Vendor Operations Quality Senior Manager

WHY PATIENTS NEED YOU

Every day, Pfizer’s unwavering commitment to quality ensures the delivery of safe and effective products to patients. Our science and risk-based compliant quality culture is both flexible and innovative, always putting the patient first. Whether you are involved in development, maintenance, compliance, or research analysis, your contribution directly impacts patients.

WHAT YOU WILL ACHIEVE

• Develop and lead complex projects, while ensuring quality and inspection readiness.

• Provide leadership and mentoring of vendor operations colleagues.

• Responsible for Qualification and Oversight activities for a variety of vendors.

• Approve external investigations, CAPAs, change controls, Quality Agreements, to maintain compliance with vendor operations.

• Collaborate with PharmSci colleagues and business lines to develop procedures that increase efficiency and maintain high-quality standards.

• Represent Vendor Operations Quality as a subject matter expert at cross-functional forums and projects, supporting global manufacturing sites and regulatory operations.

• Provide clear, direct, and timely communication to stakeholders, driving customer relationships, delivering quality improvement recommendations, and implementing continuous improvement initiatives.

QUALIFICATIONS

Must-Have

• BA/BS with 6+ years of experience; OR MBA/MS with 5+ years of experience; OR PhD/JD with 1+ year of experience; OR MD/DVM with any years of relevant experience.

• Experience supporting or leading Quality audits and developing/managing remediation plans.

• Relevant pharmaceutical experience including previous Quality Assurance experience conducting a broad range of audits and vendor management activities.

• Extensive experience with Quality Agreements.

• Broad knowledge of relevant regulatory current Good Manufacturing Practices (part of GxP) audit frameworks that apply to pharmaceutical operations, its trends and expectations, and familiarity with other Good Practice concepts and global regulations.

• Strong verbal and written communication, including presentation skills.

• Strong project management skills.

• Ability to influence and lead cross-functional teams.

Nice-to-Have

• Extensive pharmaceutical industry experience in operational risk, compliance management, and hands-on roles in Quality Operations (QO), Operations, Validation, and Quality Control (QC).

• A solid technical and practical understanding of various dosage forms.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Experience using common AI tools, including generative technologies such as ChatGPT or Microsoft Copilot, to support problem solving and enhance productivity. Demonstrated curiosity for exploring how these tools can improve outcomes and understanding of responsible AI practices, including risk management and ethical use.

  
Candidate demonstrates a breadth of diverse leadership experiences and capabilities including: the ability to influence and collaborate with peers, develop and coach others, oversee and guide the work of other colleagues to achieve meaningful outcomes and create business impact.

OTHER JOB DETAILS

• Last Date to Apply for Job: May 12, 2026

• Additional Location Information:  Global Any Pfizer Site, North America - Any Pfizer Site, MA–Andover, MO - St. Louis - Chesterfield

• Eligible for Relocation Package – NO

• Secondment 12-18 months

• If you are currently in a driving position with a fleet vehicle and this secondment does not require driving as an essential function of the position for 12 months or longer, you will be required to turn in your fleet vehicle for the duration of the non-driving secondment.  Please refer to the Fleet Policy and Procedures document for more information.

• There will be no change to your current work location.

• Position is considered Flexible, and colleagues are expected to comply with Log In For Your Day (LIFYD) requirements at site location (e.g. about 2.5 days a week in office).

• Note: This secondment offers a valuable opportunity for professional growth. It will need to be funded by the secondee’s home market.

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.

Quality Assurance and Control