within the Pfizer Brazil organization & strong dotted line reporting into the Department of External R&D Innovation for day to day operations.Key focus is to be the Single Point of Contact in Brazil for successfully implement the recommendations from Brazil R&D Project through identification & implementation of partnerships with Brazilian academia, scientists & biotechs. This position will work closely with the Pfizer Brazil Country Manager to implement and execute the agreed upon strategy towards supporting the achievement of the PCO goals & Objectives. The position will closely partner with WRD through ERDI as well as be the key WRD link with EMBU & Brazil Organization.Areas of focus includeInitiate & lead identification & execution of local collaborations & partnerships for out-licensing / co-development opportunities;Lead co-ordination of setting up of Research Subsidiary in Brazil;Co-ordination of Capability Development initiatives including partnerships with universities, institutions & organizations as well as lead & manage assessments & tracking of grants & collaborations with Brazilian Scientists;Initiate & lead identification of potential research opportunities based on scientific innovative appeal, commercial opportunity, technical feasibility and clinical need early R&D stage programs across therapeutic disciplines and enabling research technology platforms;Drive creation & maintenance of networks with leading external research scientists across academia, government institutes & corporates/ Biotechs. Maintain up to date knowledge of Brazilian environment for early identification of potential opportunities;Interface between leading academic institutions and WRD, to identify and manage value-creating collaborations. Interact with external local/regional networks to ensure Pfizer is recognized as "Partner of Choice" through local presence and commitment to excellence in scientific discovery;Lead efforts to assist with due diligence, present outcomes and proposals to relevant Pfizer Stakeholders, support negotiation teams and bring opportunities to final approval with colleagues from business development and legal;Represent Pfizer at external networking meetings, scientific & business development conferences to present our vision of External R&D Innovation, and to engage in proactively scouting new opportunities for collaboration with both academic and early-stage (up to phase I) discovery companies;Be the source & spokesperson for Brazilian innovation within Pfizer & the primary point person in Pfizer for external organizations in Brazil for responding to opportunities;Ensure integration with WRD to align with strategy & identify opportunities for partnership;Co-ordination & support for any other strategic Pfizer Brazil related R&D projects. Habilidades e experiencias desejadasPrimarily, an MD, PhD, or MD/PhD; Chemistry, Biology, Pharmacology, Biochemistry;Specific expertise including clinical development and/or translational medicine a plus;10+ years of postdoctoral experience in biotech or pharmaceutical drug discovery, with at least 5 yrs experience within Biotech/Pharmaceutical Industry;Demonstrated broad scientific knowledge, strong academic and professional reputation;Experience in Brazilian industry & academia beneficial;Experience of Pfizer WRD and/or large pharma R&D at HQ beneficial;Experience in business development, alliance management, academic development or venture industry beneficial;The incumbent must be enthusiastic, out-going and focused on representing Pfizer with unquestioned integrity and will be viewed as a key R&D contact in the local region;Outstanding scientific credibility;Strategic and Innovative Thinking;Ability to balance and prioritize multifaceted input & arrive at best overall innovative solution;Strong scientific track record (peer-reviewed publications/presentations) & academic recognition & part of Brazilian network among key academic investigators as