Director, Forward Deployed Engineer, Pgs Fieet
- Pfizer
- 8 - 13 years
- Chennai
- 13 days ago
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ROLE SUMMARY
We are seeking an experienced Software Engineering leader to c ollaborate and partner across high-performing, cross-functional software engineering teams . In this role, you will drive technical excellence , set technical direction, create space for innovation, and model the ownership behaviors that define our engineering culture.
Thi s D irector role encompasses multi-team initiatives with high impact to the organizational and its strategic goals . Y ou ll influence multiple teams , be recognized as a domain expert and navigate through complexity and ambiguity to deliver results.
ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES
- Collaborate and partner across high-performing, cross-functional software engineering teams
- Set technical direction and ensure alignment with organizational strategy
- Drive delivery excellence while maintaining code quality standards
- Create an environment that fosters curiosity, experimentation, and growth
- Partner with stakeholders to translate business needs into technical solutions
- Model ownership behaviors and accountability for team outcomes
ROLE BEHAVIORS
- Dont Lose Your Curiosity: Proactively investigates root causes; experiments with new technologies and AI capabilities; protects time for exploration; treats failure as learning; discovers requirements through immersion in problem spaces
- Own the Quality: Takes end-to-end ownership of features and systems; supports production operations; ensures quality over speed; never ships code without rigorous review; builds trust through rapid delivery of working solutions
- Think in Systems: Maps complex system interactions across technical and business domains; anticipates cascading effects; designs systems that degrade gracefully; understands how technology changes impact business operations
- Be Polymath Oriented: Applies knowledge from one domain to inform decisions in another; studies adjacent fields like design, business, or science; begins learning domain language of business partners
- Communicate with Precision: Writes clear documentation and specifications; reduces ambiguity in requirements; crafts effective prompts for AI tools; adapts communication style for different audiences
QUALIFICIATIONS
- Bachelor s degree in Computer Science or similar field
- 8+ years of experience in software engineering, data science, or applied AI
- Proven ability to build working prototypes and AI applications using modern languages and frameworks
- Experience in life sciences or manufacturing industries
PRACTITIONER -LEVEL SKILLS
- AI-Augmented Development : You optimize team AI tool usage, train others on AI-augmented workflows, evaluate new AI development tools, and balance AI speed with verification.
- Business Immersion: You immerse in operations until you think like an insider, rapidly acquire domain expertise through direct observation, and mentor others on immersion techniques.
- Knowledge Management : You lead knowledge management initiatives and create organizational knowledge systems.
- Lean Thinking Flow : You lead lean transformations, design flow-optimized systems, coach others, and balance speed with sustainability.
- Stakeholder Management : You influence senior stakeholders, manage complex stakeholder landscapes, and build trust rapidly.
- Team Collaboration : You build high-performing teams and handle complex interpersonal dynamics.
- Technical Writing : You define documentation standards, create documentation systems, and train others on spec-driven development.
WORKING -LEVEL SKILLS
- AI Evaluation Verification : You design evaluation frameworks, test AI systems systematically, document limitations, and ensure verification depth.
- AI Literacy : You evaluate AI solutions critically, understand bias, fairness, and hallucination risks, and know when AI helps vs hinders.
- Site Reliability Engineering : You design observability strategies, lead incident response, and implement proactive resilience testing.
- Time Management Deep Work: You protect focus time, balance multiple priorities, and minimize context switching.
FOUNDATIONAL-LEVEL SKILLS
- Architecture Design: You can explain common patterns (MVC, microservices) and contribute to architectural discussions.
- Code Quality Review: You write readable code, use linting tools, write basic tests, and participate in code reviews.
- DevOps CI/CD: You configure basic pipelines and understand containerization basics.
- Full-Stack Development: You build simple features across frontend and backend using JavaScript or Python and understand how layers connect.
Job Classification
Industry: Pharmaceutical & Life SciencesFunctional Area / Department: Engineering - Software & QARole Category: Software DevelopmentRole: Search EngineerEmployement Type: Full timeContact Details:
Company: PfizerLocation(s): Chennai+ View Contact
Keyskills: Computer science Backend Technical writing Talent acquisition Production operations Javascript Healthcare Stakeholder management Python Business operations
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