Specialty Care Field Medical, Director, non-MD
Pfizer
4 days ago
On-site
Houston, TX
Medical Affairs
Role Summary
- The Specialty Care Field Medical (Director) provides therapeutic area/product expertise to external medical stakeholders across a designated territory.
Role Responsibilities
- Plan and execute independent medical strategies and compliant engagements for external medical stakeholders in a territory.
- Maintain knowledge of relevant disease states and Pfizer medicines; provide therapeutic area/product information.
- Serve as a conduit/resource for Medical Information and share external stakeholder insights with Pfizer as allowed.
- Contribute to medical educational content strategy and execute aligned Field Medical tactics.
- Ensure scientific communication and collaboration across HQ Medical, Medical Information, and Field Medical.
- Deliver approved scientific communications (live/virtual presentations, written, calls).
- Optimize patient care improvement in communications/deliverables using health literacy and cultural awareness.
- Educate external medical stakeholders based on patient care gaps and aligned medical strategy.
- Achieve leadership-defined expectations for number of external medical stakeholders engaged.
Field Medical Role Responsibilities
- Deliver approved medical content; identify and engage priority external medical stakeholder segments.
- Provide truthful, accurate, scientifically supported information for unsolicited requests per Pfizer guidance.
- Lead advisory boards (with manager oversight); triage and respond to inbound queries.
- Support Pfizer-sponsored clinical trial site identification (incl. under-represented populations) with Medical Affairs.
- Support Investigator Sponsored Research (ISR); cultivate TA/research expertise.
- Provide asset leadership; understand and communicate study design, methodology, analysis, interpretation.
- Lead local patient advocacy group communications (in collaboration with Corporate Affairs and HQ Medical Affairs).
- Represent Medical Affairs leadership with professional societies; mentorship; participate in special projects.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in a health science required.
- PharmD/PhD (or equivalent terminal degree) highly preferred.
- Experience: PharmD/PhD (5+ yrs) or MBA/MSc (7+ yrs) or BA/BSc (8+ yrs).
- Subject matter expert recognized across internal/external stakeholders.
- Strong oral/written and interpersonal skills; ability to manage conflict.
- Ability to manage high project volume in a remote environment; prioritize and exercise judgment.
- Matrixed, multidisciplinary team collaboration; change agility; self-starter accountability.
- Clinical/technical skills; rapidly adopt and use digital technology; record medical interactions.
Preferred Qualifications
- Familiarity with internal/external SOPs/Rules/Regulations for stakeholder interactions.
- Previous Field Medical experience.
Non-standard Work Schedule/Travel
- Travel 40–50%; operate Pfizer company car; attend external and HQ meetings.
- Valid US driver’s license; DUI/DWI or impaired driving citation within past 7 years disqualifies.
Other Job Details
- Territory: Texas and New Mexico; must reside in TX or NM.
- Last date to apply: June 17, 2026.
- The Specialty Care Field Medical (Director) provides therapeutic area/product expertise to external medical stakeholders across a designated territory.
Role Responsibilities
- Plan and execute independent medical strategies and compliant engagements for external medical stakeholders in a territory.
- Maintain knowledge of relevant disease states and Pfizer medicines; provide therapeutic area/product information.
- Serve as a conduit/resource for Medical Information and share external stakeholder insights with Pfizer as allowed.
- Contribute to medical educational content strategy and execute aligned Field Medical tactics.
- Ensure scientific communication and collaboration across HQ Medical, Medical Information, and Field Medical.
- Deliver approved scientific communications (live/virtual presentations, written, calls).
- Optimize patient care improvement in communications/deliverables using health literacy and cultural awareness.
- Educate external medical stakeholders based on patient care gaps and aligned medical strategy.
- Achieve leadership-defined expectations for number of external medical stakeholders engaged.
Field Medical Role Responsibilities
- Deliver approved medical content; identify and engage priority external medical stakeholder segments.
- Provide truthful, accurate, scientifically supported information for unsolicited requests per Pfizer guidance.
- Lead advisory boards (with manager oversight); triage and respond to inbound queries.
- Support Pfizer-sponsored clinical trial site identification (incl. under-represented populations) with Medical Affairs.
- Support Investigator Sponsored Research (ISR); cultivate TA/research expertise.
- Provide asset leadership; understand and communicate study design, methodology, analysis, interpretation.
- Lead local patient advocacy group communications (in collaboration with Corporate Affairs and HQ Medical Affairs).
- Represent Medical Affairs leadership with professional societies; mentorship; participate in special projects.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in a health science required.
- PharmD/PhD (or equivalent terminal degree) highly preferred.
- Experience: PharmD/PhD (5+ yrs) or MBA/MSc (7+ yrs) or BA/BSc (8+ yrs).
- Subject matter expert recognized across internal/external stakeholders.
- Strong oral/written and interpersonal skills; ability to manage conflict.
- Ability to manage high project volume in a remote environment; prioritize and exercise judgment.
- Matrixed, multidisciplinary team collaboration; change agility; self-starter accountability.
- Clinical/technical skills; rapidly adopt and use digital technology; record medical interactions.
Preferred Qualifications
- Familiarity with internal/external SOPs/Rules/Regulations for stakeholder interactions.
- Previous Field Medical experience.
Non-standard Work Schedule/Travel
- Travel 40–50%; operate Pfizer company car; attend external and HQ meetings.
- Valid US driver’s license; DUI/DWI or impaired driving citation within past 7 years disqualifies.
Other Job Details
- Territory: Texas and New Mexico; must reside in TX or NM.
- Last date to apply: June 17, 2026.