Head of Data, AI & Automation (all genders)
About this role
Responsibilities:
1. Automation as a Value Engine (Primary Focus)
- Drive automation across:
- Discovery & Preclinical Services
- R&D / Innovation
- Drug Development
- Enterprise Platforms (e.g. ERP, Finance, HR)
- Identify and scale quick-win automation use cases (e.g. RPA in ERP, workflow automation)
- Establish automation as a standard lever for efficiency and quality improvement
- Define and track automation-driven value (cost, speed, quality)
2. Data & AI Platform Leadership
- Build and operate a scalable enterprise data platform
- Enable:
- Data integration across lab, manufacturing and enterprise systems
- Self-service analytics and data access
- Provide the foundation for AI and advanced analytics at scale
3. AI Enablement & Scaling
- Move from isolated AI use cases to industrialized AI deployment
- Define and govern the AI lifecycle (use case → development → scaling)
- Support:
- Scientific AI (In Silico, analytics)
- Operational AI (process optimization, automation)
4. Domain Enablement (Business Alignment)
- Work closely with:
- Discovery & Preclinical Services
- R&D / Innovation
- Manufacturing
- Enterprise Functions
- Ensure automation and data solutions are:
- Business-driven
- Embedded in workflows
- Scalable across domains
5. Governance & Standards
- Define standards for:
- Data architecture
- Automation tools and platforms
- AI development and deployment
- Ensure alignment with:
- Data governance (business-owned)
- Security & compliance (InfoSec-defined)
6. Capability Build-up
Develop capabilities in:
- Data engineering
- Automation (RPA, workflow, low-code)
- AI/ML
- Drive data and automation literacy across IT and business
Qualifications:
- Master's degree in Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Business Informatics, or a related field.
- Strong experience in:
- Data platforms and architecture
- Automation technologies (RPA, workflow, low-code)
- AI / advanced analytics
- Proven track record in:
- Delivering business value (not just technology)
- Scaling capabilities across complex organizations
- Ability to:
- Bridge business and technology
- Drive change and adoption
- Operate in regulated environments (GxP is a plus)
- Operate in regulated environments (GxP is a plus)
FR : Dans le cadre de sa politique Diversité, Evotec étudie, à compétences égales, toutes les candidatures dont celles des personnes en situation de handicap.
ENG : In the frame of our Diversity policy, Evotec considers, with equal competences, all applications including people with disabilities.
Company at a glance
Just – Evotec Biologics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Evotec SE, is an innovative and trusted CDMO for complex biologics, incl. mAbs, bi/multispecifics, and biosimilars. We provide our partners with highly differentiated services for the development and manufacturing of biologics. Our world-leading AI-driven in silico molecular optimization and continuous bioprocessing platforms combined with our revolutionary J.POD® facilities, which represent a paradigm shift within the industry, are helping to reduce the cost of goods and expand global access to affordable, high-quality biotherapeutics in addition to providing a highly agile cGMP manufacturing strategy to support rapid ramp up and uncertain demand scenarios.
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