PharmSci Agentic and Generative AI Architect

The PharmSci Agentic & Generative AI Architect is a hands-on technical leader responsible for designing, building, and scaling agentic and generative AI solutions in support of Pharmaceutical Sciences initiatives. This role translates Big Ideas into production-ready AI systems, applying strong engineering discipline, scalable architecture, and responsible AI practices., The role operates as a senior individual contributor with broad technical influence, partnering closely with scientific and product leads while maintaining accountability for technical design and execution., Agentic & Generative AI Architecture

• Design and implement agentic AI systems capable of multi-step reasoning, tool use, and autonomous task execution.
• Architect enterprise-grade GenAI solutions, including RAG pipelines, embedding strategies, orchestration layers, and evaluation frameworks.

Delivery & Technical Execution

• Lead PoCs and pilots and scale successful solutions into production-ready capabilities.
• Establish reusable architectural patterns, reference implementations, and technical standards for GenAI and agentic systems.
• Ensure solutions meet expectations for reliability, observability, performance, and cost effectiveness.

Integration & Enablement

• Integrate AI solutions with existing platforms, data sources, and workflows to support adoption.
• Partner with science and product leads to translate requirements into robust technical designs and delivery milestones.
• Mentor team developers and contribute to raising overall GenAI and agentic AI maturity.

Responsible AI Implementation

• Embed governance, security, evaluation, and monitoring considerations into solution design and deployment.
• Support sustainable operation through appropriate lifecycle and maintenance practices., * This role operates within a globally distributed team across multiple time zones, including the United States and India. As such, periodic flexibility in work hours is required to enable effective collaboration, including occasional meetings outside of standard local business hours.
• Limited travel is expected to support in-person collaboration and key project milestones, typically a few times per year., Pfizer reports payments and other transfers of value to health care providers as required by federal and state transparency laws and implementing regulations. These laws and regulations require Pfizer to provide government agencies with information such as a health care provider's name, address and the type of payments or other value received, generally for public disclosure. Subject to further legal review and statutory or regulatory clarification, which Pfizer intends to pursue, reimbursement of recruiting expenses for licensed physicians may constitute a reportable transfer of value under the federal transparency law commonly known as the Sunshine Act. Therefore, if you are a licensed physician who incurs recruiting expenses as a result of interviewing with Pfizer that we pay or reimburse, your name, address and the amount of payments made currently will be reported to the government. If you have questions regarding this matter, please do not hesitate to contact your Talent Acquisition representative.

• Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, AI/ML, or equivalent applied experience required and with 6+ years (Bachelor's), 5+ years (Master's), or 1+ year (PhD) of relevant experience.
• Significant hands-on experience building production software and applied AI systems.
• Deep experience with GenAI, RAG architectures, and agentic workflow design.
• Strong programming skills (e.g., Python) and modern AI engineering practices., * Experience operating in regulated or process-heavy environments.
• Track record of delivering reusable platforms, accelerators, or reference architectures.
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to non-technical partners.

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.

The annual base salary for this position ranges from $139,100.00 to $231,900.00. In addition, this position is eligible for participation in Pfizer's Global Performance Plan with a bonus target of 17.5% of the base salary and eligibility to participate in our share based long term incentive program. We offer comprehensive and generous benefits and programs to help our colleagues lead healthy lives and to support each of life's moments. Benefits offered include a 401(k) plan with Pfizer Matching Contributions and an additional Pfizer Retirement Savings Contribution, paid vacation, holiday and personal days, paid caregiver/parental and medical leave, and health benefits to include medical, prescription drug, dental and vision coverage. Learn more at Pfizer Candidate Site - U.S. Benefits | (uscandidates.mypfizerbenefits.com). Pfizer compensation structures and benefit packages are aligned based on the location of hire. The United States salary range provided does not