Director – Developer Experience Specialist, R&D DP&TS Platform and Data Engineering
Pfizer
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Collegeville • California, New York, Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $156,600 - $261,000 per year
Job Level
Lead
About the role
- Serve as a strategic leader and advocate for internal developer experience, shaping platform engineering initiatives to align with organizational goals
- Drive the vision and execution of self-service interfaces (e.g., internal portals, APIs, templates) that empower developers and accelerate innovation
- Architect and implement feedback and communication processes that inform platform strategy and ensure transparent, actionable insights for leadership
- Analyze developer feedback and usage metrics to identify opportunities for transformative platform improvements, influencing product roadmaps and investment decisions
- Lead the optimization of onboarding flows and usability of platform tools, ensuring seamless integration and adoption across global teams
- Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders—including engineering, product management, and external partners—to deliver secure, scalable, and intuitive developer solutions
- Develop and maintain strategic documentation, guides, and resources that enable developer productivity and support organizational change
- Monitor and report on developer experience metrics, providing executive-level insights and recommendations for continuous improvement
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., Computer Science, Data Science, Bioinformatics, Engineering, or related discipline)
- 10+ years of experience in developer tooling, DevOps, or platform engineering
- Strong understanding of CI/CD systems and developer workflows
- Experience designing and supporting internal tools (e.g., APIs, portals, templates)
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills with a user-first mindset
- Fluent in English; capable of clear technical communication across scientific and engineering disciplines
- Ability to influence and collaborate with peers, develop and coach others, oversee and guide the work of other colleagues to achieve meaningful outcomes and create business impact.
Benefits
- 401(k) plan with Pfizer Matching Contributions
- Additional Pfizer Retirement Savings Contribution
- Paid vacation
- Holiday and personal days
- Paid caregiver/parental and medical leave
- Health benefits to include medical, prescription drug, dental and vision coverage
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
developer toolingDevOpsplatform engineeringCI/CD systemsAPIsinternal portalstemplatesdeveloper workflowsonboarding flowsusability
Soft skills
communicationcollaborationuser-first mindsetinfluencecoachingleadershipstrategic thinkinganalytical skillsdocumentationcontinuous improvement
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree