QC Senior Scientist

Why Patients Need You
Everything we do, every day, is in line with an unwavering commitment to the quality and the delivery of safe and effective products to patients. Our science and risk-based compliant quality culture is flexible, innovative, and customer oriented. Whether you are involved in development, maintenance, compliance or analysis through research programs, your contribution will directly impact patients.
What You Will Achieve
You will be a member of Pfizer's dedicated and highly effective quality assurance and control team. You will be responsible for analyzing chemical, biological or microbiological products to support our quality programs. Your contribution to microbiology testing, particulate identification, and bioanalytical assay and methods will help Pfizer provide safe drugs to patients.
Your understanding of Quality Control instruments will help us meet their accuracy specifications against established standards. You will also be relied on for setting requirements for the transfer of methodology from R&D.
QC Senior Scientist will be recognized as a technical expert and a scientific contributor. With the deep knowledge of the discipline, QC Sr. Scientist will be an active team member whose decisions impact the project. QC Sr. Scientist will be using scientific judgment to adapt standard methods and techniques by applying prior work experience. QC Sr. Scientist will be forecasting and planning resource requirements for project team. QC Sr. Scientist creativity in developing novel processes and new ideas will be used frequently. QC Sr. Scientist will undertake mentoring activities to guide team members.
How You Will Achieve It

• Apply technical and functional knowledge to design experiments and independently complete work within own work group/ project team, working on multiple sub-projects in parallel.
• Act as a technical and scientific resource within own project team/ discipline.
• Perform tasks associated with maintaining and improving cGMP (current Good Manufacturing Practices) compliant Quality Control and/or Stability laboratories.
• Apply discipline's principles, appropriate procedures and leadership skills to develop action plans and contributes to executing toward individual, team and project goals.
• Perform testing including, but not limited to clinical and/or commercial product, raw materials, validation, stability.
• Train junior colleagues and develop training plans and/or oversee training activities for groups.
• Support audits and review/approve technical content ensuring both scientific merit and compliance to regulatory agency regulations and Pfizer policy and standards.
• Design and create protocols related to compliant test method transfer and validation.
• Organize reports and records related to equipment qualification/computer validation.
• Assist with protocol non-conformance evaluations.
• Identify and seek out external resources (e.g. Parenteral Drug Association, International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering) to build or enhance understanding of scientific discipline.
• Collaborate/independently engage with a wide range of co-workers, customers and management within the network to gather the input and background knowledge needed to complete assignments.
• Assess existing situations and suggest continuous improvements to increase compliance and innovation.

Qualifications
Must-Have

• Applicant must have a bachelor's degree with at least 2 years of experience; OR a master's degree with 0+ years of experience; OR an associate's degree with 6 years of experience; OR a high school diploma (or equivalent) and 8 years of relevant experience.
• Excellent knowledge and handling of current MS Office Applications.
• Excellent effective written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• Good knowledge of US, EU and ROW cGMP & GLP.
• Experienced with analytical lab equipment.
• Good knowledge of statistical software, such as JMPTM and MinitabTM.

Nice-to-Have

• Pharmaceutical manufacturing experience
• Experience leading continuous improvement projects
• Experience defending laboratory practices in regulatory audit.
• Working knowledge of organic chemistry, including degradation mechanisms of pharmaceutical active ingredients and pharmaceutical products

PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS
Must be able to function under a stressful situation while being able to remain focused at the necessary requirements. In addition, must be able to appropriately identify and escalate issues on a timely basis.
NON-STANDARD WORK SCHEDULE, TRAVEL OR ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS
Must be able to work on weekend, off shifts and holiday as business demands. Travel 10%.
Work Location Assignment: On Premise
OTHER JOB DETAILS

• Last Date to Apply for Job: March 3, 2025
• Referral Bonus Eligibility: YES
• Eligible for Relocation Package: NO

The annual base salary for this position ranges from $80,300.00 to $133,900.00. In addition, this position is eligible for participation in Pfizer's Global Performance Plan with a bonus target of 10.0% of the base salary. We offer comprehensive and generous benefits and programs to help our colleagues lead healthy lives and to support each of life's moments. Benefits offered include a 401(k) plan with Pfizer Matching Contributions and an additional Pfizer Retirement Savings Contribution, paid vacation, holiday and personal days, paid caregiver/parental and medical leave, and health benefits to include medical, prescription drug, dental and vision coverage. Learn more at Pfizer Candidate Site - U.S. Benefits | (uscandidates.mypfizerbenefits.com). Pfizer compensation structures and benefit packages are aligned based on the location of hire. The United States salary range provided does not apply to Tampa, FL or any location outside of the United States.
Relocation assistance may be available based on business needs and/or eligibility.
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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. This position requires permanent work authorization in the United States.
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