Pfizer is hiring: Director, Vaccines Medical Content and Communication - Vaccine

Overview

Director, Vaccines Medical Content and Communication - Vaccines at Pfizer. This role leads scientific communication strategies for assigned Pfizer vaccines with a focus on data disclosure or medical content, ensuring a singular scientific voice anchored to the evidence.

Responsibilities

• Report to the Team Lead within Pfizer Medical Content and Communication, Vaccines.
• Lead the development and execution of impactful scientific communication strategies for assigned Pfizer medicines, with a focus on achieving a singular scientific voice anchored to the evidence.
• Ensure that overall scientific communication and content strategies reflect Therapeutic Area (TA) priorities and that tactical execution of medical and scientific communication activities occurs successfully and according to strategy.
• Focus on achieving a singular scientific voice anchored to the evidence, optimizing the engagement, consistency and reach of emerging scientific information within the vaccines. They will be a subject matter expert in one of the two chosen capabilities described below:
• Data Disclosure (Publications): Collaborate with TA teams and Sci Comms colleagues to drive the publication planning, writing, and dissemination of scientific data from clinical trials and research activities, ensuring a cohesive and impactful publication strategy across the portfolio.
• Medical Content: Create a wide range of engaging and informative scientific content for diverse channels and audiences, including medical to medical resources, congress, and digital platform content.

Roles And Responsibilities (General)

• Responsible for ensuring strategic input from a broad range of stakeholders is integrated into scientific communications planning to meet the needs of these stakeholders and the Vaccines Medical TA teams.
• Support Global Product Teams, Global Medical franchises, and other Pfizer Vaccines stakeholders in engaging with the external medical community on activities related to key clinical data readouts.
• Ensure alignment of each product’s overall scientific content/communications strategy with relevant Pfizer Vaccine stakeholders.
• Act as a strategic thought partner to the TA medical team, providing sci comms guidance and subject matter expertise in the designated focus area.
• Lead financial projections and budget management for functional deliverables and manage agencies and offshore teams (if applicable).
• Collaborate with International Medical Communications and Content team to ensure sci comms deliverables are shared with country medical colleagues for adaptation.
• Understand the therapeutic area assigned, including policy related issues, and the assets across the specific TAs, with ability to serve as a primary point of contact or identify the appropriate Subject Matter Expert.
• Build collaborative relationships with partners in and outside of Medical to ensure optimal creation and execution of channel-specific TA medical communications strategies.
• Stay abreast of US regulations and guidance that impact digital delivery of scientific information to external HCPs.

TA Communications

• As a core member of the Global Medical Affairs Team (GMAT), identify the need for and establish the Scientific Communications Platform (SCP) for TA products early in development based on target profile, evidence, disease state/landscape, and aspirational label.
• For later life-cycle assets, determine the need for and enrich the SCP with evolving evidence to ensure accurate, consistent language across documents.
• Ensure the product-level SCP is aligned to the broader Therapeutic Area and that information is reflected in all scientific communication deliverables.
• Establish and maintain the SCP for products in their TA, including overarching scientific communication objectives.
• Develop global medical narratives and FAQs around key data disclosures.
• Work with clinical/medical teams during data readouts to determine key messages aligned to the SCP.
• Collaborate with non-Medical stakeholders to ensure consistency of scientific communications for non-medical audiences.
• Co-chair medical communications and content sub-committee(s) of the GMAT.

Data Disclosure (Publications) Focus

• Drive and deliver on data disclosure plans, including Plain Language Summaries (PLS) and Enhanced Publication Content (EPC).
• Work with clinical study teams during data readouts to determine publication content.
• Ensure updates to global publication plans occur as needed on a regular basis.
• Support Pfizer Vaccine stakeholders by engaging with the external medical community on publication activities.
• Serve as a core member of medical communications & content sub-committee(s) of the GMAT.

Content Focus

• Lead content strategies and initiatives to advance content impact across medical channels, including external and internal platforms.
• Define and deliver external Global and US medical-to-medical content for Field/HQ/Congresses, digital platforms, and newly prioritized channels.
• Ensure updates to global congress content occur regularly with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Align field medical content with the needs of Pfizer Vaccines Global Medical TA teams and regional/local Medical Affairs.
• Proactively resolve content creation issues with medical affairs expertise and regulatory considerations.
• Define and deliver TA training content with support from Platform training teams when applicable.
• Serve as a core member of medical/sci-comms sub-committee(s) of the GMAT.

Note: While colleagues will typically focus on one area, there is an expectation to adapt and support other functional focus areas if a business need arises.

Qualifications

• Advanced medical/scientific degree (MS, PhD/PharmD or MD) with 7+ years’ experience if Master’s, 5+ years’ if PhD/PharmD, or 4+ years’ if MD, in relevant biopharmaceutical/biotech or agency roles.
• Must be willing and able to become subject matter expert in disease area.
• Experience developing strategic scientific communications and other scientific content for scientific exchange, including the use of tools and programs to meet HCP needs.
• Strong understanding of Medical Affairs, disease areas, and objectives.
• Ability to build rapport and credibility with internal and external stakeholders; strong matrix leadership.
• Proven ability to translate complex scientific concepts into meaningful communications across multiple channels.
• Strong written and oral communication skills to present scientific information to varied audiences.
• Strong organizational skills for multiple projects in a deadline-oriented environment.
• Experience in a regulated environment delivering compliant yet innovative scientific content.
• Experience with omnichannel content development and publications, including plain language summaries and digital platforms.
• Experience with scientific peer-reviewed publications.
• Demonstrated leadership capabilities including influencing, coaching, and cross-functional collaboration.

Preferred Qualifications

• Vaccine experience strongly preferred.

Other Details

• Domestic / International Travel up to 15-20%
• Hybrid role requiring you to live within commuting distance and work on-site approximately 2.5 days per week.

Compensation and Benefits

The annual base salary ranges from $169,700.00 to $282,900.00. This role is eligible for Pfizer’s Global Performance Plan with a bonus target of 20.0% of base salary and participation in our share-based long-term incentive program. Benefits include a 401(k) with Pfizer matching, retirement contribution, vacation, holidays, and health benefits. Relocation assistance may be available. Sunshine Act and EEO statements apply as described in the job posting.

Pfizer is an E-Verify employer and requires permanent work authorization in the United States. Pfizer is committed to accessible job applications; for accessibility accommodations, contact disabilityrecruitment@pfizer.com.