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Executive Director, Semantic and Knowledge Engineering

East Hanover, USRemoteFull-time$225k–$419k2026-08-23 → 2026-11-11
Hybrid · United States

Core

Leads the strategy, architecture, and implementation of the enterprise semantic layer and knowledge engineering capabilities that power NovaOS, creating a trusted, reusable knowledge foundation connecting data, business concepts, ontologies, taxonomies, and AI agents.

Role type

Executive Director, Semantic and Knowledge Engineering

Builds

Enterprise semantic layer, knowledge graphs, ontologies, taxonomies, and AI-enabled knowledge management solutions for NovaOS.

Domain

Enterprise AI, Knowledge Engineering, Semantic Web, Data Interoperability

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Semantic technologies, Knowledge engineering, Ontologies, Taxonomies, Metadata management, RDF/OWL, Knowledge graphs, Graph databases, Enterprise architecture, AI platforms, Generative AI, RAG, Semantic search, Reasoning engines, Team leadership

Preferred skills

Pharmaceutical/healthcare industry experience, Agentic AI experience

Technologies

RDF, OWL, Graph databases, NovaOS

Responsibilities

Define and execute enterprise strategy for semantic technologies; Lead development and governance of enterprise ontologies and taxonomies; Design and implement the enterprise semantic layer; Partner with AI, Data Science, and Product teams to embed semantic capabilities; Establish governance and quality standards for knowledge assets; Drive innovation in knowledge graphs and RAG; Build and lead a high-performing team of semantic engineers.

Seniority

Executive Director, Strategy & Leadership