Hiring company: Pfizer
Why Patients Need You
Pfizer’s purpose is to deliver breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. Research and Development is at the heart of fulfilling Pfizer’s purpose as we work to translate advanced science and technologies into the therapies and vaccines that matter most. Whether you are in the discovery sciences, ensuring drug safety and efficacy or supporting clinical trials, you will apply cutting edge design and process development capabilities to accelerate and bring the best in class medicines to patients around the world.
The Andover Liquid Dosage Manufacturing (AN-LDM) is located on the Pfizer Andover, MA campus and is responsible for the cGMP manufacture of phase I/II clinical drug product supporting the Pfizer Biotherapeutics portfolio.
The Senior Associate, Inventory Management position is responsible for managing incoming material and finished goods inventory within the Andover Liquid Dose Manufacturing Facility (AN-LDM).
What You Will Achieve
The candidate is responsible for ensuring sufficient incoming GMP materials to enable clinical drug product manufacturing. Able to forecast/run reports for material/component needs base on manufacturing schedule. Candidate will lead the GMP inventory system oversight in the AN-LDM, including implementation of new material/components for use in the AN-LDM. In addition, the candidate will share responsibilities for opening, investigating, and closing quality investigations and Change Controls involving materials/component issues using Pfizer systems. This role will be required to follow GMP standards, and for assuring compliance with Pfizer Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) along with all applicable regulatory guidelines.
How You Will Achieve It
- Support AN-LDM Inventory Coordinator in all warehouse management functions (i.e. receiving, stock checks, staging materials, picking, replenishment, cleaning, destruction of expired materials)
- Perform inventory receipts and finished good transactions into the electronic Inventory Systems (Dynamics AX and SAP), to include but not limited to raw materials, processing aids/consumables, packaging components, drug substance/API and drug product.
- Demonstrates sound knowledge, understanding, and working practices/concepts of Inventory Management (e.g. Stock Rotation, FEFO).
- Forecasting raw material/consumable needs in cooperation with the Tech Service Leads and Operations teams .
- Introduce and implement new material/components for use in the AN-LDM (i.e. collate and build item specification and Inventory System material master data).
- Manage material vendors to quote, source and ensure materials meet required delivery timelines.
- Initiate, investigate and close incidents and change controls relating to materials in the Pfizer QTS system.
- Implement corrective and preventative actions relating to materials.
- Follow and understand applicable SOPs/procedures in relation to activities being complete.
- Strick adherence to quality, GMP, safety and environmental standard is required
- Ability to write and update SOPs
- Able to identify, implement and support continuous improvement initiatives.
- Work in a collaborative environment of a multi-disciplinary project team.
- Exercise and build basic team effectiveness skills (e.g., commitment, feedback, consensus management) within immediate work group.
Qualifications
Must-Have
- BA/BS in Science, Business Admin, Supply Chain, or equivalent with 1 to 2 years of experience in a pharmaceutical warehouse, logistics or manufacturing environment.
- Experience working within the Pharma Industry and/or GMP material management
- Experience managing Investigations and Change Controls.
- Must be self-motivated, organized, responsible/ dependable and can manage own time independently.
- Strong attention to detail and excellent written and verbal communication skills, including technical writing skills
- Requires thorough knowledge of cGMP and an ability to handle multiple projects
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel)
- Collaborative skills and effective partnering skills in complex working environments
- Ability to work in a dynamic multi-discipline organizational model
Nice-to-Have
- 5+ years in regulated pharmaceutical industry
- Working knowledge of Trackwise and Spotfire preferred but not required
- ERP Systems (SAP and/or MicroSoft Dynamics AX)
PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds
NON-STANDARD WORK SCHEDULE, TRAVEL OR ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS
- Minimal travel required
Pfizer requires all U.S. new hires to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 prior to the first date of employment. As required by applicable law, Pfizer will consider requests for Reasonable Accommodations.
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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.