Position Purpose
Medical Affairs Senior Advisor / Manager in Vaccines and Infectious Diseases team. Role includes providing medical & scientific support to healthcare professionals and professional bodies through scientific communications and support for clinical research to facilitate a medical and scientific bridge between Pfizer and the healthcare community. Will be required to provide specialist medical and scientific advice to the nominated internal teams to support the appropriate use of Pfizer medicines / vaccines and successful implementation of Pfizer’s initiatives and programs.
Main Responsibilities / Duties
To build and develop enduring peer‑to‑peer relationships with leading healthcare professionals and specialists, including non‑traditional customers and key decision makers.
To provide specialist medical and scientific advice to the nominated internal teams to support the appropriate use of Pfizer medicines and successful implementation of Pfizer’s initiatives and programs.
To provide medical & scientific support to healthcare professionals and professional bodies through scientific communications and support for clinical research to facilitate a medical and scientific bridge between Pfizer and the healthcare community and academia.
To liaise with healthcare professionals to effectively communicate and manage drug safety issues.
To understand customer insights around current standard of care and to support their knowledge of the value of our medicines to the NHS and patients.
To acquire and maintain in-depth scientific knowledge of Pfizer medicines within nominated therapy areas (including those in development) as well as key competitors.
To deliver the medical plan in relation to medical projects, Investigator Sponsored Research (ISR) and support for Pfizer‑sponsored clinical research.
To deliver other key medical and scientific activities within the medical plan, e.g. generation of real‑world evidence, non‑interventional studies, database studies and registries and ensure timely publication of data.
To provide medical / scientific input into protocol feasibility assessments for clinical trial proposals and identify appropriate investigators/sites for Pfizer‑sponsored clinical trials.
To work together with clinical research colleagues and in collaboration with above‑country and global BU colleagues to drive the timely completion of Pfizer‑sponsored clinical trials and support the effective implementation of approved compassionate use and named patient supply programs.
To provide high‑quality, accurate, balanced and specific information to customers in response to unsolicited requests for information and scientific insight and support to field‑ and head‑office based commercial colleagues.
To work with the cross‑functional team in‑country and above‑country to develop impactful and compliant promotional and non‑promotional materials of value to customers, review and certify where applicable promotional and non‑promotional materials and activities within scope of the ABPI Code of Practice, and ensure customer intelligence is brought into the organisation to generate customer insights, shape future strategy and leverage business opportunities.
To manage local advisory boards to gain customer insights.
If media‑trained, to present the scientific perspective on selected topics during media‑briefings.
To support Health & Value in providing medical support for HTA dossiers and regional / local formularies, answer clinical differentiation questions in vaccine tender dossiers, support Regulatory Affairs, provide support for clinical overviews, core datasheet revisions, licence variations, batch specific variations and implementation of Risk Management Plans and provide support to Medical Information to facilitate the maintenance of an accurate, relevant and high‑quality database.
To provide scientific input to other departments on a project‑by‑project basis and specialist ABPI Code compliance support to brand / therapy area teams and other departments on customer engagement & partnership activities.
To develop and maintain ongoing cross‑functional working relationships with Pfizer colleagues within the in‑country and global BU organisations.
Required Skill Set
Fluency in Business English.
Medical, Pharmacy or Science degree with preferred GMC registration for medical applicants and UK registration for pharmacy applicants. A postgraduate degree (e.g. PhD) or evidence of relevant experience or productivity is preferred for all applicant types and a post‑graduate science degree for scientists.
Core digital capabilities identified are: use of digital technology, confidence and competence with digital compliance requirements, experience in using a range of digital platforms, basic understanding of core digital metrics and awareness and integration of digital channels to meet customer needs.
Work Location Assignment
UK Remote.
Application Deadline
The closing deadline for applications is January 4th 2026.
Legal and Equality Statements
All applicants must have the relevant authorisation to live and work in the UK.
Equal Employment Opportunity. We believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce is crucial to building a successful business. As an employer, Pfizer is committed to celebrating this in all its forms – allowing us to be as diverse as the patients and communities we serve. Together, we continue to build a culture that encourages, supports and empowers our employees.
Disability Confident. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and we encourage you to put your best self forward with the knowledge and trust that we will make any reasonable adjustments necessary to support your application and future career.
Company Purpose and Strategy
Breakthroughs that change patients' lives. At Pfizer we are a patient‑centric company, guided by our four values: courage, joy, equity and excellence. Our breakthrough culture lends itself to our dedication to transforming millions of lives.
Digital Transformation Strategy. One bold way we are achieving our purpose is through our company wide digital transformation strategy. We are leading the way in adopting new data, modelling and automated solutions to further digitize and accelerate drug discovery and development with the aim of enhancing health outcomes and the patient experience.
Flexibility. We aim to create a trusting, flexible workplace culture which encourages employees to achieve work‑life harmony, attracts talent and enables everyone to be their best working self.
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