Pfizer

Medical Affairs AI Lead

Pfizer

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: New York City • California • Illinois • United States

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Salary

💰 $176,600 - $294,300 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Define and communicate the AI transformation vision for Medical Affairs, aligned with enterprise AI strategy and function-specific needs.
  • Identify high-impact AI use cases across HQ Medical (e.g., Medical Strategy, Publications, Medical Information, Competitive Intelligence) and Field Medical (e.g., Field Medical operations, congress management, advisory boards, ISS/IIRs).
  • Prioritize initiatives based on value, feasibility, and strategic alignment, distinguishing commoditized use cases from high-leverage opportunities unique to the organization.
  • Stay current on emerging AI capabilities (e.g., context engineering, agentic workflows, integration standards such as MCP) and translate them into actionable opportunities.
  • Build functional prototypes and proofs-of-concept (POCs) that allow stakeholders to experience value before full-scale investment.
  • Develop and maintain Medical Affairs specific Agent Skills: reusable instruction sets, templates, and domain knowledge packages deployable across multiple workflows.
  • Create and curate Agent Skills libraries, workflow templates, and context architectures optimized for Medical Affairs applications.
  • Configure AI solutions with therapeutic area content, scientific terminology, and compliance/regulatory constraints.
  • Enable Medical Affairs subject-matter experts to contribute to and customize Agent Skills for their needs while maintaining quality and governance.
  • Serve as the primary liaison between Medical Affairs and IT for AI initiatives, translating business needs into technical requirements and vice versa.
  • Develop technical specifications and architecture documentation that enable IT to scope, implement, support, and monitor solutions effectively.
  • Build cross-functional partnerships (Technology, Legal, Compliance, Privacy, Procurement, Data) and proactively remove bottlenecks (approval paths, data governance, security concerns, vendor evaluation).

Requirements

  • Advanced degree in life sciences, pharmacy, or related field (PharmD, PhD, MD, or equivalent preferred), and/or a degree in software development or computer science.
  • 5+ years of Medical Affairs experience (HQ or Field) with hands-on exposure to Medical Affairs, and/or in software development for large, regulated enterprises.
  • Demonstrated technical fluency: ability to build prototypes, develop AI instructions, and critically evaluate AI outputs.
  • Proven track record of partnering with IT, Legal, Compliance, and other enterprise stakeholders to deliver solutions in governed environments.
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to translate between technical and business audiences.
Benefits
  • Health benefits to include medical, prescription drug, dental and vision coverage.
  • 401(k) plan with Pfizer Matching Contributions and an additional Pfizer Retirement Savings Contribution.
  • Paid vacation, holiday and personal days.
  • Paid caregiver/parental and medical leave.
  • Comprehensive and generous benefits and programs to help our colleagues lead healthy lives and to support each of life’s moments.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
AI transformationprototypingAI instructions developmenttechnical specificationsarchitecture documentationcontext engineeringagentic workflowsintegration standardscompliance regulationsscientific terminology
Soft Skills
communicationstakeholder managementcross-functional collaborationproblem-solvingstrategic alignmentcritical evaluationtranslating technical requirementsgovernancepartnership buildingvalue prioritization
Certifications
PharmDPhDMDsoftware development degreecomputer science degree