Director/Sr. Director - GenAI

Job Overview:

We are looking for a GenAI Leader with 12+ years of experience and a strong background in pharma/life sciences to join our team. As a key leader, you will drive innovation in the pharma commercial and clinical space by designing cutting-edge AI solutions, leading high-performing teams, and delivering impactful results. If you have a proven track record in Generative AI, hands-on experience with models like GPT, DALL-E, and Stable Diffusion, and a passion for mentoring and thought leadership, we want to hear from you!

Must have skills & competencies

• Enhance the go-to-market strategy by designing new and relevant solution frameworks to accelerate our clients journeys for impacting patient outcomes. Pitch for these opportunities and craft winning proposals to grow the Data Science Practice.
• Build and lead a team of data scientists and analysts, fostering a collaborative and innovative environment.
• Oversee the design and delivery of the models, ensuring projects are completed on time and meet business objectives.
• Engaging in consultative selling with clients to grow/deliver business.
• Develop and operationalize scalable processes to deliver on large & complex client engagements.
• Proven experience in building and productizing GenAI app at an enterprise level
• Ensure profitable delivery and great customer experience – design the end-to-end solution, put together the right team and help them deliver as per established processes.
• Build an A team – hire the required skills sets and nurture them in a supporting environment to develop strong delivery leaders for the Data Science Practice.
• Train and mentor staff and establish best practices and ways of working to enhance data science capabilities at Axtria. Operationalize an eco-system for continuous learning & development.
• Write white papers, collaborate with academia and participate in relevant speaker opportunities to continuously upgrade learning & establish Axtria’s thought leadership in this space. Research, develop, evaluate and optimize newly emerging algorithms and technologies for relevant use cases in pharma commercial & clinical space.
• Extensive hands-on experience with Python, R, or Julia, focusing on data science and generative AI frameworks.
• Expertise in working with generative models such as GPT, DALL-E, Stable Diffusion, Codex, and MidJourney for various applications.
• Proficiency in fine-tuning and deploying generative models using libraries like Hugging Face Transformers, Diffusers, or PyTorch Lightning.
• Strong understanding of generative techniques, including GANs, VAEs, diffusion models, and autoregressive models.
• Experience in prompt engineering, zero-shot, and few-shot learning for optimizing generative AI outputs across different use cases.
• Expertise in managing generative AI data pipelines, including preprocessing large-scale multimodal datasets for text, image, or code generation.
• Experience in leveraging APIs and SDKs for generative AI services from OpenAI, Anthropic, Cohere, and Google AI.
• Expertise in defining generative AI strategies, aligning them with business objectives, and implementing solutions for scalable deployment.
• Knowledge of real-world applications of generative AI, such as text generation, code generation, image generation, chatbots, and content creation.
• Awareness of ethical considerations in generative AI, including bias mitigation, data privacy, and safe deployment practices.

Good to have skills & competencies

• Proven ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product managers, data scientists, and DevOps engineers, to deliver end-to-end generative AI solutions.
• Proven experience in leading teams focused on generative AI projects, mentoring ML engineers, and driving innovation in AI applications.
• Possessing robust analytical skills to address and model intricate business needs is highly advantageous, especially for those with a background in life sciences or pharmaceuticals.

Eligibility Criteria

• Masters/PhD in CSE/IT from Tier 1 institute
• Minimum 12+ years of relevant experience in building software applications in data and analytics field.

We will provide– (Employee Value Proposition)

• Offer an inclusive environment that encourages diverse perspectives and ideas
• Delivering challenging and unique opportunities to contribute to the success of a transforming organization
• Opportunity to work on technical challenges that may impact on geographies
• Vast opportunities for self-development: online Axtria Institute, knowledge sharing opportunities globally, learning opportunities through external certifications
• Sponsored Tech Talks & Hackathons
• Possibility of relocating to any Axtria office for short and long-term projects
• Benefit package:

-Health benefits

-Retirement benefits

-Paid time off

-Flexible Benefits

-Hybrid /FT Office/Remote

Axtria is an equal-opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusiveness in the workplace.

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