Director, Senior Technical Architect

Scorpion Therapeutics; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 163,000 - 272,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonus

Health benefits

Retirement plan

Job summary

Scorpion Therapeutics seeks a Director, Senior Technical Architect to lead ELT AI programs, shaping architecture strategy andRoadmap for enterprise-scale initiatives. You will translate ambitious goals into actionable target-state architectures and guide delivery teams with governance and security controls.

This role requires deep engineering expertise across cloud, data, APIs, AI/ML services, and strong stakeholder partnership with Digital and business leaders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree + 8 years; or Master's + 7 years; or PhD + 5+ years.
• Experience defining architecture/technology strategy for AI/data-intensive domains.
• Hands-on expertise in modern engineering, cloud, data/integration patterns, APIs, AI/ML services, security, reliability.
• Experience guiding teams as technical advisor/design authority.

Responsibilities

• Define architecture and technology strategy for ELT AI programs; translate ambitions into roadmap and target-state architecture.
• Create target/reference architectures, standards, integration patterns, and guardrails; ensure enterprise-scale sustainability.
• Align architectures to Pfizer enterprise platforms and reuse shared capabilities (agent, data, memory, security).
• Act as trusted technical advisor to senior business/Digital leaders; drive measurable outcomes.
• Architect AI/automation/engineering with governance, controls, and verification.
• Provide architectural leadership and mentorship to delivery teams.
• Set reliability, security, documentation, and operational excellence expectations; ensure observability and resilience.

Skills

Architecture strategy

Cloud

Data/integration patterns

APIs

AI/ML services

Security

Reliability

Leadership advisory

Education

Advanced technical degree

Job description

Director, Senior Technical Architect (ELT-level AI Programs)

Responsibilities

• Define architecture and technology strategy for key ELT AI programs; translate ambiguous ambitions into an actionable roadmap and target-state architecture.
• Create target/reference architectures, standards, integration patterns, and guardrails; ensure decisions are sustainable for enterprise scale.
• Align program architectures to Pfizer enterprise platforms and reuse shared capabilities (agent, data, memory, security).
• Act as trusted technical advisor to senior business/Digital leaders; drive measurable outcomes.
• Architect AI/automation/engineering responsibly with appropriate governance, controls, and verification.
• Provide architectural leadership and mentorship to delivery teams.
• Set reliability, security, documentation, and operational excellence expectations; ensure observability and resilience.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's + 8 years; or Master's + 7 years; or PhD + 5+ years.
• Experience defining architecture/technology strategy for significant domains (ideally AI/data-intensive).
• Hands‑on expertise in modern engineering, cloud, data/integration patterns, APIs, AI/ML services, security, reliability.
• Experience guiding teams as technical advisor/design authority (influence over authority).
• Partnering with senior business/Digital stakeholders on high-visibility programs.

Preferred Requirements

• Tech/engineering degree; regulated global enterprise experience.
• Experience with AI/agentic/automation and platform reuse; recognized AI/modern architecture depth.

Benefits/Compensation (if applicable)

• Base salary range: $162,900-271,500; eligible for performance bonus (target 20%) and long-term incentive.
• Comprehensive health and retirement benefits; paid vacation/holidays/personal days; caregiver/parental and medical leave.