Overview
Iovance Biotherapeutics is a commercial-stage cell therapy company focused on developing life-saving cancer immunotherapies. We are building an internal AI Strategy & Operations function to drive measurable cost savings and operational efficiency across the entire organization.
We are looking for an AI Strategy Associate to drive process discovery and optimization across Iovance. This role is the analytical engine of our AI program. You will run a comprehensive diagnostic across 15 business functions, build the financial models that translate use cases into P&L savings commitments, and manage stakeholder relationships across the company.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities
- Help build a comprehensive AI use case diagnostic across all business functions. Conduct structured stakeholder interviews, identify AI-addressable pain points, and document use cases with enough detail for technical teams to build from.
- Build and maintain the AI savings model — a lever-by-lever, P&L-line-by-P&L-line financial model that quantifies the savings potential of validated AI use cases.
- Design and execute controlled comparisons (human-only vs. AI-assisted, same task, same inputs) to validate that AI solutions deliver the time, quality, or error-rate improvements the financial model assumes.
- Manage the use case prioritization framework. Score and rank use cases against savings levers, implementation feasibility, and time-to-value.
- Write use case specifications detailed enough for the development team to build from — including user workflow, success metrics, integration requirements, and savings methodology.
- Build rough prototypes and proof-of-concept demos using AI tools (Claude, Cursor, or similar) to validate use cases with stakeholders before passing them to engineering.
- Support the AI governance process by preparing use case briefs for governance committee review, documenting approval decisions, and tracking maturity-level progression.
- Supervise and quality-check the work of AI Transformation Interns conducting discovery interviews and cost audits.
Required Education, Skills, and Knowledge
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Engineering, or a related analytical field.
- Must be an avid user of AI Tools and have a comprehensive understanding of the AI landscape.
- 2+ years of professional experience in management consulting, corporate strategy, FP&A, or business operations.
- Demonstrated ability to build financial models from scratch, including taking messy inputs from multiple sources and producing a defensible savings estimate.
- Strong stakeholder management skills with experience interviewing VPs, department heads, and C-suite executives.
- Experience conducting structured interviews or diagnostic assessments across multiple business functions.
- Excellent written communication skills for producing use case specifications, governance briefs, and executive summaries.
- Proficiency in Excel (financial modeling, pivot tables, scenario analysis) and PowerPoint (executive-ready presentations).