Sr.Manager, Integrated Insights and Strategy (IIS) Lifecycle, Vaccines

Pfizer is seeking a Senior Manager of Integrated Insights & Strategy (IIS) that will lead forecasting for Prevnar Pediatrics while providing support for forecasting for Prevnar Adult and Comirnaty products. Reporting to the IIS Therapeutic Area Team Lead, this person will serve as the senior member of a brand-aligned team of strategists responsible for harnessing insights from multiple sources to develop, pressure test and socialize the mid-term and long-range forecast while gaining alignment across the commercial teams.

As a member of the IIS team in the larger Global Commercial Analytics (GCA) organization at Pfizer, you will work with a team that is an important source of intellectual insight on commercial brand strategy, framing business problems in a way that the business can then execute to drive impact and unlock value. Specifically, IIS is responsible for identifying and developing opportunities in performance to unlock brand value and to advise the business on drivers of transformational change.  IIS harnesses insights from multiple sources across GCA, leading day-to-day problem solving, team management, and business partner management. IIS leverages their deep functional knowledge, exceptional intellectual curiosity, and proprietary GCA tools to every business interaction, while managing and developing strategic relationships and ensuring the highest quality work, and inspiring, leading and developing new IIS colleagues.

The ideal candidate is someone with a proven track record of high-value brand consultancy, responsible for framing, designing & executing forecasting solutions for challenging business situations.  They will have an in-depth knowledge of multiple analytic disciplines, with a keen understanding of output and quality/timely insight derivation. Their team orientation and collaborative approach, along with their outstanding listening skills and ability to manage through influence, will enable their exceptional intellectual and analytical curiosity to shine.  Their sophisticated executive demeanor and comfort functioning with senior brand VPs along with their excellent presentation skills, including strong verbal and writing capabilities, will drive their success.  As will their ability to work proactively (and independently when necessary) along with collaboratively in a team environment to influence and drive change at all levels in an organization.

Forecasting / Operating Plan Support:

• In partnership with key Pfizer stakeholders, act as the lead for the development of Long-Range Forecasts (LRFs) and Operating Plans

• Coordinate forecasting activities with US and Global Commercial teams

• Act as strategic partner to frame and translate complex patient flows into simplified model approaches used by IIS and commercial market colleagues

• Drive the creation of best-in-class epi and trend-based forecast models in partnership with Forecasting Center of Excellence (CoE) colleagues

• Develop AI-powered forecasting for brands to improve model robustness, support efficient scenario analysis, and analogue searches.

• Identify and analyze relevant analogs to inform forecasting

• Leverage insights from all relevant sources to generate and defend forecast assumptions

• Actively manage and oversee external vendors supporting forecast model/tool development

• Review and enhance forecasts or strategic brand plans with strong expertise in qualifying and quantifying business opportunities, including communicating results and recommendations to senior leadership

• Ensure accurate and effective performance measurement and deliver regular assessments of portfolio performance to leadership, including clear articulation of the data and its meaning for the business

• Lead all aspects of forecasting for Prevnar Pediatrics ensuring robust, data-driven projections that inform strategic planning and commercial decisions. Collaborate closely with the Lifecycle Director within the team to support forecasting and scenario analyses for Prevnar Adult and Comirnaty.

Leadership Capabilities:

• Demonstrated ability to influence and collaborate with peers

• Experience in developing and coaching others

• Ability to oversee and guide the work of colleagues to achieve meaningful outcom