VP, Vaccines Field Medical Director Lead

ROLE SUMMARY

The Vaccines FMD Lead is responsible for leading the Vaccines US Field Medical Director (FMD) team. 

The VP of the Vaccines FMD team sets the group’s vision and strategic direction to yield the highest level of medical impact of the Vaccines US FMD team and ensures the team aligns its medical strategic and activities with the US Brand Medical Affairs and related business partner priorities across all Vaccines US Medical Affairs supported therapeutic areas.  The Lead closely partners cross-functionally with US and Global Medical Affairs, Global Health and Value, Vaccine Research, Global Product Development and related internal business partners to ensure the FMD group’s expertise, capabilities, and activities optimally meet customer-facing medical needs across the lifecycle of ALL Pfizer vaccines. The Lead will also facilitate and manage the team’s appropriate internal information sharing and coordination (e.g., with relevant U.S. Commercial teams) to ensure that they are conducted in compliance with both Pfizer and external policies, guidelines and regulations.

The Lead oversees all aspects of the Vaccines FMD team which is comprised of field- based medical professionals with therapeutic area expertise based across the United States that contribute to Pfizer’s ability to (a) communicate new and other important approved medical content to relevant external organizations and engage in other approved communications  in accordance with approved FMD guidance; (b) provide truthful, accurate and scientifically supported information in response to direct unsolicited medical requests from health care professionals in a manner that complies with all applicable Pfizer guidelines, policies, and procedures; and (c) provide therapeutic area/product expertise for regional and other Medical Affairs and/or clinical development needs as approved by FMD leadership (e.g. formulary presentations; field force training, organized customer projects/collaborations, scientific congress participation, Pfizer-sponsored research site / investigator interactions, TA/product expertise for Pfizer-sponsored NIS, IIR inquiries etc.). 

The Vaccines FMD Lead ensures that the Vaccines FMD team:

• provides education on the clinical and economic impact of Pfizer vaccines, and vaccine recommendations and policy to help inform customer decision-making and improve population health through the communication of real-world data analyses, pharmacoeconomic analyses, outcomes evaluations, and medical presentations.
• provide objective and scientifically sound medical information regarding Pfizer’s vaccines and the diseases they prevent through use of pharmacoeconomic models, outcomes tools, educational programs, Health Outcomes Projects and Evaluations (HOPEs), non-interventional studies, and collaborations.

The Lead is also a member of the US Field Medical Leadership Team and will contribute to the development of a vision, strategic direction, and implementation plan regarding alignment of cross-functional engagement of customers within Pfizer vaccines across the U.S. and ensure the FMD role and activities result in a positive medical customer experience.

Organizational Relationships:

• Reports to Head, Field Medical VP
• Maintains a strong partnership with Field Medical Governance in the Chief Medical Office
• Is a member of US Field Medical Leadership Team
• Maintains strong working relationships with Global Medical Affairs Leads, US Medical Affairs Leads, MOS Leadership, Outcomes & Evidence, Clinical Sciences, and Medical Information
• Maintains strong working relationships and communications with Pfizer vaccines colleagues commercial lines in the region and headquarters; serves as member of the US Vaccines Medical Team
• Maintains strong working relationship with necessary platform functions such as Legal, Compliance and Human Resources.
• Manages a national team of field-based FMD colleagues across all Pfizer vaccines
• Manages respective budget for the FMD group and associated FTEs.
• Accountable for managing administrative and project budget associated with respective team.
• Makes recommendations regarding FTEs and major expenditures during the fiscal year to the US Field Medical Lead

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

Lead will contribute to the development of a vision, strategic direction, and implementation plan regarding alignment of cross-functional engagement of customers within Pfizer Vaccines across the U.S. and ensure both the FMD and FMO role and activities result in a positive medical customer experience.

• Contribute to the development and execution of team medical plan that is aligned with