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Senior Director, Digital Medical Strategy & Orchestration

Pfizer


Job Location:

New York City, NY - USA

Yearly Salary: USD 214900 - 358100
Posted: 11 September 2026 (11 days ago)
Application Deadline: 10 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

ROLE SUMMARY

Pfizer US Medical Affairs is reimagining how scientific information is delivered discovered and amplified in an increasingly digital and AI-mediated healthcare environment. As healthcare professionals engage with scientific content across a growing ecosystem of digital social search field and AI-enabled experiences Medical Affairs must evolve from channel-centric execution to intelligent orchestrated engagement.

The Senior Director Digital Medical Strategy & Orchestration will define and operationalize the strategic engagement model that connects medical priorities audience intelligence content channels data and compliant technology into a coordinated and measurable engagement ecosystem. This leader will establish the frameworks governance capabilities and partnerships required to enable precision scientific engagement at scaleensuring healthcare professionals receive the right information through the right experience at the right moment.

As a key architect of Pfizers future digital medical engagement capabilities this role will help shape how Medical Affairs leverages AI-enabled orchestration advanced analytics and emerging engagement channels to drive greater relevance efficiency and medical impact while upholding the highest standards of scientific integrity compliance and patient-centered purpose.

The Senior Director Digital Medical Strategy & Orchestration is accountable for defining enabling and continuously evolving the US Medical Affairs digital engagement strategy and orchestration model across Oncology Internal Medicine Specialty Care and Vaccines & Antivirals. Reporting to the Medical Channel Strategy and Engagement Lead this leader will establish the strategic frameworks governance capabilities and partnerships that connect medical priorities audience intelligence content digital channels data and compliant technology into a coordinated measurable and scalable digital engagement close partnership with the Chief Marketing Office and other enterprise engagement stakeholders the role will ensure Medical Affairs digital engagement strategies are complementary to broader customer engagement efforts while maintaining clear scientific regulatory and compliance standards.

As healthcare professionals increasingly discover and consume scientific information through digital search social and AI-enabled experiences this role will serve as a key architect of Pfizers future digital medical engagement capabilities. The leader will drive the transition from channel-centric execution to intelligent audience-centric orchestrationensuring healthcare professionals receive the right scientific content through the right digital engagement experience at the right moment. Through the design of orchestration frameworks governance models decisioning capabilities and performance measurement approaches this role will help establish the foundation for precision digital scientific engagement at scale.

This is a senior individual-contributor leadership role requiring enterprise influence executive-level judgment and the ability to mobilize stakeholders across Medical Affairs the Chief Medical Office the Chief Marketing Office Digital Analytics Legal Compliance Privacy Regulatory agency and third-party platform partners. The role is expected to shape enterprise priorities related to engagement strategy orchestration governance measurement innovation and emerging AI-enabled capabilities while safeguarding Pfizers license to operate and driving greater medical impact across the US portfolio

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

Define and lead the US Medical Affairs Digital Medical Strategy & Orchestration capability and inform global digital engagement capabilities with international teams. Establish the vision operating model engagement frameworks and best practices that enable coordinated scalable and measurable digital medical engagement across Pfizers priority therapy areas assets and customer segments.

Design and orchestrate integrated HCP medical engagement journeys. Develop engagement strategies that coordinate digital and live engagement experiences across priority therapy areas and assets ensuring healthcare professionals receive relevant scientific information through connected and complementary touchpoints throughout key medical moments and along the medical journey.

Translate therapeutic area and asset strategies into orchestrated engagement solutions. Partner with Category Medical Teams the Chief Medical Office Field Medical Publications Medical Communications and other stakeholders to develop integrated engagement approaches that support scientific exchange evidence dissemination education and customer experience objectives.

Establish scalable orchestration frameworks and implementation models. Develop and operationalize engagement orchestration frameworks implementation approaches and best practices that enable coordinated HCP experiences across digital and live channels while aligning with Medical Affairs governance regulatory requirements and enterprise standards.

Enable AI-powered and data-driven engagement orchestration. Guide the responsible application of audience intelligence analytics decision-support capabilities automation and emerging AI-enabled technologies to improve engagement relevance enhance customer experiences and increase Medical Affairs impact.

