Vice President, US Obesity Medical Lead

Role Summary

The Vice President, US Medical Affairs Obesity Lead, is an integral member of the US Medical Leadership Team and reports to the Head of US Medical Affairs. The incumbent will lead a team and develop the vision and strategic direction to yield the highest level of medical impact for the US Obesity franchise in US Medical Affairs. The role requires obesity experience with an understanding of pharmaceutical business operations, products, strategic thinking skills, leadership ability, and strong knowledge of the stakeholder community and market dynamics. The leader will build and maintain strong opinion leader relationships and engage in external collaborations to inform clinical development and lifecycle plans. Location: New York, NY; Cambridge, MA. Travel: approximately 20%.

Responsibilities

• Lead the US Medical Obesity team across the Obesity portfolio, partnering with Internal Medicine, Field Medical, Global Medical, PRD, Publications, Medical Excellence, Outcomes & Evidence, Clinical Sciences, and Commercial to align strategy and execution.
• Develop and lead the US medical strategy to represent US medical needs from data generation to evidence dissemination and education across pipeline and late-stage development.
• Maintain exceptional peer and KOL relationships and a deep understanding of the obesity US health care ecosystem and the access environment.
• Maintain strong working relationships with Pfizer commercial lines in the region and headquarters; serve as a member of the US Primary Care Leadership Team; collaborate with Legal, Compliance and People Experience.
• Chair or lead the US Medical Affairs Team as the medical governance body for the portfolio/assets.
• Represent US medical affairs at asset teams and committees across the enterprise; lead development of the US evidence generation plan and partner with Global on the Integrated Evidence Plan.
• Proactively incorporate patients' and physicians' voices in the development strategy to provide medicines meeting their needs and the needs of payers.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for portfolio assets; ensure consistency of interpretation and communication of data, partnering with PRD and other customer-facing organizations to drive consensus.
• Ensure US-aligned medical input into the US commercial strategy and its implementation.
• Lead the management of US issues and support uniform medical needs; deliver US medical activities within time, cost and quality parameters; manage resources accordingly.
• Lead the planning of timely, high-quality execution of US medical tactics and lifecycle plans; understand and facilitate all US medical activities in support of the portfolio operating plan.
• Provide leading-edge knowledge to guide the strategic direction of in-line and portfolio projects, collaborating with Marketing/Commercial Development, Clinical, and Medical Teams.
• Participate in Rapid Response Team to provide medical expertise on current issues and regulatory matters.
• Engage and lead interactions with clinical and research leaders (experts) including academics, clinical physicians, medical directors, directors of pharmacy and other health care professionals aligned with brand objectives.
• Proactively guide brand objectives and generate strategic medical solutions to business challenges; identify and address potential medical issues and implement risk-management strategies with team partners.
• Assess safety and regulatory aspects with partners, participate in safety and labeling working groups, and engage with regulators about promotional activities and labeling as appropriate.
• Consider strategic implications for benefit-risk and relevant medical data for varied audiences (medical, marketing, sales, regulatory).
• Provide medical expertise in the medical/scientific assessment of potential business development activities and pre-proof-of-concept compounds within Pfizer R&D, as applicable.
• Influence decisions on external meetings including advisory boards, congresses, and symposiums; seek active feedback for continuous improvement.
• Set strategy and provide guidance to or lead Publication Subcommittee (or regional efforts) including concept, plan, author and agency liaison and final check in the Publication Subcommittee review process.
• Foster an environment encouraging coaching among team members and support colleagues at meetings to improve performance.

Qualifications

• Required: MD, PharmD, PhD, or Equivalent Doctorate degree.
• Required: More than 10 years with PharmD/PhD or more than 9 years with MD in the medical affairs function in the pharmaceutical industry with broad experience including drug development, regulatory interactions, issue management, and business experience to have a thorough understanding of the processes associated with Medical Affairs.
• Preferred: Expert in Obesity market dynamics; current treatment landscape.
• Preferred: Experience with patient care, especially in specific therapeutic area.
• Required: Deep understanding of HCP informational needs and what is required to support these needs.
• Required: Scientific translational research background and ability to understand, interpret, and communicate scientific literature.
• Required: In-depth understanding and experience with study methodology, protocol design, safety evaluation, and data analysis.
• Required: Proactive, pragmatic, flexible person with excellent leadership qualities, strategic thinking, and presentation skills.
• Required: Ability to lead and manage in a matrixed structure and in a collaborative team environment.
• Required: Extensive knowledge of patterns of medical practice and healthcare delivery and current and evolving landscape.
• Required: Clear networking and alliance-building capabilities with the ability to influence and develop others and navigate internal processes.
• Required: Highly motivated with a demonstrated track record of high performance and producing outstanding results.
• Required: Proficiency in building and managing relationships with stakeholders, including Senior Leaders, ensuring appropriate stakeholders are included in deliberations and decision-making.
• Required: Management and leadership skills to lead matrixed, cross-functional work teams.
• Required: Strong ability to facilitate open discussion and debate among key stakeholders and build internal and external relationships through partnering, anticipating needs, and fulfilling expectations.
• Required: Demonstrated entrepreneurship mindset, accountability, agility and focus on action and implementation.
• Required: Demonstrated sound judgment and intelligent decision-making.
• Required: Strong interpersonal skills to quickly build rapport and credibility with Pfizer leaders and key external stakeholders.
• Required: Ability to evaluate budget requests.
• Required: Strong people leadership and management.
• Preferred: Experience working in an alliance with another pharmaceutical company.
• Required: Capable of communicating a large amount of scientific information clearly and concisely.
• Required: Ability to lead strategy development.
• Preferred: Flexible and innovative mindset.
• Preferred: International experience; Regulatory experience.
• Required: Fluency in written and spoken English with excellent communication skills.

Additional Requirements

• Travel: approximately 20%
• Hybrid role; must live within commuting distance and be on-site an average of 2.5 days per week or more as needed.