Sr. Manager, AI Solutions Expert—Agent Developer

Pfizer; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 139,000 - 232,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) Matching Contributions

Pfizer Retirement Savings Contribution

Paid vacation & holidays

Personal days

Job summary

Pfizer in New York seeks an Agent Developer, Senior Manager to design, develop, and deploy AI agents that automate workflows and enhance decision-making across the enterprise. This role partners with cross-functional teams to integrate multi-agent frameworks with scalable and ethical AI systems.

You will lead technical direction for AI initiatives, collaborate with product, data, and engineering teams, and drive governance in agile environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 6+ years of relevant experience in AI, software, or data development.
• Experience with agentic orchestration frameworks (e.g. Langchain), Vector databases (e.g. pinecone), embedding models, RAG architecture, and LLM principles.
• Proven leadership in managing technical teams and delivering enterprise-scale projects.
• Strong knowledge of agile methodologies and DevOps practices.
• Master’s degree or PhD in Computer Science, Data Science, or related field.
• Experience in pharmaceutical or healthcare technology environments.
• Familiarity with compliance standards such as GxP, HIPAA, and data privacy regulations.

Responsibilities

• Leads the technical direction for AI initiatives and delivery.
• Collaborate with product, data, and engineering teams to align AI priorities with business outcomes.
• Develop automation workflows and APIs with cloud infrastructure and MLOps frameworks.
• Ensure code quality, testing, and maintainability through best practices.
• Oversee KPIs, sprint planning, backlog prioritization, and governance.

Skills

AI leadership

Langchain

Vector databases

RAG architecture

LLM principles

Agile methodologies

DevOps practices

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Master's or PhD preferred

Job description

ROLE SUMMARY The Agent Developer, Senior Manager will participate in the design, development, and deployment of AI agents that automate workflows, enhance decision-making, and enable intelligent user interactions across the enterprise. This role will partner cross-functionally and focus on integrating multi-agent frameworks and ensuring scalable, ethical, and high-performance agent-based systems.

In this role you will be responsible for:

Technical Leadership

• Leads the technical direction for assigned AI initiatives.
• Collaborate with product, data, and engineering teams to align AI priorities with business outcomes.
• Contribute to cross-pod governance and represent the AI Accelerator in enterprise discussions.
• Demonstrated success in deploying AI or ML solutions in production environments.

Design & Development

• Support the development and implementation of scalable, efficient, and secure AI or data systems.
• Participate in the development of automation workflows and APIs that integrate with
• Utilize cloud infrastructure (Azure/AWS/GCP) and MLOps frameworks for continuous
• Ensure code quality, testing, and maintainability through best development practices. delivery.

Operational Excellence

• Participate in the development of automation workflows and APIs that integrate with
• Utilize cloud infrastructure (Azure/AWS/GCP) and MLOps frameworks for continuous
• Ensure code quality, testing, and maintainability through best development practices.
• Supports development of KPIs and success metrics for key deliverables.
• Oversee and manage documentation, sprint planning, and backlog prioritization in agile environments.
• Ensure system monitoring, observability, and proactive issue resolution.
• Continuously optimize performance and cost efficiency of AI systems.

Collaboration & Innovation

• Partner with Business Translators, UI/UX, and Change Management teams to translate needs into deployable AI solutions.
• Participate in the evaluation of new technologies and frameworks that enhance automation or predictive insights.
• Drive innovation through participation in hackathons, proof-of-concepts, and partnerships with vendors.
• Promote a culture of responsible AI, ethics, and compliance.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 6+ years of relevant experience in AI, software, or data development.
• Experience with agentic orchestration frameworks (e.g. Langchain), Vector databases (e.g. pinecone), embedding models, RAG architecture, and LLM principles.
• Proven leadership in managing technical teams and delivering enterprise-scale projects.
• Strong knowledge of agile methodologies and DevOps practices.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree or PhD in Computer Science, Data Science, or related field.
• Experience in pharmaceutical or healthcare technology environments.
• Familiarity with compliance standards such as GxP, HIPAA, and data privacy regulations.
• Demonstrated success in deploying AI or ML solutions in production environments.

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.

Other Job Details:

Last Date to Apply for Job: September 25, 2026.

Ability to travel based on business needs

This position is hybrid and requires working onsite 2 to 3 days per week

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.

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.

This role is posted in multiple locations. If you are applying for the role in an secondary job posting location where pay transparency regulations apply, your Talent Advisor will share the local pay information with you during the first interview.

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

Candidates must be authorized to be employed in the U.S. by any employer.

U.S. work visa sponsorship (such as TN, O-1, H-1B, etc.) is not available for this role now or in the future.

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