Senior Manager, Colleague Engagement, Communications & Strategy (Secondment - 6 Months)

Pfizer•New York City, NY

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Manager, Colleague Engagement, Communications & Strategy will co-create and implement communications strategy for Pfizer’s Engineering & Technology (E&T) organization. The role develops content and delivers communications for internal audiences, including E&T and the Chief Technologist Organization (CTO), and external Commercial audiences. It also supports stakeholder engagement and awareness, helping develop strategies aligned with and promoting E&T’s eight platforms and key solutions. The successful candidate brings experience establishing and executing communications strategies and working across Digital and Commercial organizations. The role calls for knowledge of innovative communications and storytelling methods, such as AI and short-form video, and experience with stakeholder management, organizational excellence, operating models or organizational design, and change management to help optimize E&T. The role partners with Operational Excellence colleagues, E&T colleagues, Digital partners, CTO stakeholders, and Commercial business stakeholders. It is a six-month secondment. The position is considered flexible, with colleagues expected to meet site-based Log In For Your Day requirements, approximately 2.5 days per week in the office. There will be no change to the employee’s current work location.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Business, or a related discipline.
At least 6 years of experience.
Strong knowledge of communications practices and techniques.
Ability to work effectively across cross-functional teams and independently drive work to completion with appropriate planning and management.
Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize and independently deliver quality work on time.
Experience in communications operations, content development, and channel management.
Proven track record facilitating decision-making processes, including leadership presentations.
Experience leading stakeholder engagement and building partnerships and collaboration across diverse business teams.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Executive presence and ability to gain buy-in at all levels and across cross-functional teams.
Permanent U.S. work authorization; work visa sponsorship is not available.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree with at least 5 years of experience, or a PhD with at least 1 year of experience.
Experience working in the pharmaceutical or healthcare industry.
Experience working with technical teams.
Familiarity with innovative and cutting-edge communications methodologies.
Diverse leadership capabilities, including influencing and collaborating with peers, developing and coaching others, and guiding colleagues’ work to achieve meaningful outcomes and business impact.

Responsibilities

Contribute to integrated communications strategies supporting E&T and CTO priorities, transformation initiatives, and continuous improvement.
Develop and maintain internal and external communications plans and manage end-to-end delivery of communications.
Create engaging, informative content for varied audiences, using innovative delivery methods such as AI and short-form communications.
Manage communication channels hosting E&T and CTO content and use them to disseminate and maintain communications.
Embed metrics and KPI tracking in communications where possible to identify opportunities for improvement.
Facilitate and manage the collection and development of communications information with stakeholders in E&T, the Digital Leadership Team, CTO, and Commercial.
Support stakeholder engagement and awareness for strategies promoting E&T’s eight platforms and key solutions.
Apply a baseline understanding of Operational Excellence, including process design and implementation, operating models, organizational design, and stakeholder mapping.
Approach communications work with creativity, curiosity, inclusion, and excellence.