Data, Integration & Systems (DIS) Team Lead

Pfizer; Portage (MI); On-site; USD 139,000 - 232,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with Pfizer Matching

Pfizer Retirement Savings Contribution

Paid vacation and leave

Health benefits

Job summary

Pfizer seeks a DIS Team Lead to own site data strategy, standards, and governance. You will lead integrations, data platforms, and AI enablement across the site, partnering with cross-functional groups to advance data maturity while ensuring GMP compliance and readiness for inspections.

Responsible for life-cycle management of data platforms, historians, and local applications, and for leading a team in a federated model aligned to global standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with at least 6 years of experience in Digital, Automation, IT systems, or related technical environments.
• Experience in a regulated manufacturing environment (pharma or similar preferred).
• Experience leading and developing technical teams within a matrix structure.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and execution of the site end-to-end data strategy in alignment with network direction.
• Oversee core system integrations and secure, compliant data flow across layers.
• Partner with site teams to identify data-driven use cases and enable AI/analytics initiatives.
• Lead incident, deviation, and recovery activities to maintain data integrity and validated state.

Skills

Data architecture

Industrial data

GxP data integrity

System integrations

AI capabilities

Cross-functional collaboration

Data governance

Asset hierarchies

Data mapping

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD (relevant)

Job description

Use Your Power for Purpose The Digital and Automation Data, Integration & Systems (DIS) Team Lead is a key member of the Site Digital and Automation Leadership Team, responsible for leading this function. Reporting to the Site Digital and Automation Lead, the role works in close partnership with the Shop Floor Insights Lead to ensure the reliable, compliant, and efficient use of data across site Digital and Automation environments. The role establishes trusted, “AI-ready” data foundations to enable the delivery of innovative AI and analytics solutions for the site. The role leads execution of site-level data strategy, data standards, and system integrations in alignment with network and global standards. They ensure manufacturing data is accurately captured, contextualised against the enterprise data model, governed to GxP standards, and made available for site and enterprise use. This role leads day-to-day execution, lifecycle, and project activities related to data systems, historians, core system integrations, and local applications. The role owns the site data enablement roadmap and is accountable for advancing site data maturity. This role enables consistent data flows across core platforms while maintaining compliance, validation, and inspection readiness. The incumbent drives stakeholder engagement and cross-functional alignment across site and PNA network as well as collaborating with wider business stakeholders across Global Digital and Engineering functions.

What You Will Achieve

Data Strategy, Standards & Governance

Lead the development, documentation, and execution of the site end-to-end data strategy in alignment with network direction. Drive and reinforce data standards to ensure consistency, integrity, and compliance in how data is structured, stored, and used. Ensure data-related work is executed in line with applicable quality, validation, cybersecurity, and regulatory requirements, following established SOPs and governance processes. Represent site in cross-site standards harmonization reviews, bringing site operational knowledge to inform enterprise model evolution.

System Integration & Data Flow Enablement

Oversee and support core system integrations, ensuring seamless, secure, and compliant data flow, connectivity and design across system layers. Formulate and manage site data enablement roadmap. Develop and execute plans to advance site data maturity, including planning for funding, resources and above site support where required; and mapping to business value enabled for the site. Identify and pursue solutions to data connectivity, identifying integration issues, data quality gaps, or performance risks and escalating as required. Validate that asset hierarchy, equipment context, process parameters, and batch/lot identifiers are accurately represented in the contextualization layer. Lead implementation, configuration, and lifecycle management of site historians and data platforms to enable operational reporting, analytics, and continuous improvement. Drive local application development/ rationalization or configuration, including upgrades, enhancements, retirement and connectivity to data sources. Maintain accurate asset, configuration, and data mapping documentation to support lifecycle management, validation, and inspection readiness. Lead incident, deviation, and recovery activities to ensure timely restoration of services while maintaining data integrity and validated state control.

AI, Analytics & Innovation Enablement

Partner with site operational, process teams and digital innovation teams to identify and prioritize data-driven use cases, translating business problems into data requirements. Enable use of data for analytics, AI, and innovation initiatives by ensuring data availability, reliability, and alignment to defined standards. Partner with above site teams to support deployment and scaling of approved digital, analytics, or AI use cases by executing data preparation, integration, and monitoring activities. Lead development and deployment of AI tools and agents to support Digital & Automation priorities. Promote AI fluency and data citizenship across teams, embedding consistent adoption and best practices.

Leadership and People Management

Lead, coach, and develop site‑based colleagues and contract resources supporting digital and automation activities. Set clear expectations for behaviors, standards, and ways of working, including responsiveness, documentation quality, and delivery of core responsibilities. Conduct performance reviews to ensure career growth, and capability development across technical, operational, compliance, and problem‑solving areas to enable a future ready team. Foster a culture of ownership, collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement across the team. Serve as a key member of the site Digital & Automation leadership community, partnering closely with peer leads across workstreams and with network partners. Ensure appropriate resourcing, succession planning, and capability building aligned to future digital and automation needs.

Key Attributes, Skills & Competencies

• Strong understanding of data architecture and lifecycle management, with experience across integration patterns, IT systems, and Digital & Automation platforms
• Demonstrated knowledge of industrial data contextualization concepts — mapping OT source data to structured models.
• Familiarity with ISA-95 equipment hierarchy and manufacturing operations data models.
• Awareness of industry developments in manufacturing AI, applies this awareness to shape data capability plans that deliver measurable business value.
• Demonstrated practical understanding of data governance and quality principles and their application in manufacturing environments accuracy, completeness, traceability, and timeliness.
• Understanding GxP data integrity requirements and their implications for manufacturing data systems.
• Experience with local application development and system connectivity.
• Proven ability to operate effectively in a federated model delivering locally while contributing to and aligning with enterprise standards.
• Ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with automation, IT, quality, and business partners to deliver shared outcomes.
• Adopts a continuous improvement mindset, seeking opportunities to simplify, standardize, and optimize data flows.
• Experience applying AI capabilities and translating use cases into tangible business value.

Here Is What You Need (Minimum Requirements)

Applicant must have a bachelor's degree with at least 6 years of experience; OR a master's degree with at least 5 years of experience; OR a PhD with 1+ years of experience Experience in Digital, Automation, IT systems, or related technical environments, with experience in a regulated manufacturing environment (pharma or similar preferred). Experience leading and developing technical teams, including people management within a matrix team structure. Experience managing technical projects, or programs within operational environments. Experience with delivery frameworks (e.g., Agile, SDLC, Project/Program Management). Knowledge of regulated environments and compliance requirements (e.g., GMP, change management, lifecycle governance). Demonstrated ability to make decisions, work independently, and collaborate effectively within cross-functional teams. Relevant certifications (e.g., Lean/Six Sigma, ITIL, Agile, or technical certifications) beneficial.

Work Location Assignment: On Premise

The annual base salary for this position ranges from $139,100.00 to $231,900.00. In addition, this position is eligible for participation in Pfizer’s Global Performance Plan with a bonus target of 17.5% of the base salary and eligibility to participate in our share based long term incentive program.

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.

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