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About the Role

The Director, Obesity Early Pipeline Commercial Development is responsible for commercial development across a portfolio of early- and mid-stage assets in the chronic weight management landscape. This role shapes assets from their earliest stages, owning commercial assessments end-to-end, including product concepts, Target Product Profiles, disease-area strategies, and integrating forecasting, pricing, and market insights into actionable commercial plans. The Director acts as a cross-functional leader, interpreting business unit strategy, shaping early development strategy with R&D, advancing assets through governance, and leading strategic initiatives for the broader obesity portfolio. The role requires urgency, comfort with ambiguity, the ability to translate science into investment cases, and engagement with senior leadership.

Responsibilities

Own end-to-end commercial assessments for a portfolio of early- and mid-stage assets across the chronic weight management treatment landscape.
Build product concepts and Target Product Profiles; develop and maintain disease-area strategies.
Shape early development strategy in partnership with clinical and research colleagues.
Interpret business unit and obesity franchise strategy to establish priorities and direction for programs.
Direct the integration of forecasting, pricing, HCP demand, future landscaping, and patient-flow modeling into commercial plans.
Support development of core global asset deliverables, ensuring alignment with clinical profile, customer insights, and competitive positioning.
Anticipate external market, competitive, and policy developments affecting the obesity landscape and adapt asset strategies.
Evaluate and prioritize lifecycle management and expansion opportunities for emerging assets.
Support business development evaluations and due diligence.
Lead select strategic initiatives spanning the broader obesity portfolio.
Advance assets through enterprise governance milestones, owning preparation and delivery of asset-level governance materials.
Present asset-level and above-asset strategy and investment cases to senior leadership.
Mobilize cross-functional resources beyond direct authority; may manage consultants and agency partners.
Champion innovation and appropriate risk-taking; share knowledge, insights, and best practices.

Requirements

BA/BS required.
Minimum 8 years of pharmaceutical, biotechnology, healthcare, or related industry experience.
Experience in commercial development, new product planning, marketing, portfolio strategy, or related strategy roles.
Proven experience leveraging AI to enhance robustness of work deliverables and speed of delivery.
Knowledge of obesity, cardiometabolic, or related therapeutic areas.
Familiarity with the pharmaceutical development process.
Familiarity with the Regulatory process for drug approvals.
Demonstrated ability to execute effectively in highly dynamic and evolving markets.
Strong analytical skills.
Ability to communicate complex information clearly and succinctly.
Ability to analyze complex clinical, commercial, and financial data sets and translate findings into strategic recommendations.
Ability to manage multiple priorities, changing business needs, and significant ambiguity while maintaining high-quality decision making.
Ability to participate in extended strategic planning, governance, and operational review meetings.
Candidates must be authorized to be employed in the U.S. by any employer.
U.S. work visa sponsorship is not available for this role now or in the future.

Skills

Commercial development
New product planning
Marketing
Portfolio strategy
AI utilization
Obesity therapeutic area knowledge
Cardiometabolic therapeutic area knowledge
Pharmaceutical development process
Regulatory process
Analytical skills
Communication skills
Cross-functional leadership
Market research
Forecasting
Asset valuation
Business case development
Scenario analysis
Business development assessment
Due diligence
Strategic recommendations
Influencing skills

Location

United States

Work Type

Full-time
Hybrid

Experience Level

Director
8+ years of industry experience

Education Level

BA/BS required
Advanced degree (MBA, PharmD, PhD, MD, MPH, or equivalent) preferred

Salary/Compensations

$162,900.00 - $271,500.00
Bonus target of 20.0% of base salary
Eligibility for share-based long-term incentive program

Benefits

401(k) plan with Pfizer Matching Contributions
Additional Pfizer Retirement Savings Contribution
Paid vacation, holiday and personal days
Paid caregiver/parental and medical leave
Health benefits (medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage)

About the Company

Pfizer is committed to equal opportunity in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, disability or veteran status.
Pfizer also complies with all applicable national, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act and IRCA.
Pfizer is an E-Verify employer.
Pfizer reports payments and other transfers of value to health care providers as required by federal and state transparency laws and implementing regulations.

Equal Opportunity

Pfizer is committed to equal opportunity in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, disability or veteran status.
Pfizer also complies with all applicable national, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act and IRCA.
Pfizer is an E-Verify employer.