Director, Integrated Insights and Strategy, Thoracic

Pfizer • Bothell, WA

1d • $162,900 - $271,500 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Director, Integrated Insights and Strategy, Thoracic is the strategic insights partner to the 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. It serves as the primary point of contact between US and global SV/FetraV teams and ensures forecasting assumptions are aligned across thoracic indications.

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. The role identifies critical business issues, shapes launch strategy, optimizes commercial investments, and synthesizes insights into recommendations for senior leadership.

The position is hybrid and requires travel. The annual base salary range is $162,900 to $271,500, with eligibility for a Global Performance Plan bonus targeted at 20% of base salary and a share-based long-term incentive program. Pfizer offers benefits including a 401(k) plan with matching and an additional retirement contribution, paid vacation, holidays and personal days, paid caregiver/parental and medical leave, and medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage. Relocation assistance may be available based on business needs and eligibility. Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S.; work visa sponsorship is not available.

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 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.
• Ability to influence and collaborate with peers, develop and coach others, and oversee and guide colleagues’ work to achieve meaningful outcomes and business impact.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States by any employer; U.S. work visa sponsorship is unavailable.
• Permanent work authorization in the United States is required.

Nice To Haves

• Oncology experience; 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, with the ability to synthesize insights into recommendations for senior leadership.
• Experience creating and operating oncology forecasts using multiple methodologies, such as epidemiology-based, statistical/trend-based, and patient-based approaches.
• Experience at a strategy consulting firm conducting analysis and market research projects.
• Comfort presenting to and advising senior management, and ability to adapt communication to their needs.
• Ability to manage ambiguity and uncertainty, act without complete information, and ask effective questions to identify decision-making needs.
• Ability to communicate complex datasets to executive audiences.
• Comfort utilizing AI to improve forecast accuracy and efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and implementation of complex models to produce objective short- and long-term US revenue forecasts for SV/FetraV and in-market thoracic products, using multiple forecasting approaches to assess opportunity, address business questions, and evaluate risk.
• 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 refinement of 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 stakeholders, including identifying 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 share US and global insights across teams.
• Synthesize forecasts, market research, secondary analytics, and competitive intelligence into actionable strategic narratives for senior leadership.
• Partner with the SV/FetraV launch team to shape US launch strategy, growth drivers, competitive positioning, and strategic priorities.
• Serve as the point of contact for US SV/FetraV teams and align strategy, assumptions, and deliverables across regions.
• Lead strategic deep-dives on critical business questions, such as launch sequencing, competitive response, line-of-therapy dynamics, and market shaping, and provide structured recommendations to franchise leadership.
• Present forecast outputs, strategic implications, and trade-offs clearly and promptly to senior leadership.
• 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 corporate processes, collaborating with Finance, Global Value & Access, and Program Management as appropriate.
• Work across 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
• Eligibility to participate in Pfizer’s Global Performance Plan, with a bonus target of 20% of base salary
• Eligibility 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