Pfizer, S.A. de C.V
Sr. Dir, Molecules and Assays Solutions
Pfizer, S.A. de C.V, San Diego, California, United States, 92189
We’re in relentless pursuit of breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. We innovate every day to make the world a healthier place.
To fully realize Pfizer’s purpose – Breakthroughs that change patients’ lives – we have established a clear set of expectations regarding “what” we need to achieve for patients and “how” we will go about achieving those goals.
Pfizer Digital takes immense pride in being at the forefront of innovation, harnessing cutting‑edge smart technology that profoundly impacts the lives of our patients.
Pfizer offers competitive compensation and benefits programs designed to meet the diverse needs of our colleagues.
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.
The Senior Director, Molecules and Assays Solutions, as part of the R&D Creation Center’s Discovery, Pre‑Clinical, and Translational Solutions Team, will lead strategic direction, product management, and AI‑driven innovation for Pfizer’s Molecules and Assays platforms and systems. You will oversee a global team responsible for delivering scalable, sustainable, and science‑centric solutions that power research execution across Pfizer and any in‑scope external partners. As a senior leader, you will drive strategic planning for your organization’s platforms and systems, integrating advanced technologies including AI, data pipelines, and predictive analytics to enhance efficiency and decision‑making.
ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES Molecules and Assays Solutions 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
Define and own 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.
Define and own 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.
Anticipate 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.
Collaborate across Digital & Technology and business areas to select, pilot, and scale emerging innovations and technologies that drive Pfizer’s research strategy forward.
Continuously identify external solutions and have an awareness of best practices from competitors.
Participation / Lead pre‑competitive consortia as applicable.
STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP
Establish and mature a strategic product and platform operating model to drive scalable innovation.
Operationalize emerging technologies through robust governance frameworks to ensure alignment with business objectives, regulatory, and compliance requirements (as required).
As required, design and lead a strategic vendor framework to manage high‑impact partnerships with critical vendors, ensuring measurable quality delivery and support.
Launch and scale 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.
Oversee the delivery management and engineering leadership of your portfolio of digital programs, projects, and solutions portfolio and projects’ financials.
Demonstrate 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.
STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIPS
Cultivate strong partnerships with research leaders and be a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders, aligning Digital & Technology strategy with evolving research needs while translating complex capabilities into actionable business value.
Build strong relationships and collaborate across cross‑functional Digital & Technology teams, ensuring alignment, shared ownership, and collective success in delivering impactful research solutions.
Foster 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
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.
Demonstrated experience in technology solutions delivery in a pharmaceutical or regulated environment with large‑scale enterprise software implementation in global 24‑by‑7 environments.
Proven success as a data‑centric, innovative, business‑minded technology leader, with experience managing large‑scale scientific, clinical and operational data; familiarity with data collection, aggregation, transformation, and creation of analytics.
Proven 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.
Demonstrated track record of leading large, global technical teams in developing enterprise‑scale technology and solution strategies.
Must have 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 in support of commercial digital products, services and experiences.
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, including defining frameworks, processes, and talent development strategies.
Experience specifically in pharmaceutical clinical development.
COMPENSATION The annual base salary for this position ranges from $204,700.00 to $341,100.00.* In addition, this position is 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 our share‑based long‑term incentive program.
LOCATION & WORK REQUIREMENTS Work Location Assignment: On Premise
Non‑standard work schedule, travel or environment requirements:
Limited expectations for travel; candidates must be capable of travelling 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.
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. Pfizer also complies with all applicable national, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act and IRCA. Pfizer is an E‑Verify employer. This position requires permanent work authorization in the United States.
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. These laws and regulations require Pfizer to provide government agencies with information such as a health care provider’s name, address and the type of payments or other value received, generally for public disclosure. Subject to further legal review and statutory or regulatory clarification, which Pfizer intends to pursue, reimbursement of recruiting expenses for licensed physicians may constitute a reportable transfer of value under the federal transparency law commonly known as the Sunshine Act. Therefore, if you are a licensed physician who incurs recruiting expenses as a result of interviewing with Pfizer that we pay or reimburse, your name, address and the amount of payments made currently will be reported to the government. If you have questions regarding this matter, please do not hesitate to contact your Talent Acquisition representative.
