Director, Oncology Scientific Communications

ROLE SUMMARY

Today, Pfizer Oncology has an industry-leading portfolio of 25 approved innovative cancer medicines, including major therapies for metastatic breast cancer, prostate cancer, urothelial carcinoma, and hematologic malignancies. Pfizer’s in-line portfolio is focused on four broad, key areas: breast cancer, genitourinary cancer, hematology, and precision medicine, complemented by an extensive pipeline of over 50 programs in clinical development. 

• The Oncology Scientific Communications Director will report to the Team Lead within Pfizer Oncology Medical Strategy Management
• The Oncology Scientific Communications Director will lead the development and execution of impactful scientific communication strategies for assigned Pfizer medicines and across their tumor area, with a focus on achieving a singular scientific voice anchored to the evidence.
• The Director will ensure that overall scientific communication and content strategies reflect TA priorities and that tactical execution of medical and scientific communication activities, specifically focused on optimizing the engagement and reach of emerging scientific information within the oncology community, occurs successfully and according to strategy.
• This role will focus on achieving a singular scientific voice anchored to the evidence, optimizing the engagement, consistency and reach of emerging scientific information within the oncology community. They will be a subject matter expert in one of the three below chosen capabilities:
  • Therapeutic Area (TA) Scientific Communications: ensure asset strategies and messaging are seamlessly integrated into TA-specific plans and materials. The TA Sci Comms lead will also focus on the delivery of foundational resources such as Scientific Communications Platforms (SCPs), Narratives, and FAQs.
  • Data Disclosure (Publications): Collaborate with TA teams and Sci Comms colleagues to drive the publication planning, writing, and dissemination of scientific data from clinical trials and research activities, ensuring a cohesive and impactful publication strategy across the portfolio.
  • Medical Content: Create a wide range of engaging and informative scientific content for diverse channels and audiences, including medical to medical resources, congress and digital platform content.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Director will be responsible for the following, with specific responsibilities varying based on the chosen Sci Comms functional focus area (TA, Data Disclosures, or Content):

General Responsibilities (applicable to all focus areas):

• Responsible for ensuring strategic input from a broad range of stakeholders (internal and external) is integrated into scientific communications strategic planning to meet the needs of these stakeholders and especially the Oncology Medical TA teams
• Support Global Product Teams, Global Medical franchises, and other Pfizer Oncology stakeholders in engaging with the external medical community on activities related to key clinical trial data readouts.
• Ensure alignment of each product’s overall scientific content/communications strategy with relevant Pfizer Oncology stakeholders (e.g., partnering with cross-functional Medical Teams, Channel Excellence, Data Analytics, and other key stakeholders to ensure alignment of communication plans with medical priorities and optimize opportunities for broader data dissemination)
• Act as a strategic thought partner to the TA medical team, providing sci comms functional guidance and subject matter expertise in their designated focus area
• Leads financial projections and budget management for functional deliverables in addition to managing agencies and off-shore teams (if applicable)
• Collaborate with International Medical Channel Content team to ensure sci comms deliverables are shared with country medical colleagues for adaptation
• Have a thorough understanding of therapeutic area assigned, including policy related issues, and the individual inline and pipeline assets across the specific TAs with an ability either to serve as a primary point of contact for accurate, current medical and scientific knowledge or to identify the appropriate Subject Matter Expert within therapeutic area, for internal and external stakeholders and customers.
• Responsible for building collaborative relationships with relevant partners in and outside of Medical to ensure optimal creation and execution of channel-specific TA medical communications strategies.
• Stay abreast of US regulations and guidance that impact digital delivery of scientific information to external HCPs

TA  Communications:

