Director, Oncology Scientific Communications

ROLE SUMMARY

Today, Pfizer Oncology has an industry-leading portfolio of 25 approved innovative cancer medicines, including major therapies for metastatic breast cancer, prostate cancer, urothelial carcinoma, and hematologic malignancies. Pfizer's in-line portfolio is focused on four broad, key areas: breast cancer, genitourinary cancer, hematology, and precision medicine, complemented by an extensive pipeline of over 50 programs in clinical development.

• The Oncology Scientific Communications Director will report to the Team Lead within Pfizer Oncology Medical Strategy Management
• The Oncology Scientific Communications Director will lead the development and execution of impactful scientific communication strategies for assigned Pfizer medicines and across their tumor area, with a focus on achieving a singular scientific voice anchored to the evidence.
• The Director will ensure that overall scientific communication and content strategies reflect TA priorities and that tactical execution of medical and scientific communication activities, specifically focused on optimizing the engagement and reach of emerging scientific information within the oncology community, occurs successfully and according to strategy.
• This role will focus on achieving a singular scientific voice anchored to the evidence, optimizing the engagement, consistency and reach of emerging scientific information within the oncology community. They will be a subject matter expert in one of the three below chosen capabilities:
  • Therapeutic Area (TA) Scientific Communications: ensure asset strategies and messaging are seamlessly integrated into TA-specific plans and materials. The TA Sci Comms lead will also focus on the delivery of foundational resources such as Scientific Communications Platforms (SCPs), Narratives, and FAQs.
  • Data Disclosure (Publications):
    Collaborate with TA teams and Sci Comms colleagues to drive the publication planning, writing, and dissemination of scientific data from clinical trials and research activities, ensuring a cohesive and impactful publication strategy across the portfolio.
  • Medical Content:
    Create a wide range of engaging and informative scientific content for diverse channels and audiences, including medical to medical resources, congress and digital platform content.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Director will be responsible for the following, with specific responsibilities varying based on the chosen Sci Comms functional focus area (TA, Data Disclosures, or Content). This role may require working across two functional areas for one product/program.

General Responsibilities (applicable to all focus areas):

• Responsible for ensuring strategic input from a broad range of stakeholders (internal and external) is integrated into scientific communications strategic planning to meet the needs of these stakeholders and especially the Oncology Medical TA teams
• Support Global Product Teams, Global Medical franchises, and other Pfizer Oncology stakeholders in engaging with the external medical community on activities related to key clinical trial data readouts.
• Ensure alignment of each product's overall scientific content/communications strategy with relevant Pfizer Oncology stakeholders (e.g., partnering with cross-functional Medical Teams, Channel Excellence, Data Analytics, and other key stakeholders to ensure alignment of communication plans with medical priorities and optimize opportunities for broader data dissemination)
• Act as a strategic thought partner to the TA medical team, providing sci comms functional guidance and subject matter expertise in their designated focus area
• Leads financial projections and budget management for functional deliverables in addition to managing agencies and off-shore teams (if applicable)
• Collaborate with International Medical Channel Content team to ensure sci comms deliverables are shared with country medical colleagues for adaptation
• Have a thorough understanding of therapeutic area assigned, including policy related issues, and the individual inline and pipeline assets across the specific TAs with an ability either to serve as a primary point of contact for accurate, current medical and scientific knowledge or to identify the appropriate Subject Matter Expert within therapeutic area, for internal and external stakeholders and customers.
• Responsible for building collaborative relationships with relevant partners in and outside of Medical to ensure optimal creation and execution of channel-specific TA medical communications strategies.
• Stay abreast of US regulations and guidance that impact digital delivery of scientific information to external HCPs

TA Communications
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• Accountable for strategic oversight of TA scientific communication activities and the overarching scientific communications objectives/strategy/narrative, ensuring alignment and excellence in delivery
• As a core member of the Global Medical Affairs Team (GMAT), responsible for identifying the need for and establishing the Scientific…