Senior Director, Commercial Decision Science & AI Strategy
Remote, Vernon Hills, IL
- Job ID
- R-551195
- Category
- Information Technology
- Location
- Vernon Hills, Illinois
Lidera el trabajo que nos mantiene en movimiento
En BD, los profesionales corporativos impulsan los sistemas, decisiones y capacidades que permiten que nuestro negocio global funcione y crezca. Te asociarás con diferentes funciones, regiones y niveles de liderazgo para resolver desafíos complejos, impulsar la excelencia operacional y apoyar a los equipos más cercanos a clientes y proveedores de salud.
A través de nuestras funciones corporativas, BD ofrece oportunidades que te permiten generar resultados que importan, apropiarte de tu impacto y hacer crecer tu carrera en una organización construida para el éxito a largo plazo. Como una de las compañías de tecnología médica más grandes del mundo, BD ofrece la escala, el alcance y la huella de innovación para ayudarte a generar un impacto en los sistemas de salud a nivel mundial.
Sin ti, impulsar el mundo de la salud™ no sería posible.
We are the people who give possibilities purpose
BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world. Advancing the world of health™ is our Purpose, and it’s no small feat. It takes the imagination and passion of all of us—from design and engineering to the manufacturing and marketing of our billions of MedTech products per year—to look at the impossible and find transformative solutions that turn dreams into possibilities.
Job Description
Key Responsibilities
Global Commercial Data & AI Strategy
Own the enterprise commercial data, analytics, AI, and decision intelligence strategy.
Define the long-term roadmap for how commercial data, advanced analytics, AI, and governance capabilities evolve to support business growth.
Establish enterprise priorities and investment strategies for commercial intelligence capabilities.
Ensure alignment between commercial business strategy, data strategy, AI strategy, and commercial technology roadmaps.
Partner with Commercial Data Products and Commercial Data Analytics Engineering to define decision science use cases, business requirements, and operationalize analytics models.
AI & Advanced Analytics Leadership
Lead the development and deployment of advanced analytical solutions across sales, forecasting, market development, customer success, and commercial operations.
Build and scale machine learning, predictive analytics, optimization, simulation, experimentation, and recommendation engines.
Drive adoption of modern AI capabilities including generative AI, agentic AI, copilots, reasoning systems, knowledge discovery, and intelligent workflow automation.
Maintaindeepunderstanding of advancements in AI, economic conditions, market trends, and competitive forces shaping the future of commercial execution.
Assess emerging technologies including agentic AI, reasoning systems, simulation platforms, digital commercial assistants, and real-time decision intelligence capabilities.
Data Governance & Trust
Establish governance-by-design principles that embed trust, quality, compliance, and stewardship into workflows rather than relying on manual processes.
Define enterprise standards for metadata management, lineage, cataloging, master data, data quality, retention, access management, and business semantics.
Establish and govern enterprise KPI definitions, metric hierarchies, commercial data standards, and semantic consistency across Business Units and Regions.
Lead governance councils and stewardship forums supporting commercial data and AI.
Serve as the ultimate point of accountability for commercial data trust, adoption, transparency, quality, and usability.
Commercial Insights & Strategic Growth
Establish enterprise frameworks for predictive, prescriptive, and scenario-based decision making.
Develop analytical assets thatidentifygrowth opportunities, revenue risks, whitespace opportunities, customer trends, territory optimization opportunities, and sales execution gaps.
Drive executive-level business reviews using forward-looking insights and recommendations.
Ensure analytical outputs are translated into actionable business decisions.
Serve as a strategic advisor to executive leadershipregardingcommercial performance, market dynamics, growth opportunities, and resource allocation.
Establish value realization frameworks that measure adoption, business impact, and return on investment from commercial analytics, AI, and decision intelligence initiatives.
Lead the evolution from descriptive reporting to predictive and prescriptive decision intelligence capabilities that improve forecasting, resource allocation, customer engagement, and commercial productivity.
