Sr. Manager, Alliances

Pfizer Pfizer · Pharma · MA

This role supports the Alliance Management and Business Operations Lead to manage a portfolio of research collaborations within Pfizer's Discovery Network. Responsibilities include coordinating alliance activities, managing contracts, facilitating governance meetings, and driving process improvements. The role requires knowledge of scientific operations, industry-academic alliances, and strong project management and communication skills.

What you'd actually do

  1. Partner with scientific leads to draft, review and edit research plans for contracting readiness
  2. Creation of JSC meeting agendas, preparatory reviews, internal stakeholder mgmt., presentation materials collation, and meetings/event management.
  3. Serve as the primary point of contact for partners, ensuring ongoing communication, continuous alignment of goals, addressing any issues that arise
  4. Collaborate with the scientific leads to manage all contractual obligations of different alliances including project resource planning and management, alliance tracking and metrics reporting.
  5. Drives business process and workflow improvements leading cross-functional teams to implement solutions with internal stakeholders and external partners

Skills

Required

  • BS (or equivalent Life Science degree) with 6+ years experience in a pharma and/or biotech environment, or MS with 5+ years experience
  • Knowledge of scientific and strategic operations and industry-academic alliance Management
  • Exercises own judgment leveraging knowledge and experience
  • Works independently with instruction on complex problems
  • Excellence organizational skills, with high levels of energy
  • Ability to thrive in a highly-matrixed, team environment
  • Proven track record of effective and congenial management skills
  • Demonstrated excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Experience with relevant digital tools including SharePoint; Proficiency in Microsoft tools including Excel, PowerPoint and Word

Nice to have

  • Master's or advanced degree in related field
  • Familiarity with Pfizer organization and processes
  • CA-AM ASAP Certification

What the JD emphasized

  • Knowledge of scientific and strategic operations and industry-academic alliance Management
  • Excellence organizational skills
  • Ability to thrive in a highly-matrixed, team environment
  • Proven track record of effective and congenial management skills
  • Demonstrated excellent oral and written communication skills