Head of Oncology AI Innovation & Medical Strategy

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 haemato-oncological 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 Sr Director Medical Affairs Oncology AI Innovation will report into the Medical Strategy Management Head and manage a team of Oncology AI Innovation Directors.
• The Sr Director Oncology AI Innovation is a vital and highly visible role within the Pfizer Oncology organization, acting as the strategy business partner across Oncology Medical and Medical stakeholders across the wider Pfizer enterprise for all Artificial Intelligence (AI) and digital innovation-related initiatives.
• The successful candidate will be an established and successful health technology leader passionate about the potential of digital innovation to transform how Medical can help breakthrough oncology therapies alter clinical practice and transform cancer patients’ outcomes.
• The incumbent will be accountable for creating a digital / AI-first mindset and culture across Oncology Medical teams, enable internal and external collaboration around Medical use cases of AI / digital innovation initiatives and lead on external engagement to identify, evaluate, and secure AI / digital innovation opportunities for Oncology Medical. It is expected that these efforts will provide direct and visible benefits to Pfizer Oncology’s pipeline and in-line portfolio in the near-, mid-, and long-term.
• They will be accountable to the Pfizer Oncology Medical Leadership Team for setting strategy for identifying and qualifying internal and external Medical-relevant AI/digital innovation opportunities, providing a methods stewardship role by identifying impactful use cases for AI within Pfizer Oncology Medical to positively enable Medical Strategy generation and execution, process efficiency, and Field Medical effectiveness. Example use cases could include improved medical landscape sensing, Medical Strategy deliverable production process improvements, Field Medical excellence analytics and Medical content personalization, etc.
• The incumbent will be accountable for building and leveraging relationships (via matrix leadership) with senior cross-functional stakeholders across Oncology Scientific Affairs and Strategic Partnerships, International Medical Affairs, Pfizer US (Medical Platforms) and Digital to ensure cross-enterprise alignment on Oncology Medical’s AI / digital innovation strategy and initiatives.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategy:

• Accountable for portfolio of AI investments for Pfizer Oncology Medical: steering and overseeing this through its lifecycle, to identify investments, prioritize and optimize. Provides line and matrix leadership to the Oncology AI / Innovation Directors, Oncology Medical and International Medical Affairs colleagues, Pfizer US (Medical Platforms) AI teams and non-Medical Enterprise AI Leaders, continuously seeking to improve AI innovation, collaborate and optimize the Enterprise AI infrastructure and reduce data/ model overlaps.
• Lead as an AI Subject Matter Expert within Pfizer Oncology Medical, championing AI and innovative digital technology to achieve Pfizer Oncology Medical’s goals and drive future access for patients in a faster and HCP/patient centric manner.
• Responsible for identifying and articulating opportunities for digital technologies/transformation to enhance the effectiveness of Medical Strategy and US Field Medical and optimize processes for the oncology…