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VP, Vaccine Clinical Sciences and Communication

Employer
Pfizer
Location
Collegeville, Pennsylvania, United States;United Kingdom - Hurley
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
Jun 28, 2023

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Discipline
Health Sciences, Vaccine Research
Position Type
Full Time
Job Type
President/CEO/Director/VP
Organization Type
Pharma
The VP, Vaccine Clinical Sciences and Communication will lead a best-in-class global group of Clinical Scientists to provide scientific and technical services to support all Phase 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4 vaccine clinical studies in the Vaccine Research & Development (VRD) global portfolio. S/he will manage Clinical Scientists, develop talent and provide bb clinical expertise. The incumbent will be accountable for managing this function within Pfizer, external benchmarking and client outreach. S/he will recruit highly qualified leaders and individual contributors to the organization as well as establish the vision, mission and a culture of purpose.

The Vice President will lead a group of specialized Clinical Data Reviewers to support detailed review of clinical data across all vaccine clinical Phase 0-4 studies, develop and manage training requirements, manage the size of the group as needed for appropriate portfolio support, and manage and advise the Group Lead for this group.

The Vice President of Clinical Science and Communication will be accountable for delivering technical and scientific services (i.e., medical and scientific communications, document quality review, scientific safety, efficacy and immunogenicity data review, regulatory briefing and other document support, standardized programming output ) within the Vaccine portfolio while ensuring quality and timeliness. The incumbent will also be responsible for assuring functional excellence and operational integrity.

This position will manage a group of 90 or more Clinical Scientists, Clinical Data Reviewers, and Communication specialists within VRD. S/he will allocate Clinical Scientists, Clinical Data Reviewers, and Communication specialists to clinical studies across vaccine development programs and establish clinical & scientific standards.

This position will manage a portfolio of process improvement initiatives impacting the Vaccine Clinical Research & Development organization and will ensure cross-functional teams are formed, objectives set, and timelines achieved. The incumbent will engage with internal and external stakeholders to accomplish efficiencies in process to enable Lightspeed priority timelines to be met.

The incumbent will interact regularly with Vaccine Franchise and Program Leads, the Head of Programming, the Head of VCRD Statistics, Global Clinical Leads and Regional Clinical Site Group Leads (VP), VRD-LT, Pfizer SPS leadership. The incumbent will be a direct report of the SVP, VCRD and a key member of the VCRD-LT, and interact regularly with leadership of the Vaccine BU, Medical Development and Scientific Affairs, and interfacing organizations such as Global Product Development.

  • Responsible for the strategic management and direction of clinical science and communication activities for VRD.
  • Responsible for leadership and strategy for use of contracted Clinical Data Reviewer group to support portfolio of clinical studies.
  • Serve as a member of the VCRD leadership team.
  • Accountable for providing high quality and timely scientific and technical support, including scientific/technical writing, for clinical studies.
  • Responsible for the identification, selection, development, performance management, mentoring/ training, retention and engagement of Clinical Scientists, Clinical Data Reviewers, and Communication Specialists.
  • Serve as escalation point for major issues concerning all clinical science and communication functions.
  • Ensure appropriate allocation of Clinical Scientists, Clinical Data Reviewers, and Communication Specialists to clinical studies to meet fluctuation of resource needs across all franchises and programs.
  • Work with VPs and Global Clinical Leads in VRD organization to ensure resources and capabilities are effectively managed and utilized across franchises and programs.
  • Ensure Clinical Scientists, Clinical Data Reviewers, and Communication Specialists are trained in compliance with all applicable regulatory, operational and technical requirements, ensuring compliance with global and local training requirements and adherence to relevant global/local SOPs assigned to roles.
  • Responsible for the professional development of Clinical Scientists and Communication Specialists through provision of Growth experiences which will address specific career aspirations.
  • Holds regular coaching and feedback sessions with Clinical Scientists, Clinical Data Reviewers, and Communication Specialists and maintains a diverse, high-performing team.
  • Oversee portfolio of process improvement activities impacting VCRD.


Basic Qualifications
  • Advanced degree or professional certification (M.D., PhD, PharmD, RN, PA, PNP, MS, MPH) in a health care related, scientific or technical discipline required.
  • 15-20 years of experience and track record of success in biopharmaceutical industry in clinical research and development.
  • Extensive knowledge of vaccine clinical development, global and regional regulation, ICH/GCP, adverse event management.
  • Demonstrated clinical/medical, administrative and project management capabilities, as well as effective verbal and written communication skills in relating to individuals both inside and outside Pfizer.
  • Demonstrated experience managing and training large global teams in clinical development.
  • Demonstrated experience in designing and launching global projects preferred.


Preferred Qualifications
  • Medical/Scientific credibility/Excellence - Track record of achievement in vaccine development, able to coordinate and execute clinical development or lifecycle strategy. Demonstrated understanding of the complexities and recent developments in the field; confident discussing vaccine development issues, also comfortable in discussing commercial and regulatory issues.
  • Management experience - Able to set priorities and manage cross-functional teams and complex projects to deliver milestones according to set budgets; sets priorities; able to define and manage appropriate resource requirements (budget and FTEs) both in-house and vendors/contractors.
  • Leadership - Persuasive and effective leader of staff.
  • Influencing - Able to manage and motivate internal teams in clinical trials.
  • Conflict Management - Able to act as mentor/coach to others to improve conflict management skills; steps up to conflicts, seeing them as opportunities; reads situations quickly; can hammer out tough agreements and settle disputes equitably; prepared to take responsibility for a decision made and support this, even though it may be unpopular.
  • Recognizing and Developing Talent - Good judge of talent; can articulate strengths and limitations of people; provides challenging tasks and assignments, holds frequent development discussions; is aware of each person's career goals and constructs compelling development plans; is a people builder.
  • Team Building - Shares wins and success; fosters open dialogue; lets people finish and be responsible for their work; define success in terms of the whole team; creates strong morale and spirit in his/her team; creates a feeling of belonging to the team.
  • Accountability - Take personal responsibility for results, pushing self and others to exceed goals and deliver results.
  • Change Agile - Able to demonstrate perspective and poise in the face of uncertainty and effectively get things done amidst organizational changes
  • Recognized internally and externally as technical/functional expert in the clinical science field and related of disciplines.
  • Leverages technical/functional expertise across Vaccine Research and Development
  • Uses knowledge of global clinical development to recommend strategic actions.
  • Serves as a thought leader. Actively shares knowledge across lines within Worldwide Research and Development. Establishes systems to share knowledge across the organization
  • Fosters an environment where continuous improvement and innovation are embedded in day-to-day operations.
  • Encourages acceptable levels of risk-taking towards driving innovation; determines acceptable levels of risk for own business segment or function.


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.

Position requires sitting, computer work, and some travel. Expert at working in a changing environment.

Some travel may be required. Weekend and evening work may be required based on project needs.

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

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EEO & Employment Eligibility

Pfizer is committed to equal opportunity in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, disability or veteran status. Pfizer also complies with all applicable national, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act and IRCA. Pfizer is an E-Verify employer.

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