Medical Digital Health Governance and Policies Lead (Secondment - 6 Months)
About The Position
This role serves as a subject-matter expert in digital health and artificial intelligence regulation, with deep knowledge of the global regulatory, policy, and governance landscape shaping digital health and AI-enabled solutions. The incumbent is accountable for maintaining a current and forward-looking understanding of evolving regulations, guidance, and industry standards, and for translating these developments into clear, actionable implications for Pfizer’s digital health and AI initiatives. The role is responsible for assessing regulatory and policy impacts on Pfizer’s existing and emerging processes, proactively identifying risks, gaps, and opportunities, and advising stakeholders across Medical, Digital, Legal, Compliance, Regulatory, and R&D. This includes providing expert interpretation of new and emerging regulations and ensuring alignment between external requirements and internal innovation strategies. In addition, the role leads the design, development, and implementation of fit-for-purpose processes, SOPs, and governance guardrails that enable responsible innovation. The incumbent ensures that Pfizer can continue to develop and scale cutting-edge digital health and AI solutions while maintaining appropriate oversight, risk management, and compliance with applicable regulations and policies. Through close cross-functional collaboration, this role helps balance innovation velocity with patient safety, data integrity, and regulatory compliance, supporting sustainable and compliant digital health and AI development across the enterprise.
Requirements
- MD + 5+ years required, PhD/PharmD + 7+ years required; MBA + 10+ years required
- Extensive experience in healthcare, life sciences, digital health, or AI-enabled solutions, with demonstrated focus on regulation, policy, and governance
- Deep understanding of digital health and AI regulatory frameworks, including SaMD, data governance, algorithm oversight, and emerging AI regulations
- Proven ability to interpret complex regulatory and policy requirements and translate them into practical, implementable processes and guidance
- Demonstrated experience designing and implementing processes, SOPs, or governance frameworks in regulated environments
- Strong matrix leadership skills, with the ability to influence without authority and work effectively across global, cross-functional teams
- Executive Presence in working with senior leadership on highly visible
- Collaboration: Ability to work effectively within and across teams, organizations and the enterprise. Demonstrated ability to take appropriate risks, share responsibilities and credit, celebrate/reward accomplishments, and instill in others a sense of urgency and ownership
- Influencing & Communications: Track record of cultivating relationships with internal/external stakeholders. Ability to communicate effectively and display high emotional intelligence during interactions/communications with others. Strong presentation skills suitable for Global Leadership and teams and external audiences
- Established track record of values and compliance leadership, including across diverse cultures and geographies
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong work ethic and history of delivering project within stated timelines.
- Executive presence and ability to communicate complex topics clearly to senior leadership and diverse stakeholder groups
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to develop clear documentation and policy-level guidance
- Strong judgment, risk awareness, and commitment to ethics, compliance, and patient safety
Responsibilities
- Maintain deep, up-to-date expertise on global regulations, policies, and guidance related to digital health, AI, software as a medical device (SaMD), data use, and algorithm-enabled solutions
- Monitor and assess emerging regulatory trends and policy developments, evaluating their potential impact on Pfizer’s digital health and AI strategy, portfolio, and operating model
- Translate complex regulatory and policy requirements into clear, practical guidance for internal stakeholders across Medical, Digital, Legal, Compliance, Regulatory, R&D, and Commercial
- Conduct impact assessments to identify regulatory risks, gaps, and dependencies across existing and planned digital health and AI initiatives
- Lead the design, development, and implementation of new or updated processes, SOPs, and governance frameworks to support compliant digital health and AI development
- Define and implement guardrails and control mechanisms that enable innovation while ensuring patient safety, data integrity, ethical use, and regulatory compliance
- Advise and support cross-functional teams throughout the end-to-end lifecycle of digital health and AI solutions, from ideation and development through deployment and lifecycle management
- Partner closely with Legal, Compliance, and Regulatory functions to ensure consistent interpretation and application of regulatory and policy requirements
- Support internal governance bodies and senior leadership by providing expert recommendations, risk assessments, and decision support related to digital health and AI innovation
- Contribute to continuous improvement of Pfizer’s digital health and AI governance model, balancing innovation velocity with risk management and compliance expectation
- Collaborate closely with stakeholders both internally and externally
Benefits
- Relocation assistance may be available based on business needs and/or eligibility.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
