Medical Affairs Academy, Skills Development Team Lead

ROLE SUMMARY

The purpose of the role is to lead the development and deployment and continuous evolution of non-therapeutic Medical Affairs skills for the current and next generation of Pfizer Medical Affairs colleagues. This includes overseeing both the core curriculum and leadership/coaching development programs that equips colleagues with the capabilities to excel in their roles and shape the future of Medical Affairs.

As a core member of the Medical Academy Leadership Team the incumbent will manage a team of regional Medical Affairs Skills Directors and the associated budget. The role requires close collaboration with senior leaders across Pfizer Medical Affairs fostering peer-to-peer relationships to ensure alignment and impact.

The position has a broad impact throughout the organization and requires a medical professional with a passion for learning & development strategic thinking skills leadership ability and an understanding of the evolving role of medical affairs within and outside of Pfizer.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Strategic thinking:
  • Develop and execute the strategic vision of the Medical Affairs Skills Development Team aligned with the broader objectives of the Medical Academy Team and the MEI Team

• Leveraging expertise:
  • To act as a single point of contact between the Medical Skills Development Team and the regional Medical Affairs leadership in all BUs.
  • To critically evaluate and continuously improve the communication networks between Global medical teams L&D and the Field Medical colleagues to ensure efficient and timely transmission of essential information.

• Drive innovation:
  • Lead efforts to drive innovation in learning and development through the implementation of new technologies approaches and learning modalities.
  • To identify and disseminate best practices and initiatives globally and across BUs.

• Driving operational excellence:
  • The Medical Affairs Academy Skills Development Lead will co-own the overall strategic competency and capability-building framework while owning the development of a comprehensive skills training curriculum across the Medical Affairs organization
  • Accountable for effective and efficient skills onboarding of new colleagues
  • Accountable for the design and delivery of advanced training related to coaching leadership stakeholder strategy scientific exchange insight generation and medical landscape.
  • Responsible for facilitating other training for colleague development based on unmet needs
  • Ensure compliance of the CFM and HQ roles with all regional and Pfizer regulatory standards
  • Ensuring that day-to-day operations of the team are conducted with excellence and that processes are optimized for efficiency quality and effectiveness.
  • Proactively identifying opportunities to improve the learning experience for the learners.
  • Develop standardized metrics/outcomes for measuring and improving knowledge and capabilities
  • Accountable for people manager training related to effective coaching of CFM

• Fostering a culture of continuous improvement:
  • Developing a culture of continuous improvement and innovation within the team encouraging team members to share ideas feedback and insights to drive learning program design and delivery.
  • To actively promote continuous improvement in Pfizer Medical Affairs through overseeing capabilities improvement.

• Stakeholder Management and collaboration:
  • Collaborating with key stakeholders across the organization such as the Regional Medical Affairs Leadership L&D broader Medical Academy Team and other relevant teams to ensure alignment and integration of learning program design and delivery.

• Managing resources effectively:
  • Ensuring that resources including budget technology and team are managed effectively to support the goals and objectives of the team.

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.

• Bachelors degree with 12 years OR masters degree with 10 years OR equivalent terminal doctoral degree and 7 years of pharmaceutical industry or clinical experience required
• Very strong communication and relationship-building capacity
• Strong strategic mindset understanding of medical affairs and technology
• Demonstration of leading large learning initiatives
• Exceptional interpersonal skills and mastery of working in a matrix environment
• Executive presence and ability to interact effectively with all levels of the organization
• Thrives under pressure; takes accountability and meet deadlines
• Strong project and time management and organizational skills
• Passion for innovation and technology
• Previous field medical or medical affairs experience
• Deep understanding of adult learning principles and needs of the modern learner
• Demonstrated track record of strong networking and working collaboratively across functions and geographies

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Advanced degree in a health science
• Previous external excellence experience a plus
• Experience in learning and development and skills and competencies and capabilities building

NON-STANDARD WORK SCHEDULE TRAVEL OR ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS

up to 25% travel (including international)

Other Job Details:

Last Date to Apply for Job: February 18th 2026

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

Eligible for Relocation Package: No

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