Associate Director- Research Alliances

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This position is a key scientific and strategic contributor to driving innovation in research planning and execution across Pfizer Oncology Research Unit (ORU), by designing and implementing effective internal and external research processes.

The Associate Director with Research Alliances group of Discovery Technology department will have responsibility for effective management of an external research portfolio that includes a combination of biotech alliances, academic collaborations, and Contract Research Organizations (CROs). This individual will be part of a team that provides broad support to Oncology senior leaders, scientists, and project teams to enable key research collaborations that advance Pfizer ORU objectives.

Depending on the nature of the partnership, the Associate Director will independently build, develop and manage all or parts of the partnership lifecycle, including evaluation of potential partners, developing research collaboration objectives, implementation of governance structures, managing deliverables and timelines, and maintaining and growing strategic alignment and overall partnership health. This individual will also be expected to lead optimization of technical and operational processes to increase efficiency and productivity.

This position is a key scientific and strategic contributor to driving innovation in research planning and execution across Pfizer Oncology Research Unit (ORU), by designing and implementing effective internal and external research processes.

The Associate Director with Research Alliances group of Discovery Technology department will have responsibility for effective management of an external research portfolio that includes a combination of biotech alliances, academic collaborations, and Contract Research Organizations (CROs). This individual will be part of a team that provides broad support to Oncology senior leaders, scientists, and project teams to enable key research collaborations that advance Pfizer ORU objectives.

Depending on the nature of the partnership, the Associate Director will independently build, develop and manage all or parts of the partnership lifecycle, including evaluation of potential partners, developing research collaboration objectives, implementation of governance structures, managing deliverables and timelines, and maintaining and growing strategic alignment and overall partnership health. This individual will also be expected to lead optimization of technical and operational processes to increase efficiency and productivity.

• Applies both scientific and business operations knowledge to identify and evaluate external technologies and service capabilities, establish and manage collaborations, and build long‑term strategic relationships with partners
• Serves as the research collaboration and business operations expert to advise and mobilize internal teams to drive decision‑making that often involves external partnerships.
• Serves as a key contributor to a team dedicated to developing and implementing overall external collaboration strategies and processes for Pfizer ORU
• Proactively identifies needs for continuous improvement of research plans, business processes and workflows, and leads multidisciplinary groups in creating and implementing improvements both internally and externally
• Aligns strategy, objectives and deliverables both internally and with our partners, and independently coordinates operational activities to deliver goals accordingly
• Oversees…