SVP, AI Transformation

About Us

At BGBx, we're driven by a simple idea: breakthrough thinking creates breakthrough impact. As an independent commercial solutions partner to pharmaceutical and life science companies, we bring together strategists, scientists, communicators, creatives, technologists, and data experts to tackle some of healthcare's most important challenges.

Our teams work across consulting and communications to help clients shape strategy, launch innovations, engage stakeholders, and drive meaningful results throughout the product lifecycle. The work is complex, fast-moving, and deeply connected to improving lives, creating opportunities for curious minds to make a real difference every day.

If you're energized by collaboration, inspired by innovation, and motivated by work that matters, you'll find a place to grow, contribute, and make a meaningful impact at BGBx.

SVP, AI Transformation

Position Overview

BGBx is putting AI at the center of how the firm works - how we advise, how we create, how we deliver. This is the role that makes that real. We're looking for a leader who takes the AI agenda from ambition to landed outcome - owning the hardest initiatives end to end and getting them across the line.

Reporting to the EVP, AI Transformation, you will own BGBx's agenda for how the firm works with AI, end to end. You will decide what gets built, what gets adopted, and what gets cut. There will always be more ideas than capacity, and the person in this seat keeps the firm focused on the work that matters most.

This seat is for someone who thinks critically, sets the strategy, and does the work. You will map the workflow, build the business case, run the pilot, and report the result to the executive team and the board. When something isn't working, you call it early, learn from it, and go again.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the business case for AI across consulting and communications. Baseline the work, set measurable targets, and prove the value in terms finance signs off on.
• Own the process that decides which internal AI initiatives move forward and hold each one to a clear business case.
• Define new ways of working for BGBx as an AI-first firm and redesign the highest-volume work around them.
• Scale adoption of BGBx's proprietary AI tools and platforms where the work happens. Measure success by depth of use and value created.
• Own enterprise AI platform standards, access, and usage, so every dollar spent creates value.
• Report progress to the executive leadership team and board with clear numbers, owners, and dates.
• Partner with technology and product leaders so that how BGBx works and the AI platform it brings to clients strengthen each other.

Preferred Qualifications

• 12+ years of professional experience, including at least 5 years leading complex transformation, operational improvement, or technology-enabled change end to end.
• Accountability for a savings target, P&L, or measurable business outcome, and the financial fluency to build a baseline and defend the number with finance.
• A track record of driving change across a complex, matrixed organization where most of the people you need report elsewhere.
• Demonstrated experience taking AI, data, or technology-enabled initiatives from pilot into production.
• Strong working fluency in AI and LLM ecosystems, agentic systems, and workflow automation, enough to make credible calls and challenge technical partners.
• Experience at a top consulting firm or a high-growth startup, where you set the strategy and did the work yourself.
• Comfortable with a fast pace. You test ideas quickly, call it early when something isn't working, and go again.
• Sharp judgment about what matters. You set priorities, cut the noise, and bring a clear point of view.
• Executive-level communication, both in writing and in the room.
• Experience in pharmaceutical, life sciences, medical communications, advertising, or another regulated industry strongly preferred.
• Bachelor's degree required; MBA or other advanced degree preferred.

Salary Range: $210,000 - $250,000

BGBx is headquartered in New York City, and the salary range listed reflects the expected base compensation for this role in the New York City metropolitan area. This position may be performed remotely within the United States. For candidates located outside the New York City area, compensation will be adjusted to reflect the applicable market for the employee's primary work location. Final compensation will be determined based on geographic location, experience, qualifications, and other job-related factors.

What We Offer

At BGBx, we invest in our people because exceptional talent drives exceptional work. We provide a competitive rewards package designed to support your health, well-being, professional growth, and life outside of work.

Our benefits package typically includes health care insurance, retirement plans, generous paid time off and holidays, wellness benefits, life insurance, learning and development opportunities, and other resources that support our employees throughout their careers. Additional benefits may be available based on your location. Beyond benefits, you'll find a culture built on collaboration, innovation, inclusion, and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on healthcare and the people it serves.

BGBx is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, citizenship status, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status or any category or class of person protected by law.