Senior Manager, HTA, Value and Evidence, PCOA

As a leading biopharmaceutical company Pfizer is dedicated to the discovery and delivery of high value therapies across a variety of disease areas. It is our mission to bring innovative medicines to patients that significantly improve their lives and our priority is to ensure patients have access to these medicines.

The Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Value & Evidence (HV&E) team is responsible for ensuring patients have affordable timely access to medicines and vaccines by advancing innovative value and evidence solutions to inform healthcare decision-making.

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Assessment (PCOA) team is part of HV&E and is responsible for ensuring that patient experience data are adequately captured in Pfizer clinical development programs to be deemed as valid scientific evidence supporting registration access and healthcare decision-making.

ROLE SUMMARY

The PCOA Senior Manager is responsible for development and execution of fit-for-purpose PCOA strategies in clinical trials and observational studies to support registration access and reimbursement for Pfizers portfolio of innovative therapies.

The PCOA Senior Manager is an integral member of the HV&E organization and serves as a critical partner to cross-functional stakeholders in R&D CMO RWE and Commercial organizations. As PCOA subject matter expert the Senior Manager fosters a team culture of collaborative knowledge sharing and co-creation.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develops and executes PCOA strategies to support therapeutic area/asset specific clinical development plans global HV&E strategies integrated evidence plans and commercial strategies.
• Effectively collaborates with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure that the PCOA strategies and related deliverables are fit-for-purpose and aligned with the overall program goals.
• Ensures that PCOA strategies are aligned with the most current regulatory and HTA guidance documents (e.g. FDA EMA JCA).
• Leads qualitative and quantitative evidence generation research to inform and support PCOA strategies.
• Provides technical expertise in the implementation analysis interpretation and communication of clinical outcome assessment (COA) data.
• Manages a global network of consultants and contract organizations to execute the COA evidence generation deliverables (e.g. qualitative COA development evidence psychometric analyses COA qualification dossiers).
• Maintains awareness of new research methods tools and data sources to ensure study methods represent current state of the science.
• Promotes the value of patient-centered outcome assessments across Pfizer through education and training.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

Candidate demonstrates a breadth of diverse leadership experiences and capabilities including: the ability to influence and collaborate with peers and develop and coach others to achieve meaningful outcomes and create business impact.

• Advanced academic degree (e.g. MSc MPH PhD DrPH ScD PharmD) in relevant field such as public health psychology health economics epidemiology pharmacy administration or other research-focused health outcomes field.
• Minimum 1 year of experience with PhD/DrPH/ScD/PharmD or minimum of 5 years of experience with MSc/MPH 0r 6 years of experience with BA/BS in consulting pharmaceutical industry or academia in COA research or related health outcomes research.
• Understanding of COA research methodology (qualitative and quantitative methodology)
• Knowledge of regulatory guidance documents (FDA EMA)
• Strong analytical skills and scientific rigor
• Experience with developing new or validating existing COA measures
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment in a cross-functional matrix team setting as well as independently.
• Technical competency in systematic literature reviews and qualitative research.
• Technical competency in use of ePRO/eCOA and linguistic validation of COAs.
• Demonstrated strong project management skills (ability to manage multiple projects budget planning vendor management managing competing deadlines and rapidly shifting priorities)
• Excellent interpersonal skills required; ability to understand and respond to multiple internal and external customers and influence in a matrix environment
• Excellent oral and written English communication skills required

Other Job Details:

• Last Date to Apply for Job: July 17th 2025
• Ability to travel domestically or internationally based on the business needs.
• This position is hybrid and requires working onsite 2 to 3 days per week

The annual base salary for this position ranges from $135100.00 to $225100.00.* In addition this position is eligible for participation in Pfizers Global Performance Plan with a bonus target of 17.5% of the base salary and eligibility to participate in our share based long term incentive program. We offer comprehensive and generous benefits and programs to help our colleagues lead healthy lives and to support each of lifes moments. Benefits offered include a 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 and health benefits to include medical prescription drug dental and vision coverage. Learn more at Pfizer Candidate Site U.S. Benefits (). Pfizer compensation structures and benefit packages are aligned based on the location of hire. The United States salary range provided does not apply to Tampa FL or any location outside of the United States.

* The annual base salary for this position in Tampa FL ranges from $121600.00 to $202600.00.

Relocation assistance may be available based on business needs and/or eligibility.

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