Manager - Data Visualization

The Global Commercial Analytics (GCA) team within the Chief Marketing Office (CMO) enables data-driven decision-making by translating complex analytics into intuitive, actionable insights for commercial leaders across brands and markets. A critical pillar of this mission is world-class data visualization and storytelling-ensuring that advanced analytics are not only technically sound, but also clearly understood, trusted, and acted upon.
As Manager - Data Visualization, you will lead the visualization strategy for commercial analytics, owning the design, governance, and delivery of executive-ready dashboards and insight products. You will manage and develop a team of visualization specialists and BI developers, define visualization standards and best practices, and partner closely with Decision Analytics, Data Science, and Commercial stakeholders to ensure insights are communicated with clarity, consistency, and impact. This role is ideal for a leader who combines strong design judgment, deep BI expertise, and senior-level stakeholder management.
Visualization Strategy & Standards

• Define and own the global visualization strategy for commercial analytics, including design principles, usability standards, and storytelling frameworks.
• Establish governance for KPI definitions, visual consistency, and user experience across dashboards and reports.
• Drive adoption of best practices in data visualization, accessibility, and executive storytelling.

Dashboard & Insight Product Delivery

• Lead end-to-end delivery of executive and operational dashboards supporting field force effectiveness, commercial performance, ROI, and market insights.
• Ensure dashboards translate complex analytics into clear decisions, actions, and trade-offs.
• Balance flexibility for local markets with standardization at global and regional levels.

Team Leadership & Capability Building

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of visualization developers and analytics translators.
• Review and elevate team output for quality, clarity, and business relevance.
• Build scalable templates, reusable assets, and visualization components to improve speed and consistency.

Stakeholder Partnership & Enablement

• Partner with senior Commercial, Sales, Marketing, and Insights leaders to understand decision-making needs and tailor visual solutions accordingly.
• Act as a trusted advisor on how insights should be framed and communicated for executive audiences.
• Lead executive readouts and working sessions to drive adoption and action.

Analytics & Data Platform Collaboration

• Work closely with Decision Analytics, Data Science, and Analytics Engineering teams to align visualization with underlying models and data pipelines.
• Ensure dashboards are built on trusted, governed data sources with appropriate performance, refresh cadence, and documentation.
• Influence tool strategy and roadmap across visualization platforms (e.g., Tableau, Power BI).

Enablement & Change Management

• Drive user adoption through training, documentation, and enablement sessions.
• Champion data literacy and visualization best practices across the commercial analytics ecosystem.
• Continuously evaluate and incorporate new visualization techniques and platform capabilities.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Data Analytics, Information Design, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 6-8 years of experience in Data Visualization, Business intelligence, or Analytics enablement roles.
• Demonstrated experience leading teams delivering enterprise-scale dashboards and reporting solutions.
• Deep expertise in Tableau and/or Power BI, including performance optimization and UX best practices.
• Strong working knowledge of SQL and data modelling concepts.
• Proven ability to translate analytical outputs into executive-ready visual narratives.

Preferred/Good-to-Have

• Experience in pharmaceuticals, life sciences, or healthcare.
• Exposure to commercial analytics domains (sales performance, field force effectiveness, ROI).
• Familiarity with cloud data platforms (Snowflake, Databricks).
• Experience defining visualization governance and standards in global organizations.

Professional Characteristics

• Visualization Strategist: Thinks beyond charts to decision journeys and executive narratives.
• People Leader: Builds, mentors, and inspires high-performing visualization teams.
• Executive Communicator: Able to influence senior stakeholders through clarity and design.
• Quality Champion: Holds a high bar for usability, accuracy, and consistency.
• Collaborative Partner: Works seamlessly across analytics, data engineering, and business teams.
• Change Leader: Drives adoption of analytics through better communication and enablement.

Pfizer is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction in which it operates.
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