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Pfizer

Makes cancer drugs, vaccines and other medicines

Area Business Manager

Field SalesConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-time$139k - $280.4k /yr

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree is required.
  • At least 6 years of pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical marketing/sales experience is required, including at least 3–5 years in a demonstrated leadership role across peer and customer groups.
  • A valid U.S. driver's license and a driving record that complies with company standards are required; any DUI/DWI or impaired-driving citation within the past 7 years is disqualifying.
  • Demonstrated ability to influence and collaborate with peers, develop and coach others, and create meaningful business impact is required.
  • Candidates must be authorized to be employed in the U.S. by any employer, and permanent work authorization in the United States is required.

Responsibilities

  • Hire, coach, develop, and manage 9–12 representatives across Neuroscience and Cardiovascular portfolios.
  • Establish clear team goals, hold team members accountable to performance standards, and manage underperformance with directness and care.
  • Build a strong team culture grounded in engagement, morale, and continuous improvement.
  • Use situational leadership and multimodal coaching—live, virtual, and hybrid—to strengthen representatives’ capabilities across engagement types.
  • Ensure colleagues receive meaningful development opportunities that support career growth and long-term engagement.
  • Develop and implement strategic area business plans aligned to national and regional priorities across both therapeutic areas.
  • Own area-level budget accountability; plan, organize, and monitor resource deployment to maximize business potential.
  • Conduct proactive data analysis to identify market trends, assess key stakeholders, and anticipate future shifts in the business landscape.
  • Ensure effective and efficient utilization of promotional materials and measure field execution against plan.
  • Collaborate with Marketing during the Op Plan process to shape key strategies, business imperatives, and objectives.
  • Build and maintain relationships with customers, including key opinion leaders, large group practices, hospitals, and managed care organizations across Migraine and NVAF/VTE.
  • Model high clinical knowledge and lead credible, science-forward conversations across therapeutic areas.
  • Identify and pursue key account development opportunities that impact area and national business.
  • Champion cross-functional collaboration to meet customer needs and connect health care providers with channel and HQ partners to address complex customer requirements.
  • Coach representatives on integrating digital tools and cross-functional colleagues into customer engagements.
  • Ensure all selling activities by self and team comply with legal, regulatory, and Pfizer policy requirements.
  • Maintain working knowledge of relevant compliance policies and escalate issues promptly.
  • Ensure team actions reflect Pfizer’s commitment to integrity and model compliant behavior in customer and internal interactions.
  • Operate digital and virtual tools and platforms at an expert level.
  • Apply data-driven resource management to ensure appropriate channel deployment across a dual-portfolio area.
  • Use sales data and reporting software to draw conclusions, adjust strategy, and adapt to Pfizer’s evolving technology model.
  • Travel across representative territories within the area, with overnight travel as business needs require, and attend area and national meetings.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience engaging key thought leaders or high-influence customers in large group practices, hospitals, or managed care organizations.
  • An MBA or relevant graduate degree is preferred.
  • At least 5 years of people-management experience and a proven ability to develop and motivate others, lead through change, and deliver on business imperatives.
  • Specialty sales experience and therapeutic expertise; cross-portfolio or integrated medicine experience is a plus.
  • Ability to develop and reinforce team expertise across a broader portfolio with a Science First mindset.
  • Cross-functional collaboration aligned to a One Pfizer commitment to the customer.
  • A feedback-driven approach to building a culture that proactively identifies areas of improvement and holds representatives accountable to Rep 2.0 standards.
  • Ability to model change, agility, and adaptability in a dynamic commercial environment.
  • Advanced virtual communication skills for customer engagement, team management, and remote collaboration.
  • Strong organizational and analytical skills, including the ability to interpret sales data and reporting applications and adapt to evolving technology platforms.
  • Ability to think strategically and execute precisely to deliver results.
  • A strong track record of collaborative, motivational leadership and internal stakeholder management.
  • Enterprise thinking and the ability to anticipate downstream consequences.
  • Facilitation skills.

About the Company

Pfizer

Makes cancer drugs, vaccines and other medicines

Pfizer discovers, makes, and sells prescription medicines and vaccines for patients, doctors, and governments worldwide, with large businesses in vaccines, cancer, heart disease, and rare diseases. In 2020, its COVID-19 shot, developed with German partner BioNTech, became the first COVID-19 vaccine authorized in the United States. Its scientists find drug candidates and run clinical trials to prove they are safe and effective, and Pfizer then manufactures approved products in its own plants, earning most of its money from patented drugs before cheaper generic copies arrive. Pfizer was founded in 1849 as a chemicals business in Brooklyn and is based in New York City.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
New York City, New York
Founded
1849

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