Sr. Manager, Operational Excellence for AI-Driven Cardiometabolic Drug Discovery Institute

Senior Manager Of Operational Excellence

The Senior Manager of Operational Excellence role is an integral part of the Business Operations and Strategy Team reporting to the Internal Medicine Chief Scientific Officer, focusing on establishing Pfizer's Internal Medicine's AI-Driven Cardiometabolic Drug Discovery Institute. The position partners with IM leadership to build a collaborative ecosystem that integrates internal capabilities and scientific research with AI and external innovation, where breakthrough ideas can develop into new and differentiated medicines.

This role will work closely with IM leadership to shape and articulate both scientific and business strategies, serves as a liaison between scientific and business, and leads business operations function for the AICMD institute.

Role responsibilities include :

• Partner with executive leadership to co-develop and refine both scientific and business strategies that align with the objectives set by the IMRU Chief Scientific Officer (CSO), serving as a strategic and thought partner to ensure alignment and impact.
• Lead management of all internal and external communications, including executive briefings, strategic narratives, business plans, investor communications, as well as town halls and key events as appropriate.
• Prepare high-quality executive briefings, strategic narratives, business plans, and investor communications within established timelines.
• Lead meeting agendas, prepare business reviews, presentation material collation, and meetings / event management.
• Act as Institute Compliance POC to ensure that all necessary trainings and compliance metrics are met.
• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration with senior leadership and stakeholders to drive efficient project execution and achieve goals.
• Establish and maintain performance metrics to measure program success.
• Act as a strategic liaison at the intersection of science and business, facilitating effective collaboration between internal research and development teams and external innovation networks.
• Communicate collaboration status to senior leaders and act as a champion for the asset to ensure appropriate resources (budget and FTEs) are secured and deployed to facilitate delivery of the collaboration plan.

Basic qualifications include :

Preferred qualifications include :

This is a hybrid role requiring you to live within commuting distance and work on-site an average of 2.5 days per week.