Director, Biometrics AI Business Partner, AI for Clinical Development at AstraZeneca
Gaithersburg, MD
$186,014–$279,022from the description
Aug 16, 2026
Gaithersburg, MD
Sep 25, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A Director-level role at AstraZeneca's AI Strategy & Innovation group, acting as the strategic liaison between the AI for Clinical Development team and the Biometrics organization (biostatistics, statistical programming, clinical data management). The position owns the AI roadmap for Biometrics, coordinates cross-functional delivery from pilot to production, and ensures solutions meet regulatory and audit standards — all in support of accelerating clinical trials, including oncology programs. Suited to someone with a strong background in healthcare AI/ML and stakeholder management in a matrixed biopharma environment.
Senior level · 5+ years · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · Master's required · Full-time
Advertised as Principal, but the requirements read as Senior.
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How this req sits in the market our data
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What the occupation pays Median $199,482 (middle half $174,883–$233,831). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Aug 18, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (7)
The role is titled 'Director' but the JD describes a senior individual-contributor/strategic-partner function — building roadmaps, coordinating delivery, and influencing stakeholders — rather than owning a team with direct reports, budget, and hiring authority. It is classified as Senior rather than Staff or Principal on that basis; the Director title alone does not imply org-wide technical authority.
SOC classification is genuinely ambiguous: the primary day-to-day work is strategic program management and AI roadmap ownership (pointing toward 11-3021), but the role also requires hands-on reasoning about AI/ML methods and data infrastructure (pointing toward 15-2051). 11-3021 was chosen because stakeholder alignment, roadmap governance, and delivery coordination are the dominant accountabilities.
The Master's degree requirement is stated as a minimum; the posting does not explicitly accept equivalent experience in lieu of the degree.
Desirable/preferred skills (cloud platforms, MLOps, generative AI, agentic systems) appear under the 'Desirable Skills/Experience' heading and are marked accordingly.
The compensation range is stated as '$186,014.40 – $279,021.60 USD Annual [80% – 120%]', suggesting the midpoint is the target; the full range is captured as quoted.
The role requires a minimum of three days per week in the Gaithersburg, MD office; it is not fully remote.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): clinical data management.
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