Job Description
Why Patients Need You
Our breakthroughs would not make it to the hands of patients without our pharmaceutical manufacturing team. We rely on a team of dedicated and agile members, who understand the importance and impact of their role in Pfizer’s mission. Patients need colleagues like you who take pride in their work and always look to improve outcomes. You will help to ensure that patients and physicians have the medicines they need, when they need them.
What You Will Achieve
You will support the execution of production according to Standard Operating Procedures and production schedule. Working with interdisciplinary teams, you will implement process improvements and participate in process troubleshooting.
As part of technical operations, you will be developing and applying your knowledge of procedures, techniques, tools, materials and equipment. Your receptiveness to new ideas will enhance the team’s ability to achieve goals and targets. You will follow standard procedures to complete tasks and identify process issues or problems that involve direct application of your skills/knowledge.
It is your hard work and focus that will help in making Pfizer ready to achieve new milestones and help patients across the globe.
How You Will Achieve It
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Supports manufacturing operations on the production floor for buffer/media make-up tanks, glass washers, autoclaves, bioreactors, fermentors, filtration equipment, inoculum preparation, chromatography skids and/or UF/DF skids with varying levels of automation.
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Supports the execution of SOPs for unit operations including but not limited to, CIPs, SIPs, Sanitization, etc.
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Supports the execution and issue resolution associated with process equipment commissioning, qualification and validation.
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Assists troubleshooting, technical support/analysis and resolution of equipment, automation, and process issues on the manufacturing floor.
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Strives for Right first time execution, the timely review of daily documentation and supports data entry; Monitor, Identify and/or Communicate process and compliance trends in real time.
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Implements any audit observation improvements.
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View Role for controlled documentation; SOPs, Manufacturing Batch/Formulation Records, Forms, etc.
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Assists the Subject Matter Expert for manufacturing operations in support of QTS investigations and CAPA implementations.
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Responsible for remaining current on training programs in support of manufacturing processes.
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Supports Lean Manufacturing, Sustainability, Operational Excellence initiatives; facilitate the drive towards continuous improvement in all manufacturing areas.
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Interacts with manufacturing asset in support of manufacturing campaigns.
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Assists in the escalation process through various levels of management when operations, personnel safety, equipment functionality, product supply and/or quality compliance are at risk.
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Escalates the need for work requests when issues arise with manufacturing equipment.
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Adequate in enterprise systems to support manufacturing operations including but not limited to, SAP, LIMS, AMPS, PDOCS and/or QTS.
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Assists production sustainability through the performance of inventory accuracy, reconciliation and/or task prioritization to maintain metric adherence.
Qualifications
Must-Have
- High School Diploma or GED
- 0-2 years of relevant experience
Nice-to-Have
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Experience in a GMP manufacturing environment is desired.
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Familiarity and experience with either purification processes, mammalian cell culture and/or fermentation
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Ability to interpret and prioritize workflow to maintain the production schedule.
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Effective verbal and written communication skills.
PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS
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Requires the moving of heavy equipment and the ability to lift ~50 pounds. The incumbent needs to take the necessary safety precautions when working with pressurized systems, steam, and corrosive chemicals.
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The incumbent is required to attain detail knowledge of the operational equipment.
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The incumbent will be required to solve problems regarding site assessment, specific units used in Biopharmaceutical manufacturing.
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The incumbent must be able to express ideas into SOPs, MFRs and be able to use a multitude of programs including Excel, Word, Power Point, etc.
NON-STANDARD WORK SCHEDULE, TRAVEL OR ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS
Work Location Assignment: On Premise
Relocation assistance may be available based on business needs and/or eligibility.
Sunshine Act
Pfizer reports payments and other transfers of value to health care providers as required by federal and state transparency laws and implementing regulations. These laws and regulations require Pfizer to provide government agencies with information such as a health care provider’s name, address and the type of payments or other value received, generally for public disclosure. Subject to further legal review and statutory or regulatory clarification, which Pfizer intends to pursue, reimbursement of recruiting expenses for licensed physicians may constitute a reportable transfer of value under the federal transparency law commonly known as the Sunshine Act. Therefore, if you are a licensed physician who incurs recruiting expenses as a result of interviewing with Pfizer that we pay or reimburse, your name, address and the amount of payments made currently will be reported to the government. If you have questions regarding this matter, please do not hesitate to contact your Talent Acquisition representative.
EEO & Employment Eligibility
Pfizer is committed to equal opportunity in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, disability or veteran status. Pfizer also complies with all applicable national, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act and IRCA. Pfizer is an E-Verify employer.
Manufacturing