About ClarusONE
ClarusONE Sourcing Services, LLP, provides strategic generic pharmaceutical services for both Walmart Stores, Inc. and McKesson Corporation. Its mission is to enable access to affordable medicines, which it has successfully been doing since its inception in 2016. ClarusONE is a joint venture between Walmart and McKesson, two of the top 10 biggest corporations in the USA, and is headquartered in London. The company has more than two decades of history working together to improve the quality and lower the cost of pharmaceutical care to patients, leveraging McKesson’s global sourcing expertise and Walmart’s commitment to delivering leading health and wellness services to customers.
About the Role
The Senior Director, AI, Data & Analytics is a strategic leader responsible for defining and driving the organisation’s data, analytics, and artificial intelligence strategy. This role oversees enterprise data platforms, AI and machine learning initiatives, business and market intelligence, and data governance, ensuring that data is transformed into actionable insight and scalable AI solutions supporting delivery of the company’s digital strategy. It reports directly to the Chief Operating Officer of ClarusONE and sits on the extended leadership team, leading a multi‑disciplinary team of 18 people and partnering across all business functions to align and support the ClarusONE digital strategy.
What You’ll Do
Strategic Leadership
- Develop and execute the ClarusONE AI, data, and analytics strategy aligned with business priorities.
- Co‑own the ClarusONE digital strategy in partnership with the Senior Director Product and Technology and partner the Senior Director Sourcing Execution to align with commercial priorities and goals.
- Build frameworks for responsible, ethical, and compliant use of AI across the organisation.
AI & Machine Learning (ML)
- Lead the development, deployment, and lifecycle management of AI/ML models and automation products.
- Identify and partner with commercial leadership to deliver high‑value AI‑driven opportunities that enhance efficiency, customer experience, and growth.
- Establish best practices for MLOps, experimentation, model monitoring, and continuous optimisation.
Data Engineering & Architecture
- Oversee the design and delivery of scalable, secure, and modern data platforms, pipelines, and architectures.
- Ensure data availability, reliability, and performance.
- Partner with Technology leadership to integrate data and AI into ClarusONE’s in‑house built sourcing platform.
Analytics & Business Intelligence
- Guide the creation of dashboards, analytics tools, and insight products for decision‑makers.
- Promote advanced analytics techniques to uncover trends, forecast outcomes, and support strategic planning by leveraging market and Member data.
- Champion data literacy, ensuring teams understand and effectively use data.
- Partner with commercial leaders to support the robust integration and strategic understanding of the benefits of leveraging data and insights to make informed, value‑driven decisions.
Governance, Quality & Compliance
- Own and routinely update data governance frameworks covering data quality, stewardship, metadata management, and ownership.
- Ensure compliance with data protection regulations and organisational policies.
- Define and track KPIs for data integrity, AI performance, and analytics adoption.
Leadership & Team Development
- Lead multi‑disciplinary teams across data engineering, data science, analytics, and AI product development.
- Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, inclusion, and continuous learning.
- Develop talent strategies to attract, retain, and grow top‑tier data and AI professionals.
Basic Requirements
- 13+ years of professional experience, including 6+ years of diversified leadership, planning, communication, organization, and people motivation skills.
- 13+ years’ experience in a leadership role within analytics and/or data‑centric functions.
- 10+ years’ experience leading cross‑functional teams within a matrix organisation.
- Proven ability to lead a team to achieve goals by focusing on results.
- Demonstrated consistent ability to develop strategic and tactical plans and creative problem‑solving capabilities.
- Exceptional organisational and project management skills using a consultative approach.
Preferred Skills/Experience
- Experience in the healthcare field beneficial.
- Time management skills, including the ability to organise and prioritise the broader data and analytics team’s work to meet critical and conflicting deadlines with highest accuracy.
- Proven ability to research, analyse and problem‑solve.
- Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills, written and verbal, flexible and adaptive to changes in the business.
- Ability to build positive working relationships with internal and external business partners and influence a diverse set of stakeholders.
- Ability to work autonomously.
- Experience in applied analytics for business problem solving.
Physical Requirements
- Candidate must reside within a commutable distance to London, UK.
- Candidate will be expected to be on‑site at least 2 days per week at our ClarusONE location in London.
- Candidate must be able to travel to the United States.
- Candidate must be able to travel up to 10% of the time (on average, 2-3 times per year).
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