Integrated Evidence Plan (IEP) Director

ROLE SUMMARY

The Platform: The Chief Medical Affairs Office’s Real-World Evidence (RWE) Platform is responsible for establishing global scientific leadership and stature through the generation of integrated, end-to-end observational real-world evidence serving all therapeutic areas from proof of concept (POC) trials through LOE for priority pipeline candidates, pipeline supplementation through business development, and marketed inline products. The Platform fully centralizes RWE, epidemiology, outcomes research, RW-relevant health informatics, and biostatistics talent from global, international developed market (IDM) and emerging markets (EM) into one team to drive efficiency through internalized work.

The RWE Platform functions to:

enhance Pfizer’s ability to determine unmet medical needs; support differentiated product labels for Product Development programs including finding alternatives and accelerated licensure pathways for new indications through the use of Real-World Data (RWD), Real World Insights (RWI) and Real World Evidence (RWE); inform clinical practice on appropriate prescription and use of Pfizer’s products; in collaboration with Access & Value, strengthen the value evidence package for payers and access/policy decision-makers; support measurement of short- and long-term impact of Pfizer’s products to both patients and populations; support competitive differentiation.

The Opportunity:

This position will assume a key leadership role within the RWE Platform organization, serving as Director in the Business Operations & Integrated Evidence Planning (IEP) Success Team.

This role provides operational expertise and project management leadership for several RWE initiatives of high complexity across multiple categories and above categories. By developing and implementing best practices in project management and process improvements, the candidate will help establish Pfizer as an industry leader in generation and use of Real-World Evidence for drug development.  Critical success factors include excellent communication skills, industry savvy, effective collaboration with Pfizer enterprise departments, mastery of complex financial systems, and understanding of how to drive sound portfolio decision analyses and planning. 

The Director leads PM activities to deliver cost-effective, timely and high-quality Real-World Evidence, Real World Data and Real World Insights across the products’ lifecycle from Proof of Concept (POC) through loss of exclusivity (LOE). They will ensure delivery of critically important work products such as the Integrated Evidence Plans (IEPs). They may also play a key role in other activities including Op Planning, inclusion of RWE evidence generation into DP3 requests, expertly tracking budgetary sourcing/spending; maintaining high quality, continuous portfolio data availability and analytics; or other duties as assigned.

Consequently, this is a position for a skilled motivated individual who enjoys the challenge and excitement of identifying and deploying best practices in PM to ensure success of the team and Pfizer.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

Key strategic deliverables include:

• Provides day to day project management oversight supporting one of the RWE Platform’s most important projects: development and deployment of Integrated Evidence Plans (IEP) for all priority assets.

• Builds bridges across category stakeholders as a key player in the successful development and integration of the RWE Platform to achieve a One Pfizer vision for RWE/RWD/RWI generation. Connects with all other relevant Project Management organizations.

• Leads and ensures accurate and timely budget management across all sources of funding for RWE projects. Establishes clear and efficient processes for sourcing funding from business partners across the enterprise.

• Identifies need for, drives development, implementation, maintenance, and improvement of project management methodologies within the RWE Platform and the broader organization, where appropriate, leveraging the best practices identified across the organization and beyond.

Operational Delivery

• Provides accurate milestones, timelines and budgets management for RWE projects to ensure delivery against goals (cost, speed, quality).

• Develops and oversees process frameworks helping category teams manage RWE Platform deliverables aligned to program strategic plans. (such as the IEP)

• Establishes processes and tools for timely and accurate portfolio reporting, creation of briefing documents and communications.

• Maintains portfolio systems and capabilities to support RWE Platform scope in collaboration with the CMAO’s Operational Excellence and Quality/Compliance teams.

• Plays a key role in many financia