Aynn Furie

About Aynn Furie

As an Operations Innovator and Leader, I have enabled Pfizer and other companies to spearhead operational transformation for healthcare compliance, headquarters relocation, meetings management, and much more. Irrespective of the company or state of the economy, corporations have processes that need fixing and new operations to be built. That’s where I come in.I tackle large-scale operational challenges and dysfunction head-on, beginning by uncovering the root cause(s) of inefficiency. My teams then quickly rebuild from the bottom up. Where applicable, leveraging a shared service model for cost efficiencies and standardization help to centralize activities in the most operational way, understanding that each project demands a unique solution. Before joining Pfizer in I held positions of increasing responsibility within the hospitality industry. Highlights of my work:⎷ Leading a global team of 500 at Pfizer managing healthcare engagements, travel and meetings, and business expense management, saving an average of $28M a year. ⎷ Managing process redesign around end-to-end healthcare engagement technology and platform services – the invitation, contracting, payment and monitoring of our physician/patient/healthcare organization customers to ensure compliance with local laws, all while helping Pfizer improve its audit ratings and avoid fines.⎷ Leading the project team for the disposition of our Manhattan headquarters building and the selection of a new HQ.⎷ Applying a holistic approach, whether facing a “blank canvas” or transforming underperforming operations, to design, grow, centralize, and standardize processes, while consistently achieving operational excellence/efficiency and building scalable processes in all facets for today, next year, and into the future. ⎷ Employing a culture of collaboration to steer cross-functional stakeholders and executive leadership, with a track record of implementing across the U.S, LATAM, Asia, Africa/Middle East, and Europe.⎷ Consistently exceeding expectations, driving operational excellence, identifying discrepancies, and crafting innovative solutions. I believe in hard work, focus, and communicating directly, but recognize that the serious side of work often also leads to good laughs and great relationships developed along the way.GLOBAL BUSINESS OPERATIONS | PROJECT LEADERSHIP | BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION | EXPENSE MANAGEMENT | COMPLIANCE RISK MANAGEMENT | CHANGE MANAGEMENT | PROCESS AUTOMATION | HEALTH CARE COMPLIANCE | SHARED RESOURCES | COST CONTAINMENT

Experience

1. Vice President Enterprise Travel, Meetings and Healthcare Engagements

   Pfizer

   Dec 2022 — Present · New York, NY, US

   Transformational Operations Executive | VP-Level Leader | Global Compliance, Meetings, Healthcare Engagement & Travel I build operating models that scale globally, run compliantly, and deliver results that show up on the bottom line.Over 25+ years at Pfizer — rising to Vice President of Enterprise Travel, Meetings & Healthcare Engagement — I’ve led the kind of transformations that most organizations talk about but rarely execute: consolidating fragmented global programs into unified, AI-enabled platforms; compressing 60-day processes to 3 days; and driving $38M+ in savings while managing budgets up to $200M and teams of 500+ colleagues across the US, Europe, Asia, and Latin America.My expertise sits at the intersection of three things most executives treat as separate problems: Operations & Automation — I’ve designed and deployed a global compliance technology platform leveraging AI Automation across 130+ markets that streamlined the end-to-end Healthcare Professional experience — contracting, fair market value, approvals, payments, and transparency reporting — achieving 75% process automation and top audit ratings across FCPA, Sunshine Act, EFPIA, and Corporate Integrity Agreement standards. Corporate Programs — I’ve led enterprise Corporate Card, global T&E systems, Airline partnerships, and Meeting Agency programs — negotiating $23M in sign-on bonuses and rebates and building the first-ever global hotel contract accepted by hotels worldwide. Change & Transformation — I’ve directed operations through six M&A integrations, global workforce restructurings, COVID-era pivots, and service center consolidations across LATAM, APAC, and EMEA — while developing 28 managers into leadership roles along the way.What I bring to any organization is the ability to look at complex, high-stakes operations and reimagine how they work — not just fix what’s broken, but rebuild it smarter, faster, and more automated than before.

Education

• Lynn University

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Business Administration, Hotel and Restaurant Management

  1987 — 1990