Director/ Sr. Director, Emerging Markets Policy

Pfizer Inc.

Location:

United States (New York, NY)

Compensation:

Salary commensurate with experience

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Description:

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 employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act. All applicants must have authorization to work for Pfizer in the U.S. In certain circumstances it may be advantageous to Pfizer to support the application(s) for temporary visa classification and/or sponsor applications for permanent residence so that a foreign national colleague can accept or remain in a work assignment in the U. S. For certain classes of temporary visas, the resulting work authorization may be specific to Pfizer and the specific job and/or work site. Pfizer may at its business discretion decide to or refrain from obtaining, maintaining and/or extending the temporary visa status and/or sponsoring a colleague for permanent residency and /or employment eligibility, considering factors such as availability of qualified U.S. workers and the colleague's long-term prospects for securing lawful permanent residence, among other reasons. Employment applicants requiring immigration sponsorship must disclose, when initial application for employment is made, whether or not they are legally authorized to work for Pfizer in the U.S. and, if so, whether that authorization permits them to work in the job they seek. In no case should Pfizer's support of a colleague's temporary visa application or sponsorship of a colleague for permanent residence be construed to guarantee success of that application or amend or otherwise invalidate the "at-will" employment relationship between the colleague and Pfizer.

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Responsibilities:

• Lead Emerging Markets policy priorities and related business/market access objectives through preparation of policy platforms, targeted research, evidence of best practices, messaging, presentations, information abstracts and other primary materials. Work to shape a positive health reform agenda and enhance conditions for increased access for the Pfizer product portfolio.
• Manage and lead execution of strategies around policy issues that impact Emerging Markets.
• Develop and disseminate policy positioning to advance business objectives and ensure consistency in Pfizer policy approaches in Emerging Markets. Leverage to support aligned company-wide positioning through active engagement in the priority-setting process of the Worldwide Policy Leadership Team (WPLT).
• Lead issues management and environmental and policy forecasting assessments for selected “business adjacencies” as part of the Pfizer business transformation process.
• Represent Pfizer on key trade association committees that relate to emerging markets and ‘global health' issues and provide policy support for outreach and alliance building activities, particularly with academic institutions, pro-market NGOs, professional groups and think tanks.
• Represent and advise executive management in their engagement with external groups where Pfizer plays a leadership or membership role.
• Provide leadership to internal Pfizer committees work streams and task forces, including staffing and policy content on emerging markets policy issues.
• Co-ordinate Pfizer's policy work in support of the Gates Foundation
• Provide analytical and policy support to Pfizer's work on global health including our relationships with relevant MLOs, working closely with the senior Director Public affairs who is responsible for our relationships in Geneva.

Qualification:

• 10 plus years experience in public policy, government and/or industry relations, with a focus on market analytics, health care and pharmaceutical policy issues outside the US. Masters degree or equivalent strongly preferred. Foreign language skills a plus.
• Prior pharmaceutical industry or consultancy experience essential.
• Knowledge of and exposure to emerging markets pharmaceutical reimbursement, access, health care reform, cost-containment and IP challenges facing the industry is required along with a demonstrated capacity to manage these issues strategically, using advocacy, networking, coalition building, evidence and policy formulation and messaging/communications tools.
• Experience in managing relationships with multi-lateral organizations, non-governmental organizations and foundations and advocating on policies and issues relevant to biopharmaceutical business interests.
• Demonstrated ability to position senior-level executives on regional or global platforms to advance strategic policy and business interests.
• Creative analytical capacity along with strong oral and written communications skills required. Significant writing responsibilities. Familiarity with data bases and ability to use to build quantitative as well as qualitative evidence to foster policy objectives.
• Management of people and diverse relationships with outside issue experts, opinion leaders, consultants and contract vendors. Ability to act independently – as a “self-starter” – and to operate effectively in a large organization and within diverse environments is also important. Cultural sensitivity a needed strength.
• Ability to lead others and build relationships.
• Experience working collaboratively and effectively with others is highly valued.