Global Development Product Lead, GU

This is a senior role within the Pfizer Oncology Late Stage Development organization, combining both product strategy and development responsibilities for the Genitourinary and Gynecology portfolio within 4404 (PD-1 VEGF). This role is responsible for leading the Global Product Team (GPT) for the product, as well as the clinical development plan and global development team (GDT) for the product. The position will report to the Disease Area Head (DAH).

What You Will Achieve

In this role, you will:

• Leads the GPT and GDT for a specific asset/product

• Accountable for the clinical development of the product/indication

• Responsible for overseeing the creation and execution of the clinical development plan from the GDT

• Accountable for the creation of an integrated product strategy and delivery through milestones and decision points by leveraging cross functional teams, with the goal of leading to approvals and maximizing product value

• Regular updating and communication with Disease Area Head on key program metrics, milestones, and risks

• Accountable for working with the GPTs to deliver the R&D budget, at or below target, and managing opportunities for savings or re-distributions of funding across programs

• Partner with Oncology Commercial, BD & Commercial Development to valuate US/ex-US opportunities for investment and building Oncology leadership under the direction of the Disease Area Head

• Integrates regulatory and statistical input into clinical trial design

• Drives and implements short- and long-term project vision and strategy, while ensuring alignment across global functions in regards to strategy and direction.  Communicate clear strategy to program team and functions and ensures that is reflected in the operation

• Accountable with regulatory for health authority interactions​

• Drives talent acquisition among team members and within their sub-teams, including active selection and de-selection and performance management in conjunction with line managers of the core membership of the program team

• Accountable with safety for clinical evaluations and safety decisions​

• Primary governance interface for OLT/OSGT

• Accountable with clinical pharmacology, for optimal dose and schedule selection

• Accountable for external input from advisory boards and steering committees into clinical trial design

• Communicates with leadership and governance committees to address program needs, issues, resources, and recommendations. Ensures that presentations and other product communications are clear and effective.  Support development of internal and external presentations.

• Drives team objective setting, prioritization and ensure adherence to Disease Area and overarching Oncology plan and strategy

• Drives risk management, issue identification and resolution and contingency planning

• Create a positive team environment that instills trust, encourages challenging assumptions, and ensures clear transparent communications to align around the overall goal/vision for the product

Here Is What You Need (Minimum Requirements)

• MD with minimum of 10 years of relevant experience in the pharmaceutical, academic, and/or medical research environments

• Demonstrated experience working on early and late-stage product development programs including regulatory filings (BLA/NDA, sBLAs/sNDAs), and product launches/life cycle management is strongly preferred

• Proven ability to lead and influence data-driven strategy planning and implementation

• A proactive and strategic thinker, with strong decision-making skills

• Experience working with corporate partners and alliance management

• Proven ability to function effectively across a matrix organization with multiple stakeholders and constituents, with the ability and strength to focus a team to work towards its goals

• Strong leadership and communication skills (including presentation skills) with success in influencing all levels cross-functionally

• Excellent business acumen with demonstrated ability to align teams to corporate strategy to achieve business and project objectives

• Strong staff management and mentoring experience and skills

• Highly collaborative with outstanding relationship building skills

• Experience in Oncology is required