Oncology Field Medical Director--Southern California (non MD)
PfizerAbout the role
Position Summary
You will provide Oncology therapeutic area/product expertise across a broad range of Medical customer segments and initiatives in our Southern California territory.
Field Medical Core Responsibilities
Plan and execute Medical strategy and engagement for appropriate assigned customers within our Southern California territory, compliantly coordinating with other Pfizer colleagues as needed to achieve Medical objectives
Maintain required level of knowledge of relevant TA/disease states and Pfizer medicines, providing therapeutic area/product information to both internal and external stakeholders as needed
Serve as a conduit and resource for Medical Information and customer insights, providing requested information to HCPs as allowed by Pfizer guidance and sharing customer viewpoints with Pfizer as appropriate
Understand the priorities of Pfizer Medical Affairs in order to contribute to Medical content strategy development and execute aligned Field Medical tactics
Maintain effective and appropriate communication and collaboration among headquarters Medical colleagues, Medical Information, and other Pfizer Field Medical colleagues
Demonstrate expertise in communication across multiple channels, including, but not limited to, live and virtual presentations in small or large settings, written communication, and telephone or virtual conversations
Optimize patient centricity of Medical communications and deliverables, incorporating Health Literacy and cultural awareness principles to ensure that patients remain the ultimate focus
Field Medical Role Responsibilities
Deliver approved medical content about Pfizer medicines and relevant topics in the designated therapeutic areas including gastrointestinal oncology, melanoma, and gynecologic oncology
Identify and seek medical engagement from oncology health care providers
Provide truthful, accurate, and scientifically supported information in response to direct unsolicited medical requests from HCPs in a manner that complies with all applicable Pfizer guidelines, policies, and procedures
Leads advisory boards with manager oversight.
Field relevant inbound queries from HCPs via established triage process
In collaboration with Global Medical Affairs colleagues, partner with Oncology Research & Development and Global Product Development (GPD) in the identification of potential sites for Pfizer-sponsored clinical trials, including identification of sites serving under-represented patient populations in trials
Appropriately provide Medical support throughout the Investigator Sponsored Research (ISR) process
Cultivate research and therapeutic area expertise, including familiarity with latest congress data and disease state literature
Provides Asset leadership
Understand the principles of study design, methodology, data analysis, and interpretation and communicate these concepts with customers
Strong territory leadership
Reactively and proactively communicate with local Patient Advocacy Group(s), as appropriate, in close collaboration with Corporate Affairs and HQ Medical Affairs
Deliver insights on local patient organization structure, capabilities, and patient population needs
Serve on Medical and/or TA and asset cross-functional committees, as appropriate
Represent Pfizer Medical Affairs leadership with clinical/professional associations and/or societies, consistently demonstrating medical professionalism in all interactions
Mentorship – Onboarding partner, ad board and study lead mentor.
Participate in special projects as needed
Minimum Qualifications
- PharmD, PhD, or equivalent terminal doctoral degree (e.g., Doctor of Nursing Practice) with 5+ years of relevant experience OR
- MBA/MSc with 7+ years of relevant experience
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline and 8+ years of relevant experience
- Subject matter expert recognized across internal and external stakeholders.
- Demonstrate a breadth of diverse leadership experiences and capabilities including the ability to influence and collaborate with peers and create business impact.
- Demonstrate excell
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