Senior Director, Enterprise Architecture – AI & Data

Senior Director, Enterprise Architecture – AI & Data

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The Sr. Director, AI & Data is responsible for overseeing Pfizer initiatives through digital initiatives or horizontal platforms and products. As an individual contributor, your primary impact is through your direct work. As a people manager, you are responsible for leading and directing your team to accomplish strategic goals.

• Lead a team of architects supporting business strategies across all domains in Pfizer involving AI & Data Enterprise Architecture.
• Deliver Enterprise Architecture Outcomes including detailed solution sketched, city plans, and solution architecture diagrams.
• Lead multifaceted initiatives with high strategic value, directing colleagues and contractors to produce guidance and roadmaps.
• Influence a cross‑functional team from creation centers, business architects and technical SMEs towards a common technical vision.
• Advise senior leadership on emerging technology and enable adoption to minimize total cost of ownership.
• Lead initiatives to bring new technology into Pfizer including contracting process, co‑leading RFIs and RFP responses, and producing technical fit assessment of each vendor.

• Domain Expertise – Data & AI:
  Establish and enforce AI standards, governance frameworks, guardrails.
• Design a centralized AI platform supporting scalable model development.
• Lead integration of AI/ML solutions into business workflows.
• Develop and maintain architecture roadmaps for data and AI capabilities.
• Drive adoption of cloud‑based data and AI platforms.
• Establish and oversee data governance frameworks.
• Lead evaluation and implementation of emerging AI technologies.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to embed AI‑driven decision support.
• Mentor data engineers, data scientists and business analysts.
• Service Delivery:
  Dedicated to meeting expectations and requirements of internal and external customers.
• Understands customers’ operational needs and leads strategic direction.
• Translate complex business requirements into actionable plans.
• Anticipate business and GCP compliance issues before they arise.
• Strategy & Planning:
  Use innovative business thinking to challenge status quo.
• Create and lead Enterprise Architecture initiatives.
• Architecture:
  Understand and develop business drivers and capabilities.
• Accountable for solution implementation approach and technical execution oversight.
• Knowledgeable about healthcare industry constraints.
• Understand modern cloud architecture best practices and AWS and Azure architecture.
• Accountable for maintaining technology profiles and enforcing standards.
• Communication:
  Recognized as a thought leader and influence strategic direction.
• Develop constructive partnerships between business and technical stakeholders.
• Innovation and Risk Taking:
  Create environment where innovation is standard.
• Financial Management:
  Effectively manage team budget resources.
• Matrixed Team Effectiveness:
  High skilled in formal presentation settings.
• Solicits and evaluates vendor proposals to augment internal expertise.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree from accredited institution.
• 12+ years of experience in AI & Data Technology.
• Deep technical knowledge of AI & Data programs in High Tech or Pharma domain.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills where you are not a direct manager.
• Strong diplomacy skills and navigate difficult political environment.
• Execution mindset focused on getting things done quickly and simply.

• 10+ years of experience in AI & Data with proven track record of delivering digital projects.
• 5+ years of experience working with systems that ensure Pharma processes comply with FDA, GxP, and quality standards.
• 5+ years of experience leading design and architecture of AI & Data solutions across procurement, manufacturing, logistics, and planning.
• Experience with data driven insights to inform decision making and AI‑driven technology programs.

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