Clinical Study Group Lead, Senior Director

OVERVIEW:

By connecting evidence-based support with stakeholders, you will enhance health outcomes and ensure our evidence is sound and unbiased. Your role is vital in linking evidence-based medical decision support with colleagues and stakeholders to empower healthcare decisions regarding the safe and appropriate use of medicines for patients. Whether you are developing frameworks to ensure our evidence is scientifically robust, providing unbiased and medically necessary expertise, or investigating ways to close data gaps, your contributions will be crucial.

ROLE SUMMARY:

In this role, you will:

• Define strategic direction and hold accountability for business performance and financial management within an Enterprise or Division

• Develop and implement resourcing strategies for people, technology, and finance, addressing resource implications across other business segments

• Foster a culture of inclusion, knowledge sharing, and colleague development, leveraging organizational capabilities

• Promote continuous improvement and innovation, determining acceptable risk levels and creating solutions for complex problems

• Lead the creation and implementation of Enterprise or Division strategies and business plans, participating in the development of overall Enterprise strategy

• Identify and develop talent to build leadership bench strength, ensure succession plans, and hold leaders accountable for management skills and diversity

• Act as a strategic advisor on key Enterprise initiatives, influencing senior leadership and negotiating to accomplish broad business objectives

• Ensure clinical studies within the Pfizer Biopharma Group are conducted within time, budget, and scope, managing project governance and communications

• Deliver excellence in clinical study team leadership, ensuring trials progress according to agreed plans and establishing Key Performance Indicators

• Collaborate with key internal stakeholders to ensure efficient and well-integrated end-to-end Study Start-up Project Management, providing leadership and development for Asset Project Managers

• Leverage AI-enabled insights, predictive analytics, and scenario modeling to inform portfolio prioritization, study feasibility, timelines, and resource allocation

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• BA/BS with at least 12 years of experience or MBA/MS with at least 10 years of experience or PhD/JD with at least 7 years of experience or MD/DVM with at least 5 years of experience

• Well-developed skills in planning, observation, analysis, and problem-solving

• Experience in creating, tracking, and reporting metrics and key performance indicators

• People management experience

• Leading complex cross-functional teams

• Effective verbal and written communication skills for interacting with colleagues and associates both within and outside the organization

• Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Advanced degree

• Three to five years experience in Inflammation & Immunology clinical operations preferred

• Exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to persuade, negotiate, and moderate conflicts effectively

• Ability to influence senior leadership and act as a strategic advisor

• Proven track record in fostering a culture of inclusion and knowledge sharing

• Experience using common AI tools, including generative technologies such as ChatGPT or Microsoft Copilot, to support problem solving and enhance productivity. Demonstrated curiosity for exploring how these tools can improve outcomes and understanding of responsible AI practices, includingrisk management and ethical use

  
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.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS:

• Last date to apply is July 1, 2026

• Work Location Assignment: This is a hybrid role requiring you to live within commuting distance and work on-site an average of 2.5 days per week.

The annual base salary for this position ranges from $214,900.00 to $358,100.00. In addition, this position is eligible for participation in Pfizer’s Global Performance Plan with a bonus target of 22.5% of the base salary and eligibility to participate in our share based long term incentive program. We offer comprehensive and generous benefits and programs to help our colleagues lead healthy lives and to support each of life’s moments. Benefits offered include a 401(k) plan with Pfizer Matching Contributions and an additional Pfizer Retirement Savings Contribution, paid vacation, holiday and personal days, paid caregiver/parental and medical leave, and health benefits to include medical, prescription drug, dental and vision coverage. Learn more at Pfizer Candidate Site – U.S. Benefits | (uscandidates.mypfizerbenefits.com). Pfizer compensation structures and benefit packages are aligned based on the location of hire. The United States salary range provided does not apply to Tampa, FL or any location outside of the United States. This role is posted in multiple locations. If you are applying for the role in an secondary job posting location where pay transparency regulations apply, your Talent Advisor will share the local pay information with you during the first interview.

Relocation assistance may be available based on business needs and/or eligibility.

Candidates must be authorized to be employed in the U.S. by any employer.

U.S. work visa sponsorship (such as TN, O-1, H-1B, etc.) is not available for this role now or in the future.

To learn more about acceptable and prohibited uses of AI during the recruitment process, please review our candidate AI-use guidelines available on Pfizer Careers.

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