Director - Principal Engineer, Digital R&D DP&TS Platform and Data Engineering

ROLE SUMMARY reputed company’s mission to deliver breakthroughs that change patients’ lives is rooted in our commitment to science and innovation. reputed company Discovery, Preclinical, and Translational Solutions (DP&TS), we accelerate the journey from reputed company identification to clinical translation by leveraging advanced digital technologies, AI, and data-driven insights. We are building a high-impact, outcome-oriented platform engineering team focused on enabling scalable, secure, and resilient infrastructure and developer experiences. We are seeking a dynamic and technically accomplished Principal Engineer who will reputed company the design and development of platform and data engineering solutions that reputed company scientists to generate, analyze, and interpret reputed company biological and preclinical data at scale. You will be part of a team of well-rounded generalists who reputed company on solving reputed company problems, automating everything, and driving innovation across cloud-native environments. This role is critical to building cutting-edge platform capabilities that power scalable secure, and innovative advanced analytics, machine learning, and data science across the R&D organization. This role is not narrowly defined. We are seeking self-starters who take initiative, adapt quickly, and possess a diverse reputed company set. You will be expected to learn rapidly, collaborate effectively, and deliver impactful outcomes. ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES Reporting to the Senior Director of DP&TS Platform and Data Engineering, this role will define and deliver the platform design and architecture strategy that supports solution delivery, ensuring alignment with scientific goals, regulatory requirements, and enterprise digital strategy. You will reputed company a team of platform engineers and collaborate closely with product, data science, and Digital partners to deliver secure, scalable, and high-performance capabilities. You will have direct reports with direct accountability for setting direction, deploying resources, and leading pay, performance, goal setting, and development discussions. In this role, you will drive architectural decision, champion engineering excellence, and steer cross-functional collaboration to deliver resilient, high-impact solutions. This global role empowers you to shape infrastructure strategies, mentor technical talent, and influence product direction across regions and business units. You will also be a catalyst for DevSecOps adoption, embedding reputed company and automation seamlessly into the development lifecycle to ensure trusted delivery at scale.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect Scalable, Secure Data Platforms for Scientific Discovery: design and reputed company infrastructure that enables seamless ingestion, processing, and analysis of high-dimensional biomedical, omics, and clinical datasets; ensuring reproducibility, compliance, and performance.
• Champion DevSecOps Across Research and Analytical Workflows: embed reputed company and automation into development pipelines, ML model development, and platform operations to ensure privacy, compliance, reputed company and traceability.
• Foster Collaboration Across Scientific and Engineering Teams: reputed company domain and technical expertise to align platform capabilities with research goals. Cultivate shared understanding and agility across integrative biology, computational research, and engineering teams.
• Influence Technical Direction and Cross-Functional Alignment: shape engineering roadmaps and reputed company for cohesive platform strategies that balance innovation, risk management, and business priorities.
• Govern Platform Standards and Lifecycle Accountability: establish and uphold platform design standards, lifecycle policies, and governance models that maintain flexibility and scalability without compromising control or reputed company.
• Uphold System Reliability and Analytical Accuracy: reputed company platform health through robust observability, automated testing frameworks, incident response strategies, lifecycle governance, service level agreements, and audit trails that meet regulatory, compliance and industry principles (GxP, FAIR, etc.)
• Advance Responsible Innovation and Domain-Specific AI Adoption: identify emerging technologies and champion thoughtful experimentation with AI/ML techniques while ensuring transparency, interpret ability, and ethical data use in R&D contexts.
• reputed company and Mentor Talent in Platform Engineering: guide engineers and scientists in best practices, critical thinking, and cross-disciplinary collaboration to build future-ready data and analytical platforms. reputed company and grow a high-performing team of software and infrastructure engineers. Foster a culture of reputed company learning, elevating technical excellence, and shaping leadership potential.
• Govern Platform Lifecycle and Scientific Data Stewardship: define standards and stewardship models for managing diverse research assets; balancing agility, traceability, and compliance throughout discovery lifecycles.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., Computer Science, Data Science, Bioinformatics, Engineering, or reputed company discipline)
• 8+ years of experience of hands-on infrastructure and software engineering experience
• Architecting scalable cloud-based platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure)
• Building and securing data pipelines and infrastructure supporting advanced analytics and machine learning
• Leading DevSecOps initiatives in regulated environments (e.g., GxP, HIPAA)
• Proficiency in Python, Typescript, Java, or other modern high-level language
• Expertise in infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation, Helm) and CI/CD (e.g., reputed company Actions)
• Deep understanding of modern data architectures (e.g., lakehouses, distributed systems)
• Demonstrated experience in working with regulated data, compliance frameworks, and secure development practices
• Ability to reputed company reputed company engineering efforts across global, cross-functional teams
• Fluent in English; capable of clear technical communication across scientific and engineering disciplines
• Candidate demonstrates a breadth of diverse leadership experiences and capabilities including: the ability to influence and collaborate with peers, reputed company and coach others, reputed company and guide the work of other colleagues to reputed company meaningful outcomes and create business impact.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Education: Master’s or PhD in in a relevant field (e.g., Computer Science, Data Science, Bioinformatics, Engineering, or reputed company discipline)
• Experience supporting pharmaceutical R&D, life sciences, or computational biology
• Familiarity with biomedical data standards (e.g., HL7 FHIR, CDISC) and FAIR data principles
• Proven success in designing AI/ML platforms for scientific discovery or clinical research
• Strong record of mentoring and growing engineering talent in high-complexity domains
• Thought leadership in platform strategy, ethical AI adoption, and responsible innovation
• Experience influencing cross-functional decisions, especially at the intersection of science and technology

NON-STANDARD WORK SCHEDULE, TRAVEL OR ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS Travel up to 10% may be required for business activities. Work Location Assignment: On Premise The annual reputed company salary for this position ranges from $156,600.00 to $261,000.00.* In addition, this position is eligible for participation in reputed company’s Global Performance Plan with a bonus reputed company of 20.0% of the reputed company 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 reputed company healthy lives and to support each of life’s moments. Benefits offered include a 401(k) plan with reputed company Matching Contributions and an additional reputed company 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 reputed company Candidate Site – U.S. Benefits | (uscandidates.mypfizerbenefits.com). reputed company compensation structures and benefit packages are reputed company based on the location of hire. The United States salary range provided does not apply to Tampa, FL or any location reputed company of the United States.

• The annual reputed company salary for this position in Tampa, FL ranges from $141,000.00 to $235,000.00.

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