Director, Cell Therapy AI Business Partner, AI for Clinical Development

Essential Skills/Experience

• Master’s degree in AI/ML with experience applying these methods to clinical and/or biomedical data. We welcome strong candidates from adjacent computational or scientific fields whose expertise maps to the role.
• 5+ years experience developing AI/ML for clinical, biomedical, healthcare, or other life-sciences problems.
• Applicable experience in drug development, clinical development, or the life sciences, sufficient to engage credibly with clinical and scientific teams.
• Experience with the clinical and scientific validation of AI, predictive, or digital tools in a clinical or healthcare context.
• Familiarity with generative AI and agentic systems applied to clinical development or the life sciences.
• Demonstrated ability to define and frame scientific or clinical questions and to bridge between clinical, scientific, and technical teams.
• Demonstrated partnering and stakeholder-management ability, including building credibility with and influencing senior clinical and scientific leaders.
• Excellent grasp of how AI solutions are evaluated and validated, and what it takes for an AI solution to be trusted and adopted in a clinical development setting.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills, with the ability to operate in an international matrix environment and bring structure and clarity to ambiguous problems.
• Comfort with ambiguity and a bias for action in a fast-moving, build-from-the-ground-up environment.

Desirable Skills/Experience

• Scientific or clinical experience in cell therapy (e.g., CAR-T and other engineered cell therapies).
• Hands-on experience designing or running cell therapy clinical trials.
• Familiarity with cell therapy-specific endpoints and measurements.
• A record of scientific contribution (e.g., peer-reviewed publications), ideally including AI/ML or clinical AI venues, that establishes credibility with technical, clinical, and scientific audiences.

Why AstraZeneca

When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That's why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn't mean we're not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility.

Join us in our unique and ambitious world. Join a company where scientific curiosity meets purposeful delivery. You will collaborate with clinicians, data scientists and engineers who turn experiments into enterprise-grade solutions that reach global trials and, ultimately, patients. With a deep, innovative pipeline and sustained investment in R&D, we back teams to push scientific boundaries, publish at the highest levels and translate insights into medicines that change the practice of medicine. We bring diverse experts together to move fast and learn faster, and we value kindness alongside ambition so you can do your best work while contributing to a bold mission.

Call to Action

Step into this pivotal role and lead how AI accelerates cell therapy clinical development—tell us how you will turn science into impact today!

Date Posted

15-Jul-2026

Closing Date

30-Jul-2026

Our mission is to build an inclusive and equitable environment.

We want people to feel they belong at AstraZeneca and Alexion, starting with our recruitment process. We welcome and consider applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of characteristics. We offer reasonable adjustments/accommodations to help all candidates to perform at their best. If you have a need for any adjustments/accommodations, please complete the section in the application form.

AstraZeneca is a global, science-led, patient-focused biopharmaceutical company. We focus on discovering, developing and commercialising prescription medicines for some of the world’s most serious diseases. But we are more than one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies. At AstraZeneca, we’re dedicated to being a Great Place to Work. Where you are empowered to push the boundaries of science, challenge convention and unleash your entrepreneurial spirit. To embrace differences and take bold actions to drive the change needed to meet global healthcare and sustainability challenges. There is no better place to make a difference in medicine, patients, and society. An inclusive culture where you will connect different thinking to generate new and valuable opportunities. Where you will find a commitment to lifelong learning, growth and development for all. Our Inclusion & Diversity (I&D) mission is to create an inclusive and equitable environment where people belong, using the power of our diversity to push the boundaries of science to deliver life-changing medicines to patients. Inclusion and diversity are fundamental to the success of our company, because innovation requires breakthrough ideas that only come from a diverse workforce empowered to challenge conventional thinking.

We’re curious about science and the advancement of knowledge. We find creative ways to approach new challenges. We’re driven to make the right choices and be accountable for our actions. As an organisation centred around what makes us human, we put a big focus on people. Across our business, we want colleagues to wake up excited about their day at the office, in the field, or in the lab. Along with our purpose to bring life-changing medicines to people across the globe, we have a promise to you: to help you realise the full breadth of your potential. Here, you’ll do work that has the potential to change your life and improve countless others. And, together with your team, you’ll shape a culture that unites and inspires us every day. This is your life at AstraZeneca.