Head Of Data & Ai Platforms, Beijing

AstraZeneca

Beijing, China
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10+ years ai/ml platform engineering experience
5+ years leading technical teams with 8+ direct reports
Mandarin fluency required for beijing operations
** AstraZeneca is seeking a Head of Data & AI Platforms for its Beijing AI Center, which focuses on accelerating drug discovery through AI technologies. The role involves overseeing AI methodologies, data governance, and the development of AI capabilities while leading a team and collaborating with various stakeholders. **

Job Summary

  • This role defines the AI capability layer for AstraZeneca's new Beijing AI Center, bridging raw compute infrastructure and scientific discovery teams.
  • The successful candidate will build reusable platform capabilities including evaluation frameworks, data governance standards, and agentic AI applications tailored for biologics discovery.
  • You will lead a team of 8-10 engineers in Beijing, establishing technical direction while ensuring strict adherence to local data compliance regulations like PIPL.

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** AstraZeneca is seeking a Head of Data & AI Platforms for its Beijing AI Center, which focuses on accelerating drug discovery through AI technologies. The role involves overseeing AI methodologies, data governance, and the development of AI capabilities while leading a team and collaborating with various stakeholders. **

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • 10+ years AI/ML platform engineering experience
  • 5+ years leading technical teams with 8+ direct reports
  • Mandarin fluency required for Beijing operations
  • Experience building internal AI products from scratch
  • Knowledge of distributed training and parameter-efficient fine-tuning
  • Familiarity with China cloud providers like Alibaba or Tencent
  • Understanding of PIPL/DSL compliance frameworks

Nice-to-have

  • Biopharma domain knowledge in drug discovery
  • Experience managing academic partnership projects
  • Background in computational chemistry or protein engineering
  • Proven ability to attract top AI talent in competitive markets
  • Experience navigating multi-org delivery models

Key Requirements

  • 10+ years in AI/ML platform engineering
  • 5+ years leading technical teams
  • Minimum 8 direct reports
  • Mandarin language fluency
  • On-site presence in Beijing required

Work Rights

Must be eligible to work in China; Mandarin fluency required

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