Vice President, US Market Access Lead - Specialty Care
Listed on 2026-08-31
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Business
Corporate Strategy, Business Analyst
Vice President, US Market Access Lead
- Specialty Care
- United States
- New York
- New York City
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 offers competitive compensation and benefits programs designed to meet the diverse needs of our colleagues.
This role serves as the singlepoint of accountability between USMAPPS and the Specialty Care Business Unit, owning access strategy, payer marketing, and brand-level contracting and pricing strategy across the full Specialty Care portfolio. The role drives and owns outcomes, integrating all USMAPPS capabilities into one coherent access plan that directly supports the Specialty Care BU President and franchise leads.
The VP is expected to operate at full strategic weight, lead a team aligned to Specialty Care brands and franchise clusters, and be the single person the Specialty Care BU holds accountable for market access results.
The
Vice President US Market Access Lead – Specialty Care reports directly to the Senior Vice President of US Market Access & Pfizer Patient Services (USMAPPS) with a dotted line to the Specialty Care BU President.
This position requires close partnership with the Specialty Care BU President, franchise leads, Strategic Contracting & Analytics,Strategic Account Management, the Patient Services, and USMAPPS leadership. The role sits on the Specialty Care BU leadership team and on the USMAPPS Leadership Team.
1. Specialty Care Access Strategy Ownership
Develop and maintain a fully integrated brand market access plan for all Specialty Care brands, covering payer marketing, contracting strategy, and pricing strategy in one coherent plan
Translate portfolio-level access priorities into brand-specific execution plans, ensuring consistency across franchise teams and alignment with enterprise GTN objectives
Define payer value propositions, messaging, and positioning for Specialty Care brands in partnership with access marketing resources
Ensure brand-level pricing and contracting strategies optimize net trade sales and gross-to-net outcomes across payer, GPO, and channel
Define and monitor access performance metrics at the brand and portfolio level, including access quality, access speed, GTN performance, and launch readiness
Ensure LOE assets receive efficient, right-sized access support while growth and launch assets receive differentiated, higher-touch engagement models
Periodically reassess and reallocate brand-level resources across the Specialty Care portfolio based on lifecycle stage, launch timing, and business priority
Proactively adjust access plans in response to external environment shifts, including IRA drug pricing dynamics, 340B evolution, PBM-payer consolidation, and formulary changes
2. BU Partnership & RepresentationServe as the single point of communication and accountability between USMAPPS and the Specialty Care BU President and franchise leads for all access, contracting strategy, and payer marketing needs
Sit on the Specialty Care BU leadership team as primary USMAPPS advisor to franchise leads, operating as a strategic partner rather than a transactional interface
Represent Specialty Care BU access needs back into USMAPPS leadership, escalating resource gaps, strategic misalignment, or unresolved cross-functional tensions
Partner with Specialty Care BU franchise leads to understand brand P&L objectives and translate these into specific access, contracting, and payer marketing priorities
Flag trade-offs between revenue maximization and GTN discipline to BU and USMAPPS leadership, ensuring enterprise-level decision-making rather than brand-pressure-driven discounting
Proactively socialize USMAPPS access capabilities and strategic intent with Specialty Care BU leadership to build trust and reduce friction at the interface
Drive a cultural reset within the BU interface toward proactive cross-functional…
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