About this opportunity
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc (USA) lists this Executive Director, Responsible AI & Enterprise Governance opportunity in village of tarrytown, New York. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Build our future together: At Regeneron, we use science and innovation to develop life-changing medicines for people with serious diseases.
We're looking for an Executive Director, Responsible AI & Enterprise Governance to join our fast-moving Enterprise Data & AI organization. You'll build and run our enterprise AI governance framework, setting the policies, standards, and controls that let Regeneron move fast with confidence, auditability, and trust. You'll partner closely with Legal, Compliance, and the CISO to keep AI use safe, compliant, and aligned with our values. This role reports to the SVP, Chief AI Officer, and offers the chance to shape governance as an accelerant for AI adoption, not a barrier to it.
When & where: Location: This role is open to any of our Tri-State locations: Sleepy Hollow, NY, Tarrytown, NY, Armonk, NY, Warren, NJ or Cambridge, MA
Discover your role:
Drive the enterprise AI governance program with senior business stakeholders across all Regeneron functions - AI governance forums, use case intake, and enterprise wide accountability
Lead the citizen development governance program - safe, auditable, enterprise-approved boundaries for non-technical builders
Define and own Regeneron's enterprise AI governance strategy across all model types, risk tiers, and deployment contexts
Build and lead a team of specialists across model validation, guardrails engineering, regulatory compliance, and citizen development governance
Establish the enterprise AI risk framework - taxonomy, classification standards, and control requirements across classical ML, foundation models, LLMs, fine-tuned models, and agentic systems
Set the technical assurance that includes validation frameworks, red-teaming, production monitoring, and pre-production sign-off gates
Own the end-end AI model lifecycle governance standard from ideation to deployment and monitoring
Drive LLM and agentic AI governance - grounding standards, retrieval integrity, tool use controls, autonomous action limits, and human-in-the-loop enforcement
Own GxP AI validation strategy and audit readiness across all regulated environments
Lead AI regulatory intelligence e.g. FDA, EMA, EU AI Act and emerging global frameworks, coordinated with Legal and business units to get ahead of compliance obligations
Partner at the executive level with Legal, Compliance, Regulatory Affairs, and CISO on regulatory interpretation, risk posture, and technical standards
This role might be for you if you:
Have led AI governance or technical risk functions in a complex, regulated industry and built the teams that execute them
Bring technical depth to set strategy and leadership range to hire and hold accountable the experts who implement it
Understand the distinct risk profiles of predictive, generative, and agentic systems and have governed them in production
Have driven GxP AI validation strategy in a life sciences or biopharma setting
Stay ahead of FDA AI/ML guidance, EU AI Act, and emerging frameworks — and convert them into enterprise action
Operate with credibility at the engineering level and the board level
See AI governance as a strategic capability that accelerates the business — and build it that way
This role requires:
A Bachelor's degree in a related field (advanced degree required for certain scientific or clinical positions)
17+ years of experience in AI governance, risk management, regulatory affairs, or compliance
Does this sound like you?
We are committed to building a workplace with an inclusive culture. Regeneron is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or belief (or lack thereof), sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, civil status, pregnancy or parental status, age, disability, nationality, citizenship status, ethnic or national origin, membership of the Traveler community, familial status, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law. Where required, we will provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with known disabilities or chronic illnesses during the recruitment process, unless such accommodation would impose undue hardship. Where necessary, we disclose salary ranges for roles in all countries in which we operate. The final offer will be determined within the relevant range based on the country of employment, specific role level, and your skills and experience. In some countries, collective bargaining agreements (CBAs) may apply and influence certain elements of pay or benefits.
Salary Range (annually) $255,000.00 - $424,900.00
Regeneron is a leading biotechnology company that invents life-transforming medicines for people with serious diseases. Founded and led for over 30 years by physician-scientists, our unique ability to repeatedly and consistently translate science into medicine has led to nine FDA-approved treatments and numerous product candidates in development, almost all of which were homegrown in our laboratories.
Regeneron is also proud of award winning culture of innovation, being recognized as a Great Place to Work in 2021, Fast Company’s Best Workplace for Innovators in 2020, and Forbes JUST companies in 2020, among others.
Regeneron offers a competitive and comprehensive total rewards package which may include, depending on country and role:
annual bonuses or other incentive plans
equity awards
pension or retirement benefits
401(k) company match
health and wellness programs
fitness centers
insurance benefits (e.g. medical, dental, vision, life and disability)
paid time off
family support benefits
For additional information about Regeneron benefits in the U.S., please visit For other locations, additional information will be provided during the recruitment process.
As part of the recruitment process, certain background checks may be conducted in accordance with the laws of the country where the position is based. The purpose of such checks is to verify certain information prior to the commencement of employment such as identity, right to work and educational qualifications.
For jobs in Canada: this posting is for an existing position.
Please be advised that at Regeneron, we believe we do our best work when we are together.
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