Manager strategy consulting

ROLE SUMMARY:

Pfizer's Strategy & Consulting (S&C) team works with Pfizer senior leadership to lead the development of holistic business strategies across the enterprise. We bring strategic connections and make a difference by combining robust consulting approaches with our intimate understanding of Pfizer’s business challenges. We collaborate closely with our internal business partners to develop shared goals and high impact strategies that enable Pfizer’s purpose-driven growth agenda and support our mission to deliver breakthroughs that change patients’ lives.

This role will support projects across one of two S&C verticals:

• US Commercial: Focuses on Pfizer’s Primary Care, Specialty Care and Oncology Business Units (BUs). These BUs are responsible for executing the U.S. Commercial strategy across their TAs/products and are accountable for the U.S. P&L for these businesses. Our main stakeholders include the Chief U.S. Commercial Officer, the U.S. BU Presidents and their leadership teams. Our projects help shape, develop, and enable execution of strategies to advance and grow these businesses in support of Pfizer’s overall growth ambitions. These business strategies include key US brand/market priorities, cover a broad range of in-line and late-stage pipeline assets, and span TA-level as well as above-TA topics.
• Corporate / R&D: Encompasses a wide range of corporate functions and high priority strategy projects for Research and Development. The scope of this vertical includes support for and requests from the CEO, the Pfizer Board of Directors, the ELT, enterprise-level initiatives related to a broad range of Corporate Functions (e.g., Corporate Affairs, Digital, Finance, People Experience), as well as strategic support for Pfizer’s Chief Scientific Officer and his Leadership Team. Our projects aim to shape, develop, and enable execution of strategies to advance and grow Pfizer’s overall business as well as enhance the productivity and efficiency of our end-to-end PRD engine.
  
  

In S&C, you will have frequent exposure to a variety of senior leadership (VPs and Presidents) across Pfizer’s different business units, helping to build your network for a long and successful career at Pfizer. You will be reporting to a Senior Director who is invested in accelerating your growth and development at Pfizer.

We recognize the importance of all of Pfizer’s core values: courage, excellence, equity and joy. In living these values our customers and our colleagues are at the heart of all we do. We are committed to ensuring you are set up for success, including being able to maintain a desirable work life balance.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES:

As a Senior Manager in this team, you will have several main accountabilities:

• Contribute to the development of each Business Unit’s strategic plan and corresponding strategies, ensuring a consistent structure to the plans created across Pfizer
• Lead significant portions and workstreams of projects related to key strategic issues, and
• Provide insight into the impact of market signals/trends that could affect business performance or strategic direction
  
  

What this looks like on a daily basis:

• Interact with BU leaders and/or corporate functions to understand their business needs and develop strategies at a global, US, and/or regional level
• Contribute to the completion of annual strategies and plans that guide the execution of the strategies
• Lead workstreams on projects that provide insight and direction for key strategic levers such as market development, customer needs assessment, competitive advantage, market and/or product prioritization, and opportunities at the BU, asset, or functional level
• Direct small projects and cross-functional teams of colleagues with varying levels of experience, coaching and developing them to build capability and performance
• Create an engaging and productive work environment where team members are encouraged to collaborate and excel, and provide mentorship to junior resources
• Participate in external networking and thought partnership to broaden functional expertise and maintain awareness of industry trends
  
  

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum MBA/MS/MA with 5 years of relevant healthcare experience, or BS/BA with 6 years of relevant healthcare experience
  • Relevant healthcare experience includes experience working in/with commercial, corporate or R&D biopharma functions involving strategy development and/or strategic initiatives (e.g., marketing, commercial development, market access & pricing, business development, R&D strategy / portfolio management, etc.)
• Demonstrated strong strategic thinking skills, as evidenced by the ability to formulate project objectives and identify relevant scope. Identifies appropriate hypothesis for junior team members
• Demonstrated project leadership, managing workstreams and small teams of cross-functional colleagues with varying backgrounds and skillsets
• Demonstrated ability to influence key senior stakeholders without direct authority
• Strong qualitative and quantitative analytical skills, including technical proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel, and the ability to coach Junior team members
• Understanding of trends and market dynamics in US and Global healthcare and biopharmaceuticals, awareness of competitor strategies, and understanding of the drug development process
• Excellent presentation skills sufficient to address Global BU Leadership, and external audiences
• Strong command of English language, spoken and written  
  
  

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• 2+ years of biopharmaceutical consulting experience strongly preferred  
• Advanced degree (Masters/MBA plus 5 years, or PhD plus 1 year, or MD)
• For US Commercial vertical: US Commercial experience preferred
  
  

Additional information:

• Location: Our roles require a high level of collaboration and are subject to Pfizer's flexible hybrid policy of 2 to 3 days per week working from our brand-new NYC-based global headquarters.
• Last date to apply is: November 8, 2025
  
  

The annual base salary for this position ranges from $135,100.00 to $225,100.00. 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.

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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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