AI Consultant - Principal
Core
Lead the selling and delivery of cutting-edge AI projects in Life Sciences R&D, specifically focusing on Clinical Development Optimization.
Role type
Director or Principal-level Consultant (Strategy & Delivery)
Builds
Scalable, high-performance AI solutions for Pharma R&D clients
Domain
Life Sciences / Pharma R&D / Clinical Development
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
Business development, strategic AI roadmaps, managing senior client relationships, leading multidisciplinary teams, conceiving and selling novel solutions, AI/ML techniques (supervised, unsupervised, generative AI, LLMs, agentic AI), domain expertise in Life Sciences
Preferred skills
Experience at top-tier consulting firms, regulatory/governance frameworks (HIPAA, 21 CFR Part 11), RWE/biomarker/trial optimization, agentic AI/LLM orchestration, cloud/AI platforms (AWS, Azure ML, Databricks, foundation models)
Technologies
AWS, Azure ML, Databricks, foundation-model platforms
Responsibilities
Lead full sales cycle (opportunity identification, proposals, presentations, deal closure), act as trusted advisor to senior stakeholders, design and oversee delivery of AI/ML projects, manage cross-functional teams, shape and scale a new AI Life Sciences practice, contribute to thought leadership
Seniority
Director/Principal, hands-on IC with leadership and practice-building responsibilities