Job Vacancies at Pfizer

PURPOSE

• Provide scientific expertise, build knowledge and activity based relationships with Key Opinion Leaders to advance medical practice and research for the benefit of the society, thus enhancing Pfizer’s image in the scientific community.
• To actively contribute to the organization/business by taking responsibility for the scientific, technical and ethical soundness of all policies, statements and endeavors.
• To provide high quality and timely service in the areas of Interactions with Healthcare Professionals, Continuing Medical Education, Clinical Research, Sales Force Training, and business support in the areas of New Product Development, Regulatory Affairs, Quality Standards, and Business Technology.
• Play important role in identifying and engaging key institutions and medical societies by establishing bold Value-Based Partnership programs to enable Vaccinations.
• Provide medical input and support for Vaccines pipeline
• Engage with institutions to establish adult vaccination recommendations/guidelines and ensure flawless implementation
• The role will act as a critical interface with identified scientific leaders and will build regional, national or international relationships to contribute to understanding of diseases, research and scientific trends, clinical practice guidelines, treatment patterns in areas relevant to our business.

INTERACTIONS / ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS

• Internal (Marketing – Sales – Regulatory – Clinical Research –PR–HR– Medical Information – legal- Investigational Sponsored Research (ISR) Global Team “where applicable”, Medical Quality & Compliance)
• External (KOLs, Speakers, Decision Makers, Local Medical Societies, Minister of Health)
   

MAIN REPONSIBILITIES / DUTIES

• To provide medical and scientific information to healthcare professionals in response to their specific requests for Pfizer to present, orally or otherwise, clinical data about marketed products and important scientific information on new products, or those in development
• To liaise with healthcare professionals in order to effectively communicate and manage drug safety issues emanating from the region or of a national or international nature
• To develop and maintain medical and scientific partnerships with healthcare professionals
• To provide geographical focus and customer knowledge and insights, as members of Medical and Scientific Affairs team, to the development of the in-country clinical plan and to feed into above-country and global clinical plan (for marketed products as well as for those in development)
• To support study and site feasibilities led by the clinical research team so as to ensure effective implementation of clinical plan as well as to develop effective relationships with a strong network of local clinicians and researchers
• To support in the identification of and subsequent interaction with investigators for expanded access programs for drugs during pre-approval phase; to support Medical and/or Scientific Advisers in the design and implementation of named patient supply in accordance with Regulations and Pfizer policy
• To review & approve Pfizer meeting content, promotional materials, grants based on merits and scientific content. He/she provides the needed FCPA reviews and supports the teams with necessary advices and trainings
   

For Investigator-Sponsored Research Support

• To co-ordinate investigator-sponsored research (ISR) proposals received directly from clinicians and researchers and to participate in regular protocol review committees (PRC) to assess proposals and reach a decision on support as needed.
• To fully manage allocated ISRs, in accordance with relevant SOPs and other relevant procedures from receipt, through to submission to above-country / global medical teams and if endorsed / approved, maintenance of adequate records and budget spend, study publication and final study closure
   

For Cross-Divisional Networks

To develop and maintain ongoing cross-functional working relationships with Pfizer colleagues within the in-country, above-country and global OBU organisation

Required Skill Set

• University degree in Medicine and/or Science
• A minimum of 2 years MSL experience
• Previous MSL experience within Vaccines is preferred, but not required.
• Excellent and proven scientific and technicalexpertise
• Industry experience or knowledge, commercial appreciation
• Knowledge of relevant codes of practice
• Knowledge of health economics
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent presentation skills
• Project management skills
• Excellent time management skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Experience of interaction at a highly scientific and technical level e.g. Specialist level
• Proven self-starters, good planners and implementers, with experience of influencing others without authority and thinking analytically

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Why Patients Need You

• Pfizer Worldwide Medical and Safety colleagues play a key role in connecting evidenced based, medical decision support with colleagues and stakeholders to enable better health and treatment outcomes. Whether you are creating framework necessary to ensure our evidence is scientifically sound, providing unbiased, medically necessary expertise or investigating how to close gaps in data, our mission is simple. Empower healthcare decisions regarding the safe and appropriate use of medicines for patients.

What You Will Achieve

• You will be relied on by the company to monitor its drug, biologics and medical devices surveillance program. This will include intake, evaluation and processing of the adverse reports received. You will support the clinical trial as well as the post marketing activities.
• As a Senior Associate, your knowledge and skills will contribute towards the goals and objectives of the team.  Your focus and ability to meet team targets will help in completing important deliverables on time. Your innovative use of communication tools and techniques will make it easy to manage difficult issues and help in establishing consensus between teams.
• It is your dedication and hard work that will make it possible for Pfizer’s customers and patients to receive the medicines they need, when they need them.

