Sr. Director, Molecules and Assays Solutions
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Why Patients Need You
Technology impacts everything we do. Pfizer’s digital and ‘data first’ strategy focuses on implementing impactful and innovative technology solutions across all functions from research to manufacturing. Whether you are digitizing drug discovery and development, identifying solutions, or making our work easier and faster, you will be making a difference to countless lives. Pfizer’s purpose, breakthroughs that change patients’ lives, is rooted in being a science driven and patient focused company. Digital, data, and technology are central to driving innovation at Pfizer.
Role Responsibilities
Enablement
In collaboration with Digital & Technology peers and Pfizer R&D business stakeholder team members, the Senior Director will deliver technical services including ecosystem architecture, quality, analytics, and data management to design, build, and deliver innovative, cost‑effective, and sustainable solutions to enable the design and optimization of therapeutic agents across modalities. The work you and your team will do will enable:
* Medicine Design (MD), Biomedicine Design (BMD), Pharmacokinetics, Dynamics, and Metabolism (PDM) and related functions in Research Units
* Assay development, registration, and hit identification
* Functional genomics (in partnership with the Targets and Mechanisms team)
* Large and Small Molecule design, synthesis, registration, and material management
* Structural Biology
Vision and Strategy
* Defines and owns the vision and strategy for digital Molecules and Assays Solutions, capabilities, with an additional focus on AI innovation and the development of product capability roadmaps to support Pfizer's research strategy with cutting‑edge digital technologies.
* Defines and owns the ecosystem architecture architecting a modular, interoperable digital ecosystem that integrates scientific data products, metadata frameworks, and platform interoperability across systems and enables AI technologies across the value chain.
* Anticipates technology trends supporting business capabilities in area of remit with an additional focus on AI to prioritize investments that provide a competitive advantage and align with new technology and business practices within the research domain.
* Collaborates across Digital & Technology and business areas to select, pilot, and scale emerging innovations and technologies that drive Pfizer's research strategy forward.
* Continuously identifies external solutions and has an awareness of best practices from competitors.
* Participation / Leading of pre‑competitive consortia as applicable.
Strategic Leadership
* Establishes and matures a strategic product and platform operating model to drive scalable innovation.
* Operationalizes emerging technologies through robust governance frameworks to ensure alignment with business objectives, regulatory, and compliance requirements (as required).
* Designs and leads a strategic vendor framework to manage high‑impact partnerships with critical vendors, ensuring measurable quality delivery and support.
* Launches and scales AI program(s) to embed AI into core workflows and to build process mining capabilities to uncover operational inefficiencies and inform continuous improvement strategies.
Program Delivery Leadership
* Accountable for global Digital & Technology program delivery, overseeing technology implementation across all supporting areas, with responsibility for business case, supporting key performance metrics and financial management for highly complex continuous delivery activities.
* Responsibilities include delivery of global, enterprise, software‑as‑a‑service solutions, and as needed custom software development solutions.
* Oversees the delivery management and engineering leadership of your portfolio of digital programs, projects, and solutions portfolio and projects’ financials.
* Demonstrated command of software development methodologies and solution delivery processes and practices (Agile, Waterfall, DevSecOps) with strong leadership and accountability for business outcomes.
* Financial responsibilities include accurate financial and resource forecasting, meticulous cost and budget management, strategic sourcing with robust supplier partnerships, and monitoring earned value to ensure project and business success.
Team Leadership
* Recognized as a leader to anticipate, oversee and influence an environment of continuous improvement and innovation while continuously delivering highly complex solutions.
* Mentors and coaches team members fostering a culture of innovation, diversity, collaboration and continuous improvement.
* Cultivates expertise and champions learning, reskilling, and talent growth across Digital and Pfizer.
* Develops solutions to highly complex or unique problems, often outside area of expertise, as an individual or as a member of a leadership team.
Strategic Relationships
* Cultivates strong partnerships with research leaders and is a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders.
* Builds strong relationships and collaborates across cross‑functional Digital & Technology teams, ensuring alignment, shared ownership, and collective success in delivering impactful research solutions.
* Fosters collaboration between research and Digital & Technology innovation teams to accelerate solution delivery, while representing digital R&D in enterprise‑wide planning to embed clinical priorities into technology roadmaps.
Basic Qualifications
* Education: Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline.
* 12+ years life sciences experience preferred or equivalent experience leading platforms and large‑scale systems.
* 10+ years of experience in a leadership capacity with increasing scope of responsibility.
* Demonstrated ability to create and implement high‑impact strategic plans in a large, matrixed global organization.
* Experience in technology solutions delivery in a pharmaceutical or regulated environment with large‑scale, enterprise software requirements definition, designs and implementations.
* Successful engaging leader/manager with proven capabilities in talent and succession planning, mentoring technical leaders, recruiting, and retaining top talent.
* Data‑centric, innovative, business‑minded technology leader, ideally with
o Experience managing large‑scale scientific, clinical and operational data.
o Familiarity with data collection, aggregation, transformation, and creation of analytics.
* Experience leading product management teams or functions, with accountability for strategy, execution, and cross‑functional alignment.
* Flexibility and adaptability to work autonomously or collaboratively in a matrix environment.
* Track record of leading large, global technical teams in developing enterprise‑scale technology and solution strategies.
* Proven ability to manage communication as a vehicle to ensure alignment of strategies and day‑to‑day operations to team members and business unit partners.
* Ability to gain credibility with senior leadership and effectively influence and collaborate.
Preferred Qualifications
* Education: Master of Science degree in Information Management, Computer Science, Engineering or Technology Management.
* 15+ years of experience with advanced degree with progressive leadership growth.
* Experience building and scaling the product management discipline within an organization.
* Experience specifically in pharmaceutical clinical development.
* Certifications: PMP and Agile Certifications.
Non‑standard Work Schedule, Travel or Environment Requirements
* Limited expectations for travel; candidates must be capable of traveling within the region to other regions.
* Digital is a 7x24x365 endeavor.
* This role may require physical or virtual participation on a weekend, holiday, or after normal business hours.
Work Location Assignment
On Premise
Last Date to Apply
12/26/2025
Compensation
The annual base salary for this position ranges from $204,700.00 to $341,100.00. Eligible for participation in Pfizer’s Global Performance Plan with a bonus target of 22.5% of the base salary and eligibility to participate in profit‑share long‑term incentive program.
Benefits
Comprehensive benefits include 401(k) plan with Pfizer matching contributions and additional retirement savings contribution, paid vacation, holiday and personal days, paid caregiver/parental and medical leave, and health benefits to include medical, prescription drug, dental and vision coverage.
Benefits offered include a 401(k) plan with Pfizer Matching Contributions and an additional Pfizer Retirement Savings Contribution, paid vacation, holiday and personal days, paid caregiver/parental and medical leave, and health benefits to include medical, prescription drug, dental and vision coverage.
Relocation Assistance
May be available based on business needs and/or eligibility.
Sunshine Act
Pfizer reports payments and other transfers of value to health care providers as required by federal and state transparency laws and implementing regulations. Subject to further legal review ...
EEO & Employment Eligibility
Pfizer is committed to equal opportunity in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, disability or veteran status. ... This position requires permanent work authorization in the United States.
Seniority level
Director
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Sales and Business Development
Industries: Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
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