Sr Director, IIS Obesity TL

Pfizer • New York City, NY

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

Pfizer is seeking a Senior Director, Obesity Team Lead of Integrated Insights & Strategy (IIS) who will build and lead a team of high functioning individual contributors responsible for driving commercial brand strategy, framing business problems and enabling executional excellence. The TL will act as an indispensable thought partner to senior US & Global franchise leads, sitting on their respective LTs and leveraging analyses that impact portfolio decisions and overarching strategy. TL will empower their team of strategy & insights leads as well as lifecycle management colleagues to unlock their exceptional intellectual and analytical curiosity, driving a spirit of innovation and out-of-the-box thinking that will drive competitive advantage. They will influence senior franchise leads and ensure the highest quality work, while inspiring, leading and developing new ISE colleagues. The ideal candidate leverages their outstanding EQ in leading cross-functional teams, guiding the overall delivery of exceptional strategic consultancy, with a track record of enabling data driven decision making. This candidate has proven thought partnership, analytical and strategic capabilities, development of innovative techniques that drive business performance, and forecasting capabilities. This candidate has a strong entrepreneurial drive, thrives on intellectual challenge, and strong influence abilities. They are further equipped to manage a team through consistent training, mentorship and ongoing support. Therapeutic Area Strategy Provide strategic thought partnership to Obesity leads to drive investment decisions. Act as strategic partner to frame, investigate, and answer key business questions related to the identification and evaluation of commercial strategies and tactics. Lead the collection of information needs and development of research and data analysis plans. Develop and execute creation of in-house knowledge base to drive patient and HCP insights. Lead the connection of research and analytics together to tell a compelling and persuasive story and deliver clear and actionable recommendations to senior leadership. Promotional Performance and Execution Insights Lead team that develops and monitors key performance metrics to evaluate and enhance the effectiveness of a brand’s promotional activities. Lead team that recommends campaign improvement and corrective actions. Integrate campaign insights to broader analytic activities to paint the full picture of marketing execution and customer behavior and inform resource allocation decisions. Assist in advancing the vision for the future direction of brand activities Forecasting / Operating Plan Support Oversee development of Long-Range Forecasts (LRFs) and Operating Plans. Drive the creation of best-in-class AI, epi- and trend-based forecast models in partnership with CoE colleagues. Review and enhance forecasts or strategic brand plans with strong expertise in ability to qualify and quantify the business opportunity, including communicating results and recommendations to senior leadership. Ensure accurate effective performance measurement and deliver regular assessments of portfolio performance to leadership, including clear articulation of the data and its meaning for the business. Collaboration with other Analytics Teams Lead dialogue to integrate insights across various GCA cross-functional teams – Data Science, Performance Analytics, etc. Actively contribute to advancement of team capabilities through thought leadership; seek to share knowledge and expertise with other colleagues making use of knowledge sharing platform. Alignment with other analytic teams to ensure cohesive activities with our stakeholders.

Requirements

• BA/BS in Marketing, Psychology, Mathematics, Statistics, or Engineering or similar related field required; MS or MBA preferred.
• 12+ years in consulting, finance or market analytics or equilvant based on degree completed.
• 7+ years at a high-value level (e.g., US & Global) developing data-driven brand strategy for major portfolio (>$3B)
• Forecasting experience
• Experience leading teams
• Proven ability to synthesize complex data and analyses and communicate effectively
• Strong entrepreneurial drive, who thrives on intellectual challenge and raises the bar in terms of quality work
• Defined involvement in helping frame, design & execute solutions for challenging business situations
• In-depth knowledge of multiple analytic disciplines, including primary and secondary data, with a keen understanding of output and quality/timely insight derivation
• Team-orientation and collaborative approach; outstanding listening skills and the ability to manage through influence
• Exceptional intellectual and analytical curiosity, a creative visionary who can drive innovation
• Sophisticated executive demeanor, comfortable functioning at the highest levels of organizations; excellent presentation skills, including strong verbal and writing capabilities
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and to influence and drive change at all levels in an organization
• Ability to communicate complex ideas effectively – both verbally and in writing
• 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.
• This position requires permanent work authorization in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic thought partnership to Obesity leads to drive investment decisions.
• Act as strategic partner to frame, investigate, and answer key business questions related to the identification and evaluation of commercial strategies and tactics.
• Lead the collection of information needs and development of research and data analysis plans.
• Develop and execute creation of in-house knowledge base to drive patient and HCP insights.
• Lead the connection of research and analytics together to tell a compelling and persuasive story and deliver clear and actionable recommendations to senior leadership.
• Lead team that develops and monitors key performance metrics to evaluate and enhance the effectiveness of a brand’s promotional activities.
• Lead team that recommends campaign improvement and corrective actions.
• Integrate campaign insights to broader analytic activities to paint the full picture of marketing execution and customer behavior and inform resource allocation decisions.
• Assist in advancing the vision for the future direction of brand activities
• Oversee development of Long-Range Forecasts (LRFs) and Operating Plans.
• Drive the creation of best-in-class AI, epi- and trend-based forecast models in partnership with CoE colleagues.
• Review and enhance forecasts or strategic brand plans with strong expertise in ability to qualify and quantify the business opportunity, including communicating results and recommendations to senior leadership.
• Ensure accurate effective performance measurement and deliver regular assessments of portfolio performance to leadership, including clear articulation of the data and its meaning for the business.
• Lead dialogue to integrate insights across various GCA cross-functional teams – Data Science, Performance Analytics, etc.
• Actively contribute to advancement of team capabilities through thought leadership; seek to share knowledge and expertise with other colleagues making use of knowledge sharing platform.
• Alignment with other analytic teams to ensure cohesive activities with our stakeholders.

Benefits

• participation in Pfizer’s Global Performance Plan with a bonus target of 22.5% of the base salary
• eligibility to participate in our share based long term incentive program
• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees