About the Role
The Respiratory Lead is a senior medical leadership role accountable for shaping and executing the local medical strategy for the respiratory pipeline portfolio in Japan. This role provides medical and scientific leadership across the lifecycle of respiratory assets, leading the development of medical strategies and plans, generating evidence, and building strong scientific relationships with leading respiratory clinicians and academic centers in Japan. It combines clinical depth in respiratory medicine, scientific leadership across the pipeline, and matrix leadership of Medical Affairs Scientists and cross-functional teams.
Responsibilities
- Shape and execute the local medical strategy for the respiratory pipeline portfolio in Japan.
- Act as the Japan medical leader for respiratory pipeline assets from early development through to pre-launch and launch.
- Leverage deep pulmonology expertise to serve as the local scientific authority and strategic partner to global and regional teams.
- Proactively shape the disease and treatment paradigm in COPD and asthma through credible scientific engagement with Japan's respiratory community and health authorities.
- Establish the company as a trusted scientific partner in the evolving Japanese respiratory treatment landscape and healthcare system.
- Lead the development of medical strategies and plans.
- Generate evidence.
- Build strong scientific relationships with leading respiratory clinicians and academic centers in Japan.
- Partner closely with Development Japan, Global Development, Global Medical, and cross-functional teams to ensure Japan readiness for high-quality Phase 3 execution and successful launch.
- Provide matrix leadership of Medical Affairs Scientists and cross-functional teams.
Requirements
- Deep pulmonology expertise.
- Clinical depth in respiratory medicine.
- Scientific leadership across the pipeline.
- Matrix leadership of Medical Affairs Scientists and cross-functional teams.
Skills
- Medical strategy development
- Scientific engagement
- Relationship building with clinicians and academic centers
- Cross-functional team collaboration
Location
- Japan
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Senior
About the Company
- Pfizer careers are like no other. In our culture of individual ownership, we believe in our ability to improve future healthcare, and potential to transform millions of lives. We’re looking for new talent to join our global community, to unearth new innovative therapies that make the world a healthier place.
Equal Opportunity
- Pfizer is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction in which it operates.
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