PharmSci Senior Project Manager, Portfolio Planning & Digital Enablement

 ROLE SUMMARY

Why Patients Need You

Pfizer’s purpose is to deliver breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. Pfizer Research and Development is at the heart of fulfilling Pfizer’s purpose as we work to translate advanced science and technologies into the therapies and vaccines that matter most. Critical to this mission is the work done within Pharmaceutical Sciences Small Molecule (PSSM), where we take promising new compounds from the discovery labs and transform them into new best-in-class medicines for patients around the world.

What You Will Achieve

As a Pharmaceutical Sciences (PharmSci) Project Manager you will provide project management, integrated planning, and resource forecasting to PSSM development teams. You will work at the intersection of Business (e.g., creating/managing project budgets, approving inputs and updates to finance) and Science (e.g., interacting with scientists and technical lines across PharmSci) to enable the successful delivery of your projects. You will gain experience working across multiple therapeutic areas (Oncology, Inflammation and Immunology, and Internal Medicine) and support programs across all phases of development (pre-clinical, Phase 1 to 3 clinical, and through commercialization).

In addition, you will leverage your interests and skills in data analytics, digital tools/systems, and AI technologies to embed AI into our work. You will be responsible for leading and shaping our technology solutions for the future.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

Integrated Project Planning

• As a member of the PharmSci Project Team, the Project Manager works with the PharmSci Team Lead (technical project lead) and full cross-functional team to deliver program outcomes within the forecasted timeline and budget.
• Participates in project team meetings and seeks input from team members from PharmSci Science & Technology lines (e.g., Drug Product Design, Analytical R&D, Chemical R&D) to ensure accurate internal (FTE) and external forecasts. 
• Partner with Finance to support quarterly forecast updates and annual operating plan / budget build; track purchase orders and accruals to maintain forecast accuracy for assigned programs.
• Maintain accurate and high-quality project plans and proactively identify gaps, risks, and opportunities for improvement to the plan and forecast.
• Propose, lead and implement continuous improvement initiatives

Data Analytics

• Develop scenarios to “base plan” to support project strategy changes (technical, clinical, timeline changes) and prepare detailed analysis of cost / timeline comparisons.
• Prepare portfolio analytics to support ad-hoc senior leadership requests, resource modeling, and Operating Plan processes; summarize assumptions, key drivers, and insights.
• Enable self-service analytics by leveraging approved BI/visualization tools (e.g., Spotfire, Tableau, Power BI, Business Objects) and analytics platforms (e.g., Dataiku) to reduce manual Excel work.

Digital Tools, Systems, and AI Deployment

• Become an expert and PharmSci advocate within the Pfizer “RAPID” enterprise planning and forecasting ecosystem.  This includes mastery of Pfizer’s enterprise-wide deployment of Planisware, other supporting systems such as Business Objects, understanding of data / dataflows across ecosystem.
• Transform how PharmSci makes portfolio decisions – powered by analytics, automation, and AI.
• Build and design AI-enabled capabilities (tools, systems, and workflows) to drive productivity, automation, real-time access to data.
• Serve as Business System Owner for custom portfolio systems, including oversight for system maintenance, user interface design, back-end data structures, and continuous improvement.

 BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• B.S. with 10+ years of experience or M.S./MBA degree with 8+ years of experience in scientific or engineering discipline.
• Ability to establish, develop and lead strong working relationships within a matrix organization and team-based environment.
• Demonstrated ability to use data to tell a story.
• High proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, with ability to convert large and complex datasets into charts, graphs, and slides, with ex