- Salary
- $231k – $385k
- Location
- USA - NY - Headquarters, United States of America · United States - Illinois - Lake Forest · United States - California - La Jolla · United States - Pennsylvania - Collegeville · United States - Florida - Tampa · United States - Massachusetts - Cambridge · United States - Connecticut - Groton
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- Healthcare
- Seniority
- Director
- Education
- Master
- Closing date
- Today
- Source
- Workday
Description
ROLE SUMMARY
The Medical Director, Rare Immunology is an individual contributor role focused on Pfizer’s immunoglobulin portfolio, myositis and related therapeutic areas, spanning current in-line medicines and pipeline assets. The position will be responsible for serving as a therapeutic area medical and scientific expert, shaping and executing US medical strategy, supporting payer access initiatives, collaborating with field medical on tactical execution, training and external engagement, ensuring the scientific accuracy of promotional and non-promotional materials, and translating clinical insights into medical education and engagement that reflects the patient and physician perspective.
This role will work closely with field medical, global medical affairs, international medical affairs, clinical development, HEOR, commercial, regulatory, and legal cross-functional partners, and will report to the US Immunoglobulins Medical Lead.
ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES
Serve as a subject matter expert for the therapeutic areas and medicines and be a reliable, trusted resource of accurate, current medical and scientific knowledge (e.g.: disease states, product label, statistics interpretation, etc.), including competitive medicines, for internal and external stakeholders
Collaborates with cross-functional colleagues from field medical, HEOR, digital, US medical information, regulatory, legal, commercial, and relevant internal colleagues to enhance and deliver upon US medical plan(s) as appropriate
Supports payer access initiatives in collaboration with cross-functional partners (e.g., HEOR, Market Access, Value & Evidence) to address evidence needs and payer-facing medical strategy within the therapeutic area(s)
Serves as a Medical Affairs reviewer within the U.S. Review Committee (& Global upon request), supporting scientific accuracy and compliance of promotional and non‑promotional materials in collaboration with Legal, Regulatory, and Marketing colleagues.
Objectively interpret technical information to deliver value-added education to assigned teams and to drive understanding and effectively communicate current scientific knowledge, including unmet medical needs, to different stakeholders, adapting the communication for the audience as appropriate
Proactively bring patients' & physicians' voice to the development and execution of impactful medical tactics
Provides scientific input into the development of medical and educational content, ensuring accuracy, clinical relevance, and alignment with medical strategy, and incorporating medical insights from Field Medical and customer interactions, as appropriate
Supports the customer insights process, collaborating with Field Medical and internal stakeholders (including Global and International Medical Affairs) to incorporate insights into medical activities and content, and participating in advisory boards or other insight‑generation activities, as appropriate.
Supports therapeutic area and product training needs by delivering scientific training to new cross‑functional colleagues and supporting training related to new medical content, as appropriate.
Partners with appropriate cross-functional partners to execute US Medical strategic/operating plan in a collaborative and compliant manner
Provide critical and objective review of Medical Education Grants and Investigator Initiated Research proposals
Compliantly interact with external professional organizations to identify, characterize, and address unmet medical needs and awareness/education gaps
Effectively manage vendors and budgets (track/forecast) within policy and timelines
Leads or contributes to the US strategic/operating plan
Compliant with all required SOPs and compliance training
Monitor global trends to identify unmet medical needs within the therapeutic area
Coordinate external stakeholder interactions and activities compliantly
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
Candidate demonstrates a breadth of diverse leadership experiences and capabilities including: the ability to influence and collaborate with peers, develop and coach others, oversee and guide the work of other colleagues to achieve meaningful outcomes and create business impact.
MD and 4+ years’ experience required
Broad expertise in medical affairs and strong experience with regulatory and/or safety risk management issues.
Experience in collaborating with internal and external stakeholders in a professional and enthusiastic manner required. Must work well on multiple tasks and effectively prioritize to meet personal and team goals in a complex matrixed team environment.
Knowledge and experience in immunology, including immunoglobulins and myositis, preferred
Understanding of the drug development process
Knowledge of health care economics and its impact on medical decision making
Strong analytical skills
Proven strategic thinking skills with the ability to interpret and implement strategic directions
Ability to manage multiple competing tasks and meet deadlines effectively
Act with integrity at all times
Creativity, resourcefulness, high energy and flexibility
Professional demeanor with strong interpersonal skills when working with external customers and internal colleagues
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including strong presentation skills
OTHER JOB DETAILS:
Last Date to Apply for Job: September 01, 2026
Eligible for Relocation Package: No
The annual base salary for this position ranges from $230,900.00 to $384,800.00.* In addition, this position is eligible for participation in Pfizer’s Global Performance Plan with a bonus target of 25.0% of the base salary and eligibility to participate in our share based long term incentive program. We offer comprehensive and generous benefits and programs to help our colleagues lead healthy lives and to support each of life’s moments. Benefits offered include a 401(k) plan with Pfizer Matching Contributions and an additional Pfizer Retirement Savings Contribution, paid vacation, holiday and personal days, paid caregiver/parental and medical leave, and health benefits to include medical, prescription drug, dental and vision coverage. Learn more at Pfizer Candidate Site – U.S. Benefits | (uscandidates.mypfizerbenefits.com). Pfizer compensation structures and benefit packages are aligned based on the location of hire. The United States salary range provided does not apply to Tampa, FL or any location outside of the United States. * The annual base salary for this position in Tampa, FL ranges from $207,800.00 to $346,300.00. 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.Relocation assistance may be available based on business needs and/or eligibility.
Candidates must be authorized to be employed in the U.S. by any employer.
U.S. work visa sponsorship (such as TN, O-1, H-1B, etc.) is not available for this role now or in the future.
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