Director, Oncology Scientific Communications

Role Summary

Pfizer Oncology has an industry-leading portfolio of cancer medicines and focuses on four key areas: breast cancer, genitourinary cancer, hematology, and precision medicine, with a broad pipeline in development. The Oncology Scientific Communications Director will report to the Team Lead within Pfizer Oncology Medical Strategy Management and lead the development and execution of impactful scientific communication strategies for assigned medicines and across their tumor area, anchored to evidence. The role ensures that scientific content reflects TA priorities and engages the oncology community effectively, becoming a subject matter expert in one of three capabilities: Therapeutic Area Scientific Communications, Data Disclosure (Publications), or Medical Content.

Responsibilities

• Integrate strategic input from internal and external stakeholders into scientific communications planning to meet Oncology Medical TA needs.
• Support Global Product Teams and other Pfizer Oncology stakeholders in engaging with the external medical community around key trial data readouts.
• Align product scientific content/communications strategy with Pfizer Oncology priorities and optimize cross-functional data dissemination.
• Act as a strategic thought partner to the TA medical team, providing sci comms guidance and SME expertise in the designated focus area.
• Lead financial projections and budget management for functional deliverables, and manage agencies and offshore teams if applicable.
• Collaborate with International Medical Channel Content teams to adapt sci comm deliverables for country medical colleagues.
• Maintain deep understanding of the therapeutic area, policy issues, and assets across the TA, serving as primary contact or guiding to SME as needed.
• Build collaborative relationships with partners inside and outside Medical to ensure optimal channel-specific TA medical communications strategies.
• Stay informed of US regulations and guidance affecting digital delivery of scientific information to external HCPs.

• Oversee TA scientific communication activities and overarching objectives/narrative, ensuring quality and alignment.
• As a GMAT member, establish the Scientific Communications Platform for TA products early in development based on target profile, evidence, and disease landscape.
• Enrich SCP for later life-cycle assets with evolving evidence while maintaining accurate language.
• Ensure SCP alignment across TA, tumor, and modality narratives and deliverables.
• Maintain SCP objectives and develop global medical narratives and FAQs around data disclosures.
• Collaborate with clinical/medical teams during data readouts to determine key messages aligned to the SCP.
• Coordinate with non-medical stakeholders to ensure consistent communications for non-medical audiences.
• Orchestrate Oncology Leadership Team reviews of key disclosures and co-chair GMAT medical/sci-comms sub-committees.

• Drive and deliver data disclosure plans, including Plain Language Summaries and Enhanced Publication Content.
• Manage author reviews and preparedness; chair Scientific Publications Committees.
• Work with clinical study teams to determine publication content and update global publication plans as needed.
• Support external medical community engagement on publication activities and participate in GMAT sub-committees.

• Lead content strategies and initiatives to advance medical content across external and internal channels.
• Develop external Global and US medical-to-medical content for field, headquarters, and congress activities.
• Ensure updates to global congress content in coordination with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Align field medical content with Pfizer Oncology Global Medical TA needs and local Medical Affairs.
• Resolve content creation issues by integrating medical affairs with legal, regulatory, and other viewpoints.
• Define and deliver TA training content with platform support when applicable; participate in GMAT sub-committees as needed.
• Note: team members may support other focus areas if business needs arise.

Qualifications

• Required: Bachelor‚Äôs degree with at least 10 years in biopharmaceutical/biotech or agency experience (Medical Communications, Medical Affairs, or scientific communications within Clinical Development).
• Preferred: Advanced scientific degree (PhD, PharmD, MS, etc.).
• Experience developing strategic scientific communications and other content for scientific exchange, including tools to reach HCPs.
• Strong understanding of Medical Affairs, medical strategies, disease areas, and objectives.
• Ability to build rapport with internal and external stakeholders; strong matrix leadership.
• Proven ability to translate complex science into meaningful communications across multiple channels, including conferences.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills for varied audiences; succinct message articulation.
• Strong organizational skills to manage multiple tasks and deadlines; experience in regulated environments and compliant, innovative delivery of scientific content.
• Experience with omnichannel content development (publications, plain language summaries, Congress materials, digital platforms, etc.).
• Experience with scientific peer-reviewed publications.

• Oncology experience strongly preferred.
• Advanced medical/scientific degree (MS, PhD, PharmD) with 8+ years of experience (if Masters) or 6+ years (if PhD/PharmD).

Additional Requirements

• Travel 15-20%.
• Hybrid work arrangement: live within commuting distance and work on-site ~2.5 days per week.