Director, Investor Relations

ROLE SUMMARY

The Director, Investor Relations (IR) will play a critical role in developing, shaping and executing Pfizer’s external narrative, with particular focus on commercial strategy and execution (US and International). The Director IR will also 1) monitor the competitive environment and gather insights to refine Pfizer’s messaging and positioning, 2) lead the IR Team’s investor targeting and engagement strategy (including retail investors), and 3) lead the development of best-in-class content. This leader will partner closely with Commercial, Digital, Competitive Intelligence, Corporate Affairs, and the broader IR team to ensure Pfizer’s story is clear, compelling, and strategically aligned across audiences globally.

The IR director is a self-motivated and influential leader who excels at building relationships across all levels and internally and externally, serving as a vital link between Pfizer and the investment community by communicating their opinions, feedback, and needs to shape the company’s investor relations and communications strategy. This role is best suited for someone who is highly strategic, analytical, and collaborative, with the ability to turn complex information into clear, compelling messages for investors.

The Director, IR should have a good understanding of science, US and international pharmaceutical industry micro and macro environments, the financial markets as it relates to the pharmaceutical industry, its external and internal influencers and a strong drug development and financial and/or scientific background, understating the scientific background behind Pfizer’s products and its competitors.

The Director, Investor Relations needs to be able to articulate, verbally and in writing, a science-driven business case, commercial outcome, and investment case. 

​KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Commercial Communications Leadership

• Support development and execution of investor communications for the U.S. and International commercial organizations.
• Partner with commercial leadership to translate strategy, performance, and market dynamics into clear, consistent external messaging.
• Ensure alignment across therapeutic areas, geographies, and channels.

Competitive Intelligence & Market Positioning

• Collaborate with Pfizer’s internal Competitive Intelligence team to monitor peer activity, sector trends, and market signals.
• Synthesize competitive insights into actionable recommendations that sharpen Pfizer’s positioning.
• Inform messaging frameworks, Q&A documents, investor presentations, and leadership briefings.

Investor Targeting & Engagement

• Support design and execution of Pfizer’s investor targeting strategy.
• Analyze investor behavior, portfolio shifts, and sector allocations to identify high-value institutions and individuals.
• Partner with the IR Team Corporate Access leader and Pfizer’s leadership to optimize meeting calendars across cities, conferences, and roadshows.

Content Strategy & Quality Excellence

• Contribute to the development of best-in-class investor materials, including earnings presentations, conference decks, and thematic content.
• Partner with design, comms, and functional experts to ensure accuracy, consistency, visual clarity, and narrative impact.

Retail Investor Strategy

• Help shape and strengthen Pfizer’s approach to retail investor engagement.
• Develop clear, accessible messaging that resonates with a broader investing audience.
• Identify new channels, formats, and opportunities to increase reach and understanding.

AI-Enabled IR Innovation

• Support AI-driven initiatives to enhance process efficiency, insight generation, and content development.
• Identify new tools and workflows that increase speed and precision across IR deliverables.

A DAY IN THE LIFE:

Internal:

Develop messaging and communication strategy for Pfizer’s commercial functions (US, International), including micro and macro environment impacts, including:

• Develop messaging and update all earnings material (Message Map, IR Focus, press releases and Q&As and others as needed)
• Support the development of briefing documents for the commercial leaders (ELT, ELT=1 etc.) before their engagements with the financial markets and participate in their pre-engagement briefing
• Support the commercial leaders in their engagement with the financial markets

Develop messaging and communication strategy for Pfizer’s retail investors

• Lead the maintenance and development of IR’s AI data retention and engagement system (IEM) assure proper training