AI Strategy Associate

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.

Think of this as the operating-side equivalent of a top-tier consulting engagement. You will interview stakeholders, map pain points to savings levers, build controlled comparisons to prove AI impact, and deliver a financial model the CFO can underwrite. In this role, you will own the outcomes, not just the recommendation. Unlike traditional analyst roles, the successful applicant is required to be adept at using AI tools, be able to identify AI solutions and even build quick prototypes where required.

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. Enforce the gate: no P&L mapping means no prioritization.
• 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. You do not need to be a developer, but you should be able to vibe-code a working demo that shows “this is what it could look like” and gets real user reactions.
• Support the AI governance process by preparing use case briefs for governance committee review, documenting approval decisions, and tracking maturity-level progression for deployed solutions.
• Supervise and quality-check the work of AI Transformation Interns conducting discovery interviews and cost audits.
• Must adhere to Iovance Biotherapeutics’ core values, policies, procedures, and business ethics.
• Perform miscellaneous duties as assigned.

Travel

Minimal. Occasional travel to Iovance’s facilities for stakeholder workshops, governance meetings, or team collaboration may be required.

Required Education, Skills, and Knowledge

Not fully provided in original description.