Specialty Care Category Medical Director, Türkiye
- Turkey - Istanbul
ROLE SUMMARY:
Bridging science, strategy and medical innovation, the medical organization will have a lasting impact on patients across diverse European healthcare landscapes.
The Specialty Care Category Director (SCCD) will lead a team of medical affairs scientists dedicated to Pfizer’s assets (Inflamation & Immunology, Hospital and Rare Diseases) in Türkiye reporting directly to Country Medical Senior Director. This team will ensure the safe and effective use of Pfizer medicines and vaccines.
As part of the Specialty Care Category LT, the SCCD will drive scientific and operational excellence for all Specialty Care Category (SCC) medical processes and will manage Medical Affairs Scientists.
ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES
Accountable for informing and co-developing the SCC medical operating plan and fully accountable for execution while embracing new tools and frameworks for medical excellence and operational efficiency.
Drives a customer and patient centric medical organization that leverages strong scientific and medical expertise to build strong partnerships with HCPs, regulators, and external stakeholders, while providing strategic thought partnership for commercial marketing, regulatory, compliance and access initiatives.
Represents the SCC to external bodies for SCC related issues;
Represents SCC through relationships with medical associations, societies, academic medical centers and industry associations.
Plans and executes the respective KOL strategy for Turkey on highly ethical and medical professionalism grounds and brings their input into the medical strategies and plans;
Communicates the value of the MA function to internal stakeholders (championing cross functional working, and working with the Global and Emerging Market teams and Country Medical Director);
Along with Category and MQG teams, designs, implements and evaluates systems and processes to ensure full compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.
A caring, compassionate and authentic leader who upholds the highest standards of ethics, probity, integrity and compliance with regulatory, financial and legal requirements and fosters a high-performing medical team culture, supporting growth and talent development.
Leads, manages and coaches in-country Medical Affairs Scientists who will generate, analyse, exchange and act on insights that support the safe and effective development and utilization of Pfizer medicines and vaccines to improve patient outcomes.
Communicates the value of the MA function to external stakeholders, aligning with customer needs, enhancing reputation and bringing medical insights into the organisation.
QUALIFICATIONS
A Pharmacy or Medical degree coupled with strong pharmaceutical experience and knowledge. A medical degree (MD) and/or PhD is highly desirable.*
Minimum of 5 years of experience in medical affairs or transferrable knowledge from related roles is of preference. (Therapeutic area experience is preferred)
Experience in leading teams through transformation is of preference.
Ability to lead in a matrixed, cross-functional environment.
Strong understanding of Turkish healthcare system, regulatory landscapes, and medical governance.
A full, detailed understanding of regulatory requirements and compliance in the pharmaceutical industry
Excellent communication, interpersonal and leadership skills.
CORE COMPETENCIES
Holds people accountable;
Strategic and innovative thinking;
Commits to “One Pfizer”;
Anticipates customer and market needs.
TECHNICAL/FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES
Fluency in business English;
Ability to analyze, define and convey complex concepts and strategies and to communicate these to demanding external and internal stakeholders;
Excellent strategic skills including creativity and effectiveness in identifying and addressing major strategic challenges together with the ability to balance short-term needs and long-term vision.
This is a GJL 100 role
*(Exceptional situation for the latter educational requirement does not apply to those colleagues who are Pharmacists only and who already hold a Medical Affairs position internally)
Purpose
Breakthroughs that change patients' lives... At Pfizer we are a patient centric company, guided by our four values: courage, joy, equity and excellence. Our breakthrough culture lends itself to our dedication to transforming millions of lives.
School of Leaders
We, as Pfizer Turkey, make a difference with our visionary and pioneering approaches ranging from our concept of raising leaders through rotations, providing international career opportunities to creating a flexible, enjoyable work environment. There are no limits to what we can accomplish to touch lives here!
Flexibility
We aim to create a trusting, flexible workplace culture which encourages employees to achieve work life harmony, attracts talent and enables everyone to be their best working self. Let’s start the conversation!
Equal Employment Opportunity
We believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce is crucial to building a successful business. As an employer, Pfizer is committed to celebrating this, in all its forms – allowing for us to be as diverse as the patients and communities we serve. Together, we continue to build a culture that encourages, supports and empowers our employees.
Breakthroughs that change patients’ lives
Research confirms what intuition tells us: that purpose-driven companies perform better, are more innovative, attract and retain the best people, and know how to unleash the power of those people. Pfizer’s purpose—Breakthroughs that change patients' lives—fuels everything we do and reflects our passion for building on our legacy as one of the greatest contributors of good to the world.
Each word in our purpose has meaning and reflects the value we strive to bring to patients and society:
“Breakthroughs” - These are the innovations, scientific and commercial, that we seek to deliver every day. All colleagues, regardless of role, level or location, strive for breakthroughs every day.
“Change” - We want to do more than simply improve patients’ medical conditions; we want to dramatically change their lives for the better.
“Patients’ lives” - We consider not only patients, but everyone they touch—including their families, caregivers, and friends—and everything they love to do. It’s an intentionally holistic view.
Our purpose ensures that patients remain at the center of all we do. We live our purpose by sourcing the best science in the world; partnering with others in the healthcare system to improve access to our medicines; using digital technologies to enhance our drug discovery and development, as well as patient outcomes; and leading the conversation to advocate for pro-innovation/pro-patient policies.
Every decision we make and every action we take is done with the patient in mind—and to nurture an environment where breakthroughs can thrive.
Our Values
To fully realize Pfizer’s purpose, we have established a clear set of expectations regarding “what” we need to achieve for patients and “how” we will go about achieving those goals.
The “how” is represented by four simple, powerful values—courage, excellence, equity, and joy—that define our company and our culture.
Courage: Breakthroughs start by challenging convention, especially in the face of uncertainty or adversity. This happens when we think big, speak up, and are decisive.
Excellence: We can only change patients’ lives when we perform at our best together. This happens when we focus on what matters, agree who does what, and measure our outcomes.
Equity: We believe that every person deserves to be seen, heard, and cared for. This happens when we are inclusive, act with integrity, and reduce healthcare disparities.
Joy: We give ourselves to our work, but it also gives to us. We find joy when we take pride, recognize one another, and have fun.
Benefits at Pfizer
Pfizer offers competitive compensation and benefits programs designed to meet the diverse needs of our colleagues. Our Pay for Performance Philosophy and Practices reward colleagues based on the contributions they make to our business.
Our Competitive Benefits Programs help our colleagues by:
- Promoting Health and Wellness to help colleagues maintain and improve their physical and mental wellbeing. Pfizer offerings include health and disability insurance, preventative health programs, medical screenings, free or reduced-cost vaccinations, discounts on Pfizer products, mental health support, nutrition and fitness counseling and more.
- Strengthening Colleagues’ Financial Security by providing company contributions to retirement plans, life insurance and financial planning education to help colleagues achieve their financial goals.
- Providing Benefits and Time off for the Moments that Matter to ensure Pfizer colleagues have the time away from the office to recharge, recover and return to work as the best version of themselves. Vacation, Holiday time and Sick time are just the beginning, with a 12 week parental leave policy for both parents of a new born, 10 day of caregiver leave for those times when your family needs you whether it’s a child, spouse or parent, bereavement leave, and additional country-specific programs.
- And so much more, depending on your country and site, Pfizer offers childcare facilities or discount programs, on-site health and/or fitness centers, movement and mindfulness solutions, “Log in for your Day” work flexibility and so much more.
For U.S. based jobs, view an overview of Pfizer’s U.S. benefits program (opens in a new window)