Senior Strategic Marketing Manager(Diagnostics)
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Key details
Why this role is notable
Pfizer is building a national cross-tumor diagnostics strategy and standing up biomarker testing pathways, suggesting pharma is moving upstream into diagnostics infrastructure and pathology networks rather than only selling drugs.
Job Description
ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Assess diagnostic gaps across priority tumor types (e.g., lung and urological cancers), develop the national cross-tumor diagnostics strategy, and lead the design and delivery of national diagnostics programs.
• Partner with national and hospital-level stakeholders to optimize biomarker testing pathways (IHC, FISH, PCR, NGS, etc.), and drive the development of diagnostics consensus, standards, quality indicators and policy recommendations.
• Build and maintain national and provincial networks of pathology and molecular diagnostics experts, and foster effective clinical–pathology collaboration.
• Align closely with the central marketing strategy and collaborate with internal and external partners to ensure compliant and effective execution.
Qualifications
• Master's degree or above in Medicine, Pathology, Molecular Biology or a related discipline;
• Minimum of 8 years' experience in the pharmaceutical or diagnostics industry; experience in oncology marketing, medical affairs or diagnostics is an advantage;
• Solid understanding of oncology biomarker testing, companion diagnostics (CDx) and pathology/molecular testing workflows;
• Minimum of 3 years' project management experience, with strong strategic thinking and proven cross-functional collaboration skills;
• Experience working with quality control centers, academic associations or pathology experts is preferred;
• Fluency in written and spoken English is preferred; proficiency in Microsoft Office.
Pfizer is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction in which it operates.
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