Hybrid Director, Real-World Evidence and Epidemiology – Bacterial and Vector Borne Disease Vaccines

at Pfizer

• Job title: Director, Real-World Evidence and Epidemiology – Bacterial and Vector Borne Disease Vaccines
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: $169,700 - $282,900 per year
• Degree requirement: Postgraduate Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Collegeville, United States

About the role

• Director of Epidemiology overseeing Real-World Evidence studies for pneumococcal vaccines within Pfizer's Vaccines team. Collaborating cross-functionally to improve vaccine impact and recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Conduct epidemiology studies– both field studies involving primary data collection and secondary analyses of real-world data.
• Author and review study protocols, reports, presentations (internally and at scientific conferences), and peer-reviewed manuscripts.
• Provide input to all aspects of study design (e.g., methodology, protocols, analytic plans) for high priority epidemiologic and other scientific studies of importance for pneumococcal vaccine issues such as Vaccine Technical Committee recommendations, schedules, public payer options, relative value compared to other pneumococcal vaccines.
• Develop innovative approaches to answering global questions on bacterial infectious diseases and vaccines.
• Identify, establish, and maintain relationships with external partners that can collaborate on high-priority global studies.
• Work with internal and external experts in statistics and data analysis to analyze and interpret data from burden of disease and vaccine studies.
• Be accountable for the collection of epidemiologic and other scientific data necessary for developing vaccine product labels.

Requirements

• Advanced degree, including a PhD in Epidemiology or a related discipline and 5+ years of relevant experience in the pharmaceutical, academic and/or medical or public health environments; an MD with 4+ years of relevant experience; or an MPH or another relevant Master’s degree and 7+ years of relevant experience.
• Subject matter expertise in vaccinology and infectious disease epidemiology.
• Strong epidemiological and statistical methods skills used in observational and non-interventional studies.
• At least 5 years of experience in vaccine-related or vaccine-preventable disease related medical/scientific activities including research, clinical development, epidemiological studies, and infectious disease surveillance.
• Prior experience conducting vaccine effectiveness and impact studies strongly preferred.
• Experience operating within large cross-functional matrices and collaborating with multiple partners.
• Strong technical expertise, analytical ability, creative problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Experience directing analyses of real-world data, for example using large databases from health care systems containing ICD-10 codes or claims data.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills including scientific writing skills as evidenced by lead authorship in at least 5 peer-reviewed publications in English.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated strong work ethic, and proven track record of delivering high quality results within timelines.
• Able to review, evaluate, interpret, and present complex data.
• Significant cross-functional leadership experience.
• Documented ability to manage projects to completion.
• Documented ability to take a relevant vaccine or vaccine-preventable disease epidemiology project from start to end including conception, design, protocol, analytic plan, implementation, analysis, and reporting and interpretation of results.

Benefits

• 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
• health benefits including medical, prescription drug, dental and vision coverage