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Pfizer · 20 hours ago

Director, Enterprise Architect - PGS

New London County, CT

Full-time

Hybrid

Director/Executive

$157K/yr - $261K/yr

8+ years exp

Pfizer is a leading healthcare company, and they are seeking a Director, Enterprise Architect to oversee and organize initiatives within the PGS domain. The role involves delivering enterprise architecture outcomes, advising senior leadership on technical and business constraints, and leading complex projects to drive strategic direction.

BiotechnologyHealth CareMedicalPharmaceuticalPrecision Medicine

No H1B

Responsibilities

Enterprise Architecture Outcomes including creation of detailed Solution Sketches, City Plans, and Solution Architecture Diagrams as necessary

Works on a variety of strategic initiatives within area of remit, leading complex projects within a business unit – providing technical and strategic context

Advise Senior leadership on both technical constraints and the business constraints – telling the common narrative of how those things interact with one another

Be the trusted voice for the enterprise as it relates to technical architecture

Contribute to business fit and focus of key initiatives

Collaborate with enterprise architect peers to identify reusable reference patterns to accelerate delivery and reduce technical debt

Dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect

Directs and proposes Enterprise Architecture fit for new and existing technical components

Understands customers’ operational needs and helps to drive strategic direction

Anticipates internal/external business and regulatory/compliance issues that impact the system design

Uses innovative business thinking to challenge the status quo and drive identification, quantification and proposal of business solutions

Leads proactive initiatives to drive Enterprise Architecture Strategy directly or at the direction of EA Leadership

Understand business drivers and business capabilities (future and current state) and determine corresponding enterprise system designs and change requirements to drive the targeted business outcomes

Accountable for the formulation of solution implementation approach, building consensus on approach, and providing technical execution oversight of such solutions

Influences management/senior staff decisions via focused innovation engineering exercises and proof-based experimentation

Knowledgeable about the regulatory constraints of leveraging cloud solutions in the healthcare industry with input from others

Understands modern cloud architecture best practices and is well-versed in Amazon Web Services-based architecture

Develops a deep understanding of the PGS business process and identifies opportunities to streamline and increase productivity using digital tools

Develops and sustains constructive partnerships between business and technical stakeholders to ensure success of projects

Can write clearly and succinctly in a variety of communication settings and styles, at all levels of the organization; can get messages across that have the desired effect

Ensures effective, accurate and timely communication across the portfolio; prepares and delivers regular updates on project status, both in written and presentation format, to sponsors, business leaders and stakeholder groups

Creates an environment where innovation is standard taking appropriate risks to advance innovative processes

Is highly skilled in a variety of formal presentation settings; one-on-one, small and large groups, with peers, and senior management; is effective both inside and outside the organization; commands attention and can manage group process during the presentation; can change tactics midstream when something isn't working

Utilizes negotiation, facilitation, meeting management and conflict resolution skills to enhance cross-functional team performance

Arbitrates disagreements among solution stakeholders and makes business decisions/proposals where needed

Solicits and evaluates vendor proposals with to augment internal expertise in service delivery

Qualification

Enterprise ArchitectureCloud SolutionsSolution ArchitectureAI/ML DesignSAPInterpersonal SkillsPresentation SkillsNegotiation SkillsConflict Resolution