Sr. Medical Director, US Migraine Team Lead, non-MD

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maintain a high performing Migraine Medical Affairs team and serve as a trusted medical partner to Global Medical Affairs Commercial Development Clinical Development Commercial and other cross-functional teams in driving US strategic direction for Brand(s)
• Supervise the team to ensure Migraine medical colleagues:
  • proactively evaluate physician and patient insights from multiple segments of the health system to support internal and external initiatives to ensure medical and cross-functional stakeholders are scientific thought partners to the US Migraine community
  • participate and continually assess the benefit-risk of the medicine(s) taking into account new data as it becomes available
  • identify patient and physician priorities as it applies to the data and disease area. Commits to excellence by continually learning and expanding their expertise
  • serves as a reliable trusted resource of accurate current medical and scientific knowledge (e.g.: disease state(s) product label statistical interpretation etc) including competitive landscape for internal and external stakeholders and customers
  • objectively interpret cross-functional insights to deliver value added education to assigned teams. Translates cross-functional insights that lead to the transfer and appropriate application of both commercial and clinical knowledge ideas and needs.
  • Understand the product/medicine and the formulation of the concept/strategy and how it relates to the US market and customers needs
• Lead and provide oversight on the development of the US Medical strategy and ensure it is aligned with the Global Medical strategy. Contribute to the planning and timely high quality execution of medical tactics across indications to support the US lifecycle plan for Brand(s)
• Lead and supervise the Migraine medical team particularly in the tasks below in full compliance with Pfizer policy:
  • medical content for congresses symposia promotional speakers and advisory boards and lead or participate in such activities
  • external meetings (examples but not limited to: advisory boards congress and symposium) as appropriate enhancing the leadership skills and behaviors influence in decision makingidentifying strengths and areas to focus with exploring continued opportunities to excel in their role
  • publications idea/concept generation authorship and agency liaison
  • develop a common interpretation of data a shared understanding of how product attributes drive realistic product profiles and broad buy-in to the development strategies most likely to achieve optimal US labeling access and pricing
  • assess safety and regulatory aspects of the medicine with partners in these functional lines including participation in safety and labeling working groups and potential interactions with the regulatory agency(ies) related to both promotional activities and labeling across all indications

• Support and guide the Migraine team when representing the US medical perspective at various forums and governances. Be a strong collaborative partner with Global Medical Affairs Policy PR/Media Commercial Development Clinical Development Regulatory Development and other colleagues in driving US strategic direction.
• Oversee the development and execution of the US medical operational plans in support of the short and long-term objectives for the products under responsibility in alignment with overall business goals
• Foster a team culture that embraces collaboration innovation and scientific leadership. Develop medical colleagues to be proactive medical leaders by coaching and mentoring direct reports.
• Recruit manage train and develop medical personnel
• Drive best practice sharing across the team in support of strategy development and deepening team skills and competencies
• Establish how the medicines profile fits into customer needs and the commercial strategy and compares to competitive medicines effectively communicating same to various stakeholders including patients.
• Coach and provide medicine(s) or/and therapeutic area expertise to other medical and non-medical cross-functional colleagues including training as needed.
• Maintain awareness of and effectively communicate current scientific knowledge including medical needs to different stakeholders including patients within disease area customizing the communication for the audience leading to effective communication.
• Oversee and support teams in leading working groups in a professional inclusive manner encouraging open discussion as related to assigned activities and specific roles while demonstrating respect for people.
• Proactively collaborate and lead the team in the development and review of US promotional materials including participation in review committee to ensure medical and scientific information are included in a medically appropriate context
• Partner with external medical and scientific leaders in collaboration with field based medical colleagues
• Proactively identify and mitigate potential medical challenges and ensure implementation of risk-management strategies in collaboration with team partners

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

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.

• PhD or PharmD with a minimum 7 years industry experience
• Experience in specific therapeutic area especially clinical / patient care experience preferred
• Experience in Medical Affairs
• Regulatory/safety/clinical trial experience a plus
• Fluency in written and spoken English required; excellent communication/presentation skills
• 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.

• Team direct leadership and influence skills Matrix leadership skills excellent interpersonal skills influence without authority ability
• Responsible for leading managing developing and coaching team members.
• Retain key talent in group/Pfizer and in collaboration and develop team members.
• Develops and maintains a high functioning and performance culture for team.
• Develops and maintains working relationship with Human Resources to help manage colleagues and any performance issues.
• Manages performance appraisals salary planning and promotions for HQ team.
• Ensures field medical directors generate and execute an individual development plan

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience in specific therapeutic area or related fields especially clinical / patient care experience
• Experience in Medical Affairs (preferably including design and implementation of
• Phase IV trials Regulatory/safety experience a plus)

NON-STANDARD WORK SCHEDULE TRAVEL OR ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS

• Travel: approximately 20%
• Attendance at internal business unit medical and commercial meetings and observation of external medical interactions with colleagues as necessary

Other Job Details:

Last Date to Apply for Job: May 30th 2025

Additional Location Information: New York NY; Collegeville PA; Cambridge MA; Lake Forest IL

Eligible for Relocation Package: No

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