Home/Jobs/Associate Director, RDU IT - AI Associate Director, RDU IT - AI Alexion Pharmaceuticals,Inc. Bengaluru 6+ years Today $47.0K–60.2K/yr Full-time Onsite Skills Required Gen AI LLM Machine Learning Python Kubernetes MLOps CI/CD Docker GitHub Actions Jenkins Bitbucket pipelines TensorFlow Keras PyTorch AWS Description Lead generative AI work from concept to production in a collaborative, delivery-focused team. The role focuses on building secure, scalable AI systems that create measurable business and user value.

Company: AstraZeneca Role: Associate Director, RDU IT - AI Location: Bengaluru, India Experience 6+ years of experience in Machine Learning, data science, or software development

Strong understanding and practical experience with advanced ML engineering concepts and tools

Demonstrated experience designing, implementing, and optimizing robust CI/CD pipelines

Proficiency in Python programming

Deep experience with TensorFlow, Keras, or PyTorch for Generative AI applications and research

Experience with cloud computing platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP

Experience with software engineering principles, composition patterns, and guidelines

Proven experience managing or contributing within agile development methodologies

Strong communication and collaboration skills

Ability to guide multi-functional teams toward project goals

Proactive with strong analytical and problem-solving skills Qualification Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related field Responsibilities Lead the design, development, and delivery of AI-powered solutions

Guide end-to-end development of AI agents through production-ready deployment

Architect and improve cloud-native ML and GenAI platforms, infrastructure, and tooling

Integrate pre-trained and custom AI models into products, platforms, and workflows





Work with diverse groups to create intuitive user experiences and reliable APIs

Design and maintain high-quality data pipelines and preparation processes

Establish observability, performance measures, and monitoring for AI applications

Develop reusable frameworks, accelerators, and engineering guidelines

Translate business needs into technical solutions with business, product, data, and engineering collaborators

Champion ethical, transparent, and compliant AI practices Additional Responsibilities Support efficient model training, deployment, experimentation, and lifecycle management

Promote reliability, scalability, and continuous improvement

Ensure solutions align with organizational standards and regulatory requirements

Deliver tangible benefits for patients and teams Nice To Have Experience applying AI, machine learning, or advanced analytics in healthcare, pharmaceutical, life sciences, or other regulated industries

Master's degree or comparable experience

PhD or comparable experience

Advanced background in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Science, or a related quantitative field

Experience leading or contributing to delivery of complex, production-scale Generative AI solutions from concept through deployment and operationalization

Experience working with Responsible AI, AI governance, model risk management, or AI compliance frameworks

Experience mentoring, coaching,



or supporting the growth and development of engineering and data science professionals More Skills Agentic AI, data science, software development, containerization, CI/CD pipelines, Azure, GCP, software engineering principles, modular compose, testing, code review, agile development, observability, performance monitoring, APIs, data pipelines, cloud-native platforms, model training, deployment, lifecycle management, Responsible AI, AI governance, model risk management, AI compliance frameworks Other Location based in Bangalore

Job reference: R-257544

Date posted: 03-Aug-2026

Closing date: 14-Aug-2026

Collaborative team with data scientists, engineers, product leaders, and domain experts

Purpose-driven environment focused on people with unusual, serious conditions

Agility of a biotech-minded team with the scale and stability to take big ideas into production rapid

Values kindness alongside ambition

Equal opportunity employer

Diversity and inclusion commitment

Reasonable accommodation available for candidates and employees

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