Senior Manager, Sickle Cell Disease, US Medical Affairs, Rare Disease

ROLE SUMMARY

The Senior Manager, US Medical Affairs, Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) provides support for the US Hematology Medical strategy, with a primary focus in SCD, to achieve short- and long-term Medical objectives in alignment with the overall business strategy. He/she is an integral member of the US Medical team supporting ongoing and new Medical initiatives to enable productive internal cross-functional and external professional partnerships. He/she works to develop appropriate collaborations across US and Global Medical Affairs externally to strengthen Medical networks and promote scientific data generation and communication He/she works to develop SCD-focused Medical communications and supports the US Medical Affairs operating plan while putting the patient first within the spectrum of the Pfizer Core Values and Behaviors.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Supports the development and execution of US Medical strategies and tactics in support of the USMA Specialty Care portfolio with a primary focus supporting the SCD Portfolio

• Supports the development and execution of the SCD US medical affairs operating and US launch plans

• Participates in promotional material development and RC support of medical content review, including established portfolio and launch-critical assets

• Within RC, partners with legal, regulatory and marketing colleagues to ensure compliant, accurate and high-quality content of all promotional and sales training materials

• Serves as needed as a Medical Affairs reviewer for MRC (Medical Review Committee)

• Gathers customer insights

  • Tracks competitive intelligence relevant to the SCD landscape

  • Participates in planning and execution of Advisory Boards to gather expert advice on medical communications and initiatives

• As needed, partners cross-functionally with FMDs and other customer-facing roles to gather critical feedback to help integrate into strategy development and execution

• As needed, supports POAs and Sales training needs through partnership in developing materials and provide expert medical presentations and education. Support development of training modules

• Supports data generation/analyses and ensures medical and scientific accuracy of manuscripts and abstracts/posters.

• Mentors and coaches fellows, interns, and rotational students

• Initiates and maintains communications with the leadership of professional societies and patient advocacy groups to further Medical objectives

• Partners with Medical Information colleagues to provide expert input into Medical Letters and ensure updates as needed

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Candidate demonstrates a breadth of diverse leadership experiences and capabilities including: the ability to influence and collaborate with peers, develop and coach others, oversee and guide the work of other colleagues to achieve meaningful outcomes and create business impact.

• Doctoral degree in clinical/pharmacy specialty (PharmD) or PhD

• 1+ years in Medical Affairs experience or Fellowship experience required

• Knowledge and experience in Sickle Cell Disease is required

• Basic understanding of the drug development process

• Basic knowledge of health care economics and its impact on medical decision making

• Strong analytical skills

• Professional demeanor & excellent interpersonal skills when dealing with external customers /internal colleagues

• Customer-oriented approach and ability to work in cross-functional teams

• Proven strategic thinking skills and ability to interpret and implement strategic directions

• Ability to manage multiple tasks and deal effectively with deadlines

• Creativity, resourcefulness, high energy and flexibility 

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

NON-STANDARD WORK SCHEDULE, TRAVEL OR ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS

• Ability to travel 25%.

Other Job Details

• Last Date to Apply for Job: March 26, 2026

• Eligible for Relocation Package: No

• Work Location Assignment: Must be able to work from the assigned Pfizer office 2-3 days per week, or as needed by the business.

#LI-PFE

The annual base salary for this position ranges from $139,100.00 to $231,900.00. In addition, this position is eligible for participation in Pfizer’s Global Performance Plan with a bonus target of 17.5% of the base salary and eligibility to parti