[Hiring] Pediatric Clinical Development Medical Director @Pfizer

Role Description

The Pediatric Clinical Development Medical Director (Internal Medicine, Field-Based) is a field-based clinical development role within Internal Medicine, operating independently of any Pfizer office location. The position is designed to support pediatric clinical programs through direct engagement with pediatric investigators, children’s hospitals, and research institutions across the United States, with geographic placement determined by field coverage needs rather than office proximity.

The role is accountable for providing focused pediatric clinical and medical site engagement expertise to enable timely and successful delivery of pediatric clinical programs, with initial emphasis on the pediatric rimegepant portfolio. The role partners closely with Global Development Leads, Clinical Development Scientist Leads, study clinicians, and Clinical Operations to identify, evaluate, and engage high-performing pediatric clinical sites, including children’s hospitals and pediatric research networks.

Through direct site engagement, the Pediatric Clinical Development Medical Director supports:

• Acceleration of site startup
• Optimization of recruitment performance
• Rapid resolution of site-level clinical and operational issues that threaten enrollment timelines or study continuity

Acting as a pediatric clinical development partner embedded in the field, the Pediatric Clinical Development Medical Director provides:

• Site-facing pediatric medical expertise
• Support for protocol interpretation and clinical feasibility discussions
• Facilitation of bidirectional communication of site insights to inform study execution and risk mitigation strategies

Qualifications

• Medical degree (MD or DO) with 4 years+ relevant experience
• Completion of pediatric residency training and/or subspecialty training relevant to pediatric populations
• Active or prior medical licensure preferred

Requirements

• Clinical experience caring for pediatric patients in academic or hospital-based settings
• Experience serving as an investigator, sub-investigator, or medical monitor in pediatric clinical trials
• Extensive experience supporting pediatric clinical research, which may include a combination of biopharmaceutical industry experience, pediatric clinical practice, and/or direct involvement in pediatric clinical trials
• Pediatric subject matter expertise, including experience working with children’s hospitals, pediatric investigators, and pediatric research networks
• Experience supporting pediatric trial feasibility, site identification, site startup, and recruitment execution
• Working knowledge of pediatric regulatory frameworks and expectations (e.g., PREA, PWR, PIP)
• Ability to engage credibly as a peer clinical partner with pediatric investigators and site clinicians
• Ability to operate independently with sound clinical and operational judgment across complex, matrixed development environments
• Success in a field-based or highly autonomous role not anchored to a corporate office

Benefits

• 401(k) plan with Pfizer Matching Contributions and an additional Pfizer Retirement Savings Contribution
• Paid vacation, holiday, and personal days
• Paid caregiver/parental and medical leave
• Health benefits including medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage