Director / Team Lead, Integrated Insights & Strategy

Pfizer • New York City, NY

2d • 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 drives commercial brand strategy by framing business problems, generating the insights and analytics needed to address them, and enabling executional excellence. The Team Lead serves as a trusted thought partner to senior US and Global portfolio and Therapeutic Area (TA) leaders, sits on their leadership teams, and brings analyses that shape portfolio decisions and overarching strategy.

The role combines people leadership and strategic consultancy. The Director will grow team members’ intellectual and analytical curiosity, foster innovation and out-of-the-box thinking, set a high bar for quality, and mentor the next generation of IIS strategists. The successful candidate is an outstanding people leader with the emotional intelligence to build and inspire cross-functional teams, proven thought leadership, entrepreneurial drive, and the confidence to assert a well-formed point of view. They pair deep analytic command with the executive presence to partner credibly with senior leaders and measure success by the decisions they shape and the people they develop.

The role offers an opportunity to lead at the frontier of AI in commercial analytics. The team uses and helps shape IIS-built tools such as ORBIT, a subnational performance platform, and AnalogueOS, an AI analogue-matching engine. The Team Lead will help determine how AI fluency scales across the pod and shape its AI-enabled operating model.

The position is hybrid and requires working onsite two to three days per week. Travel may be required based on business needs. The role manages a brand-aligned pod of IIS strategists and analysts, with full people-leadership accountability for hiring, development, performance, and career growth, and manages contingent workers and resourcing needs. It also manages budget and spending, including primary market research and reporting and analytics contract resources.

Requirements

• BA/BS in Marketing, Psychology, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, or a related field.
• At least 12 years of experience in consulting, finance, or commercial analytics, including experience leading and developing teams.
• At least 5 years at a high-value level, such as US and Global, developing data-driven brand or portfolio strategy for major assets.
• Proven ability to lead, inspire, mentor, and develop high-performing cross-functional teams.
• Proven thought leadership, including development of innovative techniques that drive business performance.
• Strong entrepreneurial drive, comfort with intellectual challenge, and commitment to high-quality work.
• In-depth knowledge of multiple analytic disciplines, including primary and secondary data, and a strong sense of insight quality and timeliness.
• 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.
• Ability to travel based on business needs.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States by any employer; US work visa sponsorship is not available.
• Position requires permanent work authorization in the United States.

Nice To Haves

• MS or MBA in a relevant field.
• Prior pharmaceutical or life sciences commercial analytics experience, 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; hire for judgment and curiosity and support each person's craft and career growth.
• Mentor and coach team members to frame sharper questions, form and assert a point of view, and deliver exceptional strategic consultancy.
• Foster innovation, intellectual curiosity, and high-quality work, setting the standard and removing barriers to effective thinking.
• Shape the pod's AI-enabled operating model, capabilities, fluency, and scalable ways of working.
• Serve as a trusted thought partner to senior US and Global portfolio and TA leaders, participating on their leadership teams and informing investment decisions with rigorous analysis.
• Direct the team in framing, investigating, and answering key business questions behind commercial strategy and tactics.
• Connect research and analytics into clear, persuasive stories with 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 the team's contribution to QBRs using IIS models and dashboards.
• Oversee development of Long-Range Forecasts (LRFs) and Operating Plans with US, Global, and Forecasting CoE colleagues, including epidemiology- and trend-based models.
• Ensure accurate, timely performance measurement and clearly articulate what the data means for the business.
• 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, and keep activities aligned and cohesive with stakeholders.
• Manage budget and spending, including primary market research and reporting and analytics contract resources.
• Lead hiring, development, performance management, and career growth for the pod, manage contingent workers, and identify resourcing needs.

Benefits

• 401(k) plan with Pfizer Matching Contributions and an additional Pfizer Retirement Savings Contribution.
• Paid vacation, holidays, 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 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