Oncology Field Medical Director, MD
Pfizer
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Louisiana • New Mexico • United States
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Salary
💰 $230,900 - $366,400 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Provide therapeutic area/product expertise, including thoracic oncology and pipeline, across a broad range of medical customer segments and initiatives in an assigned territory (Dallas regional TX, AK, OK, NM, LA)
- Plan and execute Medical strategy and engagement for appropriate assigned customers within a territory, compliantly coordinating with other Pfizer colleagues as needed to achieve Medical objectives
- Maintain required level of knowledge of relevant TA/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 in order to contribute to Medical content strategy development and execute aligned Field Medical tactics
- Maintain effective and appropriate communication and collaboration among headquarters Medical colleagues, Medical Information, 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
- Identify and seek medical engagement from priority customer segments in assigned Therapeutic Area
- 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 therapeutic area expertise, including familiarity with latest congress data and disease state literature
- Provides Asset leadership
- Demonstrate understanding of study design, methodology, data analysis, and interpretation
- 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
Requirements
- MD or DO Degree required
- 4+ years of relevant experience required
- Subject matter expert recognized across internal and external stakeholders.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills: ability to understand and respond to multiple external and internal customers’ demands and manage and handle conflict constructively.
- Ability to 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) and adaptable to organizational change
- Problem-solve and network enterprise wide as appropriate to identify solutions
- 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
- Demonstrate clinical and technical skills
- 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)
Benefits
- 401(k) plan with Pfizer Matching Contributions
- 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
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
thoracic oncologymedical strategystudy designdata analysismedical content developmentclinical trialstherapeutic area expertisemedical informationhealth literacypatient centricity
Soft Skills
oral communicationwritten communicationinterpersonal skillsconflict managementproject managementchange agilityproblem-solvingleadershipteamworkself-awareness
Certifications
MDDO