Patient Support and Marketing Operations Manager

ROLE SUMMARY

The Patient Support & Marketing Operations Manager owns the operational delivery and governance of patient-support programs and assigned marketing operations for Pfizer Saudi Arabia. The role combines end-to-end PSP lifecycle management and patient-journey coordination with the operational infrastructure supporting marketing execution, launches, samples, vendors, purchase orders and invoicing. Delivery is coordinated from Egypt through Saudi stakeholders, in-country partners and approved vendors.

CORE ACCOUNTABILITIES

1. PATIENT SUPPORT PROGRAM LIFECYCLE

·         Manage the lifecycle of approved Saudi patient-support programs.

·         Translate patient-journey priorities into practical program design and operating requirements.

·         Coordinate cross-functional implementation, monitoring and continuous improvement.

·         Track program outcomes and service performance against agreed objectives.

2. VENDOR AND PARTNER GOVERNANCE

·         Manage PSP vendors, in-country delivery partners and other assigned service providers.

·         Set clear scopes, service measures, governance routines and escalation processes.

·         Coordinate contracting, purchase-order, invoice and performance-management requirements with relevant functions.

3. SAFETY, COMPLIANCE AND AUDIT READINESS

·         Partner with Safety to ensure appropriate adverse-event and product-quality reporting.

·         Coordinate Legal, Compliance, Medical and other required clearances.

·         Maintain complete, current and audit-ready program and operational documentation.

·         Escalate material patient, safety, quality, compliance or continuity risks promptly.

4. MARKETING OPERATIONS

·         Manage assigned CE&I purchase orders, vendors and invoicing.

·         Coordinate samples and launch operations through approved in-country vendors.

·         Support assigned events/congress, campaign or above-country marketing-operational requirements.

·         Establish practical workflows, service standards and controls for assigned operations.

5. CROSS-MARKET DELIVERY AND CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

·         Maintain effective coordination between Egypt-based delivery and Saudi business owners and partners.

·         Plan required Saudi site visits and in-country governance touchpoints.

·         Identify opportunities to simplify operations, improve vendor performance and strengthen the patient experience.

DECISION RIGHTS AND ROLE BOUNDARIES

·         Owns PSP operational governance and assigned marketing-operations delivery within approved strategy, budget and compliance requirements.

·         Marketing Execution Lead sets portfolio priorities and overall marketing-execution standards.

·         Medical/Safety/Legal/Compliance retain their respective professional accountabilities and approvals.

·         Does not own brand strategy, content creation or channel execution.

CAPABILITIES AND QUALIFICATIONS

·         Bachelor's degree in pharmacy, Life Sciences, Healthcare Administration, Business or a related field.

·         Relevant experience in patient-support programs, pharmaceutical operations, marketing operations or vendor management.

·         Knowledge of regulated patient-program governance, safety reporting, and audit readiness.

·         Strong vendor, budget, purchase-order and operational project-management capability.

·         Ability to coordinate delivery across countries, partners and functions.

·         Strong risk judgment, communication and stakeholder-management skills.

·         Saudi-market experience is highly preferred.

CRITICAL LEADERSHIP BEHAVIORS

·         Patient and Customer Focus

·         Seizes Accountability

·         Quality Judgment

·         Collaboration

·         Operational Excellence

·         Risk and compliance mindset

·         Commits to One Pfizer

WHY THIS ROLE

A combined capability role that protects the quality and continuity of patient programs while providing the disciplined operational backbone required for effective marketing execution.

  
 

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