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To fully realize Pfizer’s purpose – Breakthroughs that change patients’ lives – we have established a clear set of expectations regarding “what” we need to achieve for patients and “how” we will go about achieving those goals.
Pfizer Digital takes immense pride in being at the forefront of innovation, harnessing cutting‑edge smart technology that profoundly impacts the lives of our patients.
Pfizer offers competitive compensation and benefits programs designed to meet the diverse needs of our colleagues.
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.
The Senior Director, Molecules and Assays Solutions, as part of the R&D Creation Center’s Discovery, Pre‑Clinical, and Translational Solutions Team, will lead strategic direction, product management, and AI‑driven innovation for Pfizer’s Molecules and Assays platforms and systems. You will oversee a global team responsible for delivering scalable, sustainable, and science‑centric solutions that power research execution across Pfizer and any in‑scope external partners. As a senior leader, you will drive strategic planning for your organization’s platforms and systems, integrating advanced technologies including AI, data pipelines, and predictive analytics to enhance efficiency and decision‑making.
ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES Molecules and Assays Solutions 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
Define and own 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.
Define and own 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.
Anticipate 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.
Collaborate across Digital & Technology and business areas to select, pilot, and scale emerging innovations and technologies that drive Pfizer’s research strategy forward.
Continuously identify external solutions and have an awareness of best practices from competitors.
Participation / Lead pre‑competitive consortia as applicable.
STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP
Establish and mature a strategic product and platform operating model to drive scalable innovation.
Operationalize emerging technologies through robust governance frameworks to ensure alignment with business objectives, regulatory, and compliance requirements (as required).
As required, design and lead a strategic vendor framework to manage high‑impact partnerships with critical vendors, ensuring measurable quality delivery and support.
Launch and scale 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.
Oversee the delivery management and engineering leadership of your portfolio of digital programs, projects, and solutions portfolio and projects’ financials.
Demonstrate 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.
STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIPS
Cultivate strong partnerships with research leaders and be a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders, aligning Digital & Technology strategy with evolving research needs while translating complex capabilities into actionable business value.
Build strong relationships and collaborate across cross‑functional Digital & Technology teams, ensuring alignment, shared ownership, and collective success in delivering impactful research solutions.
Foster 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
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.
Demonstrated experience in technology solutions delivery in a pharmaceutical or regulated environment with large‑scale enterprise software implementation in global 24‑by‑7 environments.
Proven success as a data‑centric, innovative, business‑minded technology leader, with experience managing large‑scale scientific, clinical and operational data; familiarity with data collection, aggregation, transformation, and creation of analytics.
Proven 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.
Demonstrated track record of leading large, global technical teams in developing enterprise‑scale technology and solution strategies.
Must have 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 in support of commercial digital products, services and experiences.
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, including defining frameworks, processes, and talent development strategies.
Experience specifically in pharmaceutical clinical development.
COMPENSATION The annual base salary for this position ranges from $204,700.00 to $341,100.00.* In addition, this position is 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 our share‑based long‑term incentive program.
LOCATION & WORK REQUIREMENTS Work Location Assignment: On Premise
Non‑standard work schedule, travel or environment requirements:
Limited expectations for travel; candidates must be capable of travelling 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.
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. Pfizer also complies with all applicable national, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act and IRCA. Pfizer is an E‑Verify employer. This position requires permanent work authorization in the United States.
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. These laws and regulations require Pfizer to provide government agencies with information such as a health care provider’s name, address and the type of payments or other value received, generally for public disclosure. Subject to further legal review and statutory or regulatory clarification, which Pfizer intends to pursue, reimbursement of recruiting expenses for licensed physicians may constitute a reportable transfer of value under the federal transparency law commonly known as the Sunshine Act. Therefore, if you are a licensed physician who incurs recruiting expenses as a result of interviewing with Pfizer that we pay or reimburse, your name, address and the amount of payments made currently will be reported to the government. If you have questions regarding this matter, please do not hesitate to contact your Talent Acquisition representative.
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