Oncology Field Medical, Director Thoracic (non-MD)

Pfizer • USA - CA - Remote, CA

4d • $176,600 - $294,300 • Remote

About The Position

The Oncology Field Medical Director for Thoracic oncology is a field-based scientific expert supporting Pfizer’s thoracic oncology portfolio in Southern California. The role engages medical customer segments by delivering approved medical and scientific education to healthcare professionals, providing information in response to unsolicited medical requests, surfacing insights to inform medical strategy, and supporting clinical trial site identification and trial-related activities. The position contributes to addressing important scientific questions to help improve patient outcomes.

The role plans and executes territory medical engagement in alignment with Pfizer Medical objectives, maintains therapeutic-area and product expertise, and collaborates with headquarters Medical colleagues, Medical Information, other field medical colleagues, and cross-functional partners. It provides asset leadership, supports investigator-sponsored research, leads advisory boards with manager oversight, and represents Pfizer Medical Affairs with clinical and professional associations. The role also mentors colleagues and may participate in special projects.

This is a remote, field-based position requiring residence in Southern California, frequent travel, occasional weekend work, operation of a company car, and regular air travel. The annual base salary range is $176,600 to $294,300, with eligibility for a 20% bonus target and a share-based long-term incentive program. Pfizer offers a comprehensive benefits package. 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’s degree in a health science.
• Relevant experience: PharmD or PhD with 6 years; MBA or MSc with 8 years; or BA or BSc with 10 years.
• Currently reside in Southern California.
• Recognized subject-matter expertise among internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to manage a significant volume of projects in a remote environment, prioritize and implement work successfully, exercise excellent judgment, and work in a continuous-improvement environment.
• Ability to work effectively within a matrixed, multidisciplinary team and foster strong professional relationships with Pfizer customers and colleagues.
• Ability to manage and lead change in an evolving external healthcare environment and adapt to new opportunities and organizational change.
• Ability to problem-solve and network across the enterprise to identify solutions.
• Ability to rapidly adopt and use digital technology and other resources with medical customers and record medical interactions.
• Ability to operate a Pfizer company car and regularly fly on airplanes.
• Flexibility to travel 60–80% of the time and reasonable proximity to an airline hub city.
• Ability to work weekends occasionally.
• Permanent U.S. work authorization; U.S. work visa sponsorship is not available.

Nice To Haves

• PharmD, PhD, or equivalent terminal doctoral degree, such as Doctor of Nursing Practice or Doctor of Physical Therapy.
• Familiarity with internal and external SOPs, rules, and regulations governing Pfizer-customer interactions and relationships.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Previous Field Medical experience.
• Ability to collaborate effectively and demonstrate leadership and teamwork with peers, internal stakeholders, and external customers.
• Self-starter with accountability and urgency in delivering results with medical impact and a positive customer experience.
• Self-awareness and ability to choose behaviors and responses based on their impact on one’s own and others’ performance and engagement.
• Clinical and technical skills.
• Diverse leadership experience, including influencing and collaborating with peers and creating business impact.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to understand and respond to multiple customer demands and manage conflict constructively.
• Ability to develop and coach others and oversee and guide colleagues’ work to achieve meaningful outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute medical strategy and engagement for assigned territory customers, coordinating compliantly with Pfizer colleagues as needed.
• Maintain knowledge of relevant therapeutic areas, disease states, and Pfizer medicines, and provide therapeutic-area and product information to internal and external stakeholders.
• Serve as a resource for Medical Information and customer insights, respond to requests from healthcare professionals within Pfizer guidance, and share customer viewpoints with Pfizer as appropriate.
• Contribute to medical content strategy and execute aligned Field Medical tactics based on Pfizer Medical Affairs priorities.
• Communicate and collaborate with headquarters Medical colleagues, Medical Information, and other Pfizer Field Medical colleagues.
• Communicate across live and virtual presentations, written materials, telephone conversations, and other virtual channels.
• Ensure medical communications and deliverables are patient-centered and incorporate health-literacy and cultural-awareness principles.
• Deliver approved medical content about Pfizer medicines and relevant therapeutic-area topics.
• Identify and engage priority customer segments in the assigned therapeutic area.
• Provide truthful, accurate, scientifically supported responses to unsolicited medical requests from healthcare professionals in accordance with Pfizer guidelines, policies, and procedures.
• Lead advisory boards, including BRF and vendor boards, with manager oversight.
• Handle inbound healthcare professional queries through the established triage process.
• Partner with Global Medical Affairs, Oncology Research & Development, and Global Product Development to identify potential Pfizer-sponsored clinical trial sites, including sites serving under-represented patient populations.
• Provide appropriate medical support throughout the Investigator Sponsored Research process.
• Cultivate research and therapeutic-area expertise, including familiarity with congress data and disease-state literature.
• Provide asset leadership and communicate study-design, methodology, data-analysis, and interpretation concepts to customers.
• Provide strong territory leadership.
• Communicate reactively and proactively with local Patient Advocacy Groups as appropriate, in coordination with Corporate Affairs and HQ Medical Affairs.
• Deliver insights about local patient-organization structures, capabilities, and patient-population needs.
• Serve on Medical, therapeutic-area, or asset cross-functional committees as appropriate.
• Represent Pfizer Medical Affairs with clinical and professional associations or societies, demonstrating medical professionalism.
• Mentor colleagues, including serving as an onboarding partner and as an advisory-board and study-lead mentor.
• Participate in special projects as needed.
• Manage projects in a remote environment, prioritize and implement work, and exercise sound judgment in a continuous-improvement environment.
• Work within a matrixed, multidisciplinary team and build professional relationships aligned with Pfizer Medical objectives.
• Manage and lead change, adapt to organizational and therapeutic-area changes, and identify solutions through enterprise-wide problem-solving and networking.
• Adopt and use digital technology and other resources with medical customers, and record medical interactions.
• Operate a Pfizer company car and regularly travel by air for customer meetings, headquarters meetings, and scientific meetings.
• Travel 60–80% of the time and be able to work occasional weekends for advisory boards and congress meetings.

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