Product Director – Data and AI/ML Platforms - Evinova

Job Title: Product Director – Data & AI/ML Platforms
Location: Gaithersburg, MD

At AstraZeneca, we pride ourselves on crafting a collaborative culture that champions knowledge-sharing, ambitious thinking and innovation – ultimately providing employees with the opportunity to work across teams, functions and even the globe. 

Recognizing the importance of individualized flexibility, our ways of working allow employees to balance personal and work commitments while ensuring we continue to create a strong culture of collaboration and teamwork by engaging face-to-face in our offices 3 days a week. Our head office is purposely designed with collaboration in mind, providing space where teams can come together to strategize, brainstorm and connect on key projects. 

Are you ready to be part of the future of healthcare? Can you think big, be bold, and harness the power of digital and AI to tackle longstanding life sciences challenges?  Then Evinova, a global health tech business might be for you!  

Transform patients’ lives through technology, data, and innovative ways of working. You’re disruptive, decisive, and transformative. Someone excited to use technology to improve patients’ health. We’re building a new Health-tech business – Evinova, a fully-owned subsidiary of AstraZeneca Group.

Evinova delivers market-leading digital health solutions that are science-based, evidence-led, and human experience-driven. Thoughtful risks and quick decisions come together to accelerate innovation across the life sciences sector. Be part of a diverse team that pushes the boundaries of science by digitally empowering a deeper understanding of the patients we’re helping. Launch pioneering digital solutions that improve the patients’ experience and deliver better health outcomes. Together, we have the opportunity to combine deep scientific expertise with digital and artificial intelligence to serve the wider healthcare community and create new standards across the sector. 

Introduction to Role:

Evinova is seeking a proven Product Director – Data & AI/ML Platforms to lead product vision, strategy, and roadmap for our data and AI/ML platforms, with direct impact on how Evinova captures, integrates, leads, and delivers clinical and operational data in collaboration with its clients and partners. Based in Gaithersburg, MD, this highly collaborative role is responsible for shaping platform capabilities across data architecture, integrations (including with third-party partners), data pipelines, and AI/ML enablement—ensuring reliability, compliance, and scalability for advanced clinical and pharmaceutical use cases.

You will champion the evolution of our data & AI/ML platforms: translating complex customer needs into actionable roadmaps, defining market-driven strategies to support Evinova application and business requirements, and facilitating seamless delivery of high-quality data solutions tailored to pharmaceutical and healthcare environments. You’ll empower teams to pursue breakthrough outcomes, including support for analytics and AI/ML workflows, always prioritizing robust data foundations, trusted integrations, and regulatory compliance.

Accountabilities:

• Shape Vision & Strategy: Articulate and drive strategic direction for Evinova’s data and AI/ML platforms, balancing short-term priorities with long-term business and technology goals.
• Lead Roadmap & Delivery: Own and evolve the roadmap for our data and AI/ML platforms, guiding product enhancements in data ingestion, architecture, integrations, and client data delivery.
• Champion Data Excellence: Influence technical solutions for secure, scalable data management and integrations—ensuring data quality, platform interoperability and regulatory compliance for clinical and operational datasets.
• Enable Analytics & AI/ML: Support the platform’s capacity to deliver and operationalize advanced analytics and machine learning, including ML Ops capabilities for data-driven decision making.
• Drive Collaboration & Stakeholder Alignment: Engage with cross-functional agile teams and external partners to refine requirements, set priorities, and ensure outcomes that meet business and user needs.
• Promote Commercial Success: Leverage strong product and domain knowledge to increase customer value, product adoption, and business impact for pharmaceutical clients.
• Measure & Optimize: Define and track product metrics related to platform adoption, integration performance, data quality, and customer satisfaction—driving continuous improvement.
• Demonstrate Leadership: Apply advanced product management capabilities in a regulated, technical environment, setting high standards across produc