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Global Development Product Lead, Thoracic (Vice President)

Pfizer
6 months ago
Remote friendly (South San Francisco, CA)
United States
Clinical Research and Development
What You Will Achieve (In this role, you will):
- Lead the Global Product Team (GPT) and Global Development Team (GDT) for a specific asset/product (GDPL may delegate leadership of GDT as appropriate)
- Be accountable for clinical development of the product/indication
- Oversee creation and execution of the clinical development plan from the GDT
- Create and deliver an integrated product strategy through milestones and decision points, leveraging cross-functional teams to drive approvals and maximize product value
- Provide regular updates to the Disease Area Head (DAH) on program metrics, milestones, and risks
- Work with GPTs to deliver the R&D budget at or below target; manage savings and funding re-distributions across programs
- Partner with Oncology Commercial, BD, and Commercial Development to evaluate US/ex-US investment opportunities and build oncology leadership under the DAH direction
- Integrate regulatory and statistical input into clinical trial design
- Drive short- and long-term project vision/strategy; ensure alignment across global functions and reflect strategy in execution
- Be accountable for regulatory health authority interactions
- Drive talent acquisition and performance management within the program team (including selection/de-selection)
- Be accountable with Safety for clinical evaluations and safety decisions
- Serve as primary governance interface for OLT/OSGT
- Be accountable with Clinical Pharmacology for optimal dose and schedule selection
- Incorporate external input from advisory boards and steering committees into clinical trial design
- Communicate program needs/issues/resources/recommendations to leadership and governance committees; support internal/external presentations
- Drive team objective setting, prioritization, and adherence to Disease Area/Oncology plan and strategy
- Drive risk management, issue identification/resolution, and contingency planning
- Create a positive team environment with trust, transparent communications, and challenge of assumptions

Here Is What You Need (Minimum Requirements):
- MD with 10+ years of relevant experience in pharmaceutical, academic, and/or medical research environments
- Demonstrated experience in early and late-stage product development, including regulatory filings (BLA/NDA, sBLAs/sNDAs) and product launches/lifecycle management (strongly preferred)
- Proven ability to lead and influence data-driven strategy planning and implementation
- Proactive, strategic thinker with strong decision-making skills
- Experience working with corporate partners and alliance management
- Proven ability to operate effectively in a matrix organization with multiple stakeholders
- Strong leadership and communication skills (including presentation skills) across cross-functional teams
- Excellent business acumen; ability to align teams to corporate strategy to achieve objectives
- Strong staff management and mentoring experience
- Highly collaborative with strong relationship-building skills
- Experience in Hematology/Oncology (required)

Benefits (if applicable/explicitly stated):
- Eligible for Pfizer Global Performance Plan (bonus target 30% of base salary) and participation in share-based long-term incentive program
- 401(k) with Pfizer matching contributions and additional retirement savings contribution; paid vacation/holidays/personal days; paid caregiver/parental and medical leave; medical/prescription drug/dental/vision coverage

Application instructions:
- None provided in the excerpt.