Vaccines Field Medical, Director, non-MD

Role Summary

The Vaccines Field Medical, Director is responsible for providing therapeutic area/product expertise for the designated therapeutic area across a broad range of external medical stakeholders (“EMS”) and initiatives in an assigned territory (typically comprised of one or more US states).

Role Responsibilities

Plan and execute independent Medical strategy and engagement for appropriate assigned external medical stakeholders within a territory, compliantly coordinating with other Pfizer colleagues as needed to achieve Medical objectives

Maintain required level of knowledge of relevant TA/disease states and Pfizer medicines, providing therapeutic area/product information to both internal and external stakeholders as needed

Serve as a conduit and resource for Medical Information and external medical stakeholder insights, providing requested information to external medical stakeholders as allowed by Pfizer guidance and sharing external medical stakeholder viewpoints with Pfizer as appropriate

Understand the priorities of Pfizer Medical Affairs in order to contribute to Medical educational content strategy development and execute aligned Field Medical tactics

Maintain effective and appropriate communication and collaboration among headquarters Medical colleagues, Medical Information, and other Pfizer Field Medical colleagues

Demonstrate expertise in scientific communication across multiple channels, including, but not limited to, live and virtual presentations in small or large settings, written communication, and telephone or virtual conversations

Optimize patient care improvements in Medical communications and deliverables, incorporating Health Literacy and cultural awareness principles to ensure that patients remain the ultimate focus

• Conduct all activities in accordance with all relevant policies, procedures and compliance guidance
• Educate external medical stakeholders based on patient care gaps and aligned to medical strategy with the goal of enhancing understanding of disease state and guideline-based care and improve overall patient care;
• Achieve leadership-defined expectations regarding the number of external medical stakeholders engaged.

Field Medical Role Responsibilities

Deliver approved medical content about Pfizer medicines and relevant topics in the designated therapeutic area

Provide education on the clinical and economic impact of Pfizer to help inform external medical stakeholder decision-making and improve population health through the communication of real-world data analyses, pharmacoeconomic analyses, outcomes evaluations, and medical presentations

Provide objective and scientifically sound medical information regarding Pfizer’s medicines and the diseases they prevent through use of pharmacoeconomic models, outcomes tools, educational programs, Health Outcomes Projects and Evaluations (HOPEs), non-interventional studies, and collaborations

Compliantly execute mutually beneficial specific projects, collaborations, strategic medical patient care projects, and non-interventional studies

Serve as the Medical lead for assigned external medical stakeholders, developing and executing a Medical account plan while representing Medical Affairs, sharing insights from the external medical stakeholder, and identifying opportunities for collaboration to improve patient care

Appropriately engage with key stakeholders within the healthcare landscape such as Quality Improvement Organizations, Advocacy Groups, Coalitions, and other medical/healthcare associations, to understand their population health priorities and identify opportunities that align with the strategic independent Medical objectives of Pfizer

Compliantly collaborate with internal Pfizer colleagues (including Key Account Managers, Account Directors, PHI, Field Medical, Headquarters Medical, and HEOR) to understand the outcomes of interest and data analysis needs of assigned external medical stakeholders

Identify and seek medical engagement from priority external medical stakeholder segments in assigned Therapeutic Area

Provide truthful, accurate, and scientifically supported information in response to direct unsolicited medical requests from external medical stakeholders in a manner that complies with all applicable Pfizer guidelines, policies, and procedures

• Leads advisory boards (BRF, Vendor) with manager oversight.
• Field relevant inbound queries from external medical stakeholders via established triage process

In collaboration with US and/or Global Medical Affairs colleagues, partner with Vaccines Research & Development and Global Product Development (GPD) in the identification of potential sites for Pfizer-sponsored clinical trials, including identification of sites serving under-represented patient populations in trials

• Appropriately provide Medical support throughout the Investigator Sponsored Research (ISR) process
• Cultivate research and therapeutic area expertise, including familiarity with latest congress data and disease state literature

