Manager - Manufacturing Intelligence
- India - Goa
- India - Vizag
- India - Mumbai
- India - Chennai
Use Your Power for Purpose
At Pfizer, technology impacts everything we do. Our digital and 'data first' strategy focuses on implementing impactful and innovative technology solutions across all functions, from research to manufacturing. By digitizing drug discovery and development, identifying solutions, or making our work easier and faster, you will be making a difference to countless lives. Your dedication and hard work will be instrumental in helping Pfizer achieve new milestones and make a positive impact on patients worldwide.
Role overview
The Manufacturing Intelligence and Technology Transformation (MITT) team within Pfizer’s Global Technology, Engineering and Launch organisation develops and deploys advanced manufacturing capabilities across Pfizer Global Supply. These capabilities include artificial intelligence and machine learning, soft sensors, advanced process control and agentic AI solutions.
The Data Science Manager will develop and implement advanced AI and process-modelling solutions in complex pharmaceutical manufacturing environments. This individual contributor role will focus on large language models, agentic systems, real-time soft sensors and advanced process control to generate actionable insights and support continuous improvement across manufacturing and quality operations.
Responsibilities
- Contribute technical expertise to high-impact analytics, modelling and optimisation projects.
- Identify high-value applications for advanced analytics, advanced process control, AI, machine learning, large language models, agentic AI and the Industrial Internet of Things.
- Design and deploy fit-for-purpose solutions for pharmaceutical manufacturing environments.
- Develop mathematical models, machine-learning systems and LLM-enabled agentic workflows, and support their implementation in GMP environments.
- Apply engineering principles, modelling tools and experimental methods to data-rich laboratory, pilot and manufacturing systems.
- Improve process understanding and enable real-time process monitoring and control.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams and key stakeholders, communicate progress clearly and drive projects to timely completion.
Basic qualifications
- Expert-level Python proficiency is a must
- Experience preparing and analysing large, real-world datasets, including structured time-series data containing thousands of variables is required
- Demonstrated experience applying AI methods—including LLMs, knowledge graphs and agentic architectures—to generate insights and support decision-making.
- Proven ability to develop autonomous agents or AI copilots for manufacturing or scientific workflows.
- Strong collaboration skills and experience working in diverse, cross-functional teams.
- Knowledge of pharmaceutical or biopharmaceutical manufacturing processes.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate technical concepts into actionable insights for technical and non-technical audiences.
- Adherence to best practice software engineering principles eg PEP8
Preferred qualifications
- A PhD with at least 2-3 years experience or Masters with 5-6 years experience in engineering, mathematics, computer science, or related discipline.
- Expertise in first-principles modelling, including thermodynamics, reaction modelling and heat and mass transfer.
- Experience developing hybrid and practical process models for real-time applications.
- Experience with cloud-based development platforms such as AWS SageMaker.
- Familiarity with cloud data warehouses such as Snowflake or Redshift and relational databases using SQL.
- Hands-on experience with deep learning and latent variable models for time-series monitoring, anomaly detection, and automated root-cause analysis.
- Experience integrating LLMs into real-time decision-support systems or user-facing agentic applications.
- Proficiency with visualisation and dashboard tools such as Streamlit, Plotly or Spotfire.
Work Location Assignment: Hybrid
Pfizer is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction in which it operates.
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Breakthroughs that change patients’ lives
Research confirms what intuition tells us: that purpose-driven companies perform better, are more innovative, attract and retain the best people, and know how to unleash the power of those people. Pfizer’s purpose—Breakthroughs that change patients' lives—fuels everything we do and reflects our passion for building on our legacy as one of the greatest contributors of good to the world.
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.
Every decision we make and every action we take is done with the patient in mind—and to nurture an environment where breakthroughs can thrive.
Pfizer Global Supply
Pfizer Global Supply proudly shoulders the responsibility of manufacturing and distributing our wide-ranging pharmaceutical products.
With an unwavering commitment to ensuring the availability and accessibility of these life-saving medications, we play a pivotal role in reaching patients, healthcare professionals, and markets across the globe.
Our network of state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities, strategically located distribution centers, and streamlined logistics systems enables us to deliver Pfizer's medicines with utmost efficiency and reliability, making a tangible difference in patients' lives worldwide.
Benefits at Pfizer
Pfizer offers competitive compensation and benefits programs designed to meet the diverse needs of our colleagues. Our Pay for Performance Philosophy and Practices reward colleagues based on the contributions they make to our business.
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.
For U.S. based jobs, view an overview of Pfizer’s U.S. benefits program (opens in a new window)