SUMMARY
Sr. Director Oncology Scientific Communicationsreports to the Team Lead Scientific Communications within Pfizer Oncology Medical Strategy Management.
Leads development and execution of impactful scientific communication strategies for a number of assets within a given or multiple tumor areas. This role builds relationships across enterprise partners to drive excellence and serves as a strategic thought partner within Oncology Scientific Communications and cross-functionally to support priority business needs.
Leads activities and enterprise-wide initiatives to advance the impact of Onc Sci Comms throughout the organization. Helps shape a singular scientific voice anchored to the evidence ensuring that all scientific communication and content strategies reflect TA priorities. Accountable for ensuring that tactical execution of medical and scientific communication activities is aligned with strategy specifically focused on optimizing the engagement and reach of emerging scientific information within the oncology community occurs successfully and according to strategy.
Subjectmatter expert in one of the 3 below capabilities:
JOBRESPONSIBILITIES
The Senior Directoris responsible forthe following with specific responsibilities varying based on the chosen Sci Comms functional focus area (TA Data Disclosures or Content):
General Responsibilities (all focus areas):
Accountable for strategic oversight of TA scientific communication activities and the overarching scientific communications objectives/strategy/narrative ensuring alignment and excellence in delivery.
Stay abreast of US regulations and guidance that impact digital delivery of scientific information to external HCPs.
Lead best practice development and proactive benchmarking analyses to ensure Pfizers leadership both internally and externally as industry leaders.
Be able to navigate complex stakeholder matrix to lead cross-category medical initiatives harmonize ways of working and build best practice sharing forums.
Responsible for building collaborative relationships with relevant partners in and outside of Medical to ensure optimal creation and execution of channel-specific TA medical communications strategies tailoring the approach to the specific needs of each asset and tumor area.
Maintain a thorough understanding of their assigned therapeutic area including policy related issues and the individual inline and pipeline assets across the specific TAs with anability either to serve as a primary point of contact for accurate current medical and scientific knowledge for internal and external stakeholders and customers.
Lead financial projections and budget management for functional deliverables including managingagencies.
Be a strategic thought partner to the TA Medical team providing scientific communications functional guidance and subject matter expertise in their designated focus areas.
Point of contact for GPTs Global Medical franchises and other stakeholders in engaging with the external medical community on activities related to key clinical trial data readouts. Includes leading cross-functional planning efforts for major data disclosures and ensuring alignment with OLT priorities.
Ensure alignment of each products overall scientific content/communications strategy with relevant Pfizer Oncology stakeholders taking into account the specific needs of each asset and its stage of development.
Partner with medical and other cross-functional teams to ensure alignment with medical priorities and optimize opportunities for data dissemination.
Responsible for ensuring strategic input from a broad range of stakeholders (internal and external) is integrated into scientific communications strategic planning to meet the needs of these stakeholders and especially the Oncology Medical TA teams.
Responsibilities by Focus Area:
TA Communications Focus:
Develops andmaintainsScientific Communication Platforms (SCPs) for TA assets ensuring alignment with broader scientific narratives.
Leads the development of scientific engagement plans with KOLs HCPs and other decision-makers.
Overseesthe creation of global medical narratives and FAQs related to key data disclosures.
Collaborateswith cross-functional stakeholders (e.g. Scientific Affairs Corporate Communications) to ensure consistent scientific messaging.
Acts as Medical Comms and Content Sub-Team Lead.
Data DisclosureFocus:
Drives and executes data disclosure plans including plain language summaries and enhanced publication content.
Managesauthor reviews and publication processes.
Chairs Scientific Publication Committees (SPCs).
Collaborates with clinical study teams todeterminepublication content.
Supports global product teams and other stakeholdersonpublication activities.
Content Focus:
Leads content strategy projects and digital initiatives across all medical content on external and internal channels.
Defines and delivers global and regional medical content for field teams headquarters congresses and digital platforms.
Ensuresregular updates to global congress content in coordination with cross-functional stakeholders.
Overseesthe creation of field medical content aligned with TA and regional/local Medical Affairs needs.
Resolves content-related issues considering medical patient HCP legal regulatory and customer perspectives.
Defines and delivers TA training content.
QUALIFICATIONS/ SKILLS
BA with minimum 15 years relevant biopharmaceutical/biotech or agency experience.
Advanced scientific degree (PhD PharmD MS etc.) preferred
Experience developing strategic scientific resources to support scientific exchange.
Strong understanding of Medical Affairs including medical strategies disease areas andobjectives.
Ability to quickly build rapport and credibility with key internal and key external stakeholders through strong interpersonal skills; strong matrix leadership
Demonstrated ability to translate complex scientific concepts and data into meaningful and digestible communications and foundational tools that can beutilizedvia multiplechannelsincluding at scientific conferences.
Strongrecordof written and oral communication skills to develop and present scientific information to varied audiences and articulate messages succinctly.
Strong organizational skills to tracknumeroustasks for multiple simultaneous projects in a deadline-oriented environment.
Experience working in a highly regulated environment and delivering scientific content in a compliant yet innovative mannerleveragingthe latest technologies to ease the consumption of critical scientific information.
Experience inrepresentinga function within a matrix organization through a strongtrack recordof excellent presentationcustomer facing and interpersonal skills
Experience with omnichannel including diverse content development such as publications plain language summaries Congress materials publication extenders podcasts and short-form articles for 3rd party digital platforms.
Experience with scientific peer-reviewed publications.
NON-STANDARD WORK SCHEDULE TRAVEL OR ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS
Some travel and associated weekend work required based on in-person congress or conference participation
Relocation assistance may be available based on business needs and/or eligibility.
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