Senior Director, Field Medical – Payer Account Medical Lead

Role Overview

• Serve as Pfizer’s primary Medical point of contact with the top priority US Payer organizations
• Lead, develop, evolve, and maintain long-term medical working relationships with national healthcare thought leaders and key customers
• Plan and execute Medical strategy and engagement for appropriate assigned customers within a territory, compliantly coordinating with other Pfizer colleagues
• Maintain required level of knowledge of relevant TA/disease states and Pfizer medicines, providing therapeutic area/product information to both internal and external stakeholders
• Serve as a conduit and resource for Medical Information and customer insights, providing requested information to Payer customers and HCPs
• Maintain effective and appropriate communication and collaboration among headquarters Medical colleagues, Medical Information, and other Pfizer Field Medical colleagues
• Engage Regional and National stakeholders at the organizational level and within the market to understand their population health priorities
• Lead development and execution of an advanced Medical Account Plan that aligns with and more fully informs the broader enterprise Payer Account Plan
• Deliver approved medical content about Pfizer medicines and relevant topics in designated therapeutic areas focusing on Payer and Managed Care customers

Requirements

• Terminal Doctorate degree required (PharmD, PhD)
• 7 or more years of relevant experience, including significant experience in interacting with payers and other organized customers
• Relevant experience to include a combination a minimum of 3 out of 5 of the following: Managed Care and/or formulary management experience, Pharmaceutical industry experience, Healthcare Quality Improvement project experience, People management in a healthcare environment, Data analytics, pharmacoeconomic and outcomes research including strong methodological skills (study design, data analysis, and interpretation) in health services research
• Demonstrate a breadth of diverse leadership experiences and capabilities including the ability to influence and collaborate with peers and create business impact
• Demonstrate excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong analytic skills including creativity and effectiveness in proactively identifying and addressing challenges
• Experience in analyzing health care data (claims, electronic health records, other health care data)
• Strong comprehension and communication skills, including ability to communicate large amounts of scientific information in a manner that is clear and concise
• Well-organized with the ability to be flexible, prioritize multiple demands, and employ strong situational leadership skills
• Demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills: ability to understand and respond to multiple external and internal customers’ demands and manage and handle conflict constructively.
• Familiarity with internal/external SOPs/Rules/Regulations regarding Pfizer/customer interactions and relationships, etc.
• Understanding of the complex business environment within the US healthcare system as well as emerging healthcare trends

Benefits

• 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
• Health benefits to include medical, prescription drug, dental and vision coverage
• Eligibility to participate in Pfizer’s Global Performance Plan with a bonus target of 22.5% of the base salary
• Eligibility to participate in our share based long term incentive program