Sustainability & Environmental Footprint Manager

The Sustainability & Environmental Footprint Manager will support the development and scaling of LCA capabilities across Pfizer, with a strong focus on LCA data collection and validation, study execution, modelling, and interpretation of results.

The role will coordinate externally conducted LCAs with consultants, perform internal sustainability assessments using a range of LCA tools, including Pfizer's internal life-cycle assessment tool, and standard methodologies. The position will translate LCA results into actionable insights that support product, packaging, tender, and other business decisions, while helping establish the data and processes required to scale LCA across Pfizer's product portfolio.

Key Responsibilities

LCA Data Collection & Validation

• Lead the collection, review, and validation of primary and secondary data required for LCA studies, working with relevant internal functions and external partners.
• Assess data quality, completeness, and consistency, identifying assumptions, limitations, and data gaps.
• Build and maintain structured datasets and supporting documentation to enable repeatable and scalable LCA assessments.
• Develop a strong understanding of the pharmaceutical product lifecycle and the main environmental impacts across its different stages.

LCA Execution & Modelling

• Identify the most appropriate, fit-for-purpose methodology and conduct internal LCAs, Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) assessments, and other environmental assessments to support business needs using the right tool and methodology.
• Support definition of study objectives, scope, system boundaries, functional units, assumptions, and data requirements.
• Perform modelling, scenario analysis, and interpretation of environmental impacts with a strong focus on Carbon Emissions.
• Identify environmental, especially carbon, hotspots and opportunities for improvement across the product lifecycle.

External LCA Studies

• Manage individual LCA studies delivered by external consultants, from scope definition and data collection through delivery and review.
• Coordinate internal stakeholders to ensure consultants receive appropriate and reliable data.
• Review consultant methodologies, assumptions, models, and outputs to ensure quality and consistency.
• Translate external LCA findings into clear and actionable insights for internal stakeholders.

Business Decision Support

• Understand the objectives and intended use of each LCA and ensure the methodology is appropriate for the business question.
• Translate LCA results into insights that can support decisions, including packaging choices, transportation mode, product sustainability improvements, and other business trade-offs.
• Clearly communicate LCA findings, limitations, and recommendations to non-technical stakeholders.

LCA Methodology & External Trends

• Maintain knowledge of key LCA methodologies, standards, tools, and emerging industry practices.
• Monitor developments relevant to pharmaceutical product sustainability and environmental footprinting.
• Support consistent application of LCA approaches and methodologies across studies.

Commercial & Tender Support

• Support the collection, validation, and provision of product sustainability data for commercial tenders and customer requests.
• Help develop reusable product-level sustainability information to improve efficiency and consistency of future responses.

Scaling LCA Across Pfizer

• Support the development of processes, datasets, templates, and methodologies that enable LCA to be scaled across Pfizer's product portfolio.
• Contribute to the prioritization and delivery of LCA studies across products.
• Help capture lessons learned and improve the efficiency and consistency of future assessments.
• Identify and implement opportunities to leverage digitalization, automation, and AI to streamline LCA data collection, analysis, and reporting, improve data quality, and enable LCA capabilities to scale across Pfizer.

Experience & Skills

• Degree in environmental science, engineering, sustainability, chemistry, chemical engineering, or a related discipline.
• Practical experience with Life Cycle Assessment, environmental footprinting, or product sustainability analysis.
• Experience collecting, validating, and analyzing complex environmental and operational datasets.
• Experience with LCA modelling tools and databases;
• Understanding of recognized LCA standards and methodologies.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to interpret LCA results and translate them into business-relevant insights.
• AI fluency and digital mindset, with the ability to identify and leverage AI, automation, and digital tools to improve the efficiency, quality, and scalability of LCA activities.
• Experience managing projects and/or working with external consultants.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills.