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Core Competencies
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Demonstrates strong leadership in Medical Affairs with a focus on vaccines and infectious diseases, ensuring effective team development, project management, and strategic execution of medical plans. Proficient in cross-functional collaboration and maintaining relationships with key external stakeholders while adhering to compliance and pharmacovigilance standards.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Medical Affairs LeadershipVaccine ExpertiseProject ManagementFluent German (C1) and EnglishCross-Functional Collaboration
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Hard Skills
Medical Plan DevelopmentClinical Study InterpretationBudget ManagementEmployee DevelopmentMatrix Organization ExperienceScientific CommunicationDigital Communication ToolsAI Process Optimization
Soft Skills
CoachingInfluencingFacilitationCommunicationTeam Motivation
Certifications & Qualifications
University Degree in Human Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, Pharmacy, or Natural SciencesClass B Driver's License
Industry Keywords
Pharmaceutical IndustryInfectious DiseasesMedical CompliancePharmacovigilanceAdvisory BoardsScientific Symposia
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Provide disciplinary and functional leadership for the national Medical Affairs Scientist Field Vaccines team.
- Oversee recruitment, onboarding, goal setting, performance management, and succession planning.
- Co-develop the Medical Plan with the Senior Medical Director.
- Ensure the prioritized, consistent, and measurable execution of the medical strategy.
- Translate the medical strategy into team objectives and regional and national activities.
- Coach, provide feedback to, mentor, and actively develop team members.
- Prioritize and allocate tasks, time, and resources.
- Plan, administer, and monitor team and project budgets.
- Use medical and scientific insights from the field to further develop the Medical Plan, evidence strategy, and vaccine strategies.
- Lead strategically relevant national medical projects and workstreams.
- Build and maintain relationships with external infectious disease and vaccinology experts, institutions, professional societies, and research groups.
- Ensure timely, accurate, and balanced medical and scientific communication.
- Strategically plan and ensure the quality of advisory boards, roundtables, congress symposia, and other scientific formats.
- Promote the documentation of relevant insights in OneMed and the use of centralized knowledge pools.
- Ensure professional exchange and promote product-independent expertise.
- Collaborate with Medical, Commercial, Market Access/Health & Value, Clinical Development, Regulatory, Legal, Compliance, Pharmacovigilance, and People Experience teams.
Requirements
What you’ll need- University degree in human medicine, veterinary medicine, pharmacy, or natural sciences (qualified under Section 75 of the German Medicines Act), ideally with a doctoral degree.
- Several years of relevant experience in Medical Affairs or the pharmaceutical industry, with in-depth experience in vaccines or infectious diseases.
- Demonstrated experience in disciplinary or comparable functional leadership, employee development, and team motivation.
- Deep medical and pharmaceutical expertise, including scientific methodology, interpretation of clinical studies, and experience developing Medical Plans.
- Fluent German at C1 level or higher and very good English skills.
- Class B driver's license.
- Excellent project, portfolio, resource, and budget management skills.
- Experience working in matrix organizations and cross-functional collaboration.
- Excellent presentation, communication, facilitation, coaching, and influencing skills.
- Experience with digital communication and collaboration tools as well as hybrid ways of working.
- In-depth understanding of AI and its potential to optimize processes and management tasks.
- Willingness to comply with Medical Compliance and pharmacovigilance requirements.
Benefits
Comp & perks- Pfizer guarantees equal opportunities throughout the application process and compliance with local legislation.
- Inclusive employer offering equal opportunities to all applicants.
- Reasonable adjustments available to support applications and future careers.
- Accessibility assistance for the website, online application process, and interviewing.
- Hybrid working methods are relevant to the role and its working environment.