Medical Affairs Scientist Vaccines (m/f/d)

Since over 170 years Pfizer colleagues from all over the world are working together to positively impact health for everyone, everywhere. Apart from marketing over 100 products in the Swiss market, the Pfizer AG commits itself to honor scientific enlightenments with the Pfizer Research Award since 1992 as well as additional awards and partnerships. Right now, we are seeking qualified candidates to fill the position:

Medical Affairs Scientist (m/w/d)

fixed-term position until end of March 2027

Role Purpose

As a Medical Affairs Scientist in Vaccines, you act as the company’s medical-scientific ambassador to healthcare professionals, medical societies, academia and other scientific stakeholders. You lead peer-to-peer medical exchange in the field, generate and synthesize actionable insights, and translate external evidence into strategic input that advances patient outcomes, evidence generation and cross-functional decision-making.

 

You can look forward to:

Scientific leadership & medical-to-medical communication

• Lead compliant, peer-to-peer scientific exchange in the field across priority vaccine disease areas and assets.

• Serve as recognized subject matter expert for HCPs, medical societies and academic partners; interpret and communicate clinical evidence, guidelines and real-world data.

• Identify, discuss and follow up on study concepts; evaluate emerging data and key congress outputs relevant to vaccines.

Stakeholder management & early external engagement

• Map, prioritize, and develop long-term, trust-based relationships with national and regional stakeholders, including KOLs and scientific networks.

• Proactively initiate collaborations and projects with external partners in line with medical strategy and unmet needs.

• Drive timely, needs-based early outreach and tailored scientific engagements across omni-channel formats.

Strategy, insights & cross-functional collaboration

• Plan and execute medical-scientific strategic plans for the vaccine portfolio within your specialty role.

• Generate, document and share high-quality medical insights to inform category/BU strategies, tactics and country plans.

Clinical operations & data generation

• Collaborate with Clinical Operations on feasibility, site identification, investigator engagement and study support as appropriate.

• Contribute to local evidence generation initiatives (e.g., RWE projects) in partnership with data specialists and global teams.

• Support medical training for field/commercial colleagues on disease areas and products, as needed.

Compliance, professionalism & governance

• Champion medical compliance and professionalism; ensure all interactions and materials adhere to applicable Codes of Practice, company SOPs and labelling.

• Identify and report adverse events and product complaints in line with pharmacovigilance requirements.

• Maintain accurate documentation of external interactions, insights and activities in approved systems.

Qualifications & Experience

• Advanced degree in Medicine, Pharmacy or Life/Health Sciences; MD/Dr. med./PhD preferred.

• Proven experience in Medical Affairs, clinical research or within vaccine-related therapeutic areas, with a strong preference for vaccines expertise.

• Deep understanding of local healthcare environment, scientific societies and policy landscape.

• Sound knowledge of pharmacovigilance, regulatory frameworks and promotional/non-promotional review processes.

• Excellent scientific communication skills, including ability to tailor complex data to diverse audiences across omni-channel formats.

• Strong collaboration and project management skills in matrixed, cross-functional settings.

• Fluency in English; proficiency in German strongly preferred.

Together we represent:

Breakthroughs that change patients' livesTM – At Pfizer we are a patient centric company, guided by our four values: Courage, Excellence, Equity and Joy. Our breakthrough culture lends itself to our dedication to transforming millions of lives. Learn more about Pfizer as an employer via: www.pfizer.ch

Convinced?

We are looking forward to your online application with all complete document (CV and Cover Letter - these as well as additional documents can be added and uploaded at the “Resume/CV” section of the “My Experience” page.) Apply today via www.pfizer.ch.

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