Associate Manufacturing Specialist
Pfizer
Associate Manufacturing Specialist
Pfizer
Makes cancer drugs, vaccines and other medicines
ROLE SUMMARY
The Associate Manufacturing specialist role is accountable for the design and development of documents for Drug Products Operations. You will be entrusted with responsibility for on-time delivery of documentation enabling the manufacturing process. You will ensure clarity and efficiency in documentation format, with a focus on current Good Manufacturing Practices compliance and Pfizer Human Performance standards. The focus on the job will contribute to achieving project tasks and goals. Through your domain knowledge and commitment, you will create a collaborative teaming environment for your colleagues. It is your hard work and focus that will help in making Pfizer ready to achieve new milestones and help patients across the globe. The role supports solutions that comply with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s), Pfizer Quality Standards (PQS), Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) and external regulatory agency requirements with the partnership of the DP Units and leaders.
The colleague is expected to coordinate training requirements for their assigned operations units including the following responsibilities:
o Perform administrative tasks in the Pfizer Learning Academy (PLA) to support the learning plan for their assigned operations unit(s)
o Maintain training roadmaps from assigned operations unit
o Function as a responsible person and performs Impact Assessment for document changes in the Quality Management System (QMS) change management (CM) system
o Create/Revise SOPs, OJTs, curriculum, and other Documents that may be developed in Microsoft Word or other document-authoring applications.
o Facilitate request for change, create draft documents, confirm consensus and assure required approvals are completed on-time.
o Partner with Operations to complete periodic reviews, as required by SOP
o Facilitate Qualified Job Task Trainer (QJTT) program
o Participate and support Environment Health & Safety (EHS) initiatives such as Good Catch program & Incident and Injury Free (IIF) cultural improvements
o Identify opportunities for continuous improvement within DP compliance and participate in resolution activities such as brainstorming, piloting, and implementation
o Responsible for facilitating Drug Product Orientation (DPO) on a rotating basis as assigned by management. Orientation assignments may require flexing working schedule to accommodate, but advanced notice will be given.
o Independently seeks value Added Work
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
o Applicant must have a bachelor's degree with 0+ years of experience; OR an associate's degree with 4 years of experience; OR a high school diploma (or equivalent) and 6 years of relevant experience
o Demonstrated good oral and written communication skills
o Proficiency in use of computers and Microsoft Office Applications (PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Outlook, Visio)
o Ability to manage workload and gather information in a dynamic environment
o Self-motivated and willing to learn new and changing systems
o Ability to interact effectively with all levels of the organization
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
o Pharmaceutical experience in operations
o Proficiency in use of Quality Management Systems (Vault, Quality Tracking System, QTS Trackwise)
o Experience in document change control processes
o Experience with SOPs, BRs, and EBR
o Experience with EBR record Processing
PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS
PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS
Physical Demands:
o Long periods of sitting in an office environment
o Long periods of standing and traversing hard surfaces
o PPE and gowning requirements in varied production environments
o Must be present at Pfizer’s Kalamazoo Production Facility 5 days/week to support operations via face-to-face meetings
NON-STANDARD WORK SCHEDULE, TRAVEL OR ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS
NON-STANDARD WORK SCHEDULE, TRAVEL OR ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS
This position works a flexible first shift schedule. Core hours are 8:30a-2p Monday-Friday, but may require flexibility based on production requirements. This position requires the ability to work in a remote office environment and will require periodic weekend or evening work supporting a 24-hour/7 day operation. Must be able to work irregular hours on occasion
Relocation assistance may be available based on business needs and/or eligibility.
Candidates must be authorized to be employed in the U.S. by any employer.
U.S. work visa sponsorship (such as TN, O-1, H-1B, etc.) is not available for this role now or in the future.
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ManufacturingPfizer discovers, makes, and sells prescription medicines and vaccines for patients, doctors, and governments worldwide, with large businesses in vaccines, cancer, heart disease, and rare diseases. In 2020, its COVID-19 shot, developed with German partner BioNTech, became the first COVID-19 vaccine authorized in the United States. Its scientists find drug candidates and run clinical trials to prove they are safe and effective, and Pfizer then manufactures approved products in its own plants, earning most of its money from patented drugs before cheaper generic copies arrive. Pfizer was founded in 1849 as a chemicals business in Brooklyn and is based in New York City.
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