Pfizer Posted August 12, 2026

Director, Integrated Insights and Strategy (IIS), Antivirals Lifecycle

New York City, United States Full time
Marketing Vaccines & Infectious Disease Director

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About this opportunity

Director, Paxlovid Integrated Insights & Strategy (IIS)

Role Summary

Pfizer is seeking a Director of Integrated Insights & Strategy (IIS) to lead the insights and strategy function for Paxlovid within Global Commercial Analytics (GCA). This is a newly combined role that unites two historically separate disciplines: (1) market research that illuminates current market dynamics and anticipates future evolution to inform commercial strategy, and (2) integrated secondary data analytics that translates disparate data sources into a compelling, decision-ready narrative for senior leadership.

Reporting to the IIS Therapeutic Team Lead, this person will serve as the senior insights partner to US and Global Paxlovid brand leadership, owning the end-to-end insights agenda, from primary and secondary research design through KPI development, campaign effectiveness measurement, and commercial execution excellence. The ideal candidate combines rigorous analytic depth with strong storytelling and executive presence, is comfortable operating across both qualitative/quantitative research and performance analytics, and can convert complex, cross-source data into clear, actionable recommendations that shape brand strategy and drive in-market results.

Key Responsibilities

Market Research & Strategic Foresight

Serve as strategic thought partner to US and Global Paxlovid commercial teams, framing and answering priority business questions related to market dynamics, patient/HCP behavior, and investment decisions.

Design and lead primary market research (qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-methods) to build a deep understanding of the current antiviral/acute-care treatment landscape, and translate business priorities into decision-led learning agendas.

Anticipate future market evolution, competitive entrants, treatment paradigm shifts, access dynamics, and translate implications into forward-looking strategic recommendations that prepare the brand for what's next.

Lead end-to-end vendor selection and management (scope, contracting, quality oversight) and maintain a forward-looking vendor and technology ecosystem, including AI-enabled research workflows where appropriate and compliant.

Integrated Analytics & Insight Storytelling

Connect research and secondary analytics together, sales, claims, patient/HCP data, media, and CRM, to tell a compelling and persuasive story and deliver clear, actionable recommendations to senior leadership.

Lead identification of information needs and development of integrated research and data analysis plans that link insights directly to brand decisions.

Build and maintain an in-house knowledge base so insights accumulate, are easily retrievable, and reduce duplication of effort across the brand team.

Commercial Execution Excellence & Performance Measurement

Develop and monitor key performance metrics (KPIs) to evaluate and enhance the effectiveness of Paxlovid marketing campaigns and overall commercial execution.

Recommend campaign improvements and corrective actions; evaluate campaign assets to ensure an optimal customer experience grounded in deep customer insight.

Integrate campaign performance insights with broader analytic activities to paint a full picture of marketing execution and customer behavior, informing resource allocation decisions.

Cross-Functional Leadership & Collaboration

Partner on Long-Range Forecast (LRF) and Operating Plan development, ensuring accurate, timely performance measurement and clear articulation of results to leadership.

Lead dialogue to integrate insights across data science, analytics engineering, market research, and media teams, ensuring a cohesive, unified point of view for brand stakeholders.

Play a key role in advancing the vision for the future direction of brand activities and contribute to broader IIS team capability-building and knowledge-sharing.

Manage and coach junior team members and/or vendor partners, overseeing quality and consistency of deliverables.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

BA/BS in Marketing, Psychology, Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Engineering, or related field required; MS, MBA, or related advanced degree preferred.

8+ years of experience in market research, consulting, commercial/marketing analytics, or a related field (7+ years with an advanced degree).

Demonstrated experience leading both primary market research (qualitative and quantitative) and secondary data analytics for a major brand or therapeutic area (>$1B), ideally including acute-care, antiviral, or specialty pharma experience.

Proven ability to frame ambiguous business problems into testable hypotheses and learning plans that drive commercial decisions.

Track record developing and monitoring marketing/commercial KPIs and translating campaign performance data into optimization recommendations.

Working proficiency with the core analytics and reporting for ex – Tableau, Snowflake for Analytics, Dataiku, Claude (AI-assisted analysis and research workflows) etc. to navigate these platforms independently to pull, interpret, and synthesize data into insights.

Strong executive presence; proven track record as a trusted, indispensable thought partner to senior brand leaders, with the ability to influence without authority.

Exceptional ability to distill complex, multi-source data into clear, persuasive narratives and recommendations for senior leadership, both verbally and in writing.

Collaborative, team-oriented approach with outstanding listening skills and strong cross-functional stakeholder management.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in infectious disease, antiviral, or acute/urgent-care categories; familiarity with rapid-cycle market dynamics and access considerations.

Experience managing research vendors end-to-end (selection, contracting, performance oversight) with a focus on quality, speed, and value.

Experience building institutional knowledge systems that embed learning into ongoing analytics and strategy work.

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.

Other Job Details:

Last Date to Apply for Job: August 25, 2026.

Ability to travel based on business needs

This position is hybrid and requires working onsite 2 to 3 days per week


The annual base salary for this position ranges from $162,900.00 to $271,500.00. In addition, this position is eligible for participation in Pfizer’s Global Performance Plan with a bonus target of 20.0% 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 life’s 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 | (uscandidates.mypfizerbenefits.com). 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.



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 Relocation assistance may be available based on business needs and/or eligibility.


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Job details

Seniority
Director
Function
Marketing
Therapeutic area
Vaccines & Infectious Disease
Location
New York City, United States
Employment type
Full time

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Marketing role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 93 comparable Director Marketing roles across 18 biopharma companies.

93Comparable roles tracked
78Currently active
18Companies hiring similar roles
6Countries represented

Salary context

47 of 93 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function and a matching or adjacent seniority level -- not necessarily the same therapeutic area or country.

This roleSubject $162,900/yr – $271,500/yr
Lowest disclosed · Director, Global Marketing – Cenerimod · Mylan Inc. $112,000/yr – $236,000/yr
Highest disclosed · Sr Director, DTP, HIV, Long-Acting Treatment · Gilead Sciences, Inc. $261,375/yr – $338,250/yr
Peer group range $174,000 – $299,813 (median $259,448)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 93 comparable roles

United States84
United Kingdom3
Canada2
Japan2
India1
Spain1

Seniority mix

93 of 93 peers have a known seniority level

Director76
Senior Director17

Therapeutic area mix

29 of 93 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology14
Neuroscience5
Cardiovascular / CVRM3
Immunology3
Dermatology & Aesthetics2
Rare Disease1
Respiratory1

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