Job Title:             Senior Manager/Director, Public Affairs Therapeutic Area Lead-Latin America

Job Type:             Full Time

Salary:                  Salary commensurate with experience

Senior Manager/Director, Therapeutic Area Lead-Latin America provides brand public affairs and access direction and support to the Area Commercial Teams (ACTs) of the Latin America (LA) region, and to in-country Public Affairs teams, within the Emerging Markets BU.

-  Serves as a member of the ACTs and as the Public Affairs liaison for Latin America to global brand teams, Global Commercial Medicine Team Lead (GCMTL), and/or Disease Area Strategy Teams (DAST).

-  Directs and collaborates with leaders from headquarters, regional operations and other functional areas to develop and execute regional public affairs brand strategies, including brand plans and regional strategic product platforms, that support the Emerging Markets Business Unit.

-  Manages product-level issues and provides strategic counsel to management to ensure effective alignment with corporate public policy positions.

-  Point of contact and conduit for brands and/or disease areas and for brand planning, strategy development and capacity building in Latin America across a product's life cycle.

-  Work with HQ-based BU Public Affairs, Latin America ACTs, and global brand teams to identify public affairs and policy issues/opportunities, provide strategic direction, and set priorities to support the strategic objectives for in-line and pipeline brand assets.

     o Proactively identify key competitive challenges, opportunities and possible barriers to in-line and pipeline products; ensure these are integrated into in-line and pipeline strategies and tactics.

     o Embed policy stakeholder mapping into brand strategy planning.

     o Anticipate effects of competitor, government, NGO, and other external action and reaction to brand and portfolio strategies and decisions.

     o Ensure that insights about Latin America regional/market customers, payers, and stakeholders are incorporated into brand strategies developed by the ACTs

-  Work with in-market public affairs organizations and brand organizations to refine and implement strategies and drive brand strategies into markets.

-  Work with colleagues in Market Access, Communications, Medical, Legal and other functions both at the HQ and the affiliate level to ensure cross-functional alignment.

-  Develop access strategies with cross-functional teams to drive reimbursement and formulary listings in key markets.

-  Ensure implementation of brand asset public affairs and policy plan by mobilizing appropriate Pfizer resources to enable execution.

-  Enable and drive partnerships with key regional and national patient groups by therapeutic area, endorsed by business units, and with other key stakeholders/influencers, which demonstrably enhance relationships and improve the operating environment at market and regional levels.

-  Leverage Pfizer relationships with global patient and advocacy groups in support of regional and local brand strategies.

-  Develop tools and adapt HQ toolkits, information and key messages for in-market or field organizations to support implementation of public affairs and access strategies.

-  Guide global and regional brand teams on the interrelationships between the public sector and other and major institutions that drive, create or hinder product and/or life cycle management opportunities, and on global and local policies that affect the brands.

-  Maximize value of International Public Affairs for brands by ensuring public affairs colleagues are focused on the right priorities and coordinated in their support.

     o Ensure that the needs of the brands are built into core product and above-brand strategies and planning.

     o Ensure that International Public Affairs colleagues are educated on key business unit challenges and empowered to support the BU.

-  Translate market analysis and focus group research into public affairs objectives and goals.

-  Ensure public affairs activities are in compliance with Pfizer policy and legal obligations.

Qualifications:

Capabilities Required:

This position requires the integration of political, policy, and public affairs expertise to develop effective strategies and implementation plans. The ideal candidate will possess experience in one or more of these areas with the capability of quickly acquiring knowledge in the other areas. The position will require extensive interaction with colleagues from a wide variety of positions within Pfizer's headquarters and regionally based business and public affairs structures.

Requirements:

-  B.A. /B.S. required; advanced degree strongly preferred.

-  At least five years of related experience in the pharmaceutical industry, another health care sector, public policy, communications, or public affairs.

-  Excellent spoken and written English if based outside the U.S.

-  Knowledge of a foreign language a plus if based at NYHQ.

-  Knowledge of health care policy and pharmaceutical industry required.

-  Strong capacity/proven track record for sharp strategic analysis and understanding, including incorporating policy and public affairs components into the strategic analyses that drive business decisions and growth.

-  Candidate must have a demonstrated track record of project management, organizational skills and attention to detail.

-  Candidate must possess excellent presentation, written, oral, communication skills and interpersonal skills, as well as a proven ability to work as part of a team.

-  Experience with targeted stakeholders strongly preferred.

-  International travel required 25-50%

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