Director, Program Planning and Execution

ROLE SUMMARY 

At Pfizer we make medicines and vaccines that change patients' lives with a global reach of over 780 million patients.  Pfizer Digital is the organization charged with winning the digital race in the pharmaceutical industry.  We apply our expertise in technology, data, innovation and our business to support Pfizer in this mission. 

Pfizer’s commitment to creating breakthroughs that change patients’ lives is deeply embedded in our culture as a science-driven and patient-focused company. Central to this commitment is our use of digital technologies, AI, data, and analytics, which drive innovation across our organization. 

The Pfizer Digital and Technology R&D CC and AI COE team creates comprehensive AI and data solutions that address some of the most critical business needs of Pfizer’s research and development teams and enterprise AI.  Through use of these AI and data solutions this team accelerates Pfizer’s strategies.  

The Director, Program Planning and Execution will implement portfolio management, finance management and communications best practices to optimize the team’s resources, ensure delivery excellence across the portfolio and create connection across the team. 

This role will serve as the primary liaison to the broader portfolio team ensuring alignment and transparency across the portfolio. Likewise, the role will serve as an internal central point of contact, providing transparency to portfolio health. 

A successful candidate will have the leadership, vision, and interpersonal skills required to create a collaborative framework through courageous and effective influence among direct and indirect team members. 

In parallel, this role will define Key Operational metrics, Customer Satisfaction and standardized reporting for leadership to be able to make strategic decisions.  

Responsibilities also include organizational and change management oversight as they relate to our portfolio of projects, governance and reporting. 

This role will report to the Sr Dir Portfolio & Operations. 

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES  

• Portfolio Management: 

  • Design and implement effective agile portfolio management across the portfolio ensuring resources are optimized for, and responsive to, changing business needs 

  • Ensure transparency to portfolio health including delivery health and financial health 

  • Ensure resource allocation is driven by relative prioritization of work across the portfolio 

  • Ensure appropriate representation in governance forum, grooming of inbound requests, and preparation for estimation and delivery 

  • Partner with delivery teams to streamline project intake, prioritization, governance and reporting processes 

  • Collaborate with Central Portfolio Team to represent our organization in all key deliverables 

  • Lead and develop creation of strategic roadmaps to define the proper path to standardization of the space 

  Capacity Management: 

  • Manage resourcing and capacity across teams 

  • Ensure resources are aligned to top priority projects, understand asset/project resource projection, and identify opportunities for improvement in cost control and efficiency