Director, Oncology Business Assessments

Pfizer • New York City, NY

20h • $176,600 - $294,300 • Hybrid

About The Position

Business Assessment (BA) is a collaborative team responsible for generating investment cases for pipeline and business development decisions. As part of Pfizer’s Global Commercial Analytics organization under the Chief Marketing Office, BA provides independent assessments across the asset lifecycle, applying consistent rigor to support or challenge investment cases. The team is recognized for thought leadership, epidemiology-based forecasting, analytical innovation, and clear communication of complex information.

The Director partners with commercial leadership, asset leads, Therapeutic Area Leadership Teams, and Worldwide Business Development to assess internal pipeline and external opportunities against Pfizer’s strategy and investment criteria. The role independently leads concurrent commercial assessments, including internal proof-of-concept study-start and Phase 3 business cases, external business development cases, and early pipeline forecasts. The Director provides analysis for investment trade-offs, maintains consistent assessment approaches across internal and external opportunities, and presents recommendations to oncology leadership. The role also owns Oncology inputs to Operating Plan and Long-Range Forecast cycles and may support other strategic projects, disease-area opportunities, potential M&A evaluations, emerging-technology platform assessments, and senior-management requests.

The position is hybrid. The annual base salary range is $176,600 to $294,300, with eligibility for Pfizer’s Global Performance Plan, a 20% bonus target, and a share-based long-term incentive program. Benefits include a 401(k) plan with matching and an additional retirement savings contribution, paid vacation, holiday 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 have permanent U.S. work authorization; visa sponsorship is not available.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree required.
• At least 8 years of experience in the biopharmaceutical industry, life sciences consulting, financial services, or another analytical profession; at least 7 years with an advanced degree.
• Working knowledge of healthcare and pharmaceutical trends, competitor strategy, drug development, and healthcare-market dynamics in the United States and major ex-U.S. markets.
• Demonstrated ownership of patient-based revenue forecasting and business-case work from initial build through executive-ready recommendations.
• Ability to analyze complex information, including epidemiology literature, analyst reports, secondary or claims data, and primary research, and distill it into decision-supporting analytical frameworks.
• Track record of objective investment recommendations that earn senior-leadership endorsement while balancing category strategy with Pfizer’s overall growth strategy.
• Strong executive-level presentation skills.
• Experience coaching analytical talent and setting methodological standards for a team.
• Ability to engage executive commercial and research leaders effectively throughout the assessment process.
• Effectiveness in a matrixed organization, leading cross-functional teams through indirect authority and delivering quickly under limited information.
• Creativity in developing new approaches to meet business goals.
• Business development experience across opportunity identification, commercial assessment, and high-level deal structuring.
• Candidate must have permanent work authorization in the United States; U.S. work visa sponsorship is unavailable.
• Ability to influence and collaborate with peers, develop and coach others, and oversee and guide colleagues’ work to achieve meaningful outcomes and business impact.

Nice To Haves

• MBA or advanced life sciences degree.
• Oncology forecasting experience.
• M&A or platform-evaluation experience.
• Demonstrated use of AI or LLM tools in analytical workflows.
• Prior experience in biopharmaceutical forecasting, life sciences consulting, or financial services.

Responsibilities

• Build and own assessments of pipeline and business development opportunities, including epidemiology-based patient flow, treatment rates, uptake and persistency curves, and revenue forecasts.
• Gather input from internal experts on clinical development plans, clinical profiles, and commercial evaluations across relevant functions and regions.
• Develop analytically supported recommendations for investment trade-offs across business unit and business development opportunities, including comparisons with internal pipeline investments.
• Determine the appropriate level of analytical rigor and external insights or research for each scenario, timeline, and decision.
• Conduct qualitative and quantitative market research with external physicians and key opinion leaders, directly and through consulting resources, while following internal customer engagement protocols.
• Support colleagues’ development and influence at therapeutic-area or product-committee level.
• Present and defend an independent position to oncology leadership, including recommending against opportunities when warranted by the available information.
• Own Oncology inputs to Operating Plan and Long-Range Forecast cycles, integrating pipeline and business development forecasts.
• Work across multiple therapeutic and tumor areas, applying learning agility and flexibility.
• Establish standards for AI-enabled assessments, including evidence synthesis, competitive landscaping, model quality control, and executive materials, with traceable assumptions.
• Occasionally support other Business Assessment and Global Commercial Analytics projects, such as knowledge management, best-practice synchronization, professional development, enterprise initiatives, and evaluations using analyst reports and other secondary data.
• Coach analytical talent and guide colleagues’ work to achieve meaningful outcomes and business impact.

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.
• Participation in Pfizer’s Global Performance Plan with a 20% bonus target.
• Eligibility to participate in a share-based long-term incentive program.
• Relocation assistance may be available based on business needs and eligibility.

What This Job Offers

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