GMP Utilities Asset Manager

Why Patients Need You

Whether you are involved in the design and development of manufacturing processes for products or supporting maintenance and reliability, engineering is vital to making sure customers and patients have the medicines they need, when they need them. Working with our innovative engineering team, you'll help bring medicines to the world even faster by imagining what’s possible and taking action.

What You Will Achieve

Lead a team of engineers responsible for asset life cycle management of GMP utilities within a biopharmaceutical manufacturing environment in Andover, Massachusetts. The GMP utilities and systems in scope include Purified Water, Water for Injection (WFI), Clean Steam, Process Gases, (Compressed Air, CO2 and O2). You will provide technical guidance and oversight to team members and help in problem solving.

It is your dedication and focus that will make Pfizer ready to achieve new milestones and help patients across the globe.

How You Will Achieve It

• Provide asset leadership for GMP utilities over the entire life cycle (including design, installation, startup/commissioning, validation /qualification, operation, maintenance, through to decommissioning)

• Provide detailed technical direction and robust design solutions to ensure continuous supply of GMP Utilities to end users, ensuring quality and compliance specifications are met / exceeded.

• Provide good judgment and innovation by leveraging a broad knowledge of engineering principles and practices, to improve asset reliability, efficiency and performance.

• Perform equipment evaluations to develop robust Utility Master Plans for Capital / Expense Investment

• Lead and provide technical engineering oversight ,in development of engineering studies, project scope of work documents and plans for equipment / component installation, modification, replacement, in accordance with site specifications and change management procedures.

• Lead development of design and test documents including User Requirement Specification (URS), Functional Requirement Specification (FRS), commissioning / qualification test plans and protocols, as applicable.

• Provide technical trouble shooting support using Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA), with good engineering practices and problem solving techniques.

• Support Regulatory / Quality / Compliance Inspections

• Ensure that all work is performed in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP), safety procedures, quality standards, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards, other regulatory agency standards.

• Foster teamwork and encourage colleague development, provide salary planning recommendations as well as change management.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• Applicant must have a High School Diploma (or Equivalent) and 10 years of relevant experience OR an associates degree with 8 years of experience OR a bachelors with at least 5 years of experience OR Masters Degree with more than 3 years of experience, OR a PhD with 0+ years of experience.

• Knowledge of Enterprise Asset Management Solution or other CMMS applications required

• Thorough knowledge and understanding of cGMP (current Good Manufacturing Practices), Food and Drug Administration, other regulations and current pharmaceutical industry standards for GMP utilities

• Strong people management experience, communication and leadership skills

• Ability to shift priorities according to changes in departmental/facility needs and be open to different ideas/approaches

Nice-to-Have

• Relevant pharmaceutical experience

• Industry experience with preventive and predictive maintenance programs

Other Job Details:

• Last Date to Apply for Job: February 6th, 2023

• Work Location Assignment: On Premise

• ​Relocation Support Available

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.

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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.

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