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As aLead AI Automation Engineer, you will drive measurable business impact by designing and implementing AI-powered automation solutions that transform how our Corporate Services and HR business partnersoperate.You'llserve as the critical bridge between complex business needs and technical executiondeeply understanding current-state processes, translating inefficiencies into innovative automation opportunities, andleveragingenterprise tools and AI agents to deliver rapid ROI. This role uniquely combines hands-on technical leadership with strategic thinking:you'llarchitect end-to-end solutions, build working prototypes, mentortheteam in design thinking and agentic development, and ensure every solution drives tangible efficiency gains and value for stakeholders.

This role reports to the Director, BTS CorporateServiceswithin the Business Technology Solutions department.We set the vision for how AI and automation enhance our enterprise systems and work closely with business partners to bring that vision to life.This role is on site in Lake County, IL; we'reflexible and work from home 2 days/week.

Ideal Candidates Are:

Business-Savvy Technologists:You have a strong ability to quickly learn and understand current-state processes, apply design thinking to ask diagnostic questions that uncover inefficiencies, and design end-to-end solutions that deliver clear ROI and efficiency gains for business partners.

Forward Thinkers:Impact-driven pragmatists who stand at the forefront of AI and automation,focused not onwhat'spossible, but onwhat'spractical, measurable, and real

Strong Technical Leaders:Rapid learners who stay current with evolving AI technologies, frameworks, and enterprise tools, and code at a detailed technical level

Quick-to-Value Developers: Developers who understand that working code is paramount and prioritize rapid prototyping, iteration, and production deployment.

Highly Agile: Individuals who prefer to learn by building, experimenting, and iteratingcomfortable with ambiguity and evolving requirements.

Exceptional Coach & Mentor: As a lead,you'llmentor engineers, architects, andbusinessanalysts/consultants in design thinking, agentic workflows, and automation best practicesbuilding capability across the team.

Stakeholder Champions: You excel at building relationships, communicating technical concepts to non-technical audiences, and securing buy-in through clear demonstration of value.

Responsibilities:

Solution Design & Technical Delivery

Engage deeply with Corporate Services and HR stakeholders to understand current-state processes, pain points,constraints,to-bebusiness requirements, and success metrics; translate these into technical solution designs that deliver measurable efficiency gains.

Engineer and implement scalable AI automation solutions;deliveringclean, scalable, production-ready code that integrates with enterprise systems and optimizes business partner workflows.

Prioritize rapid prototyping and iterative development,building working MVPs quickly tovalidatesolutions with stakeholders, then refining based on feedback to accelerate time-to-value.

Cultivate cross-team relationships while continuously expanding technical knowledge;identifyingexisting capabilities, shared platforms, and collaborative opportunities that maximize internal resources and drive productivity gains.

Technical Leadership & Quality

Ensure code quality, maintainability, and adherence to coding standards through thorough code reviews, quality assurance plans, and technical guidance to the development team (when applicable)setting the standard and resolving complex technical issues.

Project & Program Management

Manage the Software Development Lifecycle andrequireddocumentation, serving as a System Owner

Drive projects to successful completion by resolving key hurdles and assumptions through technicalexpertise, while tracking milestones and deliverables to ensuretimelydelivery within scope and goals.

Mentorship & Organizational Impact

Mentor and coach current staff (engineers, architects, analysts/consultants) in design thinking principles, agentic AI development, automation best practices, and modern development methodologies.

Support multiple projects simultaneously and advocate foroptimalsolutions while working within constraints including cost, security, regulatory compliance, and organizational change management.

Understand and adhere to corporate standardsregardingapplicable Corporate and Divisional Policies, including code of conduct, safety,GxPcompliance, data security, and the software development lifecycle.

Operatewith high autonomy and minimal supervisionproactively managing stakeholder expectations and keeping leadership informed through clear, concise verbal and written communication.

Required:

Bachelor's Degree with 7+ years of experience;Master's Degreewith 6+ years; or PhD with 2+ years of relevant experience.

Pythonproficiencyrequired expert-level ability to write production-quality code for automation, AI/ML implementations, and enterprise integrations.

Experience with AI/ML frameworks and tools and understanding of LLM orchestration, agentic workflows, and prompt engineering.

Proven ability to deliver andmaintainproduction-grade software in enterprise environments, including ongoing support, monitoring, and iterative improvements.

Strong ability to translate complex business requirements into technical solutions.

Demonstratedtrack recorddelivering measurable efficiency gains and ROI through automation and AI implementations.

Broad technicalproficiencyacross software development, data integration, cloud platforms, and enterprise systems withabilityto rapidly learn and applynew technologies.

Strong analytical, problem-solving, and diagnostic skills withabilityto understand business processes andidentifyautomation opportunities.

Excellent written and oral communication skills, including ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Demonstratedability to mentor technical staff, lead cross-functional teams, and drive initiatives to completion.

Preferred:

Experience in the pharmaceutical industry or other highly regulated environments.

Understanding ofSDLC methodologies,GxPcompliance, and validation requirements.

Background in process improvement methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma, design thinking).

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state orlocal law:

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Companybelieves ingood faith it will pay for this role at the timeof this posting based on the job grade for this position.Individualcompensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, andwemayultimatelypaymore or less than the posted range. This range may bemodifiedin thefuture.

• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick),medical/dental/visioninsurance and 401(k) to eligibleemployees.

• This job is eligible toparticipatein our short-term incentiveprograms.

Note: No amount of payis considered to bewages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, anddeterminable.The amount and availability of any bonus,commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form ofcompensation and benefitsthat are allocable to a particular employeeremainsin the Company's sole andabsolutediscretion unless and until paid andmay bemodifiedat the Companys sole and absolute discretion, consistent withapplicable law.

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