Pfizer

Senior Director, U.S. Vaccines Strategy – Operational Enablement Lead

Pfizer

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: New York City • New York • Pennsylvania • United States

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Salary

💰 $214,900 - $358,100 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • The US Vaccines Strategy & Operational Enablement (OE) Team plays a critical role within the Vaccines franchise, acting as the control tower for business leaders around the organization’s aspiration, strategy and operational initiatives.
  • Manage U.S. Vaccines Portfolio Strategy, bridging current portfolio with future pipeline opportunities to strengthen long-term leadership
  • Own and evolve the long-term portfolio vision and strategic roadmap for U.S. Vaccines
  • Proactively monitor internal and external market dynamics, scientific advancements, policy changes, and competitive landscape to inform strategic direction.
  • Lead development of an integrated portfolio implementation roadmap in partnership with cross-functional workstream leaders, establishing governance to drive disciplined execution.
  • Collaborate with CSI, BD and other cross functional partners to help align scientific strategy with commercial priorities and future growth opportunities.
  • Orchestrate near- and mid-term portfolio prioritization across in-market brands to ensure aligned execution, optimized sequencing, and maximum enterprise value.
  • Partner with Finance and Marketing to support dynamic resource allocation, investment trade-offs, and in-year budget management across teams aligned to portfolio priorities.
  • Actively lead our people empowerment priorities and culture priorities
  • Oversee the Vaccines Colleague Advisory Board priorities and initiatives
  • Roll out colleague initiatives to support advancement of the people & culture priorities outlined in the Vaccines portfolio strategy
  • Partner with PX and Vaccines LT on talent planning initiatives
  • Organize townhalls and other colleague connectivity events
  • Manage VacciNation awards and other special LT-sponsored organizational initiatives
  • Deliver insights, thought partnership and enablement support to pull through brand strategies to maximize portfolio performance
  • Work in consultation with the Leadership Team and enabling partners, e.g., GCA to identify data-driven strategic recommendations to maximize business opportunities
  • Manage plans for the Vaccines Win Room together with key partners, e.g., Contracting Strategy, Marketing, Finance, Market Access, Legal, Medical, to enable LT to make agile and quick decisions
  • Collaborate with CEP and Business Operations on key US Vaccines initiatives (e.g. POAs, Deployment, RAISE initiative, Next Best Action, Incentive Plans aligned to strategy)
  • Work closely with peers and with data/report providers in Enabling/ Platform functions to ensure data and reporting needs are met
  • Shape annual Vaccines commercial Data Strategy agenda to ensure focus on highest impact franchise priorities & appropriate resource allocation
  • Provide comprehensive business operations support to help shape & execute key organizational priorities with a continuous improvement mindset
  • Orchestrate the annual strategic planning cycle for Vaccines – Strategic plans, operating plans, tactical plans
  • Lead governance to align marketing resource deployment to CFCs with franchise priorities, address top CFC requests, reduce waste, and ensure we only create resources that result in high levels of utilization
  • Manage annual LT calendar and agendas for LT and Vaccines Governance Forum meetings to maximize organizational efficiency and effectiveness
  • Prepare high-quality presentations, talking points, internal communications and correspondence to effectively convey key messages to intended audience

Requirements

  • BA/BS Degree required
  • Min 12+ years of previous pharmaceutical / biotech marketing/sales experience preferred with at least 5 years of demonstrated leadership experience (projects / process);
  • Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team-based matrix environment with multiple stakeholders and competing needs and to lead teams to collaborate
  • Excellent listening skills, influencing/negotiation skills, and relationship management capabilities
  • Proven ability to work collaboratively to identify opportunities and trends, assess business hypotheses to support business growth, and recommend courses of action
  • Ability to lead and conduct detailed analysis based on relevant business questions and communicate findings in cohesive manner so that decisions can be made and actions taken
  • Quantitative experience e.g. demonstrated ability to analyze information for the purpose of effective decision-making and communication
  • Strong values-based leadership
Benefits
  • health benefits to include medical, prescription drug, dental and vision coverage
  • 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
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
pharmaceutical marketingbiotech marketingportfolio strategydata analysisstrategic planningbudget managementresource allocationproject managementgovernancemarket dynamics analysis
Soft Skills
leadershipteam collaborationinfluencing skillsnegotiation skillsrelationship managementcommunication skillslistening skillsproblem-solvingstrategic thinkingcontinuous improvement mindset
Certifications
BA/BS Degree