Senior Director – Application Engineering and Productionization

Pfizer

Senior Director leading Pfizer’s AI application engineering and productionization. Scaling secure enterprise applications, AI/ML deployments, and high-performing technology teams.

Posted 8/17/2026full-timeNew York City • Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $230,900 - $384,800 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in defining application engineering strategies, establishing governance models, and leading high-performing teams in regulated industries. Proficient in overseeing CI/CD pipelines, architectural decisions, and ensuring compliance with security and quality standards.

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Application Engineering StrategyCI/CD Pipeline ManagementAI/ML Deployment and MonitoringTeam Leadership and DevelopmentStakeholder Management

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Hard Skills

Cloud PlatformsFull-Stack DevelopmentFront-End DevelopmentAutomated TestingPerformance MetricsAgile DeliveryDevOps PracticesApplication Quality StandardsIncident ResponseOrchestration Frameworks

Soft Skills

Technical CommunicationInfluencing SkillsAccountabilityContinuous LearningCollaboration

Certifications & Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer ScienceEngineering Degree

Industry Keywords

Regulated IndustriesPharmaceuticalsBankingInsuranceEnterprise Governance

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define the overall strategy and governance model for application engineering and productionization
Establish frameworks, patterns, and standards for building, deploying, and maintaining AI and digital products
Make architectural decisions across front-end, full-stack, cloud platforms, and CI/CD pipelines
Partner with product, data engineering, data strategy, platform, and operations leaders on architecture and engineering standards
Oversee the design, development, and rollout of reusable, maintainable applications and tools
Lead front-end and full-stack teams implementing secure, scalable interfaces and enterprise integrations
Establish and govern CI/CD pipelines, release management, and environment configuration
Guide AI/ML engineering teams in deploying, versioning, and monitoring models in production
Define application quality standards and performance metrics for uptime, latency, reliability, and user experience
Oversee automated testing, logging, and observability platforms
Establish proactive issue detection, incident response, and continuous improvement mechanisms
Build and lead an engineering organization of approximately 30 FTEs and hundreds of contractors
Set technical direction, review designs and code, and mentor senior engineers and engineering managers
Foster technical excellence, accountability, continuous learning, reuse, automation, and engineering rigor
Ensure seamless integration with data pipelines, APIs, and orchestration frameworks
Align engineering practices with enterprise governance, security, and compliance requirements
Shape application roadmaps using user and stakeholder feedback, adoption, performance, and business impact
Communicate technical decisions and trade-offs to senior leadership
Promote agile delivery, DevOps, continuous delivery, and modern software development tooling
Apply emerging application engineering, AI integration, and cloud infrastructure practices to drive innovation

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field required
12+ years of relevant professional experience
Proven people-leadership experience building and developing high-performing teams
Experience working within regulated industries such as pharmaceuticals, banking, or insurance
Ability to navigate and influence within large, complex organizations
Strong stakeholder-management capabilities across diverse functions and seniority levels
Recognized industry thought leader with enterprise-wide strategic impact
Demonstrated program and operations management expertise in large, regulated environments
Proven success managing quality standards, leading efficient development teams, and optimizing complex staffing and resource allocation models
Deep expertise in cross-functional integration and operational effectiveness within a large corporate ecosystem
Ability to travel based on business needs
Candidates must be authorized to be employed in the U.S. by any employer
U.S. work visa sponsorship is not available now or in the future
Position requires permanent work authorization in the United States

Benefits

Comp & perks

Participation in Pfizer’s Global Performance Plan with a bonus target of 25.0% of base salary
Eligibility to participate in Pfizer’s share based long term incentive program
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