Provides Asset Leadership

Understand the principles of study design, methodology, data analysis, and interpretation and communicate these concepts with external medical stakeholders

Strong Territory Leadership

• Reactively and proactively communicate with local Patient Advocacy Group(s), as appropriate, in close collaboration with Corporate Affairs and HQ Medical Affairs
• Deliver insights on local patient organization structure, capabilities, and patient population needs
• Serve on Medical and/or TA and asset cross-functional committees, as appropriate
• Represent Pfizer Medical Affairs leadership with clinical/professional associations and/or societies, consistently demonstrating medical professionalism in all interactions
• Mentorship – Onboarding partner, ad board and study lead mentor.
• Participate in special projects as needed

Basic Qualifications

Candidate demonstrates a breadth of diverse leadership experiences and capabilities including: the ability to influence and collaborate with peers, develop and coach others, oversee and guide the work of other colleagues to achieve meaningful outcomes and create business impact.

Bachelor’s degree in a health science required. PharmD, PhD, or equivalent terminal doctoral degree (e. g., Doctor of Nursing Practice, Doctor of Physical Therapy) highly preferred

Relevant experience required: PharmD/PhD with 5+ years of experience, MBA/MSc with 7+ years of experience, BA/BSc with 8+ years of experience.

Experience Could Include Any of the Following

• Experience in Hospital therapies, outcomes, and/or epidemiology a plus
• Clinical, formulary, and/or other management experience
• Managed Care, Payer, Organized Customer, pharmaceutical industry, and/or Quality Improvement
• Subject matter expert in vaccines recognized across internal and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrate a breadth of diverse leadership experiences and capabilities including the ability to influence and collaborate with peers and create business impact.

Demonstrate Excellent Oral and Written Communication Skills

Demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills: ability to understand and respond to multiple external and internal external medical stakeholders’ demands and manage and handle conflict constructively.

Manage a significant volume of projects developed in a remote environment, while exhibiting the ability to prioritize, successfully implement, and demonstrate excellent judgment skills and work in a continuous improvement environment

Work within a matrixed, multi-disciplinary team to foster strong Pfizer/external medical stakeholder professional relationships which are aligned with Pfizer Medical objectives

Effectively manage through and lead change in an ever-changing and evolving external health care environment

Demonstrate change agility; be flexible to new opportunities (e. g. new therapeutic areas) and adaptable to organizational change

Problem-solving network enterprise wide as appropriate to identify solutions

Collaborate effectively and demonstrate leadership and teamwork with peers, internal stakeholders and external medical stakeholders that inspires alignment and partnership on a shared vision or strategy

Be a self-starter, be accountable, and have a sense of urgency in delivering results that have medical impact and yield a positive external medical stakeholder experience

Maintain self-awareness and continually choose behaviors and responses based on how it impacts one’s own and others’ performance and engagement

Demonstrate Clinical and Technical Skills

Rapidly adopt and utilize new digital technology and other resources with medical external medical stakeholders and record medical interactions

Preferred Qualifications

Familiarity with internal/external SOPs/Rules/Regulations regarding Pfizer/external medical stakeholder interactions and relationships, etc.

Previous Field Medical Experience

• Experience in the clinical, functional, and technical application of health information technology used in the U.S.
• Experience with optimization/customization of top EHR platforms, including developing EHR clinical solutions

Understanding of the complex business environment within the US healthcare system as well as emerging healthcare trends

NON-Standard Work Schedule, Travel or Environment Requirements

Operate a Pfizer company car and regularly fly on airplanes (i. e. attend external stakeholder meetings; attend NYHQ meetings, etc. required; proximity to airline ‘hub’ city); maintain flexibility to travel 40-50% of time

Valid US driver’s license and driving record in compliance with company standards. Any DUI/DWI or other impaired driving citation within the past 7 years will disqualify you from being hired

Other

• Territory supported by this role includes, but is not limited to, Northern California, Central California, and Nevada.
• Last Date to Apply: October 2, 2026

The annual base salary for this position ranges from $176,600.00 to $294,300.00. In addition, this position is eligible for participation in