Development Head, RSV, RSV Combination, and Early Vaccine Programs

Development Head, RSV, RSV Combination, and Early Vaccine Programs United States - New York - Pearl River United States - Pennsylvania - Collegeville We’re in relentless pursuit of breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. We innovate every day to make the world a healthier place. To fully realize Pfizer’s purpose – Breakthroughs that change patients’ lives – 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. Pfizer Research & Development serves as the beating heart of Pfizer's trailblazing product pipeline, the essence of our mission to bring life-changing medicines to the world. Pfizer offers competitive compensation and benefits programs designed to meet the diverse needs of our colleagues. The primary purpose of the job is to oversee and ensure that vaccine clinical research and development program(s) are planned and implemented to meet company objectives. The Development Head: Applies extensive expertise and in-depth knowledge of clinical research to lead global clinical research programs and registration activities across one or more clinical projects Ensures successful program implementation through oversight and review of the program design including the clinical development plan or lifecycle strategy Serves as the major driver for identifying and advancing new concepts and processes to provide innovative strategies to solve clinical issues By leading and obtaining consensus from senior staff members, the Development Head solves highly complex and specialized problems related to clinical research programs in a highly matrixed environment Applies technical/scientific expertise to resolve issues regarding the clinical components of documents (e.g., Investigational New Drugs, New Drug Applications/Common Technical Documents, global registration dossiers, lifecycle strategy documents, internal documents) Provides procedural and scientific subject matter expertise to guide global trial leaders, clinical scientists and other clinical staff members In addition to program level activities the Development Head may review compounds for potential in-licensing, including performance of due diligence reviews and provide assistance to new business development on market opportunity and target product profile. The Development Head may also be required to design a development strategy with multiple protocols to obtain worldwide approval for a compound or group of compounds or a vaccine.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

Lead the global clinical research program(s): Provide high level oversight of the direction and planning of global clinical programs including the preparation of Clinical Development Plans Oversee one or more Clinical Project Teams Identify program issues and develop sound strategic solutions with clinical teams to ensure their timely resolution Form ad hoc teams with appropriate representation to resolve various clinical/medical issues that develop during clinical development or lifecycle execution Provides updates to Senior Vaccines Research and Development Management of status of clinical programs Oversee global clinical research program(s): Establish program priorities and drive key programs Collaborate with clinical lead to determine the scientific content of the Investigator meeting and determine the best method for training site personnel Oversee and participate in writing and/or review of key documents (e.g., briefing documents, manuscripts, submission documents) Assure quality of program through oversight of initial program activities, during implementation and monitoring of clinical trials, and during completion of final documents for publication and regulatory submission Administer/Oversee global clinical research program(s): Oversee clinical lead and clinician medical monitor activities by identifying and tracking their deliverables from a program management perspective to ensure their timely completion Hiring, training, and monitoring of personnel performance. Coach, train, and/or mentor clinician medical monitors and clinician clinical scientists to optimize their performance Provide input into staffing and budgetary planning; departmental standard operating procedures (SOPs) and standard practice instructions, standardization activities; and project effort and prioritization analysis Define medical research resource requirements to support each study in the clinical program(s) Develop or oversee budget for a given product or entire therapeutic area as appropriate in conjunction with Finance Provide input into the insource/outsource approach for the program(s) Represent the medical research and Vaccines Research and Development point of view to other line functions: Provide input into the publications strategy and critically review publications Provide input into the regulatory strategy and interact with Regulatory Affairs and regulatory agencies as appropriate Provide strategic scientific input to the global asset team Interface with various auditing groups regarding medical findings (i.e., clinical study report [CSR]) and provide guidance in responding to questions Function As Global Medical Monitor Accountable for safety across the study: Review serious adverse events (SAEs) and determine if a follow up action is needed Interact with Data Monitoring Committee (DMC) and other steering/review committees as required Answer safety questions and review the literature as needed to answer these questions or those posed by Safety Review Team, DMC, etc. Review Informed Consent Documents from sites and where there are deviations from approved Safety Review Team wording Safety communications to sites across the study Provide program team(s) with medical expertise during key activities: Audit response Study closeout/inspection readiness Interact with regulatory groups and internal auditing groups on a project level: Data Monitoring Committee Interaction High level accountability for providing a response to regulatory agency inspection observations and internal audits Contribute to, review, and edit CSRs: Participate in (and/or chair) the Vaccines Clinical Review Committee (VCRC).

QUALIFICATIONS

Medical degree (M.D./D.O. or equivalent) 10+ years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry related to clinical research programs and registration activities End to end vaccine clinical development experience required Possesses the ability to critically evaluate scientific/medical information; propose new concepts and innovative ideas in drug development Understands the design, development, and execution of clinical programs and studies Ability to critically evaluate scientific/medical information and to propose new concepts and ideas in drug development Understanding of the design, development and execution of clinical programs and studies Ability to develop and apply extensive therapeutic area expertise to create an effective development strategy for a variety of small molecules and biologics Knowledge of global regulatory/industry rules and guidance Ability to synthesize medical and scientific information Candidate demonstrates a breadth of diverse leadership experiences and capabilities including the ability to influence and collaborate with peers, develop and coach others, oversee and guide the work of other colleagues to achieve meaningful outcomes and create business impact This is a hybrid role requiring you to live within commuting distance and work on-site an average of 2.5 days per week or more as needed. The annual base salary for this position ranges from $330,200.00 to $550,400.00. In addition, this position is eligible for participation in Pfizer’s Global Performance Plan with a bonus target of 30.0% 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. 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. Sunshine Act Pfizer reports payments and other transfers of value to health care providers as required by federal and state transparency laws and implementing regulations. These laws and regulations require Pfizer to provide government agencies with information such as a health care provider’s name, address and the type of payments or other value received, generally for public disclosure. Subject to further legal review and statutory or regulatory clarification, which Pfizer intends to pursue, reimbursement of recruiting expenses for licensed physicians may constitute a reportable transfer of value under the federal transparency law commonly known as the Sunshine Act. Therefore, if you are a licensed physician who incurs recruiting expenses as a result of interviewing with Pfizer that we pay or reimburse, your name, address and the amount of payments made currently will be reported to the government. If you have questions regarding this matter, please do not hesitate to contact your Talent Acquisition representative. EEO & Employment Eligibility Pfizer is committed to equal opportunity in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, disability or veteran status. Pfizer also complies with all applicable national, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act and IRCA. Pfizer is an E-Verify employer. This position requires permanent work authorization in the United States. Pfizer endeavors to make accessible to all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process and/or interviewing, please email View email address on click.appcast.io. This is to be used solely for accommodation requests with respect to the accessibility of our website, online application performance and/or interviewing. Requests for any other reason will not be returned. #J-18808-Ljbffr Pfizer, S.A. de C.V