Field Medical Outcomes, Director, MD

Pfizer • USA - WA - Remote, WA

5d • $230,900 - $384,800

About The Position

The Field Medical Outcomes Director is a field medical colleague responsible for informing customer decision-making and improving population health through real-world data analytics, pharmacoeconomic analyses, outcomes evaluations, and medical presentations. The role educates customers on the clinical and economic impact of Pfizer medicines and products and may provide disease-area, therapeutic-area, or product expertise, primarily for integrated health care organizations such as integrated delivery systems, payer customers, and Specialty Pharmacy Providers (SPPs).

The role plans and executes independent Medical strategy and customer engagement for assigned accounts within a territory, coordinates compliantly with Pfizer colleagues, and contributes to Medical educational content strategy and aligned field tactics. It communicates scientific information through live and virtual presentations, written materials, and conversations; develops customer-specific projects, collaborations, strategic medical partnerships, and non-interventional studies; and incorporates health literacy and cultural awareness to keep patient outcomes central.

The colleague engages organized-customer stakeholders and healthcare decision makers, responds to medical questions, and may present to payers, managed care organizations, formulary decision makers, and regional medical advisory boards. The role connects regional and national healthcare organizations with headquarters Medical Affairs, shares customer insights, and may facilitate Pfizer-sponsored collaborative projects, quality improvement research, and non-interventional studies. It maintains current knowledge of therapeutic areas and Pfizer medicines and serves as a resource for Medical Information and customer insights.

Responsibilities also include providing objective, scientifically sound medical information; leading customer medical account planning; applying real-world evidence and outcomes tools to address care gaps and population health priorities; supporting health information technology initiatives and clinical informatics; collaborating across Pfizer teams; and maintaining compliance with applicable policies, procedures, and regulations. The role requires substantial travel, including occasional weekends, and the ability to operate a company car and fly regularly.

Requirements

• MD required.
• Four or more years of relevant experience.
• Relevant experience in clinical, formulary, or other management; managed care, pharmaceutical industry, or quality improvement; or data analytics or HEOR activities involving strong health-services-research methodology, including study design, data analysis, and interpretation.
• Significant experience interacting with payers and other organized customers.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to understand and respond to multiple internal and external customer demands and manage conflict constructively.
• Leadership capability, including influencing and collaborating with peers and creating business impact.
• Strong analytical skills, creativity, and effectiveness in proactively identifying and addressing challenges.
• Ability to communicate substantial scientific information clearly and concisely.
• Strong organization and flexibility, with the ability to prioritize competing demands and use situational leadership.
• Ability to travel, including overnight travel for internal and external meetings.
• Valid U.S. driver's license and ability to operate a Pfizer company car; driving record must meet company standards. A DUI/DWI or other impaired-driving citation within the past seven years disqualifies candidates.
• Ability to regularly fly and to travel 40–50% of the time.
• Must be within reasonable proximity of an airline hub city and within a two-hour drive of a major airport.
• Ability to work occasional weekends for advisory boards and congress meetings.
• Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States by any employer; U.S. work visa sponsorship is not available.
• Position requires permanent work authorization in the United States.

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience in a field-based medical or outcomes role.
• Experience analyzing healthcare data, including claims, electronic health records, or other healthcare data.
• Expertise in clinical informatics or health information technology, including work with claims datasets or electronic health record systems.
• Residency or fellowship experience.
• Microsoft Access, statistics software, or data programming experience.
• Experience with clinical, functional, and technical applications of health information technology used in the United States.
• Experience optimizing or customizing electronic health record platforms, including developing EHR clinical solutions.
• Leadership in innovative project start-up and management.
• Understanding of the complex U.S. healthcare business environment and emerging healthcare trends.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with all internal and external SOPs, rules, regulations, policies, procedures, and compliance guidance.
• Provide objective, scientifically sound medical information on Pfizer medicines and related disease states using pharmacoeconomic models, outcomes tools, educational programs, HOPEs, non-interventional studies, and collaborations.
• Prioritize customer and Pfizer needs to develop and implement objective, scientifically sound real-world-evidence-based outcomes tools that identify opportunities to improve patient care, close quality gaps, and address population health management.
• Serve as Field Medical Outcomes lead for assigned customers, develop and execute medical account plans, represent Medical Affairs, share customer insights, and identify collaboration opportunities to improve patient care.
• Explain study design, methodology, data analysis, and interpretation to customers.
• Engage market stakeholders, including Quality Improvement Organizations, advocacy groups, coalitions, and medical or healthcare associations, to understand population health priorities and identify opportunities aligned with Pfizer Medical objectives.
• Provide Medical support and guidance for health information technology initiatives, including opportunity assessment, triage, evaluation of organizational capabilities and feasibility, and clinical relevance of proposed methods.
• Analyze clinical healthcare information-system workflows to facilitate care processes, reduce care gaps, improve efficiency, and maximize quality and population health.
• Facilitate clinical content development that applies clinical perspectives and information technology to create strategies, tools, and resources.
• Provide expertise on electronic data collection and planning for Field Medical colleagues.
• Collaborate within Pfizer guidance to identify, design, and deploy health information technology solutions aligned with Pfizer Medical goals for Field Medical use.
• Support development of health information technology and clinical informatics resources for new product and indication launches.
• Maintain and develop clinical informatics capabilities for effective collaborations with external customers.
• Contribute to internal teams developing tools, resources, and educational materials for internal and external use.
• Represent Pfizer Medical Affairs with clinical and professional associations or societies, demonstrating medical professionalism.
• Enhance customer recognition of Pfizer Medical through collaborative projects, publications, and healthcare awards.
• Provide approved medical content on Pfizer products in the designated therapeutic area, primarily to organized customers, including national and regional payers and Specialty Pharmacy Providers.
• Keep abreast of scientific developments through literature review, competitive-landscape monitoring, expert networking, and assigned conferences.
• Respond to unsolicited customer requests for scientific interpretation of clinical information and pharmacoeconomic impact of product selection to support formulary decisions and patient outcomes.
• Collaborate compliantly with Pfizer colleagues, including Key Account Managers, Account Directors, PHI, Field Medical, Headquarters Medical, CI, AME, and HEOR, to understand customer outcomes of interest and data-analysis needs.
• Maintain market and customer knowledge in a complex and changing marketplace.
• Manage a significant volume of field-based projects, prioritize and implement them effectively, exercise sound judgment, and work in a continuous-improvement environment.
• Keep internal training requirements current.
• Educate healthcare organizations about patient-care gaps in alignment with medical strategy and guideline-based care.
• Meet leadership-defined expectations for the number of medical stakeholders engaged.
• Contribute to medical content strategy and aligned field medical tactics based on Medical Affairs priorities.
• Provide strong territory and customer leadership and serve on Medical, therapeutic-area, or cross-functional committees as appropriate.
• Act as a mentorship and onboarding partner.
• Maintain professional licensure and continue to learn and grow professionally.

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 25% bonus target of base salary.
• Eligible to participate in a share-based long-term incentive program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree