Sr. Medical Director, Gastroenterology & Rheumatology, MD

Pfizer • Cambridge, MA

12d • Hybrid

About The Position

Reporting to the US Specialty Care Medical Affairs (US SCMA) Lead for Gastroenterology and Rheumatology within headquarters, the Senior Director, Gastroenterology & Rheumatology will be an individual contributor and integral member of the US Medical team supporting current in-line assets, as well as pipeline assets, within the therapeutic areas of Gastroenterology & Rheumatology. The successful candidate should have prior experience within US Medical Affairs and is expected to bring strategic leadership. The Senior Director will combine their medical and scientific expertise and understanding of the patients’ and physicians’ point of views to lead and contribute to strategic business efforts. The Senior Director is part of a cross-functional working environment where colleagues always understand and exhibit customer-focused medical professionalism with honor and integrity.

Requirements

• Candidate demonstrates a breadth of diverse leadership and strategic 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.
• MD/DO professional degrees with 5+ years of industry experience, particularly in US Medical Affairs
• Clinical experience treating patients with immunoinflammatory conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis or inflammatory bowel disease
• Excellent presentation and communication skills
• Team oriented for success

Nice To Haves

• Specialty training and board certification in Rheumatology or Gastroenterology
• 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

• Serve as a subject matter expert for the therapeutic areas and medicines and be a reliable, trusted resource of accurate, current medical and scientific knowledge (e.g.: disease states, product label, statistics interpretation, etc.), including competitive medicines, for internal and external stakeholders and customers
• Drive concept and strategic planning with understanding of the needs of internal and external stakeholders
• Conduct ongoing assessment of the benefit-risk of the medicines, taking into account new data, as they become available
• Proactively bring patients' & physicians' voice to the development and execution of impactful business tactics
• Objectively interpret technical and commercial information to deliver value added education to assigned teams and to serve as a translator between technical and commercial functions, driving the transfer and appropriate application of both commercial and clinical knowledge, strategies, and needs
• Collaborate with Global and other regional Medical Affairs teams, Marketing/Commercial team(s), relevant Pfizer research groups, and other appropriate cross-functional teams in driving strategic direction for medical development, lifecycle planning, and regional/country operational plans for the medicines and therapeutic areas
• Understand and effectively communicate current scientific knowledge, including medical needs, to different stakeholders, within disease area, customizing the communication for the audience leading to effective communication
• Proactively collaborate in the development and review of US promotional materials (& Global upon request) including participation in review committee(s) to ensure medical and scientific information are included in an accurate and medically appropriate context
• Take lead in organization of external meetings (examples but not limited to: advisory boards, congresses and symposia) as appropriate and represent the company in external engagements or as committee member in joint collaborations
• Participate in publication strategic planning and implementation of tactics in accordance with Pfizer policy
• Manage vendors and budgets (track/forecast)
• Leads or contributes to the US strategic/operating plan
• Enhance their own leadership skills and behaviors, identifying strengths and areas to focus on, while exploring continued opportunities to excel in their role
• Maintain a high level of clinical expertise and professional competence by staying abreast of the latest developments, literature, and guidelines to advise on and drive current and future strategic plans

Benefits

• participation in Pfizer’s Global Performance Plan with a bonus target of 25.0% of the base salary and 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: Director
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree