Senior AI Engagement Manager

We are seeking a Senior AI Engagement Manager to join our Analytics Centre of Excellence team. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring Komodo's AI capabilities are translated into real, measurable impact for our customers. This role will bridge Komodo's internal product, data science, and analytics capabilities with the strategic needs of our clients, working closely with both existing and new customers to integrate Komodo's AI offerings into their workflows, deliver measurable value to key strategic accounts, and drive renewals through sustained client impact.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own a significant portion of direct project delivery for client engagements, with support from team members as needed.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for clients throughout the AI engagement lifecycle, from initial scoping and pilot design through execution and final delivery.
• Lead strategic advisory conversations with senior client stakeholders, translating Komodo's AI capabilities into actionable solutions for their business needs.
• Manage 3-5 concurrent AI engagements, balancing timelines, deliverables, and client expectations across accounts.
• Support presales and renewal conversations by bringing credible AI and life sciences expertise to the table.
• Proactively identify risks and opportunities within client engagements, escalating or acting as appropriate.
• Contribute to the development of the AI engagement practice by documenting learnings and refining delivery processes over time.

Requirements:

• Willingness to travel approximately 50% of the time to support client engagements.
• Experience in management consulting with a focus on strategic advisory work, preferably at a top-tier or life sciences-focused firm.
• Direct experience working with pharmaceutical, biotech, or broader life sciences clients.
• Hands-on experience scoping, managing, or delivering AI or digital transformation pilots in a client-facing context.
• Strong executive presence with the ability to lead complex conversations with senior stakeholders.
• Excellent project management skills , comfortable managing multiple engagements simultaneously in a fast-moving environment.
• Familiarity with healthcare data, commercial life sciences functions, or real-world evidence.
• Ability to operate with autonomy and adapt quickly in a high-growth, ambiguous environment.

Expectations of AI Use in this role:

• Apply AI strategically, knowing how to use the right tools at the right time to solve problems or generate new ideas.
• Use AI to accelerate feedback loops, test ideas, and make informed decisions faster.
• Apply both judgment and creativity when working with AI and understand its limitations.
• Demonstrate curiosity and initiative in exploring new AI tools and workflows relevant to their role.
• Have developed or shared AI-enhanced workflows, automations, or prompts with others.
• Bring a reflexive AI mindset and use AI as a natural part of their process to iterate, research, and deliver better work.
• Comfortable working in AI-enhanced environments across writing, data analysis, content creation, or design.
• Regularly leverage AI tools such as Notion AI, Perplexity, Claude, Descript, Runway, Midjourney, or Microsoft Copilot to improve speed, clarity, or creative output.

Salary Range: $142,000-$220,000 USD depending on location.