Director, Commercial Data – Analytics Architecture

Pfizer

. Own the architecture of Pfizer’s governed commercial analytics data and semantic data layer .

Posted 10/2/2026full-timeUnited StatesLead💰 $162,900 - $271,500 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in data architecture and analytics engineering, with a strong focus on SQL, Python, and cloud data warehousing, particularly Snowflake. Proven ability to design and enforce data contracts and manage complex data models in regulated industries.

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Data ArchitectureSQL ProficiencyPython ProgrammingCloud Data WarehousingData Governance

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Hard Skills

Data ArchitectureSQLPythonCloud Data WarehousingData ContractsData ModelsCI/CDData TransformationData PipelinesData Quality Testing

Soft Skills

Excellent CommunicationPresentation Skills

Tools & Technologies

SnowflakeCollibraData Catalog ToolsData Lineage Tools

Industry Keywords

PharmaceuticalLife SciencesRegulated IndustriesBiotechMedical Devices

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudPythonSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the architecture of Pfizer’s governed commercial analytics data and semantic data layer
Ensure consistency, scalability, and flexibility across brands and therapeutic areas
Drive central-versus-federated architecture decisions and define standards and data contracts
Set technology-stack direction for storage, compute, transformation, orchestration, CI/CD, catalog, lineage, semantic tooling, and infrastructure
Serve as approval authority for data pipelines and products delivered by external partners and internal brand teams
Write reference implementations, review code, and prototype new capabilities
Own the commercial analytics data model, including standardized domains, conformed dimensions, governed identity spines, and layered data products
Establish and oversee the federated development model and promotion criteria for shared domains
Publish and maintain standards, definitions of done, architecture decision logs, and reference documentation
Implement data contracts, automated data-quality and contract testing, and a consolidated metric registry
Protect consistent certified business definitions across BI, forecasting, and AI-agent consumption
Partner with enterprise platform teams on technical requirements
Own sandbox-to-production promotion architecture, service-account and access patterns, and observability standards
Shape brand onboarding and legacy-data-asset decommissioning strategies
Design the transition from partner-led builds to internally sustained operations
Translate architecture decisions for commercial analytics leaders, brand teams, and executive sponsors
Deliver recommendations on build-versus-buy, central-versus-federated, and adopt-versus-retire decisions

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years in data architecture, data engineering, or analytics engineering with substantial hands-on technical delivery, with a BA/BS; 7+ years with an MS/MBA; or 5+ years with a PhD
High proficiency in SQL and Python and regular coding in production contexts
Comfortable reviewing and correcting code
Deep experience with modern cloud data warehouses, preferably Snowflake, transformation frameworks, orchestration, and CI/CD for data pipelines
Experience designing and enforcing data contracts, conformed data models, and/or metric and semantic layers consumed by multiple teams
Experience serving as design authority over vendor or partner implementation in a large enterprise
Experience with commercial pharmaceutical or life sciences data and associated business definitions
Excellent written and verbal communication, including presenting architecture recommendations to senior business leaders
Experience working in regulated industries such as pharmaceutical, biotech, medical devices, or financial services
Experience with data catalog and lineage tooling, such as Collibra or equivalent, and governance workflows for metric certification
Practical experience preparing governed data and semantics for LLM or agent-based consumption, including grounding, retrieval, and drift detection
Track record of building reference implementations, templates, and runbooks adopted across an organization
Experience with federated or data mesh operating models
Candidates must be authorized to be employed in the U.S. by any employer
Permanent work authorization in the United States required
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