ROLE SUMMARY
The Senior Director, Pilot Development, Portfolio Management, Technology & Regulatory Strategy is accountable for providing strategic, technical, and operational leadership across Bioprocess R&D’s non‑GMP pilot plants, portfolio management, and BRD’s regulatory and technology strategy. This role ensures that robust, scalable, and compliant drug substance processes, programs, and technologies are enabled efficiently from early development through clinical readiness.
The role serves as a single point of accountability for pilot‑scale execution, portfolio alignment, and integration of development technologies that support Pfizer’s biologics, vaccines, and advanced therapeutic modalities. The role is responsible for coordination and oversight of BRD projects, the point of contact to the BTxPS Portfolio group and the interface with the PSPTs. The lead will oversee BRD project forecasts and provide a single point of contact for a cohesive BRD portfolio perspective to BRD LT. The lead will also work with the lines and coordinate the overall Regulatory strategy for BRD and partner with GCMC as the point of contact.
Additionally, the role is responsible for coordination and oversight of BRD’s Technology Strategy, serving as a point of contact to the Pharm Sci Technology and Innovation line, and interface with the BTxPS Technology Council. This role will lead development and maintenance of a robust BRD Technology Roadmap for implementing BRD’s technology strategy. This role will provide a single point of contact for implementation of a cohesive BRD technology strategy in cooperation with BRD LT.
The role is global in scope and is a core member of the Bioprocess R&D Leadership Team, partnering closely with Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pfizer Global Supply, Regulatory, Digital, and external collaborators.
ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES
- Lead portfolio operations across BRD ensuring alignment of development priorities, pilot capacity, resources, timelines, and execution risk across programs.
- Design and implement metric driven portfolio tracking systems to allow rapid and flexible adjustments to resource allocations according to project prioritizations. The Lead will collaborate with BRD clinical MFG and the BRD LT in the scheduling and prioritization of projects in the non-GMP and GMP pilot plants to deliver the portfolio.
- Serve as the primary contact to BTxPS Portfolio group, ensuring that information on new projects and technologies and changes to on-going projects is transferred into BRD in a timely manner. Work with ARD and PhRD portfolio groups to coordinate project initiations at PICM/PPMT and overall project progression through periodic touchpoints
- Work with the BRD LT to manage new BRD rep assignments; triage project issues for prioritization of BRD LT resources on key issues; facilitate forum for strategic input from BRD LT on portfolio
- Provide a mature and experienced perspective on portfolio tracking, project issues, and prioritization to ensure robust oversight and communication of project milestones, deliverables and issues.
- Provide strategic and technical leadership for non‑GMP pilot plants, enabling effective scale‑up, process characterization, and delivery of drug substance for pre‑clinical and clinical studies.
- Oversee pilot plant readiness, including equipment strategy, maintenance and turnaround, media and buffer support, and inventory management across sites.
- Provide strategic leadership for BRD technology strategy, ensuring technology choices support portfolio priorities, scalability, regulatory readiness, and future manufacturing translation.
- Define and steward the BRD technology roadmap in partnership with Pfizer Global Supply and Digital, including evaluation and deployment of emerging platforms, automation, analytics, and digital enablers.
- Serve as the primary contact to BTxPS technology council, ensuring alignment, visibility, and follow‑through on BRD technology initiatives by tracking projects proposals, coordinating funding requests and investment decisions through the PSTC
- Develop and implement work plans and strategies in response to new BRD technology initiatives, and mentor BRD staff in pursuit of BRD’s technology strategy.
- Serve as a point of contact with PGS for BRD initiatives relating to new technologies, technology transfer, and business practices.
- Oversee BRD legal agreements, external partnerships, and sponsorships by coordinating execution and tracking NDAs, CDAs, MTAs, and collaboration agreements, ensuring timely progress, compliance, and portfolio‑level visibility
- Leverage exposure to continuously benchmark company’s technology position and perspective against emerging technologies in the industry. Integrate learnings from external influences back into BRD.
- Ensure regulatory considerations are embedded early in development, scale‑up, and technology decisions, in partnership with Regulatory CMC colleagues.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- B.S. or M.S. in Chemical Engineering, Biochemical Engineering, Biology, or related field with a minimum of 12+ years of relevant experience in biopharmaceutical development or manufacturing, or Ph.D. with a minimum of 7+ years of experience.
- Proven experience leading and managing direct reports
- Extensive experience/knowledge in process development, pilot‑scale operations, and portfolio enablement for biologics and advanced therapeutic modalities.
- Demonstrated leadership of complex, multi‑disciplinary, multi‑site organizations in a matrixed environment.
- Deep understanding of GLP/GMP principles, regulatory guidance, and CMC development expectations.
- Proven ability to make strategic decisions balancing technical rigor, portfolio priorities, and execution speed.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience leading portfolio planning, governance, or development operations for a complex biologics pipeline
- Experience advancing novel development or manufacturing technologies into clinical programs.
- Strong track record of cross‑functional influence across Research, Manufacturing, Regulatory, and Digital organizations.
- Experience working with or transitioning programs to commercial manufacturing organizations.
- Experience managing external collaborations, consortia, or strategic partnerships related to process or technology innovation.
PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS
- Ability to work effectively in office, laboratory, and pilot‑plant environments.
- Ability to evaluate and integrate complex technical, operational, and portfolio information to make strategic decisions.
NON-STANDARD WORK SCHEDULE, TRAVEL OR ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS
- 15-20% travel required to other sites, manufacturing facilities, and partner locations; LT meetings etc.
- Periodic off‑hours support aligned with critical development or operational milestones.
ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS
- BRD Leadership Team
- Pharmaceutical Sciences technical lines (ARD, PhRD)
- Portfolio strategy group (BPS)
- Biomedicine design (BMD)
- Pfizer Global Supply (PGS)
- Regulatory CMC
- Transformational Technology (TTDS)
- External technology partners and consortia
Supervision
- Role will require supervision of direct reports who maybe individual contributors and/or people leader.Matrix responsibility – will work with all BRD technical lines and SMEs in a matrix capacity
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.
Relocation support available
Work Location Assignment: Hybrid

The annual base salary for this position ranges from $230,900.00 to $384,800.00. In addition, this position is eligible for participation in Pfizer’s Global Performance Plan with a bonus target of 25.0% 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 apply to Tampa, FL or any location outside of the United States.




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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