Lead

Role Summary

The leader in this role will provide strategic leadership and drive innovation in medical study orchestration and design, including integrated evidence planning, research design, and implementation to ensure end-to-end evidence generation activities are strategically aligned, methodologically rigorous, and operationally efficient by harmonizing study design and delivery approaches, thereby strengthening the organization’s ability to support regulatory, clinical, payer, and patient-centered decision-making globally.

Role Responsibilities

• Oversee cross-functional teams specializing in Integrated Evidence Planning (IEP), RWE/epidemiology study design, patient-centered research design and execution, and RWE/epidemiology methods development and innovation
• Set strategic direction for study design and orchestration, ensuring alignment with portfolio and therapeutic area objectives
• Drive innovation in methodologies including pragmatic trials, hybrid designs, synthetic controls, RWE/epidemiology methods, and patient-centered approaches
• Foster cross-functional collaboration among epidemiology, therapeutic area, and RWE innovation teams, as well as other internal and external stakeholders
• Partner across Medical, Clinical, Regulatory, Market Access/HEOR, Digital, and Commercial functions to deliver integrated evidence strategies
• Communicate effectively with senior leadership and key stakeholders to facilitate decision-making and alignment
• Ensure cost-effective evidence optimization across multiple internal and external stakeholders to demonstrate comparative effectiveness, safety, and value of Pfizer's medicines and vaccines
• Apply data, technology and advanced analytics such as AI to improve quality and economics of study design and orchestration
• Drive performance on metrics including R&D efficiency, effectiveness and equity
• Serve as an enterprise thought leader to internal stakeholders and external partners, shaping industry standards for evidence generation
• Lead resource stewardship, risk management, and capability building to ensure sustainable and scalable impact
• Define and track key metrics to measure success and drive continuous improvement
  
  

Qualifications

• Advanced degree, such as PhD in Epidemiology or MD
• 15+ years of experience in clinical research or evidence generation within pharma or biotech, including 5+ years leading study design or protocol development
• Expertise in both traditional clinical trials and RWE methodologies
• Experience with decentralized, hybrid, and pragmatic trials strongly preferred
• Deep understanding of global regulatory and ethical requirements for clinical and non-interventional studies
• Proven track record of cross-functional leadership and in a highly matrixed environment and communicating effectively with senior leadership and key stakeholders to facilitate decision-making and alignment
  
  

ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS

• Member of Medical Evidence Development Leadership team
• Partners with leadership across Medical, Clinical, Regulatory, Market Access/HEOR, Digital and Commercial
  
  

The annual base salary for this position ranges from $292,700.00 to $487,800.00. In addition, this position is eligible for participation in Pfizer’s Global Performance Plan with a bonus target of 35.0% 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. 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.

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