Manager, NeoPLM Technical Delivery Lead

Pfizer, S.A. de C.V; Chennai District; Hybrid; INR 12,00,000 - 16,00,000; Full time

Job summary

A global healthcare innovator is seeking a NeoPLM Technical Delivery Lead in Chennai, India. This role is pivotal in overseeing the technical delivery of the NeoPLM platform, ensuring integration and compliance with digital standards. The ideal candidate has a degree in Engineering and significant experience in project management within global solutions. Competitive compensation, benefits, and a hybrid work model are offered.

Benefits

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive benefits

Qualifications

• 4+ years of related work experience, preferably in a Global Solution environment.
• Experience in all stages of application lifecycle.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Oversee end-to-end technical delivery of NeoPLM platform.
• Create and manage detailed delivery plans for rollouts.
• Monitor and communicate progress against delivery milestones.

Skills

Technical leadership

Project Management

Stakeholder engagement

Compliance knowledge

Education

BS in Engineering or Technology

Tools

Neo PLM

Agile methodologies

Job description

We’re in relentless pursuit of breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. We innovate every day to make the world a healthier place.

To fully realize Pfizer’s purpose – Breakthroughs that change patients’ lives – we have established a clear set of expectations regarding “what” we need to achieve for patients and “how” we will go about achieving those goals.

Pfizer Digital takes immense pride in being at the forefront of innovation, harnessing cutting‑edge smart technology that profoundly impacts the lives of our patients.

Pfizer offers competitive compensation and benefits programs designed to meet the diverse needs of our colleagues.

Digital is helping Pfizer Global Supply win the digital race in pharma and create breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. Digital 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 help PGS sites realize benefits of continuous improvement more rapidly.

The Digital Manufacturing team enables a world‑class manufacturing and supply chain organization by increasing visibility and efficiency across diverse systems and processes, and delivering predictive analytics and insights. The team supports Pfizer’s Core Manufacturing & Engineering Solutions, while enabling a secure, seamless flow of contextualized data from the device & control levels all the way to the top of the Enterprise. Our goal is to create persona‑driven, connected experiences across our shop floors to predict and optimize operations, while providing intelligence and real‑time insights to operators. Key functional areas: Strategy & Operation Excellence, Global Supply Engineering & Sustainment, Manufacturing Operations Solutions, E2E Network Solutions.

The NeoPLM Technical Delivery Lead is responsible for the technical leadership, coordination, and execution of NeoPLM platform deployments and enhancements across Pfizer’s manufacturing network. This role ensures the successful delivery of NeoPLM solutions, driving standardisation, integration, and continuous improvement in product lifecycle management processes. The manager collaborates closely with site teams and cross‑functional partners to enable successful deployment and ongoing optimisation of NeoPLM capabilities.

Role Responsibilities

Lead NeoPLM Technical Delivery: Oversee the end‑to‑end technical delivery of NeoPLM platform, ensuring robust architecture, integration, and compliance with Pfizer’s digital standards.

Develop and Execute Deployment Roadmaps: Create and manage detailed delivery plans for NeoPLM rollouts, upgrades, and enhancements, tailored to site and business requirements.

Coordinate Pre‑Deployment Readiness: Drive all preparation activities—including stakeholder alignment, gap analysis, integration scoping, and process mapping—to ensure sites are fully prepared for NeoPLM implementation.

Facilitate Cross‑Functional Stakeholder Engagement: Build trusted partnerships with site operations, quality, engineering, and automation teams to ensure shared ownership of the NeoPLM strategy, scope, and launch approach.

Track Progress Against Milestones: Monitor and communicate progress against delivery milestones, escalating risks or blockers as needed.

Governance & Reporting: Participate in delivery committees and bi‑weekly reporting cadences to track progress, elevate issues, and refine strategy.

Embed Delivery Accelerators: Contribute to and implement repeatable technical accelerators—such as playbooks, reusable templates, standard integration channels, and automation tools—to drive greater standardisation and programme acceleration.

Manage Budget Inputs: Support financial planning for NeoPLM delivery by estimating costs, resource planning, and flagging potential variances to senior team members.

Training & Enablement: Support onboarding and training efforts, and role‑based access provisioning for NeoPLM users.

Basic Qualifications

• BS in Engineering or Technology based subjects or equivalent experience.
• 4+ years related work experience, 1‑3 years preferably in a Global Solution environment focused on the build and deployment of Product Lifecycle Deployment (PLM).
• Relevant domain experience in manufacturing and/or quality operations.
• Experience in all stages of solution and application lifecycle from value analysis, business case development, and solution deployment through to value realisation and system retirement is a significant advantage.
• Ability to work across multiple concurrent activities and successfully adapt to changing priorities as required.
• Understanding of cGMP system requirements and demonstrable knowledge of computer system design and maintenance lifecycle in cGMP environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with Neo PLM.
• Experience with Agile Software Delivery as a Product Owner.
• Hands‑on experience in a manufacturing facility.

Physical/Mental Requirements

• Ability to manage many parallel objectives and changing priorities.
• Understanding complex interrelationships between system components and design/implementation decisions.

Non‑Standard Work Schedule, Travel or Environment Requirements

• Employee may be required to attend teleconference meetings outside of core work hours in IST to support global operations.
• Ability to travel up to 25%.

Work Location Assignment: Hybrid

Pfizer is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction in which it operates.