Manager, Chemistry Solutions (Digital role)

Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Permanent
Full-time

21 days ago

The Solution Engineer is a member of the Molecule Synthesis, Distribution and Assay (MSDA) Solutions team in the R&D Creation Center in Pfizer Digital. Our mission is to help bring medicines to patients through the delivery of impactful and sustainable technology solutions for the research and development functions of Pfizer. This is accomplished by providing the talent for technology planning, project execution, application development, and application deployment excellence.Chemistry Solutions is a team within MSDA Solutions enabling the synthesis, analysis and registration of both large and small molecules using a variety of in-house and vendor applications. Our customers include benchtop and analytical chemists, outsourcing managers, members of the Acquisitions, Collaborations and Divestitures group, among many others.The Solution Engineer (SE) for Chemistry Solutions acts as a key technical resource for our rapidly evolving portfolio of solutions within Medicine Design. The SE is recognized as key technical leader of domain or core technology, applies technical, business, and organizational knowledge to enable work groups across lines to achieve goals, and provides leadership and guidance to critical business projects.The SE should be capable of working in ambiguous and conflicting situations arising in large scale software projects. They should be able to make decisions that impact the department/line's ability to deliver software development projects on time and within budget.In this role, you will:

Develop and support computer systems to support Medicinal Chemistry
Works as a technical lead/lead developer on small-to-medium size software development projects, which may include accountability for the work of a small number of other staff and/or contract Software Engineers, as well as responsibility for dictating and managing coding standards -- coding process, source code control, versioning, etc.
Translates logical designs of user/system interfaces into physical designs, considering the target environment, performance requirements and existing systems.
Helps produce detailed design specifications where applicable, and documents all work using required standards, methods, and tools, including prototyping tools, where appropriate.
Conducts reviews of supplied specifications as appropriate.
Defines the integration build and produces a build definition for generation of the software.
Work in a matrix, team environment with Pfizer colleagues as well as vendor partners.
Guide operational teams in project management, prepare resource forecasts, and identify areas for improvement in products, processes, or services
Lead efforts in mapping information and data flow into digital products, maintaining strong communication with line SMEs
Spearhead the development of Laboratory Data Systems, review and approve SOPs and technical reports, and ensure compliance by liaising with system developers and business analysts

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

Graduation/BA/BS with at least 4 years of relevant experience or MBA/MS with at least 2 years of relevant experience or PhD with any years of relevant experience in a technical field such as Information Technology or Life Sciences, Software Engineering, Information Management, Computer Science, Mathematics, or other engineering discipline.
Demonstrated experience and skills in analysis and problem solving
Demonstrated experience using standard requirements business analysis techniques, including brainstorming, interviewing, requirements sessions, activity diagrams and use cases desired
Demonstrated experience and/or demonstrated competencies either informally or formally contributing on various-size teams of technologists, IT professionals or project managers using Agile, DevOps, and other approaches for iterative development
Demonstrated ability to collaborate and work effectively in team settings, frequently in virtual teams with client partner and customer engagement responsibilities
Demonstrated ability to developing multi-tiered solutions in an OOP programming language including Java, .Net, C#, Python, etc.,
Knowledge of web technologies and frameworks such as JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Node.js, React, Angular, etc., a plus, bit not required

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Master’s degree with relevant experience in the pharmaceutical industry
Demonstrated ability to understand data and integration architectures to manage, transform, and exploit data across the enterprise
Demonstrated capability to understand security requirements, and using the frameworks and tools the organization has put in place to meet those requirements
Ability to lead and mentor cross-functional matrix teams

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