Pfizer

Applied AI Workflow Scientist, Sr. Manager

Pfizer$139K — $231K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree with 6+ years relevant experience, Master's with 5+, or PhD with 1+ year; preference for advanced degree in AI, computer science, bioinformatics or similar fields.
  • Hands-on experience with LLMs, generative AI, or machine learning applied to real-world use cases.
  • Proven ability to create reusable workflows/systems; proficient in Python and modern AI/ML tools.
  • Experience translating user needs into technical solutions with strong collaboration and communication skills.
  • Sound judgment related to methodological rigor and AI oversight.

Responsibilities

  • Identify valuable scholarly and analytical use cases for LLMs and agentic AI in Inflammation & Immunology.
  • Design and build reusable workflows that support comprehensive scientific processes.
  • Collaborate with scientists to address workflow issues and implement practical solutions.
  • Translate AI capabilities into applicable scientific methods while maintaining methodological rigor and user involvement.
  • Contribute to technical standards ensuring AIDE solutions are trusted and reproducible.
  • Coordinate with the Digital ecosystem to integrate solutions within the broader AI and data landscape.
  • Enhance AI knowledge among users by demonstrating workflows and articulating advantages.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • 401(k) plan with matching contributions and additional savings contributions.
  • Generous paid vacation, holiday, and personal days.
  • Paid caregiver and parental leave, along with medical leave support.
  • Opportunities for performance-based bonuses and long-term incentive participation.
Full Job Description
ROLE SUMMARY:

Drives practical application of large language models (LLMs) and agentic artificial intelligence across Inflammation & Immunology (I&I) by identifying high-value scientific use cases, building reusable workflows, and partnering closely with scientists to ensure adoption, rigor, and impact. This role sits within AI Delivery & Enablement (AIDE), the Systems Immunology line created to make AI and omics workflows practical across I&I by converting repeat asks into reusable capabilities and helping those capabilities become embedded in day-to-day scientific work.

The Applied AI Workflow Scientist combines entrepreneurial use-case discovery with hands-on implementation of reusable AI workflows and agentic systems. The role is intended for someone who is excited by emerging LLM capabilities but equally committed to applying them responsibly, with scientific credibility, strong user partnership, and a focus on workflows that scale beyond one-off prototypes.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Identify high-value, repeat scientific and analytical use cases where LLMs, agentic AI, and workflow automation can materially improve the speed, quality, consistency, or accessibility of work across I&I.
  • Design, build, and refine reusable AI workflows, prompt/program structures, orchestration patterns, and agent-based tools that support end-to-end scientific narratives rather than isolated task completion.
  • Partner closely with scientists, clinicians, computational biologists, and other stakeholders to understand real workflow pain points, define fit-for-purpose solutions, and iterate rapidly toward tools that are scientifically useful and operationally adopted.
  • Translate emerging LLM and agent capabilities into practical scientific applications, balancing speed of experimentation with methodological rigor, grounded usage, human-in-the-loop design, and reusable implementation patterns.
  • Contribute to technical standards for evaluation, documentation, guardrails, and workflow quality so that AIDE solutions are trusted, reproducible, and suitable for repeated use across teams and projects.
  • Work across the Digital ecosystem to avoid duplication, leverage existing platforms where appropriate, and ensure that AIDE solutions fit within the broader Pfizer AI and data environment.
  • Raise AI fluency among collaborators by demonstrating practical workflows, explaining trade-offs clearly, and helping scientists build confidence in responsible use of LLM-enabled tools.


BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
  • Bachelors degree and 6+ years of relevant work experience OR Master's degree and 5+ years of experience OR PhD and 1+ years of experience. Advanced degree in computer science, machine learning, artificial intelligence, computational biology, bioinformatics, statistics, engineering, or a related quantitative or scientific field preferred.
  • Strong hands-on experience applying LLMs, generative AI, machine learning, or related AI approaches to real-world workflows, products, or analytical use cases.
  • Demonstrated ability to build practical, reusable workflows or systems rather than one-off analyses, with strong implementation skills in Python and modern AI / ML tooling.
  • Experience working directly with domain users or stakeholders to translate ambiguous needs into useful technical solutions, with evidence of strong collaboration and communication skills.
  • Sound judgment regarding methodological rigor, model limitations, evaluation, and the appropriate role of human oversight in AI-enabled workflows.


PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
  • Experience in life sciences, pharma, biotech, systems biology, immunology, translational science, omics, or related research environments.
  • Familiarity with scientific evidence synthesis, literature and document workflows, retrieval-augmented approaches, or multi-step knowledge workflows involving unstructured and structured scientific information.
  • Experience with agentic orchestration, prompt/program design, workflow automation, or multimodal extensions of AI systems.
  • Comfort operating across scientific and technical disciplines, with enough domain fluency to engage credibly with scientists while still bringing a strong applied-AI builder mindset.


ADDITIONAL JOB DETAILS:
  • Last date to apply is July 15, 2026
  • Work Location Assignment: This is a hybrid role requiring you to live within commuting distance and work on-site an average of 2.5 days per week.
The annual base salary for this position ranges from $139,100.00 to $231,900.00. In addition, this position is eligible for participation in Pfizer's Global Performance Plan with a bonus target of 17.5% 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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1849
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