Senior Health & Science Specialist, Rare Endocrinology - Chicago, IL

Role Summary

Senior Health & Science Specialist, Rare Endocrinology in Chicago, IL. Responsible for targeting Centers of Excellence and select community practices to drive Pfizer's Rare Disease portfolio in Endocrinology/Pituitary and Pediatric Endocrinology, leading territory strategies and cross-functional collaboration to maximize access, utilization, and patient impact.

Responsibilities

• Form collaborative partnerships with decision-makers at large COEs, integrated delivery networks, medical groups, and infusion centers to conduct need assessments and deliver compliant solutions to increase access and appropriate use.
• Utilize advanced selling skills and approaches to achieve sales target goals.
• Maintain in-depth expertise of assigned products and therapeutic areas, including payer and market issues, patient service offerings, competitors, and disease states.
• Manage commercial communications and contact with COEs, KOLs, HCPs, Growth Hormone Coordinators, and patient support staff.
• Collaborate with Trade and Payer colleagues to execute national and regional payer strategies.
• Lead local coordination of internal colleagues at targeted accounts to ensure alignment across stakeholders and maximize opportunities.
• Coordinate with sales, government relations, Payer Channel Access, marketing, and other Pfizer colleagues.
• Prioritize customers, opportunities, and projects to maximize impact using data and stakeholder input.
• Engage with government relations to establish state policies and implement tactics across brands.
• Execute marketing programs across customer segments using approved materials to deliver compliant, value-added messaging; develop strategic programs with near/mid/long-term impact.
• Drive innovation to exceed objectives by engaging leadership; provide insights to marketing and strategy teams for market-specific materials.
• Cultivate relationships with COEs, KOLs, and decision-makers; maintain active customer plans and data sets with cross-functional sharing.
• Exceed product performance objectives for the assigned rare disease portfolio.
• Manage Tactical Business Objectives, including portfolio utilization, teamwork, project management, and administration.

Qualifications

• Required: BS/BA degree or associate’s degree with 8+ years of experience; or high school diploma with 10+ years of relevant experience.
• Required: 5–10 years of pharmaceutical/biotech experience with at least 3 years in specialty sales or demonstrated leadership across peer groups; experience selling in a specialized market.
• Required: Proven sales success, strong territory management, outstanding communication, teamwork, leadership, and accountability.
• Required: Ability to assess account needs and bring compliant cross-functional tools to drive performance; strong business acumen, problem-solving, strategic thinking, and project management skills; excellent planning and prioritization.
• Preferred: Experience with thought leaders or high-influence customers in large group practices, hospitals, or managed care organizations.
• Required: Strong organizational and analytical skills; ability to analyze data and draw compliant conclusions; effective interpersonal and communication skills; ability to influence and adhere to company policies.
• Required: Ability to travel domestically and stay overnight as necessary.
• Required: Valid US driver’s license with driving record in compliance; DUI/DWI or similar disqualifies for past 7 years.

Education

• BS/BA or associate’s degree with related experience; alternative: high school diploma with extensive relevant experience.

Additional Requirements

• Ability to travel domestically and stay overnight as necessary.
• Valid US driver’s license and driving record in compliance with company standards.