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Sr. Manager, Strategy & Consulting

Pfizer
Full-time
Remote friendly (New York, NY)
United States
$135,100 - $225,100 USD yearly
Corporate Functions

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Role Summary

Pfizer's Strategy & Consulting (S&C) team works with Pfizer senior leadership to lead the development of holistic business strategies across the enterprise. We bring strategic connections and make a difference by combining robust consulting approaches with our intimate understanding of Pfizer’s business challenges. We collaborate closely with our internal business partners to develop shared goals and high impact strategies that enable Pfizer’s purpose-driven growth agenda and support our mission to deliver breakthroughs that change patients’ lives.

Responsibilities

  • Contribute to the development of each Business Unit’s strategic plan and corresponding strategies, ensuring a consistent structure to the plans created across Pfizer
  • Lead significant portions and workstreams of projects related to key strategic issues
  • Provide insight into the impact of market signals/trends that could affect business performance or strategic direction
  • Interact with BU leaders and/or corporate functions to understand their business needs and develop strategies at a global, US, and/or regional level
  • Contribute to the completion of annual strategies and plans that guide the execution of the strategies
  • Lead workstreams on projects that provide insight and direction for key strategic levers such as market development, customer needs assessment, competitive advantage, market and/or product prioritization, and opportunities at the BU, asset, or functional level
  • Direct small projects and cross-functional teams of colleagues with varying levels of experience, coaching and developing them to build capability and performance
  • Create an engaging and productive work environment where team members are encouraged to collaborate and excel, and provide mentorship to junior resources
  • Participate in external networking and thought partnership to broaden functional expertise and maintain awareness of industry trends

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

  • Minimum MBA/MS/MA with 5 years of relevant healthcare experience, or BS/BA with 6 years of relevant healthcare experience
  • Relevant healthcare experience includes experience working in/with commercial, corporate or R&D biopharma functions involving strategy development and/or strategic initiatives (e.g., marketing, commercial development, market access & pricing, business development, R&D strategy / portfolio management, etc.)
  • Demonstrated strong strategic thinking skills, as evidenced by the ability to formulate project objectives and identify relevant scope. Identifies appropriate hypothesis for junior team members
  • Demonstrated project leadership, managing workstreams and small teams of cross-functional colleagues with varying backgrounds and skillsets
  • Demonstrated ability to influence key senior stakeholders without direct authority
  • Strong qualitative and quantitative analytical skills, including technical proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel, and the ability to coach Junior team members
  • Understanding of trends and market dynamics in US and Global healthcare and biopharmaceuticals, awareness of competitor strategies, and understanding of the drug development process
  • Excellent presentation skills sufficient to address Global BU Leadership, and external audiences
  • Strong command of English language, spoken and written

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • 2+ years of biopharmaceutical consulting experience strongly preferred
  • Advanced degree (Masters/MBA plus 5 years, or PhD plus 1 year, or MD)
  • For US Commercial vertical: US Commercial experience preferred

Additional information

  • Location: Our roles require a high level of collaboration and are subject to Pfizer's flexible hybrid policy of 2 to 3 days per week working from our brand-new NYC-based global headquarters.
  • Last date to apply is: November 8, 2025