ROLE SUMMARY

The Global Medical Director, Respiratory supports the Global Senior Medical Director, Respiratory Pipeline Medical Lead in translating the global respiratory medical strategy into integrated, executable medical plans across assigned pipeline assets and indications. The role partners cross-functionally with Clinical Development, Health Economics and Outcomes Research, Market Access, Regulatory, Safety, Statistics, Medical Content and Communications, Commercial, Legal and Compliance, and US and International Medical teams to deliver activities supporting the Respiratory portfolio.

The Global Medical Director collaborates directly with regional and country medical teams to understand unmet medical needs and the evolving external environment, including healthcare professional and patient perspectives, treatment landscapes, evidence needs, and access dynamics. These insights will be integrated into global medical plans and execution priorities through a global-local partnership model.

The role provides asset- and indication-level leadership for evidence generation, evidence dissemination, external engagement, scientific education, and launch readiness. The Director operates within the strategic framework established by the Global Senior Medical Director, who retains portfolio-level accountability for Respiratory medical strategy, governance, budget and long-term pipeline priorities.

 

 

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

- Demonstrate deep data, disease-area, and treatment-landscape expertise across assigned respiratory programs, including asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and emerging respiratory indications.

- Translate global Respiratory portfolio strategy into asset- and indication-level medical plans, clear priorities, deliverables, timelines, and success measures.

- Ensure evidence-generation and dissemination strategies are developed and executed in alignment with the Respiratory scientific narrative, asset strategy, and priority objectives.

- Lead insight-generation activities within assigned areas of responsibility through peer-to-peer interactions, field medical insights, advisory boards, scientific congresses, and literature surveillance, and translate insights into action.

- Lead evidence-generation activities within assigned areas of responsibility, including defining the scope of independent research and designing clinical research collaborations, real-world evidence, and Pfizer-sponsored non-interventional or interventional studies in partnership with relevant platform functions.

- Provide Medical Affairs input into development plans, pivotal-program readiness, clinical-trial concepts and protocols, endpoint strategy, data interpretation, and lifecycle planning.

- Lead evidence dissemination and education activities, including scientific publications, congress presentations, scientific exchange, and internal medical education.

- Lead development and execution of internal medical training curricula in collaboration with Medical Content and Communications and other platform functions.

- Work closely with cross-functional asset teams to provide scientific and medical expertise across relevant workstreams, including target product profile development, differentiation, evidence priorities, and launch readiness.

- Work closely with US, International, regional, and country medical colleagues to align global strategy with local insights and needs and to support effective implementation of the scientific narrative and operating plans.

- Build and maintain credible relationships with external experts, investigators, professional societies, collaborative research partners, and patient organizations, as appropriate.

- Represent Global Medical Affairs on relevant asset, evidence, and cross-functional teams and ensure timely delivery of assigned medical milestones.

- Identify execution risks, dependencies, and emerging opportunities; recommend mitigation or acceleration actions and escalate portfolio-level decisions to the Global Senior Medical Director.

- Ensure all activities adhere to internal policies, applicable regulations, industry standards, and high ethical and scientific standards.

 

QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS

Qualifications

- MD, PhD, PharmD, or other relevant advanced scientific or clinical degree.

- A minimum of three years of pharmaceutical industry experience for candidates with an MD, or six years for candidates with a non-MD advanced degree.

- Experience in Medical Affairs is required; global or above-country experience is preferred.

- Respiratory, allergy, immunology, or related therapeutic-area experience is strongly preferred.

- Subject-matter expertise in asthma, COPD, severe respiratory disease, biologics, or emerging respiratory indications is preferred; strong pipeline or launch experience in another relevant therapeutic area may be considered.

- Demonstrated experience in evidence generation, evidence dissemination, data interpretation, and external scientific engagement.

- Proven ability to work successfully with cross-functional colleagues in a global matrix and across countries and cultures.

- Demonstrated leadership through influence, with the ability to guide colleagues and partners without direct authority.

- Experience translating strategy into executable plans and managing multiple priorities and dependencies.

- Strong understanding of clinical development, study design, and the medical, regulatory, and access implications of scientific evidence.

- Fluency in written and spoken English is required.

- Launch, regulatory, clinical-development, real-world-evidence, or health-economics experience is a plus.

Soft skills

- Demonstrates effective relationship management, customer orientation, and strong peer-to-peer engagement.

- Demonstrates strong analytical skills, scientific judgment, and attention to detail.

- Able to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities.

- Demonstrates strategic thinking, accountability, self-awareness, and sound project-management skills.

- Communicates with clarity and credibility and integrates diverse global and local perspectives.

Technical skills

- Ability to interpret complex clinical and scientific information and translate it into clear medical implications and actions.

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

- Strong planning, prioritization, and time-management capabilities.

- Proficiency with standard business and collaboration software, including Microsoft Office applications.

 

ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS

Internal: Global Senior Medical Director, Respiratory Pipeline Medical Lead; VP, Dermatology and Respiratory Medical; Global Medicine Teams; Clinical Development; Regulatory; Safety; Statistics; Health Economics and Outcomes Research; Market Access; Commercial; Medical Content and Communications; Legal and Compliance; US Medical; International Medical; and regional and country medical teams.

External: Respiratory and allergy external experts; investigators; professional and scientific societies; collaborative research partners; and patient organizations, as appropriate.

 

RESOURCES MANAGED

No direct people-management responsibility is anticipated. The role will lead cross-functional workstreams, guide colleagues and partners through influence, and may oversee vendors, external research collaborations, and approved budgets associated with assigned medical plans. Scope may evolve as the Respiratory portfolio and organization mature.

Job Level: JL100

 

This role is posted in multiple locations. If you are applying for the role in an secondary job posting location where pay transparency regulations apply, your Talent Advisor will share the local pay information with you during the first interview.

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