Director, Supply & Launch Insights

Step into a global leadership role at the heart of Pfizer's digital supply chain transformation!
Pfizer Digital & Technology is helping Pfizer Global Supply (PGS) win the digital race in pharma and create breakthroughs that change patients' lives. Pfizer Digital & Technology provides innovative digital solutions that unleash the power of our people by allowing them to focus their time and attention on value-add tasks. Our solutions accelerate key PGS initiatives and enable the company to produce medicines effectively and efficiently, and ensure access and supply to patients around the world.
The Digital Supply Planning & Launch team supports PGS by providing innovative, best in class global supply chain and product launch management digital solutions and analytics to enable strategic planning and streamline operations. The team is responsible for managing the design, delivery, and deployment of global supply chain solutions. Key functional supported by Digital Supply Planning & Launch include:

• Supply/Production planning
• Detailed scheduling
• Inventory management and intelligence
• Logistics Planning
• Product Strategic Planning & Change Management
• New product launch
• End-2-End Supply Chain Visibility & Intelligence

As the Supply & Launch Insights Lead you will drive the design, development, and technical deployment of advanced AI solutions across the enterprise. This role combines deep technical expertise in AI/ML with leadership skills to guide a team of engineers and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders. The Supply & Launch Insights Lead ensures scalable, secure, and high-performing AI systems that align with business objectives and accelerate digital transformation.
ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Strategic Leadership: Define and implement AI strategies aligned with organizational goals. Set technical direction and oversee architecture for AI/ML systems and platforms.
• Solution Development: Lead the design and deployment of AI models, algorithms, and pipelines for production environments. Ensure scalability, robustness, and compliance with security and governance standards.
• Team Management: Mentor and manage AI engineers, data scientists, and MLOps specialists. Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with product owners, data teams, and business stakeholders to identify AI opportunities. Translate complex AI concepts into actionable insights for non-technical audiences.
• Innovation & Best Practices: Stay abreast of emerging AI technologies (e.g., LLMs, multimodal AI, RAG, Agentic AI). Implement best practices in model lifecycle management, bias detection, and performance testing.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
Education:

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, AI/ML, Data Science, or related field.

Prior Experience:

• Experience: 7+ years in AI/ML engineering, with at least 3 years in a leadership role.
• Proven track record in deploying production-grade AI models and managing technical teams.

Required Capabilities:

• Expertise in technologies such as Python, TensorFlow, PyTorch, and MLOps tools (e.g., MLflow, Docker).
• Strong technical knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google) and scalable architectures.
• Strong technical knowledge with with Generative AI, Agentic AI, NLP, Computer Vision, and advanced ML techniques.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, and stakeholder management. Ability to lead complex projects and deliver measurable business impact.
• Team management and mentorship; the ability to develop and manage a high performing team in a fast pace and dynamic environment.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Knowledge of pharmaceutical, supply chain or manufacturing domains.
• Strong business acumen and change management capabilities.

NON-STANDARD WORK SCHEDULE, TRAVEL OR ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS

• Up to 25% travel may be required to support digital and business initiatives.
• Flexible work hours may be required to collaborate effectively across multiple timezones

ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS
Pfizer Global Supply, Internal Digital PGS Organizations including but not limited to: Digital Manufacturing, Supply Planning & Launch, Serialization & External Supply, Site Network, Solution Design & Adoption, Portfolio & Operations team, extended Digital teams and creation centers.
RESOURCES MANAGED
Financial Accountability
Oversees up to $10M in funding to deliver on project and operational requirements
Supervision
Manages a team of up to 10 colleagues and up to 20 contract staff
Work Location Assignment: On Premise
Purpose
Breakthroughs that change patients' lives... At Pfizer we are a patient centric company, guided by our four values: courage, joy, equity and excellence. Our breakthrough culture lends itself to our dedication to transforming millions of lives.
Digital Transformation Strategy
One bold way we are achieving our purpose is through our company wide digital transformation strategy. We are leading the way in adopting new data, modelling and automated solutions to further digitize and accelerate drug discovery and development with the aim of enhancing health outcomes and the patient experience.
Flexibility
We aim to create a trusting, flexible workplace culture which encourages employees to achieve work life harmony, attracts talent and enables everyone to be their best working self. Let's start the conversation!
Equal Employment Opportunity
We believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce is crucial to building a successful business. As an employer, Pfizer is committed to celebrating this, in all its forms - allowing for us to be as diverse as the patients and communities we serve. Together, we continue to build a culture that encourages, supports and empowers our employees.
Disability Inclusion
Our mission is unleashing the power of all our people and we are proud to be a disability inclusive employer, ensuring equal employment opportunities for all candidates. We encourage you to put your best self forward with the knowledge and trust that we will make any reasonable adjustments to support your application and future career. Your journey with Pfizer starts here!
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