AI Transformation Strategy – Operations Lead

Pfizer

AI Transformation Strategy & Operation Lead at Pfizer driving AI transformation initiatives with senior leadership in China. Overseeing governance, strategy, and portfolio management for AI-driven projects.

Posted 6/26/2026full-timeHangzhou • 🇨🇳 ChinaSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PMP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Establish and maintain a comprehensive AI transformation strategy & governance framework, including standards, methodologies, templates, and processes that ensure consistency, quality, and auditability across all transformation programs.
Define and operationalize end-to-end program lifecycle management practices — from initiative intake and scoping through execution, launch, and value realization.
Oversee and manage the AI transformation project portfolio, ensuring initiatives are strategically prioritized, resourced, and tracked against defined OKRs and KPIs aligned with Pfizer China’s GTM transformation strategy.
Serve as the primary liaison between the GTM Transformation Team and senior leadership, BU leads, digital, CEI, and external partners, ensuring transparent communication, alignment, and sustained executive sponsorship.
Develop and maintain the integrated AI transformation roadmap, incorporating strategic priorities, resource constraints, and emerging opportunities to guide multi-year transformation execution.
Design and deliver executive-level dashboards, progress reports, and strategic updates that communicate transformation milestones, risks, and business value realization to senior leadership and the Board.
Optimize resource allocation across the transformation portfolio, managing workforce planning, vendor engagement, and budget deployment to maximize program impact.
Proactively identify, assess, escalate, and mitigate risks and issues across transformation programs.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree or above in Business Administration, Management, Data Science, Information Technology, or a related field; Master’s degree (MBA or equivalent) preferred.
Minimum 10 years of professional experience in program/portfolio management, product owner and leadership, strategy consulting, or enterprise transformation roles within multinational or highly regulated environments.
Proven track record of establishing and leading enterprise-level program functions or transformation offices, with demonstrated ability to govern large, complex, cross-functional programs from inception to value realization.
Strong understanding of AI technologies, digital transformation methodologies, and their commercial applications in the pharmaceutical or life sciences sector.
Demonstrated experience working directly with senior leadership and C-suite stakeholders; excellent executive communication, influencing, and facilitation skills.
Expertise in change management frameworks and organizational development, with a track record of driving successful adoption of complex transformations.
Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills with a structured, data-driven approach to portfolio decision-making.
PMP, PgMP, Agile/SAFe, or equivalent program management certification preferred.
Fluency in both English and Mandarin (written and spoken) required.
Experience in the pharmaceutical, healthcare, or life sciences industry is highly desirable.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Pfizer is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction in which it operates.
Health insurance
Retirement plans
Flexible work arrangements
Professional development
Bonuses

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Hard Skills & Tools

AI transformation strategyprogram lifecycle managementportfolio managementOKRsKPIsdashboardsrisk managementchange management frameworksdata-driven decision-makingdigital transformation methodologies

Soft Skills

executive communicationinfluencingfacilitationanalytical thinkingstrategic thinkingleadershipcollaborationproblem-solvingstakeholder managementresource optimization

Certifications

PMPPgMPAgileSAFe