At Evinova, we put patients first and strive to meet their unmet needs worldwide. Working here means being entrepreneurial, thinking big, and working together to make the impossible a reality. If you are swift to action, confident to lead, willing to collaborate, and curious about what science can do, then you’re our kind of person.
Evinova is a health-tech business, separate company within the AstraZeneca Group, accelerating the delivery of better health outcomes by propelling the life sciences sector forward in digital health, from the inside. Through our application of science-based expertise, evidence-led rigor, and human experience-driven insight, our digital solutions are deliberately crafted so that everyone can reach better health outcomes together.
The Director, AI Solution Consulting is a strategic role responsible for leading the growth of Evinova’s suite of AI-first clinical development solutions in the China market. Based in Shanghai or Beijing, this individual will work closely with commercial, digital health, product, delivery, and global teams to shape differentiated AI-enabled solutions for pharmaceutical and biotech customers across R&D clinical research. The role requires a combination of deep clinical R&D expertise, familiarity with AI concepts, consulting credibility, as well as customer engagement capability — turning complex business problems into practical, scalable, and high-value AI solutions.
WHAT THE ROLE INVOLVES
Key Responsibilities:
Drive solution consulting and pre-sales activities across Evinova’s entire suite of AI-first solutions for strategic opportunities across the China market.
Partner with commercial teams to shape opportunities, qualify customer needs, and develop compelling AI solution strategies and proposals.
Act as a trusted advisor to customers, translating business challenges in clinical development into practical AI-enabled solutions.
Lead customer discovery sessions, solution workshops, pilot programs, executive presentations, and technical discussions.
Support development of proposals, statements of work, business cases, and executive-level presentation materials.
Lead the preparation and delivery of compelling product demonstrations tailored to clients' specific needs, effectively showcasing the benefits and features of Evinova AI solutions.
Manage the creation and upkeep of demo environments to ensure they are up-to-date and aligned with client needs.
Design end-to-end AI solution concepts, covering use cases, data and workflow requirements, model approach, integration, deployment, and governance considerations.
Partner with product management and engineering teams to ensure smooth product releases and alignment with client expectations and requirements.
Work closely with product, engineering, AI/data science, delivery, and compliance teams to ensure solutions are feasible, scalable, and aligned with platform strategy.
Advise customers on enterprise AI adoption and transformation, including readiness, prioritisation, deployment options, responsible AI, and risk management.
Stay current on market trends, competitive developments, and emerging AI innovation to strengthen Evinova’s positioning in China.
Represent the company at industry events and conferences, engaging with potential clients and collaborators to promote Evinova AI solutions.
SKILLS AND CAPABILITIES NEEDED
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in marketing, science, business or any technical field; advanced degree (PhD, MBA) is highly preferred.
8+ years of relevant experience and proven track record in B2B solution consulting, pre-sales, and digital transformation, in the China market.
Experience in life sciences, pharmaceutical R&D, clinical research, healthcare technology, or other regulated industries is strongly preferred.
Strong understanding of clinical development workflows, trial operations, and digital clinical systems.
Strong executive presence and ability to work effectively across a local and global…