Director, Global Program Management

The Global Program Manager (GPM), Director provides program management leadership for Pfizer product teams, ensuring alignment and execution of research, development, medical, and commercial strategic and operational objectives. As a key leader on the Global Product Team (GPT), the GPM oversees asset strategy execution, integrated planning, team effectiveness, resource management, risk management, and communication management to deliver cross-functional commitments on or ahead of schedule, within budget, and with high quality. The GPM must also be proficient in applying AI-enabled tools and ways of working to strengthen decision-making, accelerate delivery, improve execution quality, and support more efficient use of resources. This role requires a strong understanding of governance processes, strategic and tactical planning, and the foundational tools that support planning, communication, and continuous improvement in operational delivery.

Program Development, Strategy, and Planning Working with team leadership, leads cross functional development of integrated program plans (e.g., Development, Lifecycle, and Operating plans) and ensures alignment with the overall strategic plan and operational and Partner Line plans for the program scope.  Spans from Pre-clinical to Loss of Exclusivity. Drives decision point planning and the associated deliverables across all functions of the team and contributes to the strategic planning process for the project. Offers leadership in asset-level planning, including development and assessment of scenarios and options, robust decision criteria, risk management, and internal/external communication and stakeholder management strategies. In partnership with the Global Development Product Lead (GDPL), Finance Lead, and Partner Line representatives, accountable for developing and maintaining an integrated program level budget and accurate updated annual forecasts. Designs, recommends, and implements new processes, approaches, or tools to manage the program/team. Provides timeline and budget inputs for asset valuation. Able to serve as PM lead for top priority assets with multiple indications, providing leadership to other PMs and all functional line representatives     Project Planning Drives creation/maintenance of asset-level integrated development plans in partnership with the GDPL, recognizing and driving delivery of key interdependencies across functional lines. Leads development of the program critical path, decision criteria, and milestones/stage gates. Ensures all lines understand asset strategy, key milestones and interdependencies. Lead the oversight of the program level plan (schedule) in collaboration with the Project Planner and proactively identifies and manages opportunities to optimize delivery of the asset-level plan. Partner with the Project Planner to ensure that project schedule, resource management, and product controls are established and maintained. Facilitate scenario planning including the development and assessment of options.   Project Execution and Delivery Provides cross-functional operational leadership to the team. Leads the development and coordination of program level goals in partnership with the GDPL and closely monitors progress against these goals for operational efficiency ensuring the program delivers on time, within scope, and on budget. Monitors activities across all team members and line functions involved in the program to ensure achievement of key decision points and milestones according to time, cost, and quality parameters of the endorsed plan. Influences leadership across functional lines to ensure efficient delivery of projects. Proactively identifies and manages emerging changes and opportunities; drives iterations of the plans collaboratively with the Project Planner to make updates in the project schedule; works with the team to optimize resource utilization and maximize return on investment. Reviews and/or approves