Director, Senior Technical Architect

Director, Senior Technical Architect (ELT-level AI Programs)

Responsibilities
- Define architecture and technology strategy for key ELT AI programs; translate ambiguous ambitions into an actionable roadmap and target-state architecture.
- Create target/reference architectures, standards, integration patterns, and guardrails; ensure decisions are sustainable for enterprise scale.
- Align program architectures to Pfizer enterprise platforms and reuse shared capabilities (agent, data, memory, security).
- Act as trusted technical advisor to senior business/Digital leaders; drive measurable outcomes.
- Architect AI/automation/engineering responsibly with appropriate governance, controls, and verification.
- Provide architectural leadership and mentorship to delivery teams.
- Set reliability, security, documentation, and operational excellence expectations; ensure observability and resilience.

Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor’s + 8 years; or Master’s + 7 years; or PhD + 5+ years.
- Experience defining architecture/technology strategy for significant domains (ideally AI/data-intensive).
- Hands-on expertise in modern engineering, cloud, data/integration patterns, APIs, AI/ML services, security, reliability.
- Experience guiding teams as technical advisor/design authority (influence over authority).
- Partnering with senior business/Digital stakeholders on high-visibility programs.

Preferred Requirements
- Tech/engineering degree; regulated global enterprise experience.
- Experience with AI/agentic/automation and platform reuse; recognized AI/modern architecture depth.

Benefits/Compensation (if applicable)
- Base salary range: $162,900–$271,500; eligible for performance bonus (target 20%) and long-term incentive.
- Comprehensive health and retirement benefits; paid vacation/holidays/personal days; caregiver/parental and medical leave.