MBA Strategy & Consulting Summer Associate

Why Pfizer? At Pfizer, you’ll find an inclusive environment, challenging projects and the opportunity to own your career. Seize the ability to think differently and collaborate with innovative minds to influence some of the most critical issues facing healthcare worldwide . Foster your career and join a team that is striving for breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. Who We Are The Strategy & Consulting (S&C) team is an internal Pfizer team that works with Pfizer senior leadership to lead the development of holistic business strategies, across Corporate, Commercial and R&D. Our work on high impact business challenges and opportunities enables Pfizer’s purpose-driven growth agenda and our mission to deliver breakthroughs that change patients’ lives Your Responsibilities The Strategy & Consulting Summer Associate is responsible for working on projects or specific pieces of work to shape, develop, and enable execution of strategies . Each Strategy & Consulting Summer Associate will report into a project area “Vertical.” The Verticals are described below. U.S. Commercial : Encompasses Pfizer’s commercial efforts across Therapeutic Areas (Oncology, Internal Medicine, Vacc ines, Antivirals, Inflammation & Immunology, and our Hospital portfolio ) Global Commercial Platforms: Encompasses 3 global commercial platforms – Marketing , Medical Affairs , and Market Access . International Commer ci al Division: Consists of the commercial organizations and corresponding P&L s in all ex U.S. markets . Corporate and Pfizer R esearch & D evelopment : Encompasses a wide range of Corporate Functions and high priority strategy projects for Research and Development . While this position reports into the Strategy & Consulting (S&C) team organizationally, this person will stay connected to key business challenges and opportunities as articulated by the Business Unit ( BU ) leadership teams, ensuring that there is alignment with strategic priorities, and/or recommending adjustments to priorities when necessary. The scope of the role will include contributions to BU strategic planning, contributions to projects related to key strategic issues, and insight and assessment of market signals that could impact business performance or strategic direction. The S&C Summer Associate will need to be highly proactive, work collaboratively with other groups, have strong attention to detail along with written, verbal and listening skills, presentation skills, teaming, facilitation, mental agility, and relationship building skills. What this looks like on a daily basis : Contribute to the development of business strategies at a global, and where appropriate, a local level, by managing workstreams across a portfolio of projects that provide insight and direction on key strategic levers, such as market development, customer needs assessment, competitive advantage, market and/or product prioritization. Contribute to the completion of annual strategic plans, as well as aligned strategic action plans. Develop and maintain an understanding of market dynamics in order to identify market trends and appropriately assess opportunities and guide strategic direction. Provide perspective on the potential impact of external market signals that could impact future business performance. Understand the priorities of the internal BU business partners and/or corporate functional leads to understand business needs and represent the current status of opportunity evaluations. Actively participate in the assigned S&C team learning opportunities through hands on project experiences, role-specific professional development trainings , and sharing sessions. Qualifications Successful candidates for this role typically bring the following skills and experiences : Must-Have Minimum BS/BA with 3 years of relevant experience Enrolled in a Full-Time MBA program, 1st year student graduating in Spring 2028 Relevant healthcare experience includes experience working in/with commercial, corporate or R&D biopharma functions involving strategy development and/or strategic initiatives (e.g., marketing, commercial development, market access & pricing, business development, R&D strategy / portfolio management, etc.) Basic understanding of trends and market dynamics in US and Global healthcare and biopharmaceuticals, basic understanding of competitor strategies, and basic understanding of the drug development process. Demonstrated strong strategic thinking skills, as evidenced by the ability to tee up the right questions, identify alternative scenarios, articulate resulting implications, and develop recommendations for decision-making or action. Ability to understand and translate market and competitive dynamics into strategic implications for the business units. Basic understanding of finance and P&L implications of any strategy Ability to work with complex information and distill into a framework that helps facilitate decision making, while maintaining attention to detail and accuracy. Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills Demonstrated high learning agility , “team player” mentality, and positive attitude and poise under pressure. Strong command of English language , spoken and written. Nice-to-Have Degree in life sciences Healthcare/biopharma management consulting experience Other Job Details Must be immediately authorized to work in the U.S. on a permanent or indefinitely renewable basis without employer’s sponsorship. Pfizer will be una ble to provide any employment visa or green card sponsorship for this position. Pfizer is an Equal Opportunity and E-V erify employer. Work Location Assignment: MBA Summer Associates work out of Pfizer’s New York Headquarters in Hudson Yards, Manhattan and will be expected to come into the office 4 days a week to connect and innovate with their team face-to-face. This opportunity is meant for the Summer of 202 7 . The annual base salary for this position ranges from $88,500 to $147,500. Benefits offered include paid holidays. #LI-DNI Relocation assistance may be available based on business needs and/or eligibility. Candidates must be authorized to be employed in the U.S. by any employer. 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