Head of AI-Driven Medical Analytics

Pfizer; Northern, New York (KY, NY); Hybrid; USD 231,000 - 385,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching contributions

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Job summary

Pfizer seeks a Senior Director, Innovation, Data & Analytics to lead AI-powered analytics for US Medical Affairs. You will own the data portfolio, drive patient journey analytics, segmentation, and stakeholder evaluation at scale, and build in-house AI/ML capabilities with strong governance and ethics.

The role requires strategic vision, external collaboration, and leadership across global teams, with a hybrid work model across multiple sites in the US and beyond.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree + 12+ years’ experience; MBA + 10+; PharmD/PHD + 7+
• Strong experience (10+ years) in data & analytics, including with recent medical affairs experience.
• Demonstrated effectiveness working in cross-functional business environment.
• Proven leadership skills in managing people and projects both directly and via a matrixed or indirect leadership.
• Strong interpersonal skills to quickly build rapport and credibility with Pfizer leaders and external stakeholders.
• Ability to partner cross culturally/regionally.
• Effective talent management.
• Effective English verbal and written communication with flexibility to be clear, consistent, compliant, and appropriate for a variety of settings including scientific/technical, promotional, patient/consumer, regulatory, and media.
• In depth understanding of the business of pharmaceutical medicine including clinical trial design, GCP and data interpretation, drug development, regulatory and promotional rules/guidance, legal and compliance, issue management and business development opportunity evaluations.

Responsibilities

• Define an ambitious innovation vision for Medical Affairs data and analytics.
• Partner with external innovation leaders, AI/ML research institutions, technology vendors, and thought leaders to identify and evaluate emerging capabilities in AI, patient analytics platforms, and data science approaches.
• Work with senior leadership and Medical Affairs stakeholders to define strategic priorities for AI and data investment; guide capability roadmap and resource allocation decisions.
• Actively scout emerging trends in AI, patient journey science, segmentation methodologies, HCP network analysis, and healthcare data platforms; evaluate which innovations to adopt, adapt, or build in-house.
• Architect and lead the development of patient journey analytics, advanced segmentation models, and stakeholder evaluation systems that enable Medical Affairs to understand and engage patients and HCPs at scale.
• Lead development team and manage delivery of analytics; Translate strategic Medical Affairs needs into a data science and AI/ML roadmap; prioritize innovation initiatives that build proprietary capability and drive business impact.
• Present analytics capabilities, innovation progress, and strategic recommendations to senior and executive leadership; translate technical AI/data science concepts into business outcomes and competitive advantages.
• Champion enterprise-grade data governance, security, and ethics standards; ensure frameworks enable rapid innovation deployment while maintaining compliance and data quality.

Job description

Pfizer seeks a Senior Director, Innovation, Data & Analytics to lead AI-powered analytics for US Medical Affairs. You will own the data portfolio, drive patient journey analytics, segmentation, and stakeholder evaluation at scale, and build in-house AI/ML capabilities with strong governance and ethics.

The role requires strategic vision, external collaboration, and leadership across global teams, with a hybrid work model across multiple sites in the US and beyond.