Oncology Field Medical Director, Hematology (MD)

Provide therapeutic area and product expertise in malignant hematology and pipeline across a broad range of medical customer segments and initiatives in an assigned territory (Northern CA, OR, WA, ID, AK).

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute medical strategy and engagement for assigned customers within the territory, compliantly coordinating with other Pfizer colleagues to achieve medical objectives.
• Maintain required level of knowledge of relevant therapeutic area (malignant hematology and associated disease states) and Pfizer medicines, providing information to both internal and external stakeholders as needed.
• Serve as a conduit and resource for medical information and customer insights, providing requested information to healthcare professionals (HCPs) as allowed by Pfizer guidance and sharing customer viewpoints with Pfizer.
• Understand Pfizer Medical Affairs priorities to contribute to medical content strategy development and execute aligned Field Medical tactics.
• Maintain effective communication and collaboration among headquarters medical colleagues and other Pfizer Field Medical colleagues.
• Demonstrate expertise in communication across multiple channels, including live and virtual presentations, written communication, and telephone or virtual conversations.
• Optimize patient centricity of medical communications and deliverables, incorporating health literacy and cultural awareness principles.
• Deliver approved medical content about Pfizer medicines and relevant topics in malignant hematology.
• Identify and seek medical engagement from priority customer segments in malignant hematology.
• Provide truthful, accurate, and scientifically supported information in response to direct unsolicited medical requests from HCPs in compliance with Pfizer guidelines, policies, and procedures.
• Field relevant inbound queries from HCPs via established triage process.
• Partner with Global Medical Affairs colleagues, Oncology Research & Development, and Global Product Development to identify potential sites for Pfizer-sponsored clinical trials, including sites serving under-represented patient populations.
• Provide medical support throughout the Investigator Sponsored Research (ISR) process.
• Cultivate research and malignant hematology expertise, including familiarity with latest congress data and disease state literature.
• Provide asset leadership and understand principles of study design, methodology, data analysis, and interpretation to communicate these concepts with customers.
• Demonstrate strong territory leadership.
• Communicate reactively and proactively with local Patient Advocacy Groups, in collaboration with Corporate Affairs and HQ Medical Affairs.
• Deliver insights on local patient organization structure, capabilities, and patient population needs.
• Serve on Medical and/or therapeutic area and asset cross-functional committees, as appropriate.
• Represent Pfizer Medical Affairs leadership with clinical/professional associations and/or societies, demonstrating medical professionalism in all interactions.
• Participate in mentorship activities, including onboarding, advisory boards, and study lead mentoring, as well as special projects.

Requirements

• MD or DO degree required.
• 4+ years of relevant experience in malignant hematology.
• Subject matter expertise in malignant hematology recognized across internal and external stakeholders.
• Currently reside in one of the states within the territory: Northern CA, OR, WA, ID, AK, preferably in a major city (San Francisco/Sacramento, Portland, or Seattle).
• Ability to manage a significant volume of projects in a remote environment, prioritize tasks, and demonstrate excellent judgment skills.
• Work within a matrixed, multi-disciplinary team to foster strong Pfizer/customer professional relationships aligned with Pfizer medical objectives.
• Effectively manage and lead change in an evolving external healthcare environment.
• Demonstrate change agility, flexibility to new opportunities (e.g., new therapeutic areas, territory, projects), and adaptability to organizational change.
• Problem-solve and network enterprise-wide to identify solutions.
• Rapidly adopt and utilize new digital technology and resources with medical customers and record medical interactions.
• Demonstrate excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Operate a Pfizer company car and regularly fly on airplanes (e.g., attend HCP/customer meetings, internal meetings, regional and national scientific congresses).
• Maintain flexibility to travel 60-80% of the time and have reasonable proximity to an airline ‘hub’ city.

Preferred Qualifications

• Deep expertise and/or clinical experience in malignant hematology.
• Established network of HCPs in the territory (Northern CA, OR, WA, ID, AK).
• Familiarity with internal/external SOPs, rules, and regulations regarding Pfizer/customer interactions.
• Previous Field Medical experience.
• Collaborate effectively and demonstrate leadership and teamwork with peers, internal stakeholders, and external customers to inspire alignment and partnership on a shared vision or strategy.
• Be a self-starter, accountable, and have a sense of urgency in delivering results that have medical impact and yield positive customer experience.
• Maintain self-awareness and choose behaviors and responses that impact performance and engagement positively.
• Demonstrate clinical and technical skills, as well as a breadth of diverse leadership experiences and capabilities, including influencing and collaborating with peers to create business impact.
• Demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to understand and respond to multiple external and internal customers’ demands and manage conflict constructively.
• Demonstrate a breadth of diverse leadership experiences, including the ability to influence, collaborate, develop, and coach others, oversee and guide colleagues to achieve meaningful outcomes and create business impact.

Pay

The annual base salary for this position ranges from $230,900.00 to $384,800.00. This position is eligible for participation in Pfizer’s Global Performance Plan with a bonus target of 25.0% of the base salary and eligibility to participate in the share-based long-term incentive program.

Benefits

• 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.
• Health benefits including medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage.

Schedule

• Flexibility to travel 60-80% of the time.
• Ability to work on weekends (e.g., attend advisory boards, regional meetings, and congresses).

Work Location Assignment: Remote - Field Based