Medical Affairs AI Lead
- Europe - Any Pfizer Site
- United States - Illinois - Lake Forest
- United States - California - La Jolla
- United States - Any Pfizer Site
- United States - Washington – Bothell
- United States - New York - New York City
- United States - Pennsylvania - Collegeville
- United States - Massachusetts - Cambridge
ROLE SUMMARY
The Medical Affairs AI Lead is the strategic architect and technical product owner for AI transformation across HQ Medical Affairs and Field Medical. This role defines the AI vision and roadmap, identifies and prioritizes high-impact use cases, builds rapid prototypes to prove value, and develops reusable Medical Affairs specific Agent Skills and context architectures. The AI Lead translates complex AI capabilities into practical solutions, creates technical specifications and architecture documentation for scalable implementation, and partners across Technology, Legal, Compliance, Privacy, Procurement, and Data teams to remove friction and accelerate delivery.
ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES
Define and communicate the AI transformation vision for Medical Affairs, aligned with enterprise AI strategy and function-specific needs.
Identify high-impact AI use cases across HQ Medical (e.g., Medical Strategy, Publications, Medical Information, Competitive Intelligence) and Field Medical (e.g., Field Medical operations, congress management, advisory boards, ISS/IIRs).
Prioritize initiatives based on value, feasibility, and strategic alignment, distinguishing commoditized use cases from high-leverage opportunities unique to the organization.
Stay current on emerging AI capabilities (e.g., context engineering, agentic workflows, integration standards such as MCP) and translate them into actionable opportunities.
Build functional prototypes and proofs-of-concept (POCs) that allow stakeholders to experience value before full-scale investment.
Develop and maintain Medical Affairs specific Agent Skills: reusable instruction sets, templates, and domain knowledge packages deployable across multiple workflows.
Create and curate Agent Skills libraries, workflow templates, and context architectures optimized for Medical Affairs applications.
Configure AI solutions with therapeutic area content, scientific terminology, and compliance/regulatory constraints.
Enable Medical Affairs subject-matter experts to contribute to and customize Agent Skills for their needs while maintaining quality and governance.
Serve as the primary liaison between Medical Affairs and IT for AI initiatives, translating business needs into technical requirements and vice versa.
Develop technical specifications and architecture documentation that enable IT to scope, implement, support, and monitor solutions effectively.
Build cross-functional partnerships (Technology, Legal, Compliance, Privacy, Procurement, Data) and proactively remove bottlenecks (approval paths, data governance, security concerns, vendor evaluation).
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
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.
Advanced degree in life sciences, pharmacy, or related field (PharmD, PhD, MD, or equivalent preferred), and/or a degree in software development or computer science.
5+ years of Medical Affairs experience (HQ or Field) with hands-on exposure to Medical Affairs, and/or in software development for large, regulated enterprises.
Demonstrated technical fluency: ability to build prototypes, develop AI instructions, and critically evaluate AI outputs.
Proven track record of partnering with IT, Legal, Compliance, and other enterprise stakeholders to deliver solutions in governed environments.
Excellent communication skills and ability to translate between technical and business audiences.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Experience with agentic AI frameworks, context engineering, or Agent Skills development
Background in Medical Affairs, Field Medical operations, or scientific communications
Experience with MCP (Model Context Protocol) or similar integration standards
Familiarity with Veeva, Salesforce, or other Medical Affairs data platforms
Understanding of pharmaceutical compliance and regulatory considerations
Other Job Details
Last Date to Apply for Job: April 30, 2026
Eligible for Relocation Package: No
Work Location Assignment: Hybrid. Must be able to work in assigned Pfizer office 2-3 days per week, or as needed by the business
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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Each word in our purpose has meaning and reflects the value we strive to bring to patients and society:
“Breakthroughs” - These are the innovations, scientific and commercial, that we seek to deliver every day. All colleagues, regardless of role, level or location, strive for breakthroughs every day.
“Change” - We want to do more than simply improve patients’ medical conditions; we want to dramatically change their lives for the better.
“Patients’ lives” - We consider not only patients, but everyone they touch—including their families, caregivers, and friends—and everything they love to do. It’s an intentionally holistic view.
Our purpose ensures that patients remain at the center of all we do. We live our purpose by sourcing the best science in the world; partnering with others in the healthcare system to improve access to our medicines; using digital technologies to enhance our drug discovery and development, as well as patient outcomes; and leading the conversation to advocate for pro-innovation/pro-patient policies.
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Courage: Breakthroughs start by challenging convention, especially in the face of uncertainty or adversity. This happens when we think big, speak up, and are decisive.
Excellence: We can only change patients’ lives when we perform at our best together. This happens when we focus on what matters, agree who does what, and measure our outcomes.
Equity: We believe that every person deserves to be seen, heard, and cared for. This happens when we are inclusive, act with integrity, and reduce healthcare disparities.
Joy: We give ourselves to our work, but it also gives to us. We find joy when we take pride, recognize one another, and have fun.
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Our Competitive Benefits Programs help our colleagues by:
- Promoting Health and Wellness to help colleagues maintain and improve their physical and mental wellbeing. Pfizer offerings include health and disability insurance, preventative health programs, medical screenings, free or reduced-cost vaccinations, discounts on Pfizer products, mental health support, nutrition and fitness counseling and more.
- Strengthening Colleagues’ Financial Security by providing company contributions to retirement plans, life insurance and financial planning education to help colleagues achieve their financial goals.
- Providing Benefits and Time off for the Moments that Matter to ensure Pfizer colleagues have the time away from the office to recharge, recover and return to work as the best version of themselves. Vacation, Holiday time and Sick time are just the beginning, with a 12 week parental leave policy for both parents of a new born, 10 day of caregiver leave for those times when your family needs you whether it’s a child, spouse or parent, bereavement leave, and additional country-specific programs.
- And so much more, depending on your country and site, Pfizer offers childcare facilities or discount programs, on-site health and/or fitness centers, movement and mindfulness solutions, “Log in for your Day” work flexibility and so much more.
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