Senior Director, Targets and Mechanisms Solutions

Senior Director, Targets and Mechanisms Solutions

• United Kingdom - Cambridge
• United States - Washington – Bothell
• United States - New York - New York City
• United States - Pennsylvania - Collegeville
• United States - Massachusetts - Cambridge

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.

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.

• Lead strategic direction, product management, and AI‑driven innovation for Pfizer’s Targets and Mechanisms platforms and systems.
• Oversee a global team responsible for delivering scalable, sustainable, and science‑centric solutions that power research execution across Pfizer and external partners.
• Drive strategic planning for platforms and systems, integrating advanced technologies including AI, data pipelines, and predictive analytics to enhance efficiency and decision‑making.
• Collaborate with Digital & Technology peers and R&D stakeholder teams to deliver technical services including ecosystem architecture, quality, analytics, and data management.

• Define and own the vision and strategy for digital Targets & Mechanisms Solutions capabilities, with a focus on AI innovation and development of product capability roadmaps.
• Define and own the ecosystem architecture, crafting a modular, interoperable digital ecosystem that integrates scientific data products, metadata frameworks, and platform interoperability across systems.
• Anticipate technology trends, prioritizing investments that provide a competitive advantage and align with new practices within the research domain.
• Collaborate across Digital & Technology and business areas to select, pilot, and scale emerging innovations and technologies that drive research strategy forward.

• 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.
• 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 programs to embed AI into core workflows and build process mining capabilities.

• Accountable for global Digital & Technology program delivery, overseeing technology implementation across all supporting areas and managing business case and financials.
• Lead delivery of global, enterprise, SaaS solutions and custom software development solutions.
• Manage delivery management and engineering leadership, ensuring adherence to Agile, Waterfall, and Dev Sec Ops  practices.
• Oversee financial responsibilities including forecasting, budgeting, supplier partnerships, and earned value monitoring.
• Ensure GxP solutions are audit‑ and inspection‑ready, maintaining compliance with regulatory requirements.

• Recognize and influence continuous improvement and innovation within the team and organization.
• Mentor and coach team members to foster a culture of…