• Accountable for strategic oversight of TA scientific communication activities and the overarching scientific communications objectives/strategy/narrative, ensuring alignment and excellence in delivery
• As a core member of the Global Medical Affairs Team (GMAT), responsible for identifying the need for and establishing the Scientific Communications Platform (SCP) for TA products early in development based on target profile, clinical evidence, disease state/landscape, and aspirational label.
• For later life-cycle assets, determine the need for and enrich the SCP (based on wide cross-functional input) with evolving evidence from clinical studies, insights, the Clinical Development Plan and regulatory strategy to ensure teams use accurate, consistent language
• Ensure the product-level SCP is aligned to the broader Therapeutic Area, tumor and/or modality scientific narrative and that information is pulled through to all scientific communication deliverables
• Establish and maintain the Scientific Communication Platform (SCP) for products in their TA, including overarching scientific communication objectives.
• In addition to Therapeutic Area and Asset-specific SCPs, the TA Sci Comms lead is responsible for developing global medical narratives and FAQs around key data disclosures
• Work closely with clinical/medical teams during data readouts to determine key messages (aligned to the SCP)
• Collaborate with non-Medical stakeholders (e.g. Scientific Affairs, Corporate Communication, etc.) to ensure consistency of scientific communications for non-medical audiences.
• Orchestrate OLT (Oncology Leadership Team) informs/reviews of key disclosures.
• Co-chair medical/sci-comms sub-committee(s) of the GMAT

Data Disclosure (Publications): Focus:

• Drive and deliver on data disclosure plans, including Plain Language Summaries (PLS) and Enhanced Publication Content (EPC)
• Manage author reviews and preparedness
• Chair Scientific Publications Committees (SPCs)
• Work closely with clinical study teams during data readouts to determine publication content
• Ensure updates to global publication plans occur as needed on a regular basis
• Support GPTs, Global Medical franchises, and other Pfizer Oncology stakeholders by engaging with the external medical community on publication activities.
• Serve as a core member of medical/sci-comms sub-committee(s) of the GMAT.

Content Focus:

• Lead above or specific-therapeutic area content strategies, projects, digital initiatives and broad enterprise-wide initiatives to advance content impact throughout the organization across all medical content on externally- and internally-facing medical channels
• Define and deliver external Global and US medical-to-medical content for Field/HQ/Congresses; congress content, digital medical platforms, and content for newly prioritized medical channels.
• Ensure updates to global congress content occurs as needed on a regular basis in coordination with key cross-functional stakeholders, including commercial, development and Medical TA teams and platforms.
• Responsible for ensuring the creation of field medical content is aligned with the needs of the Pfizer Oncology Global Medical TA team and regional/local Medical Affairs.
• Proactively resolve issues around content creation, combining medical affairs expertise with an understanding of the patient, healthcare professional, legal, regulatory, and organized customer points of view.
• Define and deliver TA training content with support from Platform training teams when applicable.
• Serve as a core member of medical/sci-comms sub-committee(s) of the GMAT.
• Note: while colleagues will typically focus on one of these areas, there is an expectation that if a business need arises, the team member can adapt and support other functional focus areas.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 10 years of relevant biopharmaceutical/biotech or agency experience (such as Medical Communications, Medical Affairs or scientific communications within Clinical Development roles).
• Advanced scientific degree (PhD, PharmD, MS, etc.) preferred
• Experience developing strategic scientific communications and other scientific content to support scientific exchange, including the use of tools and programs to meet the needs of HCPs.
• Have a strong understanding of Medical Affairs, including medical strategies, disease areas, and objectives.
• Ability to quickly build rapport and credibility with key internal and key external stakeholders through strong interpersonal skills; strong matrix leadership
• Demonstrated ability to translate complex scientific concepts and data into meaningful and digestible communications and foundational tools that can be utilized via multiple channels including at scientific conferences.
• Strong track record of written and oral communication skills to develop and present scientific information to varied audiences and articulate messages succinctly.
• Strong organizational skills to track numerous tasks for multiple simultaneous projects in a deadline-oriented environment.
• Experience working in a highly regulated environment and delivering scientific content in a compliant yet innovative manner, leveraging the latest technologies to ease the consumption of critical scientific information.
• Experience with omnichannel, including diverse content development – such as publications, plain language summaries, Congress materials, publication extenders, podcasts, and short-form articles for 3rd party digital platforms.
• Experience with scientific peer-reviewed publications.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Oncology experience strongly preferred.
• Advanced medical/scientific degree (MS, PhD, PharmD), with 8+ years’ experience (if Masters) or 6+ years’ experience (if PhD or PharmD)

NON-STANDARD WORK SCHEDULE, TRAVEL OR ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS

Travel 15-20%
 

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The annual base salary for this position ranges from $169,700.00 to $282,900.00. In addition, this position is eligible for participation in Pfizer’s Global Performance Plan with a bonus target of 20.0% 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.

Relocation assistance may be available based on business needs and/or eligibility.

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