[Hiring] Governance, Risk and Compliance AI Engineer @Worldwide Clinical Trials

Role Description

Join a global Contract Resource Organization (CRO) where innovation meets purpose. At Worldwide Clinical Trials, we're driven by a shared commitment to improving lives through high-quality clinical research. Our teams are empowered to think creatively, take ownership, and deliver meaningful work that helps bring life-changing therapies to patients around the world.

SUMMARY: The Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) AI Engineer is a hands-on technical member of the Governance, Risk, and Compliance team and reports to the Senior Director of GRC. The role is responsible for engineering, configuring, integrating, and operating the technology capabilities that support the Enterprise AI Governance Framework.

• Translate governance requirements into practical technical controls, workflows, monitoring, evidence, and management reporting to support AI initiatives for Information Technology.
• Work closely with the enterprise AI team, Office of the CISO, and Information Technology.
• Enable responsible AI adoption while protecting sensitive information and meeting security, privacy, regulatory, and customer expectations.
• Communicate implementation status, risks, dependencies, and decisions clearly to both technical and leadership audiences.

Responsibilities

• AI governance engineering: Translate the Enterprise AI Governance Framework, policies, standards, risk criteria, and approval requirements into technical configurations, automated workflows, control checks, monitoring, and evidence.
• Microsoft Purview administration: Configure and maintain applicable Microsoft Purview capabilities supporting AI and data governance.
• AI technology enablement: Evaluate, configure, integrate, and support approved AI governance and security technologies.
• Control design and implementation: Partner with GRC, security architects, engineering teams, Privacy, Legal, and business owners to design preventive and detective controls for AI solutions.
• AI inventory and intake: Implement and maintain technical processes that support the inventory, classification, review, approval, and traceability of AI systems.
• Risk assessment enablement: Build and maintain workflows, templates, rules, and data connections that support AI impact assessments.
• Data protection: Work with data and security teams to identify sensitive information used by AI solutions.
• Technical validation: Develop and execute test plans to confirm that AI governance controls and configurations work as intended.
• Monitoring and alerting: Establish operational monitoring for control failures, policy violations, and unauthorized AI use.
• Automation and integration: Use approved scripting, APIs, connectors, workflow tools, and low-code capabilities to reduce manual effort.
• Metrics and reporting: Maintain reliable data and dashboards covering AI inventory, review status, risk ratings, and control coverage.
• Status communication: Provide concise, accurate updates to the AI team, Office of the CISO, DFS, and GRC leadership.
• Operational documentation: Maintain architecture diagrams, configuration standards, runbooks, and support documentation for AI governance technologies.
• Platform lifecycle management: Monitor Microsoft and other technology roadmaps and ensure solutions remain supportable and secure.
• Stakeholder partnership: Serve as a technical bridge among GRC, the enterprise AI team, security engineering, and other teams.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity, information technology, computer science, data science, engineering, risk management, or a related field.
• Five or more years of progressive experience in cybersecurity, security engineering, data governance, GRC technology, or a related technical discipline.
• Demonstrated experience configuring and administering Microsoft Purview capabilities.
• Practical experience supporting AI, machine learning, generative AI, or related technologies in an enterprise environment.
• Experience translating governance or control requirements into technical configurations and workflows.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft cloud, identity, security, and automation capabilities.
• Ability to use scripting, APIs, data queries, or workflow automation to integrate systems.
• Knowledge of cybersecurity, privacy, data governance, and AI risk frameworks and standards.
• Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills.
• Experience working in a clinical research organization or regulated environment is preferred.
• Relevant Microsoft credentials and certifications in security, compliance, privacy, Azure, or AI are preferred.

Requirements

• Success in this role is measured by the reliable implementation and operation of AI governance technologies.
• Effective translation of the Enterprise AI Governance Framework into technical controls and evidence.
• Accurate inventory, monitoring, metrics, and documentation.
• Timely resolution of configuration and control issues.
• Clear communication of progress, risk, dependencies, and required decisions.

Benefits

• Opportunity to learn, grow, and help shape the future of clinical research.
• Collaborative and inclusive environment where diverse perspectives are valued.
• Empowerment to think creatively and take ownership.

Company Description

Discover the Difference at Worldwide Clinical Trials. Explore additional opportunities on our careers page, visit http://www.worldwide.com/careers , or connect with us on LinkedIn.