Clinical Development Scientist

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.

You will provide clinical and scientific oversight and support for multiple, global Phase 1‑4 clinical studies in support of the development strategy for programs within the Vaccines portfolio.

• Maintains current scientific and clinical knowledge in the specific therapeutic and disease area(s) of assignment.
• Along with the Lead Clinician, is responsible for the design, scientific oversight, data integrity and quality of the clinical study.
• Authors protocols, study‑level informed consent documents, and contributes to authoring of site training materials, clinical study reports, regulatory responses, and other clinical and regulatory documents.
• Partners with other clinical colleagues, clinical operations, and other functional lines for the successful implementation and execution of the clinical studies within the assigned program.
• Leads clinical input for study setup and design, including data tools, analysis, and database setup. Contributes to the Statistical Analysis Plan and clinical data outputs.
• Reviews and queries study data in support of the clinical data review strategy and collection of quality data and review of emerging clinical data and trends, presents and discusses relevant data to appropriate teams, and other internal/external stakeholders.
• In close partnership with medically qualified colleague(s), analyzes the emerging safety profile of the drug, keeping the clinical and safety colleagues informed of changes in the safety profile as they occur in the assigned trial(s).
• Follows relevant SOPs and regulations, has an excellent understanding of and complies with applicable trainings, seeks opportunities to further improve quality and efficiency of clinical procedures; leads or actively participates in portfolio‑ and enterprise‑level work groups aimed at optimizing PFE clinical development procedures; may be a subject matter expert or business process owner for a relevant SOP or procedure.

• BA/BS Degree in a science or health‑related discipline
• A strong clinical research background and Good Clinical Practices experience
• Working experience in the vaccines therapeutic area
• Ability to integrate and summarize medical/scientific concepts in protocols and documents
• Proven record of independently writing clinical protocols and study documents
• Experience participating in and informally leading an operational team
• Process improvement experience
• Working knowledge of statistics, data analysis, and data interpretation
• Exceptional written and oral communication and cross‑functional collaborative skills
• Proficient in MS Word, Excel, and Power Point

• MS, PhD or Pharm D

Work Location Assignment:
Hybrid

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