Identify and address engagement orchestration risks. Partner with Medical Affairs governance Legal Compliance Privacy Regulatory Digital and Analytics stakeholders to proactively identify and mitigate risks associated with emerging channels AI-enabled engagement approaches data use and evolving HCP engagement models helping ensure compliant and responsible execution across priority therapy areas. This language preserves governance ownership elsewhere while making this role accountable for risk anticipation and mitigation.

Shape cross-functional solutions across US and International Medical Affairs. Influence and align stakeholders across US Medical Affairs International Medical Affairs Category Teams Digital Analytics Legal Compliance Regulatory and external partners to establish scalable engagement solutions shared implementation approaches and enterprise-wide best practices.

Define measurement strategies and optimize engagement performance. Establish measurement frameworks and success metrics for digital medical engagement partnering with Medical Analytics to assess engagement effectiveness customer experience content performance channel contribution and medical impact while continuously improving strategy through data-driven insights.

Drive innovation and future engagement readiness. Monitor evolving HCP information-seeking behaviors scientific content consumption patterns emerging platforms and AI-enabled engagement trends to identify opportunities that strengthen Pfizers digital medical engagement capabilities and future readiness.

Lead strategic agency platform and ecosystem partnerships. Guide the evaluation management and optimization of agencies technology providers engagement platforms and strategic partners to ensure external capabilities support therapy-area priorities engagement objectives and long-term capability development.

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.

  • Advanced scientific degree (PharmD PhD MD or equivalent) required.
  • 10 years of pharmaceutical Medical Affairs scientific communications digital engagement healthcare media or related healthcare industry experience including demonstrated leadership of enterprise-scale initiatives.
  • Demonstrated success leading enterprise-scale cross-functional initiatives that require influence across senior stakeholders without direct authority.
  • Demonstrated experience establishing enterprise capabilities operating models frameworks or scalable solutions across complex matrix organizations.
  • Deep understanding of US Medical Affairs the healthcare environment scientific communications external HCP engagement and compliant dissemination of medical information.
  • Experience designing or enabling orchestrated HCP engagement models omnichannel strategies customer journeys or cross-channel engagement ecosystems that connect digital live field owned earned paid and third-party engagement channels.
  • Working knowledge of AI-enabled engagement generative and agentic search LLM-mediated discovery and the implications for HCP access to scientific information.
  • Strong judgment in regulatory privacy data-use compliance and medical governance considerations related to digital and external engagement.
  • Experience translating analytics and performance insights into actionable channel strategy optimization decisions and senior-level performance narratives.
  • Proven ability to manage agency media technology or platform partners in support of Medical Affairs objectives.
  • Exceptional executive presence strategic communication prioritization and decision-framing skills.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • 12 years of pharmaceutical or healthcare experience including meaningful experience in Medical Affairs scientific publications medical communications medical media or digital medical engagement.
  • Experience standing up Medical-only or Medical-specific channel ecosystems operating models governance frameworks or third-party platform partnerships.
  • Hands-on experience with AI-enabled orchestration marketing/medical automation omnichannel decisioning content supply chain or audience strategy capabilities.
  • Therapeutic-area experience in oncology specialty care internal medicine vaccines or antiviral areas.
  • Experience operating in global/regional medical environments and navigating variations in legal regulatory and compliance standards.

NON-STANDARD WORK SCHEDULE TRAVEL OR ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS

Travel as required up to 20% of role

Other Job Details:

  • Last Date to Apply for Job:September 23rd 2026.

  • Locations: New York NY; Collegeville PA; Cambridge MA; Groton CT; Lake Forest IL; La Jolla CA

  • NOT Eligible for Relocation Package

  • Position is hybrid and will require to work 2 to 3 days per week on site

#LI-PFE

The annual base salary for this position ranges from $214900.00 to $358100.00. In addition this position is eligible for participation in Pfizers Global Performance Plan with a bonus target of 22.5% 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.

This role is posted in multiple locations. If you are applying for the role in an secondary job posting location where pay transparency regulations apply your Talent Advisor will share the local pay information with you during the first interview.

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

Candidates must be authorized to be employed in the U.S. by any employer.

U.S. work visa sponsorship (such as TN O-1 H-1B etc.) is not available for this role now or in the future.

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EEO & Employment Eligibility

Pfizer is committed to equal opportunity in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation age gender identity or gender expression national origin disability or veteran status. Pfizer also complies with all applicable national state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act and IRCA. Pfizer is an E-Verify employer. This position requires permanent work authorization in the United States.

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