IRT Technical Lead – Impala 2.0

Pfizer

. Lead business testing workstream for defect correction and enhancement releases; including identification of risks to current studies, developing and contributing to execution of the testing plan.

Posted 5/1/2026full-timeGroton • Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $124,400 - $207,400 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Google Cloud Platform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead business testing workstream for defect correction and enhancement releases; including identification of risks to current studies, developing and contributing to execution of the testing plan.
Lead impact assessments of system updates, enhancements and defect corrections on iView2 reports.
Participate in enhancement, sprint and release scoping discussions to support system enhancements to meet clinical trial and business needs.
Partner with applicable system Product Owners, Product Area Leads and Digital technical team to ensure business continuity during planned releases and unplanned outages.
Serve as IT Business Continuity process owner.
Partner closely with other IGOT Technical leads on Impala 2.0 system issue escalations, support strategies and issue resolution.
Provide technical and customer facing insights during design review meetings, Digital consultations, audits and regulatory inspections.
Lead the resolution of technical issues and oversee or participate in quality investigations related to Impala 2.0 in collaboration with other technical/Digital resources.
Maintain and monitor Impala 2.0 data standards, quality, compliance, security and usage of IRT related entities that reside in the Innovative Technology data dictionary and contribute to the overall data strategy for Global Clinical Supply.
Evaluate data requests related to IRT and propose/implement potential solutions.

Requirements

What you’ll need

BA/BS with work experience in the biopharma industry required
Minimum 6+ years of experience with IRT systems or relevant healthcare industry experience
Understanding the nature of clinical data, with regard to the concepts of IRT study configuration, resupply settings, blinding, privacy protection, and data quality/integrity standards
Knowledge and experience working in a GMP / GCP environment and with regulatory audit teams
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Possesses strong English language written and verbal communication skills
Comfortable working with a global team, partners and customers in a change agile environment
System Development experience including providing business requirement and problem statements, participation in design sessions, UAT script writing and execution, and appropriate timeline management
Strong understanding of system user experience scenarios to ensure comprehensive test cases
Experience in JIRA, qTest, and Confluence
Skilled in Microsoft Office suite including advanced skills with Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Visio, OneNote and SharePoint

Benefits

Comp & perks

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 including medical, prescription drug, dental and vision coverage

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Hard Skills & Tools

IRT systemsclinical dataGMPGCPdata quality standardsUAT script writingsystem user experiencedata strategyproblem statementsdesign sessions

Soft Skills

analytical skillsproblem-solving skillscommunication skillscollaborationadaptabilityleadershipcustomer-facing insightsrisk identificationquality investigationschange management