Associate Scientist - Reagents Management
- Employer
- Pfizer
- Location
- Pearl River, New York
- Salary
- Competitive
- Closing date
- Jun 14, 2021
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- Discipline
- Health Sciences, Drug Development
- Position Type
- Full Time
- Organization Type
- All Industry, Pharma
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Why Patients Need You
Pfizer's purpose is to deliver breakthroughs that