The Medical Communications and Content Solutions, Category Team Lead within the Global Medical Communications and Content Solutions (MCCS) team in the Global & US Medical Communications and Content (MCC) Organization is responsible for leading a team of medical content developers within a specific therapeutic area, accountable for creating global medical content for Pfizer therapeutic areas and medicines, including abstracts, manuscripts, congress posters/presentations, graphical abstracts, systematic literature reviews, plain language summaries, slide decks, medical education resources, social media, infographics, video, multi-media and other types of external-facing medical content.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead a team of medical content developers within a specific therapeutic area (Internal Medicine, Specialty Care, Vaccines, Oncology) to develop all relevant medical affairs content, including abstracts, manuscripts, congress posters/presentations, graphical abstracts, systematic literature reviews, plain language summaries, slide decks, medical education resources, social media, infographics, video, multi-media and other types of external-facing medical content.
• Ensure training on relevant tools and processes, including new generative AI technology platforms, that ensure efficient and compliant execution of all medical affairs content.
• Provide strategic leadership, insights, and drive solutions for MCCS expansion, upskilling, and capability building.
• Drive team to deliver all required activities within expected timelines and on budget while adhering to all quality and compliance requirements for medical content.
• Proactively train and mentor team members to ensure delivery and accuracy of all assigned medical content activities.
• Contribute to global medical content plan development and drive execution within assigned therapeutic area(s) to ensure content excellence.
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with cross- functional teams through engagement with medical content teams, including scientific publication committee teams, congress working teams, digital channel content teams and generative AI working groups.
• Monitor and communicate metrics to evaluate progress and impact of all medical content creation activities.
• Provide subject matter expertise on a breadth of medical content types, stay abreast of industry best practices / trends, and drive innovation for cutting-edge medical communication strategies including digital, dynamic, interactive, and modular formats.
• Serves as functional subject matter expert (publications & innovative medical content) and role model for MCCS team.
• Enhance external Pfizer leadership & presence at industry-leading medical affairs, medical content / publications conferences, driving innovation and functional excellence.

Basic Qualifications

• Advanced scientific doctoral degree, (eg, PhD, PharmD, MBBS/MD)
• 8+ years experience in pharmaceutical medicine, including medical affairs, medical compliance, and management experience.
• Proven leadership in managing people and projects both directly and via a matrixed or indirect leadership.
• Strong interpersonal skills to quickly build rapport and credibility with Pfizer leaders and key external stakeholders cross culturally/regionally; effective influencing and negotiating skills to guide strategic medical content development aligned with medical strategy and priorities.
• Experience in publication planning/writing in academic settings/ communications experience within an agency, CRO, Pharma / Biotech Company.
• Effective English verbal and written communication with flexibility to be clear, consistent, compliant, and appropriate for a variety of settings
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams / projects and engage diverse stakeholders, and understand the applications of technology to medical content development

Preferred Qualifications

• Expertise in assigned therapeutic areas
• Experience in developing medical content strategies and medical content creation
• Multimedia and omnichannel experience
• Rapid adoption of new digital content, technology, and resources
• Global / international work or educational experience

  
Work Location Assignment: Remote

Pfizer is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction in which it operates.

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