required for ethical AI. * Expertise in developing machine learning models using cloud platforms, building APIs, and deploying web services. * Advanced software development skills in Python and familiarity with database systems (e.g., SQL, NoSQL, graph). * Proven leadership in software development best practices (software architecting, linting, CI/CD, unit tests, OOP, Git). * Strong understanding of algorithm design, development, optimisation, and scaling. * Excellent communication, business analysis, and consultancy skills, with the ability to work with various senior business and technical stakeholders. * Passion for advising on best-in-class delivery patterns that enable AI developers to do their best work. * Strong bias for action and results. What We Offer: * Opportunity to lead a high-impact AI team at AstraZeneca, making a real difference in healthcare. * Collaborative and innovative work environment with access to cutting-edge AI technologies. * Professional growth and career development opportunities. * Competitive compensation and benefits package. Are you ready to shape the future of AI at AstraZeneca? Apply now to join us on this exciting journey