Illumina · 1 day ago
GO AI Enablement Leader, Sr Manager
San Diego, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$156K/yr - $233K/yr
8+ years expIllumina is a company focused on expanding access to genomic technology for health equity. The Sr. Manager, Global Operations AI Enablement will drive AI adoption and automation across various operational domains, ensuring teams understand AI capabilities and deliver impactful solutions.
BiotechnologyGeneticsHealth CareMedical
No H1B
Responsibilities
Partner with Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and Quality leaders to identify high‑value AI opportunities and shape an actionable demand pipeline
Facilitate discovery sessions, process reviews, and value assessments to align opportunities with business priorities
Translate operational challenges into clear AI/automation use cases, solution concepts, and ROI projections
Lead and mentor a cross-functional team of AI developers, automation engineers, and solution architects delivering Generative AI, automation, and decision-support capabilities
Manage intake, scoping, sprint planning, and delivery to ensure solutions are scalable, maintainable, and aligned with enterprise AI governance (aligned with emerging AI CoE practices referenced in GO & IT collaboration
Partner closely with IT Automation & AI teams, and platform owners to ensure technology readiness, compliance, and security
Design and deploy comprehensive training programs to accelerate AI literacy and adoption within operations
Build enablement assets including playbooks, FAQs, demos, guidelines, and citizen‑developer guardrails
Establish feedback loops to refine training, tooling, and solution usability across functions
Design and deploy training for GO Analytics to upskill the talent with AI
Drive change‑management plans supporting new AI solutions, ensuring strong stakeholder engagement, communication, and user readiness
Track adoption metrics, measure business impact, and report value delivered to leadership
Support cultural transformation toward data‑driven and AI‑enabled operations
Contribute to GO’s AI roadmap, aligning AI capabilities with long‑term operational excellence and innovation goals
Stay current on AI/LLM trends, automation platforms, and operational use cases to guide technology evolution and solution design
Serve as a visible champion for responsible, secure, value‑driven AI adoption across the enterprise
Qualification
Required
8+ years of experience in Global Operations, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Quality, or similar environments
Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive cross-functional transformation
Strong understanding of operational processes and applied AI/Agentic AI/automation capabilities (LLMs, workflow automation, predictive models, etc.)
Technical fluency and ability to lead teams across automation development, AI engineering, or low code/automation platforms
Experience with RPA, LLMs, orchestration tools, or process mining. (UiPath, Azure Open AI, Microsoft CoPilot Studio, GitHub Copilot)
Understanding of industry trends of .ai products than can drive significant impact through augmentation of tools
Experience managing global project portfolios, agile teams, and solution delivery lifecycles
Preferred
Hands-on experience deploying AI/automation solutions in complex operational environments
Familiarity with enterprise AI governance and risk frameworks
Exposure to MES, QMS, ERP, planning systems, or other operations technologies
Lean, Six Sigma, or operational excellence certification
Benefits
Access to genomics sequencing
Family planning
Health/dental/vision
Retirement benefits
Paid time off
Company
Illumina
Illumina is an innovative technology and revolutionary assays aiming the analyze genetic variation and function.
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.28BKey Investors
Bank of America
2024-09-06Post Ipo Debt· $500M
2023-01-04Post Ipo Debt· $750M
2000-07-28IPO
Leadership Team
Steven Barnard
Chief Technology Officer, Head of Research & Product Development
Jenny Lei Zheng
SVP & GM of Greater China
Recent News
2026-02-06
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