Director – AI-Ready Data Foundation & Governance

Pfizer

. Own the GH&B AI Ready Data Warehouse built on Snowflake and operate the AI and analytics layer .

Posted 10/28/2026full-timeNew York City • New York • United StatesLead💰 $162,900 - $271,500 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in data governance, architecture, and management, with a strong focus on AI-ready data platforms and enterprise standards. Proficient in SQL and Python, with hands-on experience in data cataloguing and establishing ontologies across multiple data domains.

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Data GovernanceData ArchitectureSQL ProficiencyPython ProficiencySnowflake Experience

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Hard Skills

Data ManagementData EngineeringAI/ML ConceptsData OntologiesData Quality MonitoringData CataloguingProduction SupportData LineageMetadata StrategiesEnterprise Data Warehousing

Soft Skills

Excellent CommunicationStakeholder InfluenceTeam CollaborationLeadership

Tools & Technologies

SnowflakeCollibraAthenaNEOGH&B Navigator Dashboard

Industry Keywords

PharmaceuticalBiosimilarsHospital-MarketData Governance StandardsMatrixed Organization

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PythonSnowflakeSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the GH&B AI Ready Data Warehouse built on Snowflake and operate the AI and analytics layer
Establish and maintain ontologies and semantic relationships across manufacturing, commercial, supply, and pricing data domains
Own end-to-end data governance, including enterprise standards, access controls, quality rules, stewardship accountability, and automated monitoring
Own production reliability for Athena, NEO, the GH&B Navigator dashboard, shortage prediction model, and flu prediction model
Monitor data quality feeding production AI/ML models and detect data drift
Partner with the Advanced Data Analytics & AI Solutions team on model performance and retraining/refresh cadence
Establish version control and testing/release processes for warehouses, ontologies, dashboards, and models
Administer role-based access to GH&B data platforms and partner with Legal/Privacy on hospital-adjacent data
Maintain technical documentation and runbooks
Partner with GH&B Digital and enterprise Digital & Technology to align architecture and platform decisions with enterprise direction
Direct contingent contractor resources building and maintaining AI and analytics models and production applications
Serve as the accountable owner of GH&B data quality, lineage, and trustworthiness
Partner with stakeholders to prioritize the data and governance roadmap
Evaluate data and ontology requests, assess feasibility and risk, and route them to the appropriate build or governance path

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree with at least 8+ years of experience; OR a Master’s degree with more than 7+ years of experience; OR a Ph.D. with 5+ years of experience
Experience in data architecture, data management, data engineering, or data governance
Pharmaceutical, biosimilars, or hospital-market industry experience
Experience building and operating enterprise data warehouses or AI-ready data platforms, such as Snowflake
High proficiency in SQL and Python and regular coding in production contexts
Experience architecting for unstructured data, including extraction, chunking, enrichment, and metadata strategies for AI consumption
Hands-on experience with Collibra for data cataloguing, lineage, and data governance workflows
Experience establishing data ontologies, taxonomies, or semantic/knowledge-graph models connecting multiple data domains
Experience setting and enforcing data governance standards in a matrixed organization
Experience directing contingent contractor or vendor engineering resources
Applied working knowledge of AI and machine learning concepts, including AI-ready data architecture
Track record of influencing senior stakeholders and operating effectively without direct authority
Experience owning maintenance and production support of business-critical applications, dashboards, or platforms
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Must be able to travel to Pfizer offices, vendor offices, and other team meeting locations when required
Must be available for regular meetings with EU- and US-based stakeholders
Candidates must be authorized to be employed in the U.S. by any employer
Position requires permanent work authorization in the United States
U.S. work visa sponsorship is not available now or in the future

Benefits

Comp & perks

Global Performance Plan bonus target of 20.0% of base salary
Share-based long-term incentive program eligibility
401(k) plan with Pfizer Matching Contributions
Additional Pfizer Retirement Savings Contribution
Paid vacation, holiday, and personal days
Paid caregiver/parental and medical leave
Medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage
Relocation assistance may be available based on business needs and/or eligibility