Director, R&D and mRNA Scientific Strategy

Pfizer’s purpose is to deliver breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. Research and Development is at the heart of fulfilling Pfizer’s purpose as we work to translate advanced science and technologies into the therapies and vaccines that matter most. Whether you are in the discovery sciences, ensuring drug safety and efficacy or supporting clinical trials, you will apply cutting edge design and process development capabilities to accelerate and bring the best in class medicines to patients around the world.

As a Director, you will be at the center of our operations and you’ll find that everything we do, every day, is in line with an unwavering commitment to quality. You will help Pfizer in the critical area of portfolio management for our Research and Development (R&D) function. Your will design and implement business processes to enable product research and development, portfolio prioritization, resource allocation and risk management.

Your leadership skills and innovative ideas with drive the growth of the R&D team at Pfizer. As an advisor and an expert, you will be able to build and leverage constructive relationships across the organization to achieve your division’s goals and objectives. You will be entrusted with developing Pfizer’s strategies for a portfolio of products and projects.

Through your expertise and extensive knowledge, you will be able to foster a culture that promotes innovation and thrives on doing better for Pfizer’s patients and healthcare.

• Develop innovative or original ideas and lead division projects with unique complexity.
• Develop plans that impact the achievement of division.
• Responsible for intricate resource analytics that facilitate business and resource planning objectives for Pfizer Essential Health (PEH) Research and Development stakeholders.
• Develop benchmarking tools for all PEH Research and Development functions to harmonize Read Only Memory cost estimate approach across deals type and geographies.

• Bachelor's Degree
• 10+ years of experience
• Demonstrated understanding of the pharmaceutical Research and Development and product life cycle process
• Demonstrated ability to effectively analyze and communicate relevant business, valuation and portfolio related information/data to support decision-making processes
• Strong influencing, networking and team skills, including demonstrated experience of active contribution to successful projects
• Ability to effectively lead global, short term, matrixed project teams on tight timelines

• Master's degree
• Relevant pharmaceutical experience

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.

Relocation support available

Work Location Assignment:Flexible

Relocation assistance may be available based on business needs and/or eligibility.

Pfizer requires all U.S. new hires to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 prior to the first date of employment. As required by applicable law, Pfizer will consider requests for Reasonable Accommodations.

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