Scientific Publications Coordinator, Vaccines (Secondment 9-12 Months)

WHY PATIENTS NEED YOU

Pfizer’s purpose is to deliver breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. Research and Development is at the heart of fulfilling Pfizer’s purpose as we work to translate advanced science and technologies into the therapies and vaccines that matter most. Whether you are in the discovery sciences, ensuring drug safety and efficacy or supporting clinical trials, you will apply cutting edge design and process development capabilities to accelerate and bring the best-in-class medicines to patients around the world.

WHAT YOU WILL ACHIEVE

Your primary role is to support, assist and deliver scientific writing support for Vaccines external communications including, but not limited to, manuscripts, abstracts, posters, and presentations. You will collaborate with the Vaccines Preclinical Publications team, Research Scientific Leads, Subject Matter Experts and Key Stakeholders to ensure publications are completed in a timely manner, with high quality, and in compliance at all steps. This is a temporary position (minimum of 9 months) focused on maintaining project momentum and providing operational support to research teams within the Vaccines organization. This role includes scientific writing activities, such as conducting literature searches and helping shape data presentation; however, the primary developmental focus of this secondment is assisting in publication coordination. Candidates should expect to spend a substantial portion of their time managing publication timelines, author communications, internal reviews, compliance, tracking, recordkeeping, and submission-related activities. While this is not a primary author role, candidates with strong scientific writing and analytical skills may have opportunities to contribute to content development, literature reviews, data presentation, and scientific communications activities, depending on business needs and individual experience.

HOW YOU WILL ACHIEVE IT

• Assist with Vaccines manuscript development activities at the discretion of the Research Leads, including but not limited to, drafting, publication/timeline planning, document review and editing, author communications, meeting coordination, publication metrics tracking, and maintenance of publication/presentation records and SharePoint resources.
• Work with cross-functional teams, internal and external to Pfizer, following established publication and compliance processes (Vaccine-specific and enterprise).
• Help researchers communicate complex scientific findings clearly and accurately through effective writing and data presentation.
• Work as a liaison between relevant functional leads in Vaccines and key external collaborators.
• Ensure documents are of high quality, scientifically accurate, and prepared according to established timelines.
• Familiarize yourself with Pfizer publication policies and SOPs, including the use of AI in publications.
• Help co-lead and organize monthly, Preclinical Publication Meetings including agenda setting and content.
• Conduct literature searches and prepare publication-quality figures, as needed.
• Review and advise on journal or meeting guidelines and procedures for communications.
• Attend program research meetings and Vaccines Scientific Publications Committee (SPC) meetings, as needed.
• Organize and track preclinical publication metrics for leadership consumption.
• Partner with colleagues in the Vaccines Scientific Operations team on shared goals and deliverables.

QUALIFICATIONS

Must-Have

• Applicant must have a bachelor's degree with at least 3+ years of experience.
• Degree in life sciences discipline.
• Organizational and problem-solving skills; attention-to-detail.
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365 applications (Word, Outlook, Excel, etc.).
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively.
• Ability to multitask and successfully manage multiple projects and tasks simultaneously.
• Working knowledge of statistics, data analysis, and data interpretation.
• Knowledge of vaccines or infectious diseases.
• Project management experience.

 

Nice-to-Have

• Master's degree with more than 1+ year of experience; OR an associate's degree with 6+ years of experience; OR a high school diploma (or equivalent) and 8+ years of relevant experience.
• Currently based in the Vaccines organization and/or at the Pearl River, NY site.
• Experience reviewing scientific or technical content.
• Experience serving as a first (or lead) author on a manuscript.
• Strong knowledge of infectious diseases, relevant pathogens, vaccines, and vaccine technologies.
• Proficiency in reference management software (EndNote, ReadCube).
• Experience delivering results in a tight deadline environment.
• Experience collaborating with scientific and business stakeholders across all levels of an organization.
• Familiarity with softwarefor graphics (e.g GraphPad Prism, PyMol, Adobe Illustrator or Photoshop, BioRender).
• Proficiency in various AI tools (CoPilot, Gemini, Claude, and others).

 
OTHER JOB DETAILS

• Last Date to Apply for Job: October 20, 2026
• Additional Location Information: NA
• Eligible for Relocation Package – NO
• Secondment 9-12 months
• If you are currently in a driving position with a fleet vehicle and this secondment does not require driving as an essential function of the position for 12 months or longer, you will be required to turn in your fleet vehicle for the duration of the non-driving secondment.  Please refer to the Fleet Policy and Procedures document for more information.
• There will be no change to your current work location.
• Position is considered Flexible, and colleagues are expected to comply with Log In For Your Day (LIFYD) requirements at site location (e.g. about 2.5 days a week in office).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

To learn more about acceptable and prohibited uses of AI during the recruitment process, please review our candidate AI-use guidelines available on Pfizer Careers.

 

 

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