Director, Scientific Affairs

ROLE SUMMARY

• Bring strong scientific and communication skills along with industry knowledge to support Head of Scientific Affairs and Scientific Affairs team in providing senior-level scientific strategic and operational support to the Pfizer Chief Scientific Officer (CSO)/President of R&D and Head Portfolio & Innovation to create and communicate a compelling scientific narrative for external (investor others) and internal (Board of Directors - BoD) audiences
• Support Head of Scientific affairs in monitoring Pfizer R&D strategy and performance across a broad spectrum of measures and assess peer strategy/performance to help inform the strategic narrative to internal and external audiences
• Working closely with Head of Scientific Affairs and Scientific Affairs team in coordinating rapid thoughtful responses to content-related requests of the Pfizer CSO/ President of R&D from all sources (CEO BoD Investor Relations colleagues etc.)
• Support Head of Scientific Affairs in ensuring Pfizer CSO/President of R&D is properly briefed and well prepared for key internal and external meetings and presentations

ROLE RESPONSIBILITES

• Leverage knowledge of science & business working with Senior Director Scientific Affairs and Scientific Affairs team to develop internal & external presentations for the Pfizer CSO/ President of R&D suitable for stakeholders ranging from scientific to non-scientific (incl. BoD and Executive Leadership Team - ELT); apply advanced concepts and principles to perform research information gathering and analysis to prepare frameworks innovative ideas slides and background materials (in collaboration with subject matter experts Investor Relations Communications and other relevant groups)
• Support Head of Scientific Affairs in addressing requests for information analyses actions and decisions from the CEO ELT BoD Pfizer R&D Leadership Team and other Corporate and external constituents in a timely coordinated manner
• Stay up-to-date on emerging biopharma R&D and communications trends monitoring peers analyst reports and sentiment and industry news
• Work collaboratively with the Scientific Affairs team to manage planning and preparation for meetings of the BoD and Scientific committees including overall framing/messaging generation of pre-read and presentation materials talking points; coordinate across multiple groups to ensure accurate and consistent information
• Work collaboratively with the Scientific Affairs team to support Pfizers CSO/President of R&D for quarterly earnings.
• Drive the scientific narrative for quarterly earnings collaborating with Investor Relations and Communications teams to support the development of broader quarterly earnings materials including prepared remarks Q&A and talking points
• Collaborate with the Scientific Affairs team and support the Head of Scientific Affairs in the development of a scientific communications strategy for investors creating a watchlist of key programs R&D themes and emerging innovative science as well as a proactive plan for when and how to communicate them through a steady cadence of investor events (in collaboration with Investor Relations and Communications)
• Work collaboratively with the Scientific Affairs team and Communications to support key external pipeline announcements providing scientific and investor expertise to shape strategy and deliverables including press releases Q&As and other investor events

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• PhD in Biology Chemistry or other scientific discipline or equivalent required
• 5 years of relevant BioPharma experience with a strong foundation in scientific communications
• 3 years of experience in crafting scientific presentations for executive audiences required
• Successful track record collaborating with executive teams to develop corporate messaging positioning and scientific narratives
• Highly skilled at Microsoft Office applications especially PowerPoint and Excel
• Ability to multitask and deal with a large volume of requests / deliverables on a regular basis
• Ability to quickly/effectively prioritize and balance competing tasks in real-time
• Bringing a strong and advanced scientific mindset with broad exposure to diverse therapeutic areas and modalities and foundation of scientific knowledge to work on scientific initiatives and presentations for the Pfizer CSO/President of R&D
• Ability to develop a broad big picture understanding across Pfizer R&D units/lines so that this can be appropriately reflected in the CSO/President of R&D communications presentations briefings etc.

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.

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.
Work Location Assignment:Hybrid

The annual base salary for this position ranges from $169700.00 to $282900.00. In addition this position is eligible for participation in Pfizers Global Performance Plan with a bonus target of 20.0% 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.

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

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