This role pays more than
72%
of similar roles. Most pay
$211,200–$285,000
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$278k
versus about
$248k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
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About Novartis
Novartis is a global biopharmaceutical company that researches, develops, manufactures, and markets prescription drugs in areas including oncology, immunology, neuroscience, and cardiology. Industry: Biopharmaceuticals
Novartis currently has
26 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$194,600–$361,400
across 26 roles with salary data.
Director, AI Foundations Engineering will drive the engineering strategy, delivery, and operational excellence for the organization’s agentic AI operating system. This role is responsible for designing and developing foundational systems that transform existing processes into intelligent workflows by providing a scalable, secure, and high-performing foundation. The individual will oversee engineering teams to build reusable platform services, tools, and components while establishing engineering standards, development practices, and governance models. Key responsibilities include managing product roadmaps, coordinating with cross-functional teams like data, infrastructure, and security, and monitoring agentic operations for continuous optimization. Required expertise includes AI engineering, machine learning algorithms, deep learning, and statistical analysis. The role focuses on the technical challenge of creating a robust foundation to enable agentic AI products while ensuring reliable execution through disciplined engineering practices and high-quality data governance in an AI-driven environment.
LLM Orchestration
Inference Services
Data Pipelines
MLOps
Distributed Systems
Generative AI
Diffusion Models
Agile
System Design
Model Registries
Feature Stores
Prompt Engineering
Evaluation Frameworks
Python
AI
Machine Learning
LLMs
Data Pipelines
CI/CD
database s
APIs
EDA Tools
Data Modeling
Visualization
Yield Management
Diagnostics
Hardware Debug
Data Engineering