Director - Analytics Strategy and Innovation

Would you like to be part of Pfizer’s commercial AI and analytics transformation? We are looking for a Director of Analytic Strategy and Innovation to lead high-visibility strategic initiatives within a portfolio of complex analytics and AI programs across Global Commercial Analytics (GCA) and the Chief Marketing Office (CMO).

Reporting to the Analytic Strategy and Innovation (ASI) Lead, this person is a transformation lead. You will typically own one to two strategic initiatives at a time, taking each from business case through planning, delivery, deployment and adoption. You will work alongside a product owner on each initiative: the product owner owns the product and its backlog; you own the program, business translation, and execution of the adoption plan.

You will partner with GCA leaders, brand and CMO teams, Integrated Insights & Strategy (IIS), Data Science, Data Engineering, Analytic Excellence, and platform and vendor partners to turn business priorities into programs that land. The ideal candidate pairs a program leadership track record with the ability to translate between business, analytics and technology teams, and has delivered analytics or AI capabilities into real use in a commercial organization. Your center of gravity is delivery: you can shape a business case, but you are judged on programs that land. You will have direct exposure to GCA and CMO leadership.

We are looking for someone who takes ownership, brings structure to ambiguity, and protects people’s time. You communicate scope and responsibilities clearly, escalate early, know when to decide and when to bring a decision to leadership, and have the intellectual curiosity to constantly learn, unlearn, and re-learn.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

You will lead strategic initiatives end to end, partnering with IIS, Data Science, Data Engineering, Analytic Excellence, and partner teams across Sales, Marketing, Operations and Finance. You will shape the business case, establish scope, schedule and accountabilities, manage risks, dependencies and decisions through delivery, and own the transition into adoption. You will work with the ASI Lead and GCA leadership to connect your initiatives to the broader portfolio, which is managed with agility to pivot as priorities change. Most importantly, the best ASI partners are effective and considerate leaders, strong teammates, and champions of an empowering and inclusive team culture.

• Lead one to two complex, cross-functional strategic initiatives at a time, from business case and problem definition through execution, deployment and adoption
• Develop and own the business case: define the problem, quantify the opportunity, frame options, and recommend an approach that balances impact, cost, resourcing, timeline, likelihood of success and risk
• Build and own integrated program plans, translating objectives into milestones, deliverables, decision points and accountabilities across matrixed teams and external partners
• Partner with the product owner on scope, sequencing and release planning so program commitments are met; bring data and planning expertise to prioritization trade-offs
• Act as the business translator between commercial leaders, analytics and data science teams, and technology and platform partners, so requirements, constraints and decisions are understood on all sides
• Proactively identify and resolve risks, dependencies and delivery challenges, and escalate decisions to leadership when necessary
• Lead executive communications for your initiatives, including roadmaps, business cases, progress, trade-offs and recommendations, and conduct periodic reviews with executive sponsors
• Drive the development and implementation of OKRs for your initiatives, consistent with GCA and CMO priorities, and track outcomes after deployment
• Create and execute change management and adoption plans, from pilot through deployment, in partnership with change management and training resources
• Manage business-critical metrics on workload, delivery and performance across the ASI portfolio for the ASI Lead, and build the analytic products that track them
• Support the ASI Lead on group strategyand strategic assessments as needed
• Promote innovation and challenge the status quo: identify new opportunities and areas of waste, and propose solutions
• Demonstrate foresight and judgment in complex decisions and bring clarity to ambiguous situations for cross-functional teams
• Lead regular communication with teammates, partners and leadership
• Stay current on industry trends, emerging technologies and best practices in commercial analytics, AI, program and product management, and recommend improvements

Here Is What You Need (Minimum Requirements)

• Applicant must have a bachelor's degree with at least 8 years of experience; OR a master's degree with at least 7 years of experience; OR a PhD with 5+ years of experience
• Relevant experience with demonstrated career progression, leading programs or initiatives in commercial analytics, analytics or AI transformation, or related settings
• Demonstrated experience leading complex, cross-functional initiatives end to end, with accountability for planning, issue resolution, executive communication and delivery outcomes
• Experience developing business cases and roadmaps, prioritizing using KPI/OKR methodology, and managing trade-offs across a portfolio of projects
• Experience leading cross-functional teams through significant change in a dynamic, results-driven environment
• Ability to work with business, analytics, data science and technology teams and translate between them
• Mastery of influencing without authority, with written, verbal and presentation skills that work across all organizational levels
• The ability to filter and distill relevant information for the right audience
• Solid sense of ownership, customer service, collaboration and integrity
• Ability to manage conflicting ideas, create an environment where all voices are heard, and own the hard calls
• Ability to work outside own area of expertise, perform business discovery, simplify problems and propose solutions
• Healthcare or life sciences industry experience, with understanding of commercial processes
• Breadth of leadership experience, including the ability to develop and coach others and guide the work of colleagues to achieve business impact

Bonus Points If You Have (Preferred Requirements)

• Experience delivering analytics or AI capabilities into a commercial organization, from strategy through implementation and adoption, including platform integration, migration or deployment
• Project leader or engagement manager experience in management consulting, ideally serving pharmaceutical or life sciences clients, or equivalent experience in an internal strategy and transformation function, with a track record of implementation and transformation work
• Experience working alongside product owners or delivery teams with shared accountability for outcomes
• Experience managing vendor- or partner-delivered programs (consulting, managed service or data and technology partners)
• Experience in market research or insights transformation, including AI-enabled primary market research
• Familiarity with pharmaceutical commercial analytics capabilities such as forecasting, market research, customer analytics and performance measurement
• Program management or Agile training (PMP, PRINCE2, PMI-ACP, CSM, SAFe) or similar

Candidate demonstrates a breadth of diverse leadership experiences and capabilities including: the ability to influence and collaborate with peers, develop and coach others, oversee and guide the work of other colleagues to achieve meaningful outcomes and create business impact.
Relocation support available

Work Location Assignment: Hybrid

Relocation assistance may be available based on business needs and/or eligibility.

Candidates must be authorized to be employed in the U.S. by any employer.

U.S. work visa sponsorship (such as TN, O-1, H-1B, etc.) is not available for this role now or in the future.

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