US Hematology Thought Leader Engagement Lead

Pfizer; New York (NY); Remote; USD 177,000 - 294,000; Full time

Job summary

Pfizer is seeking a US Hematology Thought Leader Engagement Lead to develop and execute a national/regional engagement plan for hematology thought leaders across lymphoma, myeloma, and leukemia. You will coordinate relationships end-to-end within a broader cross-functional Pfizer team and shape engagement strategies for national, emerging, and community leaders.

The role requires extensive experience in stakeholder engagement, strategic planning, and cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years in pharma/biotech sales, marketing, medical affairs, strategy, or business development.
• Experience designing and executing opinion leader engagement programs with tracking against goals.
• Proven ability to influence and build relationships with key external and internal stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Drive ONE Pfizer integration to engage HCPs and researchers across Hematology.
• Partner with Marketing, Medical, KAM, Policy, Patient Affairs, Communications to align strategies.
• Synthesize insights from engagements to inform portfolio strategy and execution.
• Translate insights into actionable recommendations for commercial planning.
• Develop and maintain engagement plans with tracking of interactions and outcomes.
• Coordinate connections between opinion leaders and internal experts.
• Support speaking engagements and speaker programs.
• Design and manage engagement metrics and post-event evaluations.
• Ensure activities comply with Pfizer compliance and regulatory standards.

Skills

Thought Leader Engagement

Stakeholder Engagement

Strategic Planning

Cross-functional Leadership

Communication

Negotiation

Influence

Presentation to Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

Pfizer Commercial Oncology is introducing the world to the next era of cancer care. With a growing portfolio of novel therapies, industry-leading R&D, and a goal of delivering eight breakthroughs by 2030 across major cancer types, we’re translating cutting‑edge science into market‑shaping impact. Here, you’ll partner with exceptional colleagues across scientific, medical, and manufacturing teams, backed by advanced digital and AI‑enabled infrastructure and the authority to accelerate medicines from discovery to delivery. Guided by our values of courage, excellence, equity, and joy, you’ll have the opportunity to stretch your skills and build a career that evolves with you‑across teams, roles, and the Pfizer enterprise. Join us to make history – for patients, for their families, for the future.

What You Will Achieve

The US Hematology Thought Leader Engagement Lead (TLEL), will play a critical role on the growing US Hematology team by developing and executing an overarching Thought Leader engagement plan for key national and regional thought leaders in the field of Hematology. Pfizer’s Hematology portfolio spans multiple products in lymphoma, multiple myeloma and leukemia. This leader will create a first-class experience for external stakeholders in Hematology, coordinating relationships end-to-end (research to end-of-lifecycle) and working as part of a broader cross-functional Pfizer team. Focusing on National, Emerging, and certain Community Thought Leaders, this person will be responsible for establishing and maintaining relationships across a wide variety of key Hematology thought leaders.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Drive a ONE Pfizer, fully integrated approach to engaging HCPs, opinion leaders and researchers to maximize the US Hematology portfolio
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders (Marketing, Medical, Key Account Teams, Policy, Patient Affairs, Communications) to align engagement strategies with business priorities
• Gather and synthesize insights from 1:1 engagements, small group interactions, advisory boards, and congress activities to inform portfolio strategy and decision-making
• Translate stakeholder insights into actionable recommendations to support commercial execution and strategic planning
• Develop and maintain comprehensive Opinion Leader and key stakeholder engagement plans, including tracking of interactions and outcomes
• Facilitate connections between opinion leaders and internal subject matter experts to support appropriate engagement and collaboration
• Coordinate and support execution of speaking engagements, including symposia and speaker programs
• Design, implement, and manage engagement metrics, including post-engagement evaluations, congress feedback, and benchmark surveys
• Ensure all engagement activities and processes adhere to Pfizer legal, compliance, and regulatory standards
• Conduct local market ecosystem assessments to identify barriers and opportunities impacting stakeholder engagement
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners to develop and support localized action plans based on market insights
• Support planning and execution of engagement strategies for key congresses, including defining objectives, discussion topics, and success metrics
• Share insights, best practices, and learnings across teams to enhance engagement strategy and identify gaps or opportunities
• Maintain deep knowledge of hematology therapeutic areas, including disease state, treatment landscape, and emerging pipeline
• Support the development and maintenance of operating procedures to ensure that all activities are consistent with Pfizer’s highest standards for compliance and integrity.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree minimum required + Minimum of 8 years of experience in sales, marketing, medical affairs, strategy, new product launch, customer engagement or business development in the pharmaceutical / biotechnology industries.
• Experience in customer engagement within Hematology highly preferred
• Experience in the design, development and execution of opinion leader engagement programs inclusive of tracking performance against goals and course correcting when needed
• Demonstrated success in influence/negotiation and proven ability to build and maintain productive and collaborative relationships with key external and internal stakeholders, including key opinion leaders.
• Proven leadership skills while working in cross-functional and matrix environment, with an ability to lead by influence.
• Strong organizational and analytical skills, including capabilities for uncovering deep customer insights, and assessing complex business/customer situations and translating insights into actionable plans.
• Track record of working well across internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience presenting to senior leadership
• Demonstrated creativity in development and partnership collaborations / innovative programs
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills- thinks & communicates with the audience’s needs first (i.e. ad boards).

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Advanced degree preferred. Science or clinical background a plus
• Malignant Hematology experience, preference for lymphoma and myeloma

NON-STANDARD WORK SCHEDULE, TRAVEL OR ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS

• 50% overnight and international travel with weekends.

Other Job Details:

• Last Date to Apply for Job: November 3rd, 2026
• Location: United states remote
• Candidates located in the Southeast US region will be prioritized
• Ability to travel based on business needs
• NOT eligible for Relocation Package

#LI-PFE

The annual base salary for this position ranges from $176,600.00 to $294,300.00. In addition, this position is eligible for participation in Pfizer’s Global Performance Plan with a bonus target of 20.0% of the base salary and eligibility to participate in our share based long term incentive program. We offer comprehensive and generous benefits and programs to help our colleagues lead healthy lives and to support each of life’s moments. Benefits offered include a 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, and health benefits to include medical, prescription drug, dental and vision coverage. Learn more at Pfizer Candidate Site – U.S. Benefits | (uscandidates.mypfizerbenefits.com). Pfizer compensation structures and benefit packages are aligned based on the location of hire. The United States salary range provided does not apply to Tampa, FL or any location outside of the United States.

This role is posted in multiple locations. If you are applying for the role in an secondary job posting location where pay transparency regulations apply, your Talent Advisor will share the local pay information with you during the first interview.

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

Candidates must be authorized to be employed in the U.S. by any employer.

U.S. work visa sponsorship (such as TN, O-1, H-1B, etc.) is not available for this role now or in the future.

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