# PharmSci China Project Lead

**Company**: Pfizer
**Location**: Shanghai, STIT
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

The PharmSci China Project Lead is responsible for coordination, alignment, and delivery of PharmSci/PGS related activities for China drug development programs.

This role ensures alignment between global PSPT/CDT strategy and China clinical, regulatory, and commercial objectives, enabling efficient, compliant, and on-time China development and registration.

**Key Responsibilities**

- Portfolio & Project Leadership

- Lead and coordinate PharmSci China activities for assigned small molecule, large molecule, or vaccine programs, ensuring delivery against China project milestones and timelines.

- Align global PSPT/CDT strategies with China development needs and translate global plans into actionable China PharmSci execution plans.

- Manage PharmSci deliverables across development phases, including CTA and NDA milestones.

- China–Global Strategy Alignment

- Act as the primary PharmSci interface between global (PSTL/CDTL/PPL, global PharmSci, PGS, etc.) and China asset teams.

- Collect China-specific inputs from local functions and propose China aligned development strategies to PSPT/CDT leadership.

- Communicate global strategy decisions and updates back to China teams clearly and promptly.

- Regulatory & NDA Support

- Lead preparation and execution of China NDA PharmSci strategies, including kickoff, planning, and execution.

- Drive development and alignment of JX/JS importation specifications, working with global and China teams to address method gaps, agency feedback, etc.

- Proactively identify risks related to testing readiness, sample availability, long lead time items, and regulatory expectations.

- Execution & Issue Management

- Manage deliverables, timelines, and dependencies, ensuring early visibility of risks and mitigation plans.

- Rapidly respond to changes in China regulatory requirements, clinical protocols, or commercial timelines, and support updates to PharmSci plans accordingly.

- Support accelerated China development strategies (e.g., shortened trials, parallel activities) where applicable.

- Governance, Communication & Knowledge Sharing

- Facilitate regular alignment meetings to drive execution and decision making across stakeholders.

- Contribute to and leverage China development playbooks, whitepapers, and technical guidance to promote consistency and best practices.

- Ensure accurate documentation, communication, and escalation of key PharmSci issues.

**Qualifications & Experience**

- Education

- Advanced degree (PhD, MS, or equivalent) in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or a related discipline.

- Experience

- Solid experience in pharmaceutical development, CMC, or PharmSci related project leadership.

- Exposure to China drug development and registration pathways is highly desirable.

- Proven ability to work effectively in highly matrixed, global teams.

- Skills & Competencies

- Strong project and stakeholder management skills.

- Ability to synthesize complex technical and regulatory topics into clear, executable plans.

- Effective communicator across cultures and disciplines in Chinese and English.

- High sense of ownership, accountability, and execution focus.

- Comfortable operating in fast-changing regulatory and development environments.

## Skills

### Required
- Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering
- Project Management
- Stakeholder Management
- Communication
- Chinese
- English

### Nice to have
- China drug development and registration pathways

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