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 be accountable for activities involved in the production of drug substance or active biological ingredients (ABI). You will lead assigned production staff to achieve targets and deliver process or product consistency, quality/compliance, and customer service. From staffing to employee counseling, you will ensure that the work performed by assigned staff is accurate, timely, efficient and compliant with corporate policies, plant Standard Operating Procedures, current Good Manufacturing Practices and other regulations. Your goal will be to optimize resources to maximize production and ensure quality and safety standards.

As a Team leader, you will be involved in overseeing production work teams and managing technical resources for the team. You will coach your direct reports on day to day activities. and be relied on to solve complex problems within your area of expertise.

It is your hard work and focus 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 within a team.
• Coordinate activities necessary to test and qualify equipment and automation changes in the production environment.
• Coordinate, schedule and participate in daily activities following {Current} Good Manufacturing Practice {part of GxP} production in the manufacturing area to meet supply chain needs.
• Participate in operational process improvements and ensure a safe work environment.
• Provide technical guidance and act as a departmental liaison with primary support groups.
• Partner with trainers to ensure training needs for assigned staff are satisfied.
• Collaborate effectively with other functional SMEs to ensure production goals are met and investigations are accurate and complete.
• Use innovation and analytical tools to reduce cycle times and optimize sanitization scheduling.
• Adhere to established policies, procedures and practices.
• Participate in investigations and continuous improvement initiatives, applying tools, to improve quality, cost, safety and/or cycle time.
• Responsible for development plans and personnel reviews and provide supervision to hourly direct reports

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES (GRADE 07) 

• Oversight of a production group of ~12 people, ensuring compliance to regulations.  
• The person will have approximately 9-11 non-exempt and 1-3 exempt people reporting to them. 
• Actively shares knowledge with others across assets through existing knowledge sharing processes/systems. 
• Within manufacturing asset, identifies and makes improvements to existing work processes/products. Learns to take appropriate risks and applies ingenuity 
• Solves moderately complex problems within area of expertise 
• Supports developmental and training opportunities for direct reports. 
• Responsible for coaching/mentoring both technical and non-technical staff. 
• Encourages the participation and perspectives of all team members.  Effectively listens to and explains difficult issues to reach shared understanding and building alignment. Builds alignment within manufacturing asset.  Interacts with the Engineering, Quality, Technical Services, and Operational Management departments. 
• Guide people in their group with process and technical knowledge to lead troubleshooting activities, provide investigations support, analyze process data, and identify and implement process improvements and a culture of continuous improvement. 
• Decision making autonomy when only direct team is impacted, and decision making escalated when impact is outside of direct team. 
• Establishes tactical activities for hourly and/or professional staff to support day to day operational goals. 
• Responsible for coaching/mentoring both technical and non-technical staff. 
• Demonstrates effective written and oral communication skills.  Ensures timely flow of information to appropriate individuals. 
• Recognizes and helps to manage change (may be of an incremental nature) that impacts multiple areas/assets. 
• Cross asset collaboration to ensure consistency between manufacturing assets

Qualifications

Must-Have

• Team Leader: Applicant must have eight years of relevant experience; OR an Associate's degree with six years of experience; OR a Bachelor’s degree with at least three years of experience; OR a Master’s degree with more than one year of experience. 
• Previous experience in a cGMP environment 

Nice-to-Have

• Team/Shift lead experience
• Knowledgeable in operations processes including solution preparation, fermentation, or purification. Familiarity with DMAIC processes, investigation processes, and automation a plus. 
• Relevant pharmaceutical industry experience
• General knowledge of scientific principles, production equipment & related procedures

PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS

• Able-bodied; must be able to climb flights of stairs and be standing for ~1-2 hours at a time. 

• Inspiring – Motivate and develop self and others to drive the business forward 

• Courage – Consistently demonstrate accountability and integrity 

• Resilience – Respond to change with agility, optimism and innovation 

• Decisive – Manage complexity to make timely informed decisions 

• Focus – Develop impactful short- and long-term solutions for our customers and patients 

• Connected – collaborate with others to accomplish shared goals 

NON-STANDARD WORK SCHEDULE, TRAVEL OR ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS

• B2 Rotating Shift

• Occasional off-shift requirements including holidays

• Work Location Assignment: On Premise

Work Location Assignment: On Premise

Relocation assistance may be available based on business needs and/or eligibility.

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.

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.

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