Job Description

PURPOSE

• The MISP Cluster Medical Lead Provides leadership to all cross-cluster and in-country medical functions and is the MISP Cluster senior medical voice both internally and externally (acting as Pfizer CMAO in the local country environment).

SCOPE

The MISP Cluster Medical Lead role includes, but not limited to;

• Role model of Pfizer’s values and behaviors, embracing the company’s purpose of breakthroughs that change patients’ lives
• Strong record of scientific leadership, peer-to-peer external relations, academic and/or clinical work
• Able to provide scientific guidance, insights and expertise across the broad and complex Pfizer portfolio, across different TAs
• Embraces lightspeed mindset - champions cutting the red tape, challenges the status quo, and empowers teams to do their best work
• Track record of building non-traditional, innovative medical affairs organizations at the cutting-edge of science, medical mission, and evolving trends
• Strong record of growing and maintaining high-performing and -functioning talent, able to build and transform low performance
• Inspirational leader whom colleagues trust and look up to - thrives on transformation and understands and articulates change

Geographic area covered by the role

MISP Cluster (Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, and Philippines) and Pakistan

REPORTING LINE

• The MISP Cluster Medical Lead reports to EM Asia Medical Lead

RESOURCES MANAGED

• Not Applicable

ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS

• Life science partnerships
• IMI initiatives
• Proactive media coverage
• Serves on hospital and society boards, collaborates with industry boards

MAIN REPONSIBILITIES / DUTIES

• Directly leads medical affairs, ensuring operational excellence for customer-facing medical and ensuring new and effective ways of working with global medical platforms for evidence generation, medical enablement functions, etc.
• Partners with the MISP Cluster Lead to ensure alignment with internal and external Cluster strategies and represents all medical and related functions at Cluster Leadership Team;
• Represents the immediate point of reference to the MISP Cluster Lead and One-Medical face of Pfizer to external stakeholders, such as KOL’s, Industry Bodies, Regulatory Authorities, Government & Payers (in partnership with appropriate functional lines) and during Business Development discussions.
• Represents Pfizer medical through relationships with medical associations, societies, academic medical centers and industry associations 
• In partnership with Global Medical Affairs, ensures Scientific Leadership and TA expertise by rigorous training and a single global medical “truth” asset by asset
• Flawlessly lead execution of g/local strategies, ensuring appropriate resource allocation to execute medical plans; Hyperfocus on priorities and activities, enabling focus on customer facing effort and impact
• Collaborates with medical quality and governance teams with respect to inspections, corporate governance and related complaints
• Attends, or delegates attendance to MISP Cluster country medical leads, the respective MISP ClusterCountry Medical Councils (CMC) with the purpose of maintaining compliance and information flow as well as to facilitate the resolution of issues that arise within any medical teams and partner functions

REQUIRED SKILLS

Education & Experience

• An M.D. (preferred) or equivalent doctoral degree
• Country medical organization experience in leadership roles
• Adept pharmaceutical knowledge
• Teaching courses at university/academic appointments
• Discussing innovation and pharma
• Active member of pharmaceutical associations / patient groups
• Strong business acumen with deep financial and accounting knowledge in life sciences
• Budget management experience
• Business decision-making at hospitals and pharmaceutical companies
• Financial impact forecasting for various stakeholder groups (patients, etc.)

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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