Oncology Field Medical, Director (MD)

Pfizer • Houston, TX

1d • Remote

About The Position

The Oncology Field Medical, Director is responsible for providing therapeutic area (TA)/product expertise, in malignant hematology and pipeline, across a broad range of medical customer segments and initiatives in an assigned territory (Texas). This role involves planning and executing medical strategy and engagement for appropriate assigned customers within a territory (Texas), compliantly coordinating with other Pfizer colleagues as needed to achieve medical objectives. The Director will maintain a required level of knowledge of relevant TA (malignant hematology associated disease states) and Pfizer medicines, providing therapeutic area/product information to both internal and external stakeholders as needed. They will serve as a conduit and resource for medical information and customer insights, providing requested information to HCPs as allowed by Pfizer guidance and sharing customer viewpoints with Pfizer as appropriate. Understanding the priorities of Pfizer Medical Affairs is crucial to contribute to medical content strategy development and execute aligned Field Medical tactics. The role requires maintaining effective and appropriate communication and collaboration among headquarters medical colleagues and other Pfizer Field Medical colleagues, demonstrating expertise in communication across multiple channels, including live and virtual presentations, written communication, and telephone or virtual conversations. The Director will optimize patient centricity of medical communications and deliverables, incorporating health literacy and cultural awareness principles to ensure that patients remain the ultimate focus. Key responsibilities include delivering approved medical content about Pfizer medicines and relevant topics in malignant hematology, identifying and seeking medical engagement from priority customer segments, and providing truthful, accurate, and scientifically supported information in response to direct unsolicited medical requests from HCPs in compliance with Pfizer guidelines. The role also involves fielding relevant inbound queries from HCPs, partnering with Oncology Research & Development and Global Product Development (GPD) in identifying potential sites for Pfizer-sponsored clinical trials (including under-represented patient populations), and appropriately providing medical support throughout the Investigator Sponsored Research (ISR) process. Cultivating research and malignant hematology expertise, including familiarity with latest congress data and disease state literature, is essential. The Director provides asset leadership, understands principles of study design, methodology, data analysis, and interpretation, and communicates these concepts with customers. Strong territory leadership is required, including reactively and proactively communicating with local Patient Advocacy Group(s) in collaboration with Corporate Affairs and HQ Medical Affairs, and delivering insights on local patient organization structure, capabilities, and patient population needs. The role also involves serving on Medical and/or TA and asset cross-functional committees, representing Pfizer Medical Affairs leadership with clinical/professional associations and/or societies, and demonstrating medical professionalism. Mentorship responsibilities include onboarding partner, ad board and study lead mentor, and participating in special projects as needed.

Requirements

• MD or DO Degree required
• 4+ years of relevant experience required
• Subject matter expert recognized across internal and external stakeholders
• Demonstrate a breadth of diverse leadership experiences and capabilities including the ability to influence and collaborate with peers and create business impact
• Demonstrate excellent oral and written communication skills
• Demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills: ability to understand and respond to multiple external and internal customers’ demands and manage and handle conflict constructively
• Subject matter expertise in malignant hematology recognized across internal and external stakeholders
• Currently reside in the state of Texas, preferably in Houston
• Manage a significant volume of projects developed in a remote environment, while exhibiting the ability to prioritize, successfully implement, and demonstrate excellent judgment skills and work in a continuous improvement environment
• Work within a matrixed, multi-disciplinary team to foster strong Pfizer/customer professional relationships which are aligned with Pfizer medical objectives
• Effectively manage through and lead change in an ever-changing and evolving external health care environment
• Change agility; be flexible to new opportunities (e.g. new therapeutic areas, territory, projects) and adaptable to organizational change
• Problem-solve and network enterprise wide as appropriate to identify solutions
• Rapidly adopt and utilize new digital technology and other resources with medical customers and record medical interactions
• Operate a Pfizer company car and regularly fly on airplanes (i.e. attend HCP/customer meetings; attend NYHQ meetings, etc. required; proximity to airline ‘hub’ city)
• Maintain flexibility to travel 60-80% of time
• Requires permanent work authorization in the United States. U.S. work visa sponsorship (such as TN, O-1, H-1B, etc.) is not available for this role now or in the future.

