Director, Sample Logistics, Vaccines R&D

Pfizer

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Work type
On-site
Location
Pearl River, NY
Salary
$176,600–$294,300 / yr
Posted
16 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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This role $235k
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This role pays less than 51% of similar roles. Most pay $207,229–$278,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $235k versus about $243k for comparable roles.

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About Pfizer

Pfizer Inc. is one of the world''s largest biopharmaceutical companies, researching, developing, manufacturing, and marketing medicines and vaccines across multiple therapeutic areas including oncology, cardiology, and infectious diseases. Industry: Biopharmaceuticals

Pfizer currently has 27 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $106,000–$176,600 across 27 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Director, Sample Logistics, Vaccines R&D

Director, Sample Logistics, Vaccines R&D leads the clinical sample logistics function for the vaccine clinical portfolio. This role involves managing the end-to-end lifecycle of biological samples, ensuring they are transported safely and compliantly across domestic and international networks to a central biorepository before distribution to testing laboratories. The position requires leading a large team to develop scalable operating models, governance frameworks, and business continuity plans while maintaining sample integrity under strict regulatory requirements like FDA, EMA, IATA, DOT, and GCLP. Key responsibilities include managing vendor partnerships, overseeing courier performance, and driving modernization through automation, robotics, track-and-trace systems, and AI-enabled management tools. The role addresses the critical challenge of ensuring reliable, temperature-controlled movement of clinical samples to support global vaccine pipeline execution and maintain high standards of quality oversight in a regulated environment.

What you'll do

  • Manage the end-to-end clinical sample lifecycle including domestic and international transportation to biorepositories and testing laboratories.
  • Provide strategic and operational leadership for a team of over 40 colleagues managing global shipment execution.
  • Ensure all shipments comply with FDA, EMA, IATA, DOT, and other relevant regulatory and safety requirements.
  • Maintain temperature-controlled sample integrity while overseeing audit-ready documentation, CAPAs, and change controls.
  • Manage vendor governance for courier and technology partners to ensure performance metrics and contract compliance.
  • Drive digital transformation by implementing automation, robotics, and AI-enabled tools to improve tracking and visibility.
  • Serve as a subject matter expert in cross-functional forums with legal, finance, quality, and clinical teams.
  • Develop and deliver complex logistics data and risk profiles to senior leadership for decision-making.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Life Sciences, Biotechnology, or a related discipline.
  • 8+ years of experience in logistics, supply chain, clinical trial operations, central laboratory, or biopharmaceuticals.
  • 5+ years of direct people management experience leading large teams or multi-tiered structures.
  • Knowledge of global sample logistics, cold-chain management, and biohazard shipping regulations.
  • Experience making sound judgments regarding quality, compliance, and risk-management in regulated environments.
  • Proven ability to influence stakeholders, negotiate with partners, and lead through matrixed teams.
  • Advanced degree in Supply Chain Management, Life Sciences, Biotechnology, or Business Administration (preferred).
  • Work authorization in the United States.

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