Director of AI Engineering – Vaccine R&D Operations Enablement

Pfizer

Hybrid Actively hiring
Pearl River, US Posted 23 days ago $176,600–$294,300 / year
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At a glance

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TL;DR

The Director of AI Engineering will lead AI-driven transformation within Vaccine R&D Operations, focusing on applying advanced analytics and automation in highly regulated environments. This role involves defining and delivering scalable AI systems to enhance process-heavy lab and office workflows, improve operational decision-making through predictive models, and ensure compliance with GxP standards. Key responsibilities include developing robust ML pipelines, optimizing development planning, and fostering collaboration across scientific, operational, quality, and business stakeholders. The ideal candidate has a PhD or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or related fields, along with extensive experience in AI/ML, predictive modeling, and cloud scaling. Strong programming skills in Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow, and expertise in regulated industries are essential.

Skills

Python PyTorch TensorFlow Kubernetes AWS Azure GCP Docker MLOps CI/CD PostgreSQL Snowflake GitLab Jupyter Scikit-learn Pandas NumPy Apache Airflow Prometheus Grafana

What you'll do

  • Define and deliver AI solutions for lab and office workflows, improving speed and compliance.
  • Develop predictive models and decision-support tools for resource planning and risk management.
  • Design inspection-ready AI systems aligned with GxP standards and data integrity requirements.
  • Build AI-enabled capabilities for development planning and execution risk forecasting.
  • Architect and deploy production-grade ML pipelines in cloud or HPC environments.
  • Mentor engineers and operational partners to raise AI literacy across vaccine R&D.

What we're looking for

  • PhD or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, AI, with significant applied analytical experience.
  • Expertise in predictive modeling, optimization, automation, and ML system design.
  • Strong programming skills in Python and modern ML frameworks like PyTorch, TensorFlow.
  • Experience scaling models in cloud and High-Performance Computing environments.
  • Demonstrated ability to collaborate across scientific, operational, quality, and business teams.
  • Deep understanding of process-heavy environments, preferably within R&D or regulated industries.

Market check

Salary context

This $176,600–$294,300 range sits above 56% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$181,700–$262,400

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$183,650–$246,150

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

About Pfizer

Pfizer Inc. is one of the world''s largest biopharmaceutical companies, researching, developing, manufacturing, and marketing medicines and vaccines across multiple therapeutic areas including oncology, cardiology, and infectious diseases. Industry: Biopharmaceuticals

Pfizer currently has 18 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $106,000–$176,600 across 18 roles with salary data.

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