Director / Team Lead, Integrated Insights & Strategy

Pfizer • New York, NY

1d • $176,600 - $294,300 • Hybrid

About The Position

Pfizer’s Specialty Care Integrated Insights & Strategy (IIS) team is seeking a Director / Team Lead to build, lead, and develop a brand-aligned pod of strategists and analysts. The team supports commercial brand strategy by framing business problems, generating insights and analytics, and enabling executional excellence. The role combines people leadership and strategic consultancy, with responsibility for developing the team’s analytical craft, curiosity, innovation, and quality of work.

The Team Lead serves as a trusted thought partner to senior US and Global portfolio and therapeutic area leaders, sits on their leadership teams, and uses rigorous analysis to inform portfolio decisions and overarching strategy. The role directs the team in connecting research and analytics to clear, persuasive recommendations; oversees performance measurement, reporting, forecasts, and operating plans; and integrates insights across cross-functional analytics groups. The leader also shapes the pod’s AI-enabled ways of working and advances the team’s capabilities through thought leadership and knowledge sharing.

The role manages budget and spending, including primary market research and reporting and analytics contract resources. It has full people-leadership accountability for hiring, development, performance, and career growth of the IIS pod, and manages contingent workers and identifies resourcing needs as appropriate. The position is hybrid, requiring onsite work 2 to 3 days per week, and travel may be required based on business needs. Permanent work authorization in the United States is required.

Requirements

• BA/BS in Marketing, Psychology, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, or a related field.
• 12+ years in consulting, finance, or commercial analytics, including experience leading and developing teams.
• 5+ years at a high-value level (e.g., US and Global) developing data-driven brand or portfolio strategy for major assets.
• Proven ability to build, inspire, mentor, and develop high-performing cross-functional teams.
• Proven thought leadership, including development of innovative techniques that drive business performance.
• Strong entrepreneurial drive and ability to thrive on intellectual challenge while raising the bar on quality.
• In-depth knowledge of multiple analytic disciplines, including primary and secondary data, and a keen sense of quality and timely insight.
• Proven ability to be an indispensable thought partner to senior leaders and influence without authority.
• Sophisticated executive presence and excellent presentation, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Permanent work authorization in the United States.
• Ability to travel based on business needs.

Nice To Haves

• MS or MBA in a relevant field.
• Prior experience in pharmaceutical or life sciences commercial analytics, including specialty channels, forecasting, and market insights.
• Hands-on familiarity with AI tools in commercial settings and experience scaling AI-enabled ways of working across a team.
• Familiarity with Pfizer GCA capabilities (ORBIT, AnalogueOS, OAE, QBR) or comparable commercial analytics methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Build, lead, and develop a brand-aligned pod of strategists and analysts, hiring for judgment and curiosity and growing each person’s craft and career.
• Mentor and coach team members to frame sharper questions, form and assert a point of view, and deliver strategic consultancy.
• Foster innovation, intellectual curiosity, and high-quality work, setting standards and removing barriers to effective thinking.
• Shape how the pod operates in an AI-enabled model and build the capability, fluency, and ways of working needed to scale.
• Serve as a thought partner to senior US and Global portfolio and therapeutic area leaders, participating on leadership teams and informing investment decisions with analysis.
• Direct the team to frame, investigate, and answer key business questions behind commercial strategy and tactics.
• Connect research and analytics into clear, persuasive stories and actionable recommendations for senior leadership.
• Oversee development of the in-house knowledge base that drives patient and HCP insight.
• Oversee brand and portfolio performance measurement and reporting, including contributions to QBRs using IIS models and dashboards.
• Oversee development of Long-Range Forecasts and Operating Plans with US, Global, and Forecasting CoE colleagues, including epidemiology- and trend-based models.
• Ensure accurate and timely performance measurement and clearly articulate the business implications of the data.
• Lead integration of insights across data science, analytics engineering, market research, and media teams, and advance use of novel data sources including real-world data.
• Advance team capabilities through thought leadership and knowledge sharing, keeping activities aligned and cohesive with stakeholders.
• Manage budget and spending, including primary market research and reporting and analytics contract resources.
• Manage hiring, development, performance, and career growth for the pod, as well as contingent workers and resourcing needs.

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 20.0% 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