AI & Intelligent Systems Enablement Manager

Pfizer; Sanford (NC); Hybrid; USD 99,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with Pfizer Matching

Paid vacation and holidays

Health benefits

Job summary

Pfizer seeks an AI Solutions Lead to design and develop AI-enabled solutions addressing approved business needs. You will integrate AI into digital products to improve value and work with data owners to ensure data readiness.

You will drive digital process improvements, advise on AI readiness, and guide scoping, feasibility, and governance across site initiatives. Hybrid work with strong governance and impact on business value.

Qualifications

• Experience in AI/ML solution development, data engineering, or digital solutions delivery.
• Hands-on with large language models and orchestration frameworks.
• Experience designing tool-augmented agents with memory, planning, and execution loops.
• Understanding of vector databases, embeddings, and retrieval systems.
• Familiarity with site operational systems (LIMS, SAP, EAMS).
• Strong ability to translate technical capability into business value for non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• AI solution development and integration to address business needs.
• Assess data readiness and ensure data quality for AI applications.
• Identify opportunities to digitize workflows and improve processes.
• Advise on AI readiness and develop technology roadmaps.
• Guide project scoping, feasibility, and governance following standard intake.
• Deliver awareness training to build digital and AI capability.
• Ensure governance, security, and responsible-AI practices are followed.
• Monitor industry trends and evaluate new AI tools for potential adoption.

Skills

AI/ML solution development

Data engineering

Communication with non-technical

Prompt engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering or related field

Master's degree or PhD advantageous

Tools

LangChain

OpenAI APIs

Power BI

Power Automate

SQL

LangChain, OpenAI APIs (or similar) toolchains

Job description

What You Will Achieve

• AI Solution Development Design and develop AI-enabled solutions that address approved business needs, including retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) solutions and generative AI use cases. Integrate AI into existing digital products where it measurably improves business value.
• Data Readiness Assess data availability and quality relevant to digital or AI applications. Work with data owners to close gaps needed for reliable AI outcomes.
• Digital Process Improvement Identify opportunities to simplify and digitize workflows. Support technology-enabled process improvements alongside CI Specialists and Improvers, and recommend and implement continuous-improvement initiatives.
• Strategy & AI Readiness Advise site leadership on AI-appropriate applications. Develop roadmaps that integrate emerging technologies into manufacturing operations, and recommend investments that strengthen AI and long-term digital performance.
• Site Consultation & Project Intake Partner with business functions to identify digital improvement needs. Guide project scoping, feasibility assessment, and technology selection, and ensure initiatives follow the site’s standard project intake and governance process.
• Site Enablement & Training Deliver awareness sessions and training that build digital and AI capability across colleagues. Support upskilling initiatives aligned with the site’s Digital Workforce framework.
• AI Governance & Responsible Adoption Ensure all solutions comply with corporate governance, security, validation, and responsible-AI requirements, including guardrails against hallucination and bias. Promote appropriate use of AI across the site and document governance decisions.
• Technology Leadership Monitor industry trends in emerging AI technologies and platform developments. Evaluate new tools for potential site adoption, share best practices with Digital Engineering and site leadership, and maintain awareness of evolving regulatory and governance expectations.

What Success Looks Like

• Increased operational visibility through digital tools
• Improved decision support through AI-powered guidance
• Reduced manual effort through workflow digitization
• Increased digital maturity site-wide
• AI solutions delivered with measurable, tracked business value
• Increased colleague digital and AI fluency

Here Is What You Need (Minimum Requirements)

Applicant must have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or a related field with at least 4 years of experience OR Master's degree with more than 2 years of experience, OR a PhD with 0 years of experience OR High School Diploma (or Equivalent) and 10 years of relevant experience OR an Associate’s degree with 8 years of experience. Experience in AI/ML solution development, data engineering, or digital solutions delivery Hands-on experience with large language models and orchestration frameworks (e.g., LangChain, OpenAI APIs, or similar) for building agentic workflows Experience designing tool-augmented agents — function calling, retrieval-augmented generation, memory systems, and planning/execution loops — rather than single-shot prompts Working knowledge of vector databases, embeddings, and retrieval systems to support accurate, scalable knowledge retrieval Experience applying prompt engineering, evaluation, and guardrail techniques (e.g., hallucination mitigation, output validation) to production-grade AI systems Experience with low-code/no-code platforms such as Power BI and Power Automate Demonstrated experience assessing data quality and readiness (completeness, accuracy, consistency, timeliness) for analytics or AI use cases Proficiency in SQL or equivalent tools for querying and profiling data directly from source systems Understanding of the differing data-quality requirements across AI approaches (e.g., retrieval-based, predictive, generative) Familiarity with site operational systems (e.g., LIMS, SAP, EAMS, quality management systems) Strong ability to translate technical capability into business value for non-technical stakeholders Comfort operating across both strategic advisory work and hands-on technical delivery

Bonus Points If You Have (Preferred Requirements)

• Experience in pharmaceutical, biotech, or other regulated manufacturing environments (GxP, CSV)
• Exposure to AI governance or responsible-AI frameworks
• Experience training or upskilling colleagues on new digital tools
• Awareness of production AI system considerations such as latency, cost efficiency, and observability
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Other job details

Last day to apply: September 18th, 2026

Work Location Assignment: Hybrid

The annual base salary for this position ranges from $99,200.00 to $165,400.00. In addition, this position is eligible for participation in Pfizer's Global Performance Plan with a bonus target of 12.5% of the base salary and eligibility to participate in our share based long term incentive program.

We offer comprehensive and generous benefits and programs to help our colleagues lead healthy lives and to support each of life’s moments. Benefits offered include a 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, and health benefits to include medical, prescription drug, dental and vision coverage. Learn more at Pfizer Candidate Site – U.S. Benefits | (uscandidates.mypfizerbenefits.com).

Pfizer compensation structures and benefit packages are aligned based on the location of hire. The United States salary range provided does not apply to Tampa, FL or any location outside of the United States. Relocation assistance may be available based on business needs and/or eligibility.

Candidates must be authorized to be employed in the U.S. by any employer. U.S. work visa sponsorship (such as TN, O-1, H-1B, etc.) is not available for this role now or in the future.

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