Director – Enterprise Solution Architect for Research, Development and Medical (WRDM)

Why Patients Need You 

We live in a world of fast knowledge creation supported by technology platforms. Pfizer’s digital and ‘data first’ strategy looks to accelerate the delivery of impactful technology solutions for research, development and medical functions. We also look to constantly improve our skills by collaboration and information sharing through business technology to help employees find the best healthcare solutions for our patients. You will be working with a team of innovators who keep our systems up and running as well as our information secure. We need dedicated colleagues like you to enhance patients’ quality of care through new ideas and innovative information technology solutions. 

What You Will Achieve 

Your technical skills will help us develop and support robust software for our business. You will lead a range of activities, such as coding, testing, debugging, documentation, implementation and maintenance of software applications for Pfizer. You will guide and  develop program logic for new applications and modify existing ones.  

Your leadership skills and innovative ideas with drive the growth of the Pfizer Digital team. As an advisor and an expert, you will be able to build and leverage constructive relationships across the organization to achieve your division’s goals and objectives. You will be entrusted with developing Pfizer’s strategies for a portfolio of products and projects.  

Through your expertise and extensive knowledge, you will be able to foster a culture that promotes innovation and thrives on doing better for patients and healthcare. 

How You Will Achieve It 

• Director, Principal Enterprise Architect

  Grade 15 – Director Individual Contributor

  ROLE SUMMARY

  The Director, Enterprise Architect is responsible for directly overseeing and organizing Pfizer initiatives through a business aligned vertical or functionally aligned horizontal. 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 [VP/Sr. Director Enterprise Architecture Role] which is responsible for the [Group Role Here].

  Key accountabilities:

• 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.
• Mentor more junior colleagues and provide them with guidance and growth opportunities.

• ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

  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 We