Pfizer · 2 hours ago
Senior Director Principal Software Engineer – Forward Deployed
United States - Pennsylvania - Collegeville
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$215K/yr - $341K/yr
12+ years expPfizer is a leading pharmaceutical company seeking a Senior Engineering Leader to lead high-impact, AI-enabled software systems across the Commercial Analytics domain. This role involves hands-on technical leadership and architectural ownership to deliver scalable solutions and drive technical strategy within the organization.
BiotechnologyMedical DeviceHealthcarePharmaceuticalHealth CareMedicalPrecision Medicine
No H1B
Responsibilities
Lead delivery of the most critical Data, Analytics, and AI initiatives across Commercial Analytics
Own technical strategy and architecture, ensuring solutions are scalable, reliable, and business-aligned
Establish engineering standards for design, development, testing, and AI-assisted delivery
Drive rapid prototyping and MVP development from concept to production
Lead adoption of AI-augmented development tools and workflows
Define governance, evaluation, and human-in-the-loop verification standards for AI-assisted work
Evaluate and integrate emerging AI/ML technologies into engineering practices
Lead and mentor a matrixed team of engineering leaders and senior engineers
Shape talent strategy, including hiring, succession planning, and senior-level development
Build a culture of engineering excellence, collaboration, and continuous learning
Act as a trusted technical advisor to VP/SVP Commercial leaders
Translate technical trade-offs into business impact and investment decisions
Influence commercial analytics strategy and long-term technology roadmaps
Define reliability standards (SLOs/SLIs) and champion operational excellence
Ensure strong observability, monitoring, and production readiness
Lead post-incident learning and continuous reliability improvements
Establish clear documentation and spec-driven development standards
Build scalable knowledge-management practices across teams
Improve delivery flow through lean methods, process simplification, and systematic bottleneck removal
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, Business Analytics, or related field; 12–15+ years of experience
Proven experience delivering analytics and technology solutions in partnership with Commercial leaders, ideally in life sciences
Deep knowledge of Life Sciences Commercial Analytics use cases (e.g., forecasting, market research, omnichannel, customer analytics, marketing mix modeling, Next Best Action)
Experience leading end‑to‑end MVPs with engineering, data science, and vendor teams
Background scaling data, analytics, and ML platforms in large organizations
Strong executive presence and ability to operate as a strategic advisor
Preferred
Master's degree in Computer Engineering, Data Science, or Business
Hands‑on experience with platforms such as Databricks, Snowflake, AWS, or Azure
Experience influencing cross‑functional teams without direct authority
Prior experience at a top‑tier technology or management consulting firm
Benefits
Participation in Pfizer’s Global Performance Plan with a bonus target of 22.5% of the base salary
Eligibility to participate in our share based long term incentive program
Comprehensive and generous benefits and programs to help our colleagues lead healthy lives and to support each of life’s moments
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
Health benefits to include medical, prescription drug, dental and vision coverage
Company
Pfizer
Pfizer is a biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, and delivers medicines and vaccines.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$38BKey Investors
Starboard Value
2025-11-21Post Ipo Debt· $6B
2024-10-07Post Ipo Equity· $1B
2023-05-16Post Ipo Debt· $31B
Leadership Team
Albert Bourla
Chief Executive Officer
Ian Read
Chief Executive Officer
Recent News
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