Senior Technical Architect

Job Description

We are seeking a Director, Senior Technical Architect to serve as the technical leader accountable for shaping the architecture and technology strategy for key Executive Leadership Team (ELT)-level AI programs at Pfizer. This leader will define the architecture and technical direction for these high-priority AI programs, ensuring they are modern, secure, scalable, reusable, and aligned to Pfizer’s enterprise architecture standards and Digital platform strategy.

The role is accountable for translating ambiguous, high-priority ELT-level AI ambitions into a clear architecture and technology strategy, and for connecting these programs to Pfizer’s enterprise platforms and standards. This leader will work as a trusted technical advisor to senior business and Digital leaders, enterprise architects, and platform teams to ensure the AI programs’ architecture is coherent, well-governed, and delivers measurable value.

This position requires a senior, hands-on technical architect who can operate at the intersection of enterprise AI strategy, technology strategy, modern engineering, AI-enabled delivery, and architectural governance. As a technical authority, the Director will create clarity from complexity, make sound architecture and technology choices, guide teams through influence, and set the technical direction that helps these AI programs deliver faster, safer, and more reusable capabilities at enterprise scale.

Skills and Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field, with proven experience in technical or solution architecture, engineering, or technology strategy.
• Demonstrated experience defining the architecture and technology strategy for significant programs, products, or technology domains — ideally AI or data-intensive.
• Deep, hands-on technical expertise in modern engineering practices, cloud platforms, data and integration patterns, APIs, AI/ML services, security, and reliability.
• Experience acting as a technical advisor or design authority, guiding teams and stakeholders through influence rather than direct authority.
• Experience partnering with senior business and Digital stakeholders on high-visibility programs to shape technical direction and measurable outcomes.
• Advanced degree in a technology, engineering, or related discipline preferred.
• Experience operating in a highly regulated, global enterprise environment with complex compliance, privacy, security, and risk expectations.
• Experience architecting AI, agentic, or automation solutions and applying platform reuse to improve speed and quality.
• Track record of influencing senior stakeholders, building trusted partnerships, and creating clarity in ambiguous situations.
• Recognized technical depth in AI and modern architecture (e.g., agentic platforms, LLMs, data platforms, cloud, and enterprise integration).

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to [email protected].