AI Strategy Lead (Director)

• Leads cross-functional teams of senior leaders within Pfizer R&D, and external partners developing and delivering digital, data and technology transformation that can accelerate clinical trial recruitment. Enhances patient experience, inform clinical program decision-making, or otherwise will produce a step change in Pfizer R&D’s clinical development capabilities. 

• Experienced matrix leader accountable for delivery of strategy, business case, deployment and value capture for technology projects in their portfolio. 

• Accountable for timelines, budget, and quality of solutions in their portfolio. 

• Accountable for partnering and collaborating with functional leadership to ensure appropriate resourcing for their projects. 

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES   

Strategy: 

• Act as a thought partner and provide strategic support to the APD Head in the identification of opportunities for digital technologies/transformation to accelerate clinical trial recruitment, enhance patient experience and inform clinical program decision making, aligned with Purpose Blueprint 4.1 (Develop medicines at lightspeed) and 5.1 (Make trials more patient-centric, now). 

• Identify key clinical development use cased that can benefit from novel technologies such as digital biomarkers, wearables, and novel diagnostic techniques, develop an Pfizer R&D strategy for leveraging these technologies through internal capabilities, external partnerships and BD, and ensure buy-in from relevant Pfizer R&D leaders. 

• Partner with Research AI Strategy Lead to identify use cases for AI, machine learning and advanced analytics in oncology clinical development. 

• Provide directive input to market research of technology trends and industry solutions via market intelligence and strategic vendor partnerships. 

• Owns relationships with senior external stakeholders at actual or potential technology partners, with responsibility for positioning Pfizer R&D externally at the forefront of digital innovation. 

• Represents Pfizer R&D and Pfizer externally at AI / technology congresses / industry bodies. 

Implementation: 

• Experienced matrix leader accountable for leading the enterprise project team delivery of multiple complex use case/ solution teams that advance technology solutions for drug development. 

• Single point of accountability for AI Portfolio, Development projects to ensure feasibility of execution, planning and delivery of use cases on time, within budget and with quality. This includes external partnerships. 

• Accountable for developing the strategy for execution of the use case, managing timelines, budget and assessing impact of the projects ensuring delivery to Pfizer technology strategic goals. 

• Lead planning and oversight of oncology focused strategic partnerships designed to advance the oncology technology development business goals. 

• Partners