Sr. Chemist - AB2 shift/12 hour night shift

  • Full time
  • United States - Kansas - McPherson

Hiring company: Pfizer

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 team. You will evaluate and review Pfizer’s clinical and commercial batches of drugs. You will make sure that product and process documents match the specifications based on established sampling and statistical process control procedures. Your expertise will help in identifying deviations from established standards, in the manufacturing and packaging of products. In the relevant cases you will approve investigations and change control activities to ensure compliance with configuration management policies.

As a Team lead, you will be involved in leading work teams within a division. You will lead the people, technical and financial resources of the team. Thanks to your technical skills, you will coach your direct reports on day to day activities. You will be relied on to solve complex problems within your area of expertise.

It is your hard work and commitment that will make Pfizer ready to achieve new milestones and help patients across the globe.

How You Will Achieve It

  • Manage multiple projects and ongoing work activities in the department typically involving cross-functional representatives.
  • Supervise quality personnel and activities associated with production processes through manufacturing and packaging.
  • Initiate investigations, corrective and preventative actions when required.
  • Maintain and revise Document Control Standard Operating Procedures for process improvements.
  • Supervise and audit systems for the comprehensive training of area personnel and assign audit records to auditor.
  • Requires comprehensive knowledge of GMPs, applicable SOPs and production processes, and statistical/inspection practices.
  • Develop goals and objectives for the quality assurance team to obtain maximum efficacy from department including delivery of cost saving initiatives.
  • Provide Quality Assurance review and final approval on Investigation CAPAs (Corrective Action and Prevention Action).
  • Manage timely completion of investigations to support production operations.
  • Manage and coordinate all quality functions through Pfizer Quality Systems.
  • Supervise the Aseptic Service Workers to ensure proper cleaning and sanitization of the aseptic cores and controlled environment areas.
  • Direct training and supervision of documentation personnel, distribution of all Standard Operating Procedures, Specification Sheets, Data Sheets and Batch Records etc. for the plant operations.

Qualifications

Must-Have

  • Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry or Science Field
  • 3+ years’ experience in Pharmaceutical Industries
  • Experience in Production Operations, Quality Control, Quality Assurance & Compliance.
  • Advanced analytical skills will be required to make competent decisions based on a review of analytical data.
  • Demonstrated leadership qualities with trouble shooting abilities in manufacturing area.
  • Strong people management skills
  • Effective communications skills required, both written and verbal.
  • Requires strong interpersonal skills and the ability to handle multiple projects.

Nice-to-Have

  • Relevant pharmaceutical experience.
  • Experience using data analysis computer tools and statistical analysis
  • Knowledge of production operations and analytical data records
  • Knowledge of Laboratory Information Management System Empower, and Microsoft Office programs

  

Other Job Details: 

Last Date to Apply for Job: October 25, 2021 


Eligible for Employee Referral Bonus: Yes 

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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.

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