Vice President, Global Obesity Medical Lead

Vice President, Global Obesity Medical Lead

United States – New York, New York City;
Massachusetts – Cambridge

We’re in relentless pursuit of breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. We innovate every day to make the world a healthier place.

To fully realize Pfizer’s purpose – Breakthroughs that change patients’ lives – we have established a clear set of expectations regarding “what” we need to achieve for patients and “how” we will go about achieving those goals.

Pfizer Research & Development serves as the beating heart of Pfizer's trailblazing product pipeline, the essence of our mission to bring life-changing medicines to the world.

Pfizer offers competitive compensation and benefits programs designed to meet the diverse needs of our colleagues.

The Vice President, Global Obesity Medical Lead will report to the Head of Medical, Internal Medicine and Primary Care. The incumbent will lead a team and develop portfolio and asset medical strategies in close collaboration with the local medical leads. The position has broad impact throughout the organization and 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.

• Partner cross-functionally with medical teams, health & value functions, clinical development, legal, compliance, and commercial teams to develop integrated plans supporting the Pfizer Obesity portfolio.
• Provide exceptional oversight of environmental, disease state, competitor, and asset analysis.
• Ensure the development of rapid data analytic capacities and standardized strategic tools and metrics.
• Ensure substantial medical input into all asset medicine plans.
• Engage with medical directors of independent networks and other healthcare providers to develop mutually beneficial solutions enhancing patient care.
• Chair or lead the Global Medical Affairs Team governing the portfolio/assets.
• Represent medical affairs globally at relevant asset teams and committees.
• Lead development of a global evidence generation plan and co-chair PBRC with safety.
• Proactively incorporate patient and physician voice into the development strategy across the therapeutic area.
• Serve as subject matter expert, ensuring consistent interpretation and communication of data internally and externally.
• Lead global issue management and support regional issue management as needed.
• Deliver global medical activities supporting asset operating plans within time, cost, and quality parameters.
• Plan timely, high quality execution of medical tactics to support country and lifecycle plans.
• Understands and facilitates all local medical activities in support of asset operating plans.
• Provide leading edge knowledge and ability to apply technical and medical expertise in strategic direction of in‑line and business portfolio.
• Collaborate with marketing, commercial development, clinical, and medical teams providing strategic direction in drug development and disease concept.
• Participate in Rapid Response Team, providing medical expertise on current issues interfacing with public and regulatory matters.
• Engage and lead interactions with clinical and research leaders, including academicians, 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.
• Proactively identify and address potential medical issues and ensure implementation of risk‑management strategies in collaboration with team partners.
• Assess safety and regulatory aspects with partners in functional lines, including participation in safety and labeling working groups and potential interactions with regulatory agencies related to promotional activities and labeling.
• Consider strategic implications for medicine’s benefit‑risk profile and relevant medical/scientific data that potentially interface with the public, including regulatory, in a manner customized to promote effective understanding for each audience.
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