Manager, Vaccines Contract Development and Operations

ROLE SUMMARY

As a Manager, Vaccines Contract Development and Operations, you will be accountable for having an understanding of the system components and processes that allow for the successful operationalization of Group Purchasing Organization (and underlying LOCs), Physician Buying Group, Integrated Delivery Network, Retail Pharmacy, Retail Buying Groups, Specialty Pharmacy, and Specialty Distributor contracts at Pfizer. In partnership with the Sr. Managers Contract Operations, Contract Strategy, PFE Digital, Contract Development Managers, and Vaccines Business Unit, you will be responsible for supporting the execution of solutions that further develop Pfizer’s operational infrastructure for contracting with providers, intermediaries, and channel-based customers. In addition to executing new contract operational infrastructure, you will also support the Sr. Manager, Vaccines Contract Development and Operations to identify risks and make recommendations to mitigate risk and streamline operations. You will have a knowledge of Vaccines contracting segments and will support the execution of a myriad of business strategies. You will collaborate with large cross-functional teams and the Sr. Managers Vaccines Operations Contracting on many different operational projects. You will work within the laws and regulations of the pharmaceutical industry and Pfizer Policies.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

In this role, you will:

• Support the Sr. Managers, Vaccines Contract Development and Operations with Flex contract execution and will help develop operational solutions in the Flex system.In addition, you will support Prime Contract Web Portal (PCWP) solutions;; assistance and support from Sr. Manager Vaccines Operations Contracting Lead, Director/Team Leader and Strategy Leads may be necessary. You will update contract development managers on Flex solutions and PCWP changes to contract builds and will be responsible to perform user acceptance testing on certain system upgrades (Flex, PCWP, etc). You may be asked to enter contracts into the Flex production environment to ensure timely pricing is delivered to Pfizer’s customers.

• Be responsible for delivering accurate performance-based pricing to Pfizer’s Vaccine contract holders. In this capacity, you will support the Meets Competition (MTC) collaboration with internal stakeholders to perform ad-hoc MTC responses. In addition, you will support the contract performance review process prior to pricing load into the Flex contracting system. You will be responsible for supporting Contract Development’s core pricing team, including weekly pricing team calls with the broader Contract Development team. You will support the deployment of nuanced strategies such as contract and member level grace periods in Pfizer systems. You will support the Sr. Manager Vaccines Contract Development and Operations with Pfizer Digital collaborations on projects that impact vaccine contract pricing.

• Support the Sr. Manager Vaccines Contract Development and Operations with the annual price increase process as it relates to contract pricing and any limited time offer operational needs for both vaccines and hemophilia products. These projects will require collaborating with the vaccine business unit, contract development team leads, SAP support teams, and PFE Digital to ensure that the price increase interfaces are synched with the annual purchase option programs that are initiated by the vaccine business unit and supported through Pfizer contracts.

• Develop contract proposals and present recommendations to upper management for approval; assistance and support from Director/Team Leader and Strategy Leads may be necessary. You may support, in collaboration with additional Pfizer personnel, direct negotiations with Pfizer customers. You may need to provide additional analysis and documents based on said negotiations. You will develop the contract offer, administer the executed agreement and manage contracts during their term, develop any amendments or communications to the customer that may be necessary, track contract lifecycle and product offers, analyze contract performance and report the results to Management with explanations around variances when compared to period over period.

• Build and foster relationships with many cross-functional teams such as Contract Strategy, Legal, Trade, Sales, Account Management, Product Brand Teams, Rebate Administration , Contract Operations, Digital, Government Pricing, Customer Service, Global Financial Services, Corporate Finance, Customer Analytics, and the Pfizer Business Units, in order to successfully develop operational solutions for Vaccine contracts.

Basic qualifications:

• Applicants must have a bachelor’s degree with 4+ years of relevant experience OR a master’s degree with 2+ years of relevant experience OR PhD OR an associate's degree woth 8+ years relevant experience OR a High School Diploma with 10+ years of relevant experience.
• Relevant work experience in the pharmaceutical or finance industry, managed care, or contracting
• Must have Vaccines Contracting Operations experience

PREFERRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Preferred education but not required: MS, MBA

QUALIFICATIONS

• Comfortable working under constant deadlines, and the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Comfort with ambiguity; ability to act without having the total picture
• Ability to work effective collaboration with teams across an organization to drive processes and operations

TECHNICAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS

Demonstrated proficiency in:

• Excel including proficiency with pivot tables, charts, formulas, and proficient working with large data files
• Developing operational solutions to support strategic initiatives
• MS Word, MS PowerPoint, and MS Outlook
• Pfizer contracting related systems/tools such as FLEX, CDAT, Contracting Dashboards, Business Objects (BO), and SAP

ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS

You will work with a large cross-functional team including Contract Strategy, Legal, Trade, Sales, Account Management, Product Brand Teams, Compliance, Contract Operations, Business Technology, Government Pricing, Customer Service, Global Financial Services, Corporate Finance, Customer Analytics, and the Pfizer Business Units.

Other Job Details:

• Last Date to Apply for Job: November 6th, 2026.
• NOT eligible for Relocation Package
• Location: PA - Collegeville
• This position is hybrid and requires working from PA - Collegeville site, 2 to 3 days per week

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The annual base salary for this position ranges from $99,200.00 to $165,400.00. In addition, this position is eligible for participation in Pfizer’s Global Performance Plan with a bonus target of 12.5% 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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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