Global Launch Activation Lead

Pfizer

. Lead ICET's global launch activation portfolio and translate business, brand, medical, and launch-readiness requirements into integrated training content and capability activation plans .

Posted 9/25/2026full-timeUnited StatesSenior💰 $189,200 - $315,400 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead ICET's global launch activation portfolio and translate business, brand, medical, and launch-readiness requirements into integrated training content and capability activation plans
Establish an enterprise view of launch capability demand, portfolio dependencies, capacity constraints, sequencing risks, and reuse opportunities
Recommend launch activation priorities and trade-offs to ICET, GCET, and launch leadership; escalate decisions requiring broader alignment
Serve as ICET's strategic launch activation partner to Commercial Excellence, Brand, Medical, Launch Excellence, Regional, Capability Architecture, and GCET Delivery teams
Govern launch content activation across disease-state, product, competitive, applied-skill, coaching, reinforcement, and performance-support content
Apply established capability and learning architecture to move customer-facing colleagues from awareness and knowledge to application and confident execution
Set requirements for modularity, reuse, localization, and AI-enabled content development across markets
Define launch capability measures including content availability, training readiness, adoption, confidence, application, and reinforcement
Connect training and capability indicators with launch-readiness and business-outcome measures
Lead launch-related content governance and cross-functional issue resolution
Oversee external partners supporting launch content and capability activation
Transition approved content and activation plans to GCET and market delivery teams with requirements, timing, readiness checkpoints, and feedback loops
Advise senior leaders on launch capability readiness, portfolio insights, risks, resource implications, and recommended actions
Continuously improve ICET's launch activation operating model and codify repeatable practices
Accommodate periodic early morning or evening engagements with international markets
Travel domestically and internationally approximately 15–25%

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree required
Minimum 8+ years of relevant and progressive work experience in pharmaceutical or biopharma commercial capability, learning and development, sales training, or launch excellence roles
Demonstrated cross-functional leadership across matrixed teams
Experience developing or leading training content, applied learning, or capability activation programs supporting a product launch at national or global scale
Working fluency in capability and learning architecture, with experience applying an established architecture
Ability to translate business, brand, and launch-readiness requirements into executable training content and activation plans
Experience working with senior stakeholders across Commercial, Medical, and Regional organizations
Experience managing competing priorities across concurrent initiatives, with structured governance, prioritization, and decision-making under ambiguity
Experience partnering with or overseeing external vendors and agencies delivering training content, learning, or activation solutions
Advanced degree (MBA or related) preferred
Preferred: global commercial capability, launch excellence, or content/learning center of excellence experience
Preferred: instructional design, learning experience design, or related capability-building background
Preferred: familiarity with AI-enabled content generation, content-reuse platforms, or modern learning ecosystems
Preferred: readiness and adoption measurement framework experience
Preferred: knowledge of Medical, Legal, and Regulatory review requirements
Preferred: international markets and time-zone experience with cultural fluency
Ability to influence and collaborate with peers, develop and coach others, and oversee colleagues' work
Ability to work in a standard office or remote/hybrid environment, including extended computer-based work and virtual meetings
Ability to synthesize complex and ambiguous inputs into strategic direction under time pressure
Ability to communicate and influence at senior and executive levels
Flexibility for meetings across multiple time zones
Domestic and international travel availability of approximately 15–25%
Must be authorized to be employed in the U.S. by any employer
Must have permanent work authorization in the United States
U.S. work visa sponsorship is not available now or in the future

Benefits

Comp & perks

Global Performance Plan bonus target of 22.5% of base salary
Share-based long-term incentive program eligibility
401(k) plan with Pfizer Matching Contributions
Additional Pfizer Retirement Savings Contribution
Paid vacation, holiday, and personal days
Paid caregiver/parental and medical leave
Medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage
Relocation assistance may be available based on business needs and/or eligibility
Hybrid work arrangement