Pfizer-Strategy & Innovation Director-SH
- China - Shanghai - Shanghai

Our Purpose
Our Values
Benefits
Use Your Power for Purpose
At Pfizer, our strategy team serve as strategic advisors to corporate and BUs to deliver life-changing breakthroughs for patients. We seek passionate colleagues like you who can tackle challenges to fulfill our growth mission. Your dedication is essential in navigating complex scenarios and driving forward our commitment to transforming patient lives. Join us in this vital role where your contributions will be pivotal in achieving our goals and making a significant impact on global health.
What You Will Achieve
In this role, you will:
Lead strategic direction, business performance, and financial management for complex activities within a Division or Global Business Unit.
Manage people, technology, and financial resources, including those outside of direct authority, within a Division or Global Business Unit.
Share knowledge and establish systems for knowledge-sharing across the Global Business Unit.
Develop solutions to complex problems and hold accountability for decisions within the Division or Global Business Unit.
Contribute to strategy development and execution, and manage talent and leadership development, including succession planning.
Lead teams in setting strategic direction and influence senior management decisions within the Division or Global Business Unit.
Here Is What You Need (Minimum Requirements)
BA/BS with 6-8 years of experience or MBA/MS with at least 5-6 years of experiences in pharmaceutical and healthcare sectors
Proficiency in data analysis coupled with logical and creative thinking
Demonstrated strong people management experience
Excellent interpersonal and conflict management skills
Ability to build strong relationships
Experience in strategic planning and business development
Strong financial acumen and experience with financial valuation models
Bonus Points If You Have (Preferred Requirements)
Consulting or finance-related expertise
Experience working within cross-functional teams
Proficiency in managing skills and fostering the development of a diverse talent pipeline
Experience using common AI tools, including generative technologies such as ChatGPT or Microsoft Copilot, to support problem solving and enhance productivity. Demonstrated curiosity for exploring how these tools can improve outcomes and understanding of responsible AI practices, including risk management and ethical use
Pfizer is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction in which it operates.
Bus Dev & Strategic PlanningBreakthroughs 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)