Responsible AI&Compliance Controls
Own the commercial AI governance framework, including model risk management, AI policies, controls, and standards.
Establish responsible AI principles covering explainability, bias mitigation, transparency, human oversight, and model monitoring.
Partner with Legal, Privacy, Compliance, Cybersecurity, and IT to ensure AI and data usage meets evolving regulatory requirements.
Define governance approaches for GenAI, LLMs, agentic systems, autonomous workflows, and future AI technologies.
Adviseexecutive leadership on AI readiness, risk exposure, maturity, and investment decisions.
Talent & Organizational Leadership
Build and lead a world-class team of data scientists, AI specialists, governance leaders, and advanced analytics professionals.
Foster a culture of agility, learning, innovation, accountability, and business impact.
Build and scale a multi-disciplinary organization spanning decision science, AI strategy, governance, business intelligence, and commercial analytics excellence.
Develop organizational capabilities that keep pace with rapid advances in AI, analytics, governance, and commercial strategy.
Serve as a mentor, strategist, and thought leader across the global commercial organization.
Qualifications
12+ years of progressive experience in decision science, data science, artificial intelligence, advanced analytics, commercial data strategy, data governance, or related fields.
7+ years of leadership experience leading data science, AI, analytics, governance, data strategy, or decision intelligence teams.
Proven success applying predictive modeling, machine learning, optimization, experimentation, forecasting, causal analytics, and advanced analytics in commercial environments.
Deep understanding of commercial data governance, metadata management, lineage, data quality, access controls, privacy, compliance, and enterprise risk management.
Strong understanding of modern AI technologies including GenAI, LLMs, agentic systems, retrieval-augmented generation, and intelligent automation.
Experience translating complex analytical, governance, and AI concepts into executive-level recommendations and business actions.
Strong business acumen and understanding of commercial operations, revenue growth, sales effectiveness, customer engagement, and strategic planning.
Experienceoperatingwithin global, matrixed organizations across multiple Business Units, Regions, and regulatory environments.
Education:Advanced degree in Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, Computer Science, Business Analytics, Information Systems, or relatedfieldrequired.
Desired Skills & Experience
Experience within MedTech, Life Sciences, Healthcare, or similarly regulated industries preferred.
Expertisein applied machine learning, statistical modeling, optimization, experimentation, decision science, and causal analytics.
Experience implementing governance-by-design approaches that embed controls into platforms, workflows, and product development processes.
Experience building enterprise AI products and deploying models into production environments.
Understanding ofmodern cloud analytics ecosystems, data product operating models, semantic layers, MDM, metadata management, and data quality tooling.
Experienceestablishinggovernance councils, stewardship forums, decision rights, and executive reporting mechanisms for enterprise data and AI capabilities.
Ability to influence senior leaders through evidence-based recommendations, practical governance models, and clear value-realization frameworks.
Leadership Attributes
Strategic Futurist:Anticipateshow AI, market dynamics, competitive shifts, regulation, and technology innovation will reshape commercial execution.
Decision Intelligence Leader:Focuses on improving the quality and speed of decisions, not just generating insights.
Enterprise Collaborator:Builds strong partnerships across business, technology, risk, and operational functions.
Outcome Driven:Relentlessly focused on adoption, value realization, revenue impact, and business results.
Executive Influencer:Communicates complex concepts with clarity and confidence while shaping strategic direction.
Why Join Us?
To find purpose in the possibilities, we need people who can see the bigger picture, who understand the human story that underpins everything we do. We welcome people with the imagination and drive to help us reinvent the future of healthcare. At BD, you’ll discover a culture in which you can learn, grow and thrive.
We believe that when people connect in person, we learn faster, collaborate more deeply, and build a stronger culture. Join us and enjoy a culture where face-to-face collaboration supports your learning, your progress, and your success.
To learn more about BD visit https://bd.com/careers.
Becton, Dickinson, and Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, marital or domestic or civil union status, familial status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, disability, military eligibility or veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.
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$191,900.00 - $307,100.00 USD AnnualPerfil de Éxito
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