The Senior Project Manager will oversee medical strategy projects, manage schedules, budgets, and ensure effective communication among project stakeholders in the oncology sector.
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 haemato-oncological 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.
Additionally, this role will focus on process improvements where needed and share best practices across the Medical Strategy Management group.
ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES
The scope of responsibilities will be across a whole development program and in-line portfolio, potentially covering multiple assets within a disease area across Regions and Therapeutic Areas (TAs).
Specific responsibilities include:
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
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.
Additional Information:
The annual base salary for this position ranges from $120,800.00 to $201,400.00. In addition, this position is eligible for participation in Pfizer's Global Performance Plan with a bonus target of 17.5% 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.
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.
Continuous Imprv and Proj Mgmt
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 haemato-oncological 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 Medical Strategy Management Senior Project Manager will report to the Medical Strategy Management Project Management Team Lead.
- The Senior Project Manager (PM) is part of the Pfizer Oncology Medical Strategy Management Group and will support a Medical Strategy or Affairs team (TA, Product, or Region) with project management, including implementation and facilitation of medical activities and tracking progress of key medical deliverables, vendor and cross-alliance management, and other projects as assigned.
- The incumbent will accurately track product level and cross-alliance activities and identify and raise any risks / opportunities within medical deliverables. This includes support of project schedules/timelines, process development, budgets, status reporting, project communication, tracking and resolution of issues, tracking risks to resources and budget, and facilitation of meetings.
- The Senior Project Manager will be responsible for supporting the TA, asset or Region Medical teams with key reports / dashboards on various medical related analytics and will need to proactively communicate / distribute to respective stakeholders. They will plan and manage projects or sub-projects under the general direction of the TA, product or Region medical owners, and in partnership with other Medical Strategy and Affairs representatives.
Additionally, this role will focus on process improvements where needed and share best practices across the Medical Strategy Management group.
ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES
The scope of responsibilities will be across a whole development program and in-line portfolio, potentially covering multiple assets within a disease area across Regions and Therapeutic Areas (TAs).
Specific responsibilities include:
- Support the development, maintenance, and oversight of medical project plans and tracking of key deliverables for assigned Region, TA, or Asset. This includes managing project schedules, timelines, budgets, and plans for project quality, resources, and communications.
- Work with medical team members to proactively identify and escalate risks or opportunities related to medical deliverables across Region, TA, or Asset. Ensure alignment with medical leads and cross-functional stakeholders.
- Serve as subject matter expert for assigned processes and provide operational support and/or guidance to teams as needed.
- Support financial projections and overall management for assigned Region, TA, or Asset budget(s), working with finance, TL(s) and other Medical team members as necessary.
- Work with Pfizer Oncology AI / Innovation colleagues to support the creation and development of new, innovative tools (e.g., Data Visualization US and ex-US roll out, MST Newsletters, Asset infographics) across assigned areas, if applicable.
- Support facilitation of team and/or Medical Strategy meetings, ensuring minutes, action items are recorded, filed and tracked.
- Support presentation development for internal meetings and Op Plan process for assigned Region, TA, or Asset.
- Establish routine two-way communications within and across sub-team members, including regional/country teams.
- Responsible for maintaining all key documents in source systems / platforms.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree with 7 years of experience in pharmaceutical industry or related fields required; experience in medical affairs programs, clinical study operations and / or medical communication operations.
- Experience in a global work environment.
- Understanding and adherence to Project Management methodologies.
- Ability to implement projects of strategic importance on time and within budget.
- Strong meeting organization and facilitation skills.
- Ability to manage vendor relationships.
- Ability to operate effectively in a heavily matrix organization, with experience managing global projects with team members in multiple locations.
- Capable of working independently on multiple projects with the ability to prioritize tasks and meet strict deadlines with good judgement.
- Ability to build effective relationships to influence without authority.
- Flexibility, the ability to adapt to changing project scope and direction; ability to adapt to changing team structure.
- Identifies, analyzes and communicates problems, issues and opportunities, ability to escalate as appropriate, with good problem solving and follow-through capabilities.
- Excellent organization skills with a keen attention to detail.
- Proficient in Microsoft Project, Excel, and PowerPoint.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Master's Degree, with 5 years of experience in pharmaceutical industry or related fields required.
- PMP certification and experience in oncology and biologics, with substantial Medical Affairs experience.
- Knowledge of Pfizer systems including MEDIC/ONEMED, ePA3, EPAY, ARIBA, Navigator+, GCMA, is an advantage.
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.
Additional Information:
- Position is hybrid and will require 2 to 3 days a week to work from site
- Relocation Assistance not available for this role.
- Last Day to Apply: June 25, 2025
The annual base salary for this position ranges from $120,800.00 to $201,400.00. In addition, this position is eligible for participation in Pfizer's Global Performance Plan with a bonus target of 17.5% 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.
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.
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