Director, Enterprise Architect - PGS

Pfizer; Collegeville (PA); Hybrid; USD 156,000 - 261,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent biopharmaceutical company is seeking a Director of Enterprise Architecture in Collegeville, PA. The successful candidate will oversee initiatives for the PGS domain, ensuring successful technical architecture and delivery of enterprise solutions. This role requires a bachelor's degree and 8+ years of relevant experience. Candidates should have strong interpersonal skills, knowledge of cloud solutions like AWS and Azure, and the capability to influence strategic direction within the organization. Comprehensive benefits and a hybrid work model are offered.

Benefits

401(k) plan with matching contributions

Paid vacation and medical leave

Health benefits including dental and vision

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant experience required.
• Demonstrated experience with cloud solutions.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to influence.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and organize engineering initiatives for the PGS domain.
• Deliver enterprise architecture outcomes.
• Advise senior leadership on business constraints.

Skills

Cloud solutions knowledge

Interpersonal skills

Application consolidation

Execution mindset

Experience with Pfizer platforms

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Amazon Web Services

Microsoft Azure

SAP

Google Cloud

Job description

ROLE SUMMARY

The Director, Enterprise Architect is responsible for directly overseeing and organizing Pfizer initiatives for the PGS domain. As an individual contributor, your primary impact is through your direct work. You are a widely recognized expert in your technical domain able to articulate clearly to a deep technical level and you are comfortable understanding the business direction with input from business leadership.

This role reports to the Sr. Director Enterprise Architecture Role which is responsible for the PGS domain.

This role is accountable to deliver

• Enterprise Architecture Outcomes including creation of detailed Solution Sketches, City Plans, and Solution Architecture Diagrams as necessary.
• Works on a variety of strategic initiatives within area of remit, leading complex projects within a business unit – providing technical and strategic context.
• Advise Senior leadership on both technical constraints and the business constraints – telling the common narrative of how those things interact with one another.
• Be the trusted voice for the enterprise as it relates to technical architecture.
• Contribute to business fit and focus of key initiatives.
• Collaborate with enterprise architect peers to identify reusable reference patterns to accelerate delivery and reduce technical debt

Service Delivery

• Dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.
• Directs and proposes Enterprise Architecture fit for new and existing technical components.
• Understands customers’ operational needs and helps to drive strategic direction.
• Anticipates internal/external business and regulatory/compliance issues that impact the system design.

Strategy & Planning

• Uses innovative business thinking to challenge the status quo and drive identification, quantification and proposal of business solutions.
• Leads proactive initiatives to drive Enterprise Architecture Strategy directly or at the direction of EA Leadership.

Architecture

• Understand business drivers and business capabilities (future and current state) and determine corresponding enterprise system designs and change requirements to drive the targeted business outcomes.
• Accountable for the formulation of solution implementation approach, building consensus on approach, and providing technical execution oversight of such solutions.
• Influences management/senior staff decisions via focused innovation engineering exercises and proof-based experimentation.
• Knowledgeable about the regulatory constraints of leveraging cloud solutions in the healthcare industry with input from others.
• Understands modern cloud architecture best practices and is well-versed in Amazon Web Services-based architecture.

Communication

• Develops a deep understanding of the PGS business process and identifies opportunities to streamline and increase productivity using digital tools.
• Develops and sustains constructive partnerships between business and technical stakeholders to ensure success of projects.
• Can write clearly and succinctly in a variety of communication settings and styles, at all levels of the organization; can get messages across that have the desired effect.
• Ensures effective, accurate and timely communication across the portfolio; prepares and delivers regular updates on project status, both in written and presentation format, to sponsors, business leaders and stakeholder groups.

Innovation and Risk Taking

• Creates an environment where innovation is standard taking appropriate risks to advance innovative processes.

Matrixed Team Effectiveness

• Is highly skilled in a variety of formal presentation settings; one-on-one, small and large groups, with peers, and senior management; is effective both inside and outside the organization; commands attention and can manage group process during the presentation; can change tactics midstream when something isn't working.
• Utilizes negotiation, facilitation, meeting management and conflict resolution skills to enhance cross-functional team performance.
• Arbitrates disagreements among solution stakeholders and makes business decisions/proposals where needed.
• Solicits and evaluates vendor proposals with to augment internal expertise in service delivery.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree from accredited institution.
• 8+ years of relevant experience.
• Demonstrated experience with cloud solutions (i.e.: Amazon, Google, Microsoft Azure).
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to influence without authority.
• Demonstrated experience in consolidating applications to use common reusable architecture patterns to enforce enterprise standards.
• Experience with both traditional AI/ML designs and guiding generative AI designs.
• An “execution mindset” focused on getting things done quickly and simply.
• Demonstrated hands‑on experience with one or more Pfizer core platforms (SAP, Kinaxis, AMPS).

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 3+ years of business domain expertise in PGS domain delivery in Life sciences or related industry.
• Direct experience with Manufacturing execution systems, Site integration and technical deployment to multiple Mfg. facilities or SAP deployments.
• Familiar with supply chain planning for Large scale API sourcing.
• Familiar with AWS, Azure, Databricks, and Snowflakes from a capability level.
• Experience with multiple software delivery models.

Candidate demonstrates a breadth of diverse leadership experiences and capabilities including: the ability to influence and collaborate with peers, develop and coach others, oversee and guide the work of other colleagues to achieve meaningful outcomes and create business impact.

NON-STANDARD WORK SCHEDULE, TRAVEL OR ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS

Pfizer Digital is a 7x24x365 global endeavor. This role may require physical or virtual participation on a weekend, holiday, or after normal business hours.

Work Location Assignment: Hybrid

Last Date to Apply for Job: 1/15/2026

The annual base salary for this position ranges from $156,600.00 to $261,000.00.* In addition, this position is eligible for participation in Pfizer’s Global Performance Plan with a bonus target of 20.0% 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. * The annual base salary for this position in Tampa, FL ranges from $141,000.00 to $235,000.00.

Relocation assistance may be available based on business needs and/or eligibility.

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EEO & Employment Eligibility

Pfizer is committed to equal opportunity in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, disability or veteran status. Pfizer also complies with all applicable national, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act and IRCA. Pfizer is an E-Verify employer. This position requires permanent work authorization in the United States.

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