How You Will Achieve It

• Carry out case processing activities
• Review, rank, verify, process and document case-related information: event terms; validity, seriousness, special scenarios; timelines; accuracy and consistency.  Process cases based on these assessments
• Review case criteria to determine appropriate workflow for case processing
• Assess cases to distinguish those with particular complexities and/or specific issues, and escalate appropriately
• Write and edit case narrative
• Determine and perform appropriate case follow-up, including generation of follow-up requests
• Review processed cases to verify accuracy, consistency and compliance with process requirements, and review case data for special scenarios
• Liaise with key partners, locally , and other stakeholders regarding safety data collection and data reconciliation
• Develop and maintain expertise and knowledge for applicable corporate and global regulations, for guidelines, Standard Operating Procedures, for data entry conventions, and for search functions in the safety database
• Determine reportability of scheduled reports , ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements
• Consistently apply regulatory requirements and Pfizer policies
• Participate, as appropriate, in local, internal and external safety activities

Qualifications

Must-Have

• Life Science Degree preferred; 12 months pharmacovigilance/drug safety experience preferred
• Ability, with supervision, to solve routine problems and to surface issues constructively
• Ability to make basic decisions with an understanding of the consequences
• Ability to achieve personal objectives while meeting departmental standards of performance
• Ability to work under supervision in a matrix organization
• Fluency in spoken and written English

Pfizer is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction in which it operates.

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Role Description

• Develop and manage strategic policy initiatives to support Pfizer's SSA business. 
• Develop and implement innovative policy strategic platforms to support Pfizer’s business across SSA, including but not limited to creation of broader industry coalitions and platforms to advance Pfizer’s objectives.
• Serve as thought partner to the Country Managers and commercial leaders in anticipating and assessing the impact of the external policy environment on business strategy, and provide strategic counsel in business planning decisions (operating plan, business reviews and business development).

Role Responsibilities

Strategic planning and implementation

• Proactively assesses trends, policies and identifies key opportunities and threats for the SSA cluster.
• Prepares informational materials for management, highlighting opportunities and potential threats and develops responsive strategies where such developments could impact business operations.
• Utilizes Pfizer corporate policy positions to develop targeted political strategies and action plans.
• Develop, communicate, and implement a macro-level strategic plan (e.g. SESAMI) that effectively shapes the environment to create a favorable operating environment for Pfizer.
• Leverages insights and knowledge to create a vision for the future and position Pfizer as a preferred partner. 
• Prioritizes and drives both long-term and short-term opportunities.

External Relations

• Coordinates, leads, and participates in advocacy functions at trade and business associations in the country.
• Establishes, maintains and consistently leverages relationships with policy makers, think tanks, local embassies, US Chambers, Business Councils and other organizations to advance Pfizer’s strategic priorities and ensure Pfizer’s position is reflected in advocacy materials.
• Develop briefing materials for meetings including goals and metrics. Ensure meeting follow-up including documentation as needed. 
• Works with the Country Managers to develop and implement new strategies in response to policy platforms of elected officials.

Pfizer Policy

• Appropriately and effectively tailors Pfizer Global and/or Regional policy positions to local market dynamics.
• Champions the Pfizer policy agenda through active participation in industry groups and associations. 
• In collaboration with External Communication colleagues, communicates on key topics such as IP, health reform, access to medicines, pricing, trade agreements, etc. through the development of briefing notes, position papers, talking points, as well as relevant correspondence, proposals and presentations.

Therapeutic Area Policy

• Works in partnership with the EM Therapeutic Policy teams and local cross functional teams and leads the development of innovative policy strategies that proactively shape the environment for launch of new assets. 
• Adapt and implement global TA-level policy strategies and tactics to support access to Pfizer products address the patient affordability challenge. 
• Working in partnership with the Global Patient Advocacy team effectively develops relationships and engage with patient groups to both integrate their perspective in our policy strategy and to provide industry thought leadership to support their goals in shaping policy to support patient access.

Leadership

• Serves as key thought partner to Cluster Lead, Country Managers and Commercial Leads in assessing the impact of the external policy environment on business strategy. Provide strategic counsel in business planning decisions including but not limited to operating plan discussions and business reviews.
• Coordinates and prepares the LT for external engagements. 
• Ensures that the local management team understand the impact of Policy/CA activities and role in supporting the BU commercial goals.
• Maintain strict compliance with all applicable policies and laws, especially those related to interactions with government officials.

Country Responsibility split

South Africa 80%, Nigeria (WA) 10%, Kenya (EA) 10%

Qualification and Experience

• Must have a minimum of 10 years of experience in public policy, strategy or consulting related to policy, government relations, and/or corporate affairs.
• Bachelor degree required. Advanced Degree in health/public policy, international affairs, political science, and/or law preferred
• Deep knowledge of healthcare policy and pharmaceutical pricing and reimbursement issues. Excellent knowledge of the local healthcare system and its major players and decision-makers.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and execute effective, innovative and practical policy/public affairs and policy solutions and comprehensive plans that deliver results.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and deploy appropriate "public affairs and policy" tools (advocacy, lobbying, stakeholder engagement plans).
• Strong understanding of business strategy and key drivers of commercial success
• Highly skilled at anticipating, identifying, and addressing emerging issues and related risks that could impact Pfizer's business
• Strong ability to develop relationships with key stakeholders. Skilled at advocacy influence within internal/external matrix organizations. Skilled at navigating complex environments through range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong executive presence and interpersonal acumen, highly substantive and collaborative. Demonstrated ability to succinctly convey relevant information at the right time and with the proper context and seek input as needed.
• Excellent oral and written communications skills.
• Excellent command of English language. Fluent in English.

Pfizer is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction in which it operates.