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Hybrid Senior Director, Head of Application Engineering, Productionization
Posted 2 months ago
About the role
- Senior Director overseeing application engineering and productionization for AI solutions at Pfizer. Leading high-performing teams and driving innovation in regulated environments.
Responsibilities
- Lead the application engineering and productionization function to design, build, and scale enterprise applications and AI/ML solutions
- Oversee the design, development, and rollout of applications and tools used across AIA pods
- Establish, govern and align to CI/CD pipelines, release management, and environment configuration for applications
- Collaborate with agent and AI/ML engineering teams to move AI/ML models into production
- Define quality standards and performance metrics for applications covering uptime, latency, reliability, and user experience
- Build and lead a high-performing engineering organization (~30 FTEs) across front-end, full-stack, DevOps, and architecture disciplines
- Foster a culture of technical excellence, accountability, and continuous learning
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field required; Master’s degree strongly preferred
- 12+ years of relevant professional experience
- Proven people‑leadership experience, with a track record of building and developing high‑performing teams
- Experience working within regulated industries (e.g., pharmaceuticals, banking, insurance)
- Strong stakeholder‑management capabilities, with success driving alignment across diverse functions and seniority levels
- Demonstrated program and operations management expertise, particularly within large, regulated environments
- Proven success managing quality standards, leading efficient development teams, and optimizing complex staffing and resource allocation models
Benefits
- 401(k) plan with Pfizer Matching Contributions
- Pfizer Retirement Savings Contribution
- Paid vacation
- Holiday and personal days
- Paid caregiver/parental leave
- Paid medical leave
- Health benefits to include medical, prescription drug, dental and vision coverage
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