Senior Director, Lifecycle Lead
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Job Location:
New York City, NY - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 230900 - 366400
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
ROLE SUMMARY
The Senior Director Lifecycle Development is responsible for shaping the strategic and commercial trajectory of full lifecycle initiatives across the Global Hospital & Biosimilars portfolio from early ideation through launch. This role is accountable for shaping what is developed and whyensuring that opportunities are strategically sound commercially attractive and aligned to portfolio priorities. This position operates at the intersection of strategy value creation and enterprise decisionmaking driving clarity and pace through partnerships with
Manufacturing Regulatory and Commercial teams to guide decisions that maximize sustainable portfolio value.
Key Elements of the role include:
Endtoend accountability for lifecycle opportunity development spanning ideation business case development and launch readiness
Ownership of commercial development strategy and investment logic for inline lifecycle initiatives and organically developed new products
Stewardship of value creation strategic fit and portfolio alignment for lifecycle initiatives
Leadership through influence and decision framing not project management ownership
ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES
Lifecycle Strategy & Business Case Leadership
Shape and progress lifecycle opportunities by defining clear strategic intent value hypotheses and robust business cases from ideation to launch readiness
Develop integrated commercial development strategies that articulate investment rationale and expected value delivery
Evaluate opportunity attractiveness through structured analysis scenario modeling and value frameworks
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CrossFunctional Leadership & Decision Enablement
Partner with Manufacturing Regulatory and Commercial stakeholders to translate concepts into investable executable pathways
Lead crossfunctional option development and tradeoff discussions to support timely highquality portfolio decisions
Ensure lifecycle initiatives account for broader network capacity portfolio strategy and market dynamics
Operate as an enterprise integratorsynthesizing inputs surfacing implications and guiding aligned decisionmaking
Governance Recommendations & Portfolio Stewardship
Represent lifecycle initiatives in governance forums providing clear integrated highquality recommendations rather than functional pointsolutions
Support senior Portfolio and Strategy & Business Development leaders as a trusted thought partner
Drive projectbased ways of working with an emphasis on 90day planning and decision cycles
Leadership Mindset & Ways of Working
Lead with judgment simplification and a bias for action rather than process ownership
Model forwardlooking holistic thinking grounded in execution feasibility
Promote culture of focused execution accountability and crossfunctional collaboration
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BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelors degree required; advanced degrees (PhD PharmD MBA etc.)
Preferred 12 years of broad pharmaceutical experience in commercial/Manufacturing/Finance/operations/strategy
The leader will be a strong self-starter with a proven track record of delivering results in complex and matrixed environment leading and building resilient teams and driving impact through influence collaboration and clear decision making.
Demonstrates a breadth of diverse leadership experiences and capabilities including: the ability to influence and collaborate with peers develop and coach others oversee and guide the work of other colleagues to achieve meaningful outcomes and create business impact.
Demonstrated ability to shape and defend business cases and guide investment decisions across multiple stakeholders
Strong understanding of manufacturing regulatory and commercialization considerations without owning execution delivery
Proven seniorlevel influencer with credibility across functions and leadership forums
Comfort operating at both strategic and operationaldecision altitudes
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Diverse enterprise experience including product development commercial development or lifecycle strategy within a complex matrixed environment
Strong analytical and synthesis skills with the ability to move from insight to recommendation
High credibility as a thought partner at the Senior Director level
Candidate demonstrates a breadth of diverse leadership experiences and capabilities including: the ability to influence and collaborate with peers develop and coach others oversee and guide the work of other colleagues to achieve meaningful outcomes and create business impact.
PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS
NONE
NON-STANDARD WORK SCHEDULE TRAVEL OR ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS
25% TRAVEL
Work Location Assignment:Hybrid
LAST DAY TO APPLY: 02/25/2026
The annual base salary for this position ranges from $230900.00 to $366400.00. In addition this position is eligible for participation in Pfizers Global Performance Plan with a bonus target of 25.0% of the base salary and eligibility to participate in our share based long term incentive program. We offer comprehensive and generous benefits and programs to help our colleagues lead healthy lives and to support each of lifes moments. Benefits offered include a 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 and health benefits to include medical prescription drug dental and vision coverage. Learn more at Pfizer Candidate Site U.S. Benefits (). Pfizer compensation structures and benefit packages are aligned based on the location of hire. The United States salary range provided does not apply to Tampa FL or any location outside of the United States.Relocation assistance may be available based on business needs and/or eligibility.
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Key Skills
- FDA Regulations
- Management Experience
- Manufacturing & Controls
- Biotechnology
- Clinical Development
- Clinical Trials
- Drug Discovery
- Project Management
- Filing
- Team Management
- Leadership Experience
- Chemistry
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