Director, Integrated Insights and Strategy, Thoracic

Pfizer • San Diego, CA

22h • $162,900 - $271,500 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Director, Integrated Insights and Strategy, Thoracic is the strategic insights partner to the newly formed SV/FetraV launch team, with primary accountability for the US business and close partnership with global counterparts. The role owns US forecasting, long-range planning, market research, and launch planning for SV/FetraV, as well as in-line forecasting for TIVDAK, and serves as the single point of contact between the US and global SV/FetraV teams. The Director ensures alignment of forecasting assumptions across thoracic indications and embeds an objective, market-grounded perspective in brand planning, long-range planning, and executive decision-making.

Within the Integrated Insights & Strategy organization, the Director integrates analytics-related requests across the thoracic franchise and works with Performance Analytics & Insights, Data Science, market research, pipeline insights, and brand teams to identify business issues, shape launch strategy, and optimize commercial investments. The role synthesizes insights into clear recommendations and presents regularly to senior leadership.

The position leads US forecast and long-range planning processes, market research and insights, strategic and launch planning, and cross-functional analytics integration. It collaborates with teams including supply chain, business analytics, pricing and market access, finance, global value and access, and program management. Travel is required. The work location assignment is hybrid.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required; a science- or business-related focus is preferred, with at least 8 years of relevant experience; alternatively, an MS/MBA with at least 7 years of experience, or a PhD with at least 5 years of experience.
• At least 5 years of experience in biopharmaceutical insights functions (forecasting, market research, or analytics) and/or management consulting, with demonstrated expertise in sophisticated forecasting methodologies.
• Strong understanding of pharmaceutical development and commercialization, including US market access and industry competitive dynamics.
• Superior analytical ability, strategic thinking, and project management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and influence cross-functionally in a matrix environment without direct authority.
• Excellent oral and written communication and executive presentation skills; self-starter comfortable operating with ambiguity.
• Experience integrating insights from disparate sources and ensuring alignment across teams.
• Travel required.
• Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States by any employer; US work visa sponsorship is not available.
• Permanent work authorization in the United States is required.

Nice To Haves

• Oncology experience is strongly preferred; thoracic or lung cancer market knowledge is a plus.
• Prior product launch experience, ideally in oncology, including building launch forecasts and insights plans from early assumptions.
• Experience in commercial strategy, brand planning, or strategic consulting, and ability to synthesize insights into clear recommendations for senior leadership.
• Experience creating and operating oncology forecasts using multiple methodologies, such as epidemiology-based, statistical/trend-based, or patient-based approaches.
• Experience working in a strategy consulting firm and conducting analysis and market research projects.
• Comfort presenting to and advising senior management, understanding their needs, and communicating effectively with them.
• Ability to manage ambiguity and uncertainty, act without complete information, and ask effective questions to identify what is needed for decision-making.
• Ability to communicate complex datasets to executive audiences.
• Comfort utilizing AI to improve forecast accuracy and efficiency.
• Breadth of diverse leadership experiences and capabilities, including influencing and collaborating with peers, developing and coaching others, and guiding colleagues' work to achieve meaningful outcomes and business impact.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and implementation of complex models for objective short- and long-term US revenue forecasts for SV/FetraV and in-market thoracic products, using multiple approaches to assess opportunities, business questions, and risks.
• Collaborate with ICO IIS team members to align forecasting models across geographies.
• Lead US in-line forecasting for TIVDAK, including quarterly latest estimates, demand and performance tracking, and updates to assumptions based on market trends.
• Own the US thoracic franchise long-range planning process, including scenario planning and contributions to global guidance.
• Work with supply chain teams to develop accurate, scenario-based demand forecasts.
• Align forecasting assumptions across thoracic indications and lead stakeholder alignment on appropriate sources of insight for assumptions.
• Partner with Business Analytics to maintain consistency between forecasting and analytics assumptions.
• Update forecast models quarterly, track forecast accuracy and assumptions across data sources, and refine assumptions based on in-market performance.
• Support the Franchise head in obtaining executive approval of forecast assumptions and outputs.
• Lead US market research for SV/FetraV launch planning, including market landscaping, customer insights, and competitive dynamics.
• Partner with Pipeline Insights on global market research and ensure US and global insights are shared across teams.
• Synthesize forecasts, market research, secondary analytics, and competitive intelligence into an actionable strategic narrative for senior leadership.
• Serve as the strategic insights partner to the SV/FetraV launch team, shaping US launch strategy, growth drivers, competitive positioning, and strategic imperatives.
• Act as the single point of contact for US SV/FetraV teams and align strategy, assumptions, and deliverables across regions.
• Frame and lead strategic deep-dives on business questions such as launch sequencing, competitive response, line-of-therapy dynamics, and market shaping, providing structured frameworks and recommendations to franchise leadership.
• Present forecast outputs, strategic implications, and trade-offs to senior leadership clearly and promptly.
• Integrate analytics-related requests across the thoracic franchise, partnering with PAI and Data Science on market landscaping and ad hoc analytics.
• Collaborate with Supply Chain Planning to translate demand forecasts into manufacturing, production, and stock-keeping plans.
• Partner with Pricing and Market Access teams to inform and validate US launch pricing assumptions.
• Provide revenue forecasts for key corporate processes, collaborating with Finance, Global Value & Access, and Program Management as appropriate.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop solutions to business priorities, gain alignment, and enable better decision-making.

Benefits

• 401(k) plan with Pfizer Matching Contributions and an additional Pfizer Retirement Savings Contribution.
• Paid vacation, holiday, and personal days.
• Paid caregiver, parental, and medical leave.
• Medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage.
• Eligible to participate in Pfizer's Global Performance Plan, with a bonus target of 20% of base salary.
• Eligible to participate in a share-based long-term incentive program.
• Relocation assistance may be available based on business needs and/or eligibility.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director