Global Product Counsel - Vaccines

ROLE SUMMARY

The Global Product Counsel (GPC) for the Vaccines Franchise of Pfizer Commercial will serve as counsel to one or more of our Vaccine product teams.

This GPC will provide legal guidance and counsel to commercial medical and cross-functional product teams in a matrixed corporate environment that requires an enterprise mindset and effective collaboration with internal legal subject-matter experts and key cross-functional stakeholders.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

Operate independently as product counsel including risk counselor for one or more of our Vaccine product teams as well as those in other complementary organizations such as medical and regulatory.

Support for Vaccines product team including:

• Regulatory and medical strategies

• Product safety and risk-mitigation activities

• Label development

• Market development

• Product communication activities

• Proactive benefit: risk development and maintenance including Medical Governance activities

Support US marketing and sales for one or more Vaccines products including:

• Advertising and promotion and all product communication strategies

• Healthcare law compliance

• Risk assessment and mitigation planning

• Ongoing compliance monitoring

• Understand the strategic and tactical objectives of the relevant commercial medical development communications corporate affairs and patient engagement teams and develop creative and thoughtful solutions to key initiatives taking into account current legal and regulatory landscapes Pfizer policies and procedures and the current and future needs of the PBG and Pfizer as a whole

• Present legal analysis and risk guidance to Vaccines senior leadership

• Assist Vaccines senior leaders in evaluating and mitigating legal and regulatory risk

• Liaise with transactional litigation and other legal partners with respect to open questions or disputes to facilitate driving these matters to resolution

• Ensure compliance with legal policies and procedures controls and statutory requirements within relevant business areas

• Work constructively and collaboratively with other members of Pfizers Legal Division legal staff business colleagues and compliance professionals

• Demonstrate sound judgment with a high level of professionalism and minimal supervision and able to work effectively in a highly matrixed organization

• Must be detail-oriented a quick learner and possess strong organizational interpersonal and communication skills

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

The successful candidate must have the following qualifications skills and attributes:

• Ability to support business and cross-functional leaders within the organization independently with limited supervision

• Strong academic background Bachelors Degree and Juris Doctorate or equivalent law degree

• 10 years legal and/or compliance experience with a minimum of 7 years in the pharmaceutical/biotech industry or at a law firm supporting the pharmaceutical/biotech industry; including experience in drug law and commercial/medical-related matters.

• Demonstrated ability to grasp statutory and regulatory concepts quickly and to proactively identify and analyze potential legal issues and provide thoughtful and creative business-focused legal advice and solutions.

• Proven capacity to cultivate strong client relationships and successfully influence leadership in a fast-paced innovative business climate.

• A thorough understanding of regulatory and legal frameworks governing the sales and marketing of approved medicines and regulatory framework for investigational medicines.

• Experience counseling clients including leaders on understanding evaluating and mitigating risk

• 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.

Ability and willingness to:

• Gain deep understanding of business strategies and actively counsel on business and legal approaches and opportunities

• Devise and deliver tailored training programs to key client groups on a range of legal policy and compliance matters

• Anticipate develop and advocate positions on important regulatory policy and external environment matters impacting Pfizers business objectives

• Build networks throughout the Pfizer Legal Division and the company and receive input from and collaborate with attorneys and other colleagues providing platform services including colleagues supporting procurement patent law litigation regulatory medical commercial business units R&D and compliance

• Create trust by demonstrating an understanding of the environment and leadership objectives while tailoring counseling based on feedback

• Track record of accountability and sound judgment including the ability to take ownership of and move projects to closure

• Excellent communication skills to convey complex legal issues to clients in a clear and concise manner

NON-STANDARD WORK SCHEDULE TRAVEL OR ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS

• Some travel may be required

OTHER INFORMATION

• Not eligible for relocation

• Work Location Assignment:Remote

• Last date to apply for job: August 22 2025

The annual base salary for this position ranges from $219800.00 to $366400.00. In addition this position is eligible for participation in Pfizers Global Performance Plan with a bonus target of 25.0% 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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