Oncology Field Medical Outcomes, Director

Pfizer • USA - PA - Remote, PA

3d • $176,600 - $294,300 • Remote

About The Position

The Oncology Field Medical Outcomes, Director is a remote, field-based medical colleague on Pfizer’s Payer Team. The role provides therapeutic-area and product expertise in Oncology, primarily to integrated and organized customers such as national and regional payers and specialty pharmacy providers. It educates customers on the clinical and economic impact of Pfizer Oncology medicines and may support customer decision-making and population health through real-world data analyses, pharmacoeconomic analyses, outcomes evaluations, and medical presentations.

The Director plans and executes Oncology Medical strategy and customer engagement in an assigned territory, serving as the Oncology Medical lead for assigned accounts and developing Medical account plans. The role responds to unsolicited medical questions, shares customer insights with headquarters Medical Affairs, and facilitates collaboration among regional and national healthcare professionals and internal colleagues. It also supports customer-specific projects, partnerships, non-interventional studies, and research activities in accordance with Pfizer guidance, with the aim of advancing quality of care and improving patient outcomes.

The position includes substantial work in health outcomes, real-world evidence, and health information technology. The colleague assesses and supports HIT initiatives, analyzes clinical information-system workflows, contributes clinical content and informatics expertise, and helps develop and deploy tools and resources for field use. Communications and deliverables should be scientifically objective, compliant, patient-centered, and attentive to health literacy and cultural awareness.

The position covers a Mid-Atlantic/East Central territory: Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, and Michigan. It is remote and field based, with frequent travel, including overnight travel, and occasional weekend work. Travel may reach approximately 65% of the time. The stated annual base salary range is $176,600 to $294,300, with eligibility for a 20% target bonus and a share-based long-term incentive program. Benefits include a 401(k) plan with company contributions, paid vacation, holidays and personal days, paid caregiver/parental and medical leave, and medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage. Relocation assistance may be available depending on business needs and eligibility.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a health science is required.
• Relevant experience: 8 or more years with a bachelor’s degree, 7 or more years with a master’s degree, or 5 or more years with a terminal degree.
• Relevant experience in data analytics and/or HEOR with demonstrated methodological skills in health services research, including study design, data analysis, and interpretation; managed care, pharmaceutical industry, and/or Quality Improvement; or clinical, formulary, and/or other management.
• Significant experience interacting with payers and other organized customers.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills, including the ability to understand and respond to multiple internal and external customer demands and handle conflict constructively.
• Breadth of diverse leadership experience and capabilities, including influencing and collaborating with peers and creating business impact.
• Strong analytical skills, including creativity and effectiveness in proactively identifying and addressing challenges.
• Ability to communicate substantial scientific information clearly and concisely.
• Strong organization, flexibility, prioritization, and situational leadership skills.
• Ability to travel, including overnight travel for internal and external meetings.
• Ability to operate a Pfizer company car with a valid U.S. driver’s license and regularly fly on airplanes.
• Must be within a two-hour drive of a major airport and reasonably close to an airline hub city.
• Flexibility to travel approximately 50–65% of the time, with the job description also stating travel may be up to 65%.
• Driving record must comply with company standards; a DUI/DWI or other impaired-driving citation within the past seven years disqualifies a candidate.
• Ability to work occasional weekends, such as for advisory boards and congress meetings.
• Ability to prepare and deliver professional presentations to payer and healthcare audiences.
• The role requires frequent travel, prolonged periods of computer and virtual meeting use, and the ability to operate a company car and regularly fly.

Nice To Haves

• PharmD, PhD, or equivalent terminal doctoral degree.
• Previous experience in a field-based medical or outcomes role in Oncology.
• Experience interacting with payers and other organized customers in the central region of the United States.
• 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 data sets or Electronic Health Record systems.
• Residency or fellowship experience.
• Microsoft Access, statistics software, and/or data programming experience.
• Experience with the clinical, functional, and technical application of health information technology used in the United States.
• Experience optimizing or customizing EHR 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 internal and external standard operating procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Provide objective, scientifically sound medical information about Pfizer Oncology medicines and relevant disease states using pharmacoeconomic models, outcomes tools, educational programs, Health Outcomes Projects and Evaluations (HOPEs), non-interventional studies, and collaborations.
• Prioritize customer and Pfizer Oncology 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.
• Integrate clinical, health information technology, market, and account considerations to develop and execute mutually beneficial customer-specific projects, collaborations, strategic medical partnerships, and non-interventional studies.
• Serve as the Oncology Medical 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 principles of study design, methodology, data analysis, and interpretation to customers.
• Engage relevant 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 Oncology Medical objectives.
• Provide Oncology Medical support and guidance for health information technology initiatives, including initial assessment, triage, organizational capability and feasibility assessment, and evaluation of clinical relevance.
• Analyze clinical healthcare information-system workflows to facilitate care processes, reduce care gaps, improve efficiency, and maximize quality and population health.
• Facilitate development of clinical content that uses information technology to support strategy and create tools and resources.
• Provide expertise on electronic data collection and planning for Oncology Field Medical colleagues.
• Work cross-functionally within Pfizer guidance to identify, design, and deploy health information technology solutions aligned with Pfizer Oncology Medical goals for Field Medical use.
• Support development of health information technology and clinical informatics resources for new product and new indication launches.
• Maintain and develop clinical informatics capabilities to enable effective external customer collaborations.
• Participate in internal teams that develop tools, resources, and educational materials for internal and external use to advance Field Medical Outcomes.
• Represent Pfizer Oncology Medical Affairs leadership with clinical and professional associations or societies, demonstrating medical professionalism.
• Enhance customer recognition of Pfizer Oncology Medical through collaborative projects and, in some cases, publications.
• Provide approved medical content on Pfizer Oncology products in the designated therapeutic area, primarily to organized customers such as national and regional payers and specialty pharmacy providers.
• Keep current with medical and scientific developments, literature, the competitive landscape, expert networks, and assigned conferences.
• Respond to unsolicited customer requests for scientific interpretation of clinical information and pharmacoeconomic impact of product selection to support formulary decision-making or Oncology patient outcomes.
• Collaborate compliantly with Pfizer colleagues, including Key Account Managers, Account Directors, PHI, Field Medical, Headquarters Medical, and HEOR, to understand assigned customers’ outcomes of interest and data analysis needs.
• Maintain significant market and customer knowledge in a complex and changing marketplace.
• Manage a significant volume of field-based projects and prioritize effectively.
• Travel for internal and external meetings, including customer, industry, professional society, headquarters, regional, and national scientific meetings; occasionally work 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.
• Eligibility for 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