Nice To Haves

• PharmD, PhD, or equivalent terminal doctoral degree (e.g., Doctor of Nursing Practice, Doctor of Health Sciences) highly preferred
• Deep expertise and/or clinical experience in malignant hematology
• Established network of HCPs in the territory (Texas)
• Familiarity with internal/external SOPs/Rules/Regulations regarding Pfizer/customer interactions and relationships, etc.
• Previous Field Medical experience
• Collaborate effectively and demonstrate leadership and teamwork with peers, internal stakeholders and external customers that inspires alignment and partnership on a shared vision or strategy
• Be a self-starter, be accountable, and have a sense of urgency in delivering results that have medical impact and yield a positive customer experience
• Maintain self-awareness and continually choose behaviors and responses based on how it impacts one’s own and others’ performance and engagement
• Demonstrates strong clinical and technical skills
• Demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills: ability to understand and respond to multiple external and internal customers’ demands and manage and handle conflict constructively
• Candidate demonstrates a breadth of diverse leadership experiences and capabilities including: the ability to influence and collaborate with peers, develop and coach others, oversee and guide the work of other colleagues to achieve meaningful outcomes and create business impact

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute medical strategy and engagement for appropriate assigned customers within a territory (Texas), compliantly coordinating with other Pfizer colleagues as needed to achieve medical objectives
• Maintain required level of knowledge of relevant TA (malignant hematology associated disease states) and Pfizer medicines, providing therapeutic area/product information to both internal and external stakeholders as needed
• Serve as a conduit and resource for medical information and customer insights, providing requested information to HCPs as allowed by Pfizer guidance and sharing customer viewpoints with Pfizer as appropriate
• Understand the priorities of Pfizer Medical Affairs to contribute to medical content strategy development and execute aligned Field Medical tactics
• Maintain effective and appropriate communication and collaboration among headquarters medical colleagues and other Pfizer Field Medical colleagues
• Demonstrate expertise in communication across multiple channels, including, but not limited to, live and virtual presentations in small or large settings, written communication, and telephone or virtual conversations
• Optimize patient centricity of medical communications and deliverables, incorporating health literacy and cultural awareness principles to ensure that patients remain the ultimate focus
• Deliver approved medical content about Pfizer medicines and relevant topics in the designated therapeutic area, malignant hematology
• Identify and seek medical engagement from priority customer segments in malignant hematology
• Provide truthful, accurate, and scientifically supported information in response to direct unsolicited medical requests from HCPs in a manner that complies with all applicable Pfizer guidelines, policies, and procedures
• Field relevant inbound queries from HCPs via established triage process
• In collaboration with Global Medical Affairs colleagues, partner with Oncology Research & Development and Global Product Development (GPD) in the identification of potential sites for Pfizer-sponsored clinical trials, including identification of sites serving under-represented patient populations in trials
• Appropriately provide medical support throughout the Investigator Sponsored Research (ISR) process
• Cultivate research and malignant hematology expertise, including familiarity with latest congress data and disease state literature
• Provides asset leadership
• Understand the principles of study design, methodology, data analysis, and interpretation and communicate these concepts with customers
• Strong territory leadership
• Reactively and proactively communicate with local Patient Advocacy Group(s), as appropriate, in close collaboration with Corporate Affairs and HQ Medical Affairs
• Deliver insights on local patient organization structure, capabilities, and patient population needs
• Serve on Medical and/or TA and asset cross-functional committees, as appropriate
• Represent Pfizer Medical Affairs leadership with clinical/professional associations and/or societies, consistently demonstrating medical professionalism in all interactions
• Mentorship – Onboarding partner, ad board and study lead mentor
• Participate in special projects as needed

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
• Health benefits to include medical, prescription drug, dental and vision coverage
• Participation in Pfizer’s Global Performance Plan with a bonus target of 25.0% of the base salary
• Eligibility to participate in our 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
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree