Hybrid GBM Strategic Planning Lead

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About the role

  • Lead strategic planning for Global Biopharma Manufacturing at Pfizer, creating a multi-year blueprint aligned with organizational objectives and vision. Focus on innovation and improvement in biopharma operations.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the strategic planning process with the OpU Leadership and key stakeholders
  • Develop a comprehensive multi-year blueprint for Global Biopharma Manufacturing, aligned with overall PGS and Pfizer’s organizational objectives and vision
  • Build and maintain an integrated implementation roadmap, with defined initiatives, to achieve established strategic goals
  • Foster a culture that challenges conventions, encourages new ideas, continuous improvement, and innovative solutions to drive excellence
  • Systematically research pharma and non‑pharma trends, competitor moves, regulatory shifts, and macro forces; convert signals into capability requirements and strategic pivots
  • Oversee and guide organizational change initiatives, ensuring effective adoption of new strategies and processes across all relevant teams
  • Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams promoting open communication, shared accountability, and alignment on vision and strategic priorities
  • Support monitoring and reporting of strategic initiatives, ensuring alignment and measurable outcomes

Requirements

  • BA/BS with at least 8+ years of experience or MBA/MS with at least 7+ years of experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing
  • Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional teams, and driving change management
  • Well-developed interpersonal skills with ability to collaborate across PGS functions and work effectively across all levels of the organization
  • Skilled at transforming complex information into clear, actionable frameworks and concise executive narratives that enable informed decision-making at the senior leadership level
  • Strong analytical skills with experience solving multifaceted, complex and unique problems
  • Strong knowledge of manufacturing operations and an understanding of operational complexities
  • Proficiency in project management
  • Experience in leading large-scale transformation or integration
  • Strong understanding of Pfizer’s organizational objectives and the broader biopharma industry landscape
  • High business acumen of Pfizer and PGS operations, understanding of end to end and cross‑functional governance of Manufacturing, Quality, Engineering, Digital, Finance, and Supply Chain
  • Thrive in ambiguity, creating clarity without perfect data, while challenging orthodoxies to spark transformative ideas and translating them into pragmatic, actionable plans.
  • Proficiency in use of operational excellence methodologies (lean six sigma, innovation) to solve site and network business challenges
  • Knowledgeable of Integrated Manufacturing Excellence (IMEx)

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 including medical, prescription drug, dental and vision coverage

Job title

GBM Strategic Planning Lead

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

$156,600 - $261,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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