AI Translator & Digital Health Lead

Job Title: AI Translator & Digital Health Lead

Introduction to role:
Are you ready to turn AI and Digital Health ideas into scaled solutions that deliver measurable value for patients and the business? Do you thrive at the intersection of business, data and technology, orchestrating diverse teams to move from concept to impact with pace and precision?

In this senior role, you will help shape and execute the AI and Digital Health strategy across key brands and customer journeys, translating business needs into deployable solutions and integrating them into omnichannel ecosystems. Your leadership will convert prioritized use cases into outcomes that matter: better experiences, faster decisions, stronger performance and compliant-by-design operations. You will align squads around clear goals, standardize data for unified measurement, and coach teams to build AI fluency—accelerating how medicines reach people who need them.

Accountabilities:
- Roadmap Co-Leadership: Co-lead the execution of the AI and Digital Health roadmap, ensuring alignment with strategic priorities and business goals;
- Use Case Delivery: Oversee end-to-end delivery of prioritized AI and Digital Health use cases, from ideation through pilot to scale;
- Business Translation: Translate business needs into AI- and Digital Health–enabled solutions, coordinating with data scientists, IT and external partners to deliver value;
- Customer Journey Integration: Drive integration of AI and Digital Health solutions (medical devices, DTx and more) into key customer journeys and omnichannel ecosystems;
- Digital Asset Governance: Supervise governance of digital assets (websites, apps, social, platforms) to ensure performance, UX, accessibility and brand consistency;
- Data Standardisation: Enable standardisation of data models across web, social and CRM for unified measurement, reporting and optimisation;
- Personalisation Enablement: Support implementation of personalisation strategies across CRM and digital platforms to increase relevance and outcomes;
- Cross-Functional Squad Leadership: Lead squads spanning Marketing, Medical, Market Access, External Communications, IT and Customer Engagement, driving execution excellence;
- Performance Management: Monitor initiative performance via KPIs, dashboards and ROI tracking, and act decisively on insights;
- Capability Building: Coach and mentor Managers and Designers, fostering AI fluency and digital capabilities across the team;
- Global Collaboration: Serve as a key interface with global teams, localising solutions and sharing best practices to scale what works;
- Compliance-by-Design: Ensure compliance-by-design across all initiatives (AI Act, GDPR, MDR) in close partnership with Legal, Compliance and Medical.

Essential Skills/Experience:
- 5–8+ years of experience in Digital, Digital Marketing, AI or Digital Health roles in regulated industries;
- Proven track record in delivering digital/AI projects at scale;
- Proven track record in developing web and social media projects, SEO & GEO strategy, digital media buying;
- Strong understanding of ecosystem such as CRM, CMS, new channels, analytics, personalization tools;
- Experience working with AI use cases (LLMs, RAG, automation, AI agents, classification, recommendation systems);
- Ability to identify and prioritize high-impact AI use cases and build business cases (ROI-driven);
- Solid knowledge of data governance, privacy and compliance;
- Strong program management and stakeholder management skills;
- Experience coordinating cross-functional teams and external vendors;
- AI translation capability;
- Execution excellence and delivery mindset;
- Stakeholder influence and alignment;
- Data-driven decision making;
- Coaching and team development;
- Fluent in Italian and English;

Desirable Skills/Experience:
- Advanced Degree (MBA);
- Agile working certification (PSM, PSPO, etc.);
- Experience in scaling digital & AI solutions across markets, business units or geographies;
- Human center design experience;
- Familiarity with advanced AI topics such as model evaluation, guardrails, explainability and bias mitigation;
- Passionate about continuous learning in the AI field, with an entrepreneurial approach to innovation and problem-solving;
- Strong leadership presence with the ability to influence senior stakeholders;
- Knowledge of interoperability standards in healthcare;
- Familiarity with cybersecurity and risk management principles applied to digital health solutions;

Why AstraZeneca:
Here, technology is a force-multiplier for real-world impact—helping us get medicines to patients faster, more affordably and with greater sustainability. We embed digital capabilities end to end, from automated workflows and smart production to data-driven decisions and machine learning that improves quality and speed. You will join a diverse, multi-generational community that prizes curiosity, shares learnings and scales winning ideas quickly. Expect unexpected teams in the same room unleashing bold thinking, with leaders who invest in modern tools and back you to push boundaries. We value kindness alongside ambition, and we connect your contribution directly to outcomes that matter for people, society and the planet.

Call to Action:
Step into a role where your AI leadership will turn bold ideas into scaled digital health outcomes—share your CV and show us how you will deliver impact.

We offer:

Salary range: 74.268,00 - 111.402,00 EUR Annual;

Contract Level: A1;

CBA: Chemical-Pharmaceutical;

Full-time;

Permanent position; 

Benefits: 

In addition to the Gross Base Salary, we offer: 

•  An annual target bonus governed by the Company’s policies as amended from time to time and subject to periodic review/Sales incentives governed by the Company’s policies as amended from time to time and subject to periodic review;
• Participation Bonus (if applicable) governed by the Company’s policies as amended from time to time and subject to periodic review;
• Wellbeing benefits (welfare, insurance, psychological support, etc.) governed by the Company’s policies as amended from time to time and subject to periodic review;

Final compensation will be determined based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to skills, experience, internal organizational equity and other relevant factor.

Date Posted

23-lug-2026

Closing Date

23-ago-2026

AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity.  We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills.  We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.  We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics.  We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.