Global Development Product Lead

Pfizer•South San Francisco, CA

About The Position

This is a senior role within the Pfizer Oncology Late Stage Development organization, combining both product strategy and development responsibilities for a product within a Disease Area. This role is responsible for leading the Global Product Team (GPT) for the product, as well as the clinical development plan and global development team (GDT) for the product. The position will report to the Disease Area Head (DAH). In this role, you will: Leads the GPT and GDT for a specific asset/product GDPL may delegate leadership of GDT as appropriate Accountable for the clinical development of the product/indication Responsible for overseeing the creation and execution of the clinical development plan from the GDT Accountable for the creation of an integrated product strategy and delivery through milestones and decision points by leveraging cross functional teams, with the goal of leading to approvals and maximizing product value Regular updating and communication with Disease Area Head on key program metrics, milestones, and risks Accountable for working with the GPTs to deliver the R&D budget, at or below target, and managing opportunities for savings or re-distributions of funding across programs Partner with Oncology Commercial, BD & Commercial Development to valuate US/ex-US opportunities for investment and building Oncology leadership under the direction of the Disease Area Head Integrates regulatory and statistical input into clinical trial design Drives and implements short- and long-term project vision and strategy, while ensuring alignment across global functions in regards to strategy and direction. Communicate clear strategy to program team and functions and ensures that is reflected in the operation Accountable with regulatory for health authority interactions Drives talent acquisition among team members and within their sub-teams, including active selection and de-selection and performance management in conjunction with line managers of the core membership of the program team Accountable with safety for clinical evaluations and safety decisions Primary governance interface for OLT/OSGT Accountable with clinical pharmacology, for optimal dose and schedule selection Accountable for external input from advisory boards and steering committees into clinical trial design Communicates with leadership and governance committees to address program needs, issues, resources, and recommendations. Ensures that presentations and other product communications are clear and effective. Support development of internal and external presentations. Drives team objective setting, prioritization and ensure adherence to Disease Area and overarching Oncology plan and strategy Drives risk management, issue identification and resolution and contingency planning Create a positive team environment that instills trust, encourages challenging assumptions, and ensures clear transparent communications to align around the overall goal/vision for the product

Requirements

MD with minimum of 10 years of relevant experience in the pharmaceutical, academic, and/or medical research environments
Demonstrated experience working on early and late-stage product development programs including regulatory filings (BLA/NDA, sBLAs/sNDAs), and product launches/life cycle management is strongly preferred
Proven ability to lead and influence data-driven strategy planning and implementation
A proactive and strategic thinker, with strong decision-making skills
Experience working with corporate partners and alliance management
Proven ability to function effectively across a matrix organization with multiple stakeholders and constituents, with the ability and strength to focus a team to work towards its goals
Strong leadership and communication skills (including presentation skills) with success in influencing all levels cross-functionally
Excellent business acumen with demonstrated ability to align teams to corporate strategy to achieve business and project objectives
Strong staff management and mentoring experience and skills
Highly collaborative with outstanding relationship building skills
Experience in Oncology is required

Responsibilities

Leads the GPT and GDT for a specific asset/product GDPL may delegate leadership of GDT as appropriate
Accountable for the clinical development of the product/indication
Responsible for overseeing the creation and execution of the clinical development plan from the GDT
Accountable for the creation of an integrated product strategy and delivery through milestones and decision points by leveraging cross functional teams, with the goal of leading to approvals and maximizing product value
Regular updating and communication with Disease Area Head on key program metrics, milestones, and risks
Accountable for working with the GPTs to deliver the R&D budget, at or below target, and managing opportunities for savings or re-distributions of funding across programs
Partner with Oncology Commercial, BD & Commercial Development to valuate US/ex-US opportunities for investment and building Oncology leadership under the direction of the Disease Area Head
Integrates regulatory and statistical input into clinical trial design
Drives and implements short- and long-term project vision and strategy, while ensuring alignment across global functions in regards to strategy and direction.
Communicate clear strategy to program team and functions and ensures that is reflected in the operation
Accountable with regulatory for health authority interactions
Drives talent acquisition among team members and within their sub-teams, including active selection and de-selection and performance management in conjunction with line managers of the core membership of the program team
Accountable with safety for clinical evaluations and safety decisions
Primary governance interface for OLT/OSGT
Accountable with clinical pharmacology, for optimal dose and schedule selection
Accountable for external input from advisory boards and steering committees into clinical trial design
Communicates with leadership and governance committees to address program needs, issues, resources, and recommendations.
Ensures that presentations and other product communications are clear and effective.
Support development of internal and external presentations.
Drives team objective setting, prioritization and ensure adherence to Disease Area and overarching Oncology plan and strategy
Drives risk management, issue identification and resolution and contingency planning
Create a positive team environment that instills trust, encourages challenging assumptions, and ensures clear transparent communications to align around the overall goal/vision for the product

Benefits

In addition, this position is eligible for participation in Pfizer’s Global Performance Plan with a bonus target of 30.0% of the base salary and eligibility to participate in our share based long term incentive program.
We offer comprehensive and generous benefits and programs to help our colleagues lead healthy lives and to support each of life’s moments.
Benefits offered include a 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, and health benefits to include medical, prescription drug, dental and vision coverage.

Stand Out From the Crowd

Upload your resume and get instant feedback on how well it matches this job.

Upload and Match Resume