Director, Data Integration & AI Pipelines

Pfizer Belgium; Saint Paul (MN); On-site; USD 177,000 - 294,000; Full time

Job summary

Pfizer in the United States (NYSE? hybrid locations NYHQ or PA-Collegeville) seeks a Director, Data Integration Engineer to own design, build and operation of data pipelines connecting Medical Affairs AI solutions to enterprise data sources.

You will partner with Solution Architecture to implement RAG, vector databases, GraphRAG, and ensure data readiness and governance in compliance with applicable privacy standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in CS/Data Analytics or related field.
• 8+ years data engineering or integration experience.
• Advanced SQL and ETL/ELT pipeline expertise.
• Experience with Snowflake or equivalent data platforms.
• API design experience (REST/GraphQL) for data sources.
• Experience with RAG, vector databases, GraphRAG patterns.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.
• Familiarity with GDPR/HIPAA/GxP regulatory practices.
• Experience integrating with Veeva Salesforce APIs.

Responsibilities

• Design and build data pipelines and integration patterns to connect enterprise systems to Medical Affairs AI platforms.
• Develop reusable pipelines and enforce coding standards across solutions.
• Monitor data pipeline latency and ensure timely delivery.
• Collaborate with Solution Architecture on RAG and vector database patterns.
• Ensure data governance, labeling, and privacy in pipelines.
• Partner with engineering, architecture and product teams to align with development cycles.
• Drive best practices and continuous improvement in data integration.

Skills

SQL proficiency

API design

CI/CD

Agile delivery

Data governance

Communication

GraphRAG familiarity

Pharma/compliant data handling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related

Advanced technical degree

Tools

Snowflake

Graph databases

Veeva CRM API

Salesforce Life Sciences

Job description

Pfizer in the United States (NYSE? hybrid locations NYHQ or PA-Collegeville) seeks a Director, Data Integration Engineer to own design, build and operation of data pipelines connecting Medical Affairs AI solutions to enterprise data sources.

You will partner with Solution Architecture to implement RAG, vector databases, GraphRAG, and ensure data readiness and governance in compliance with applicable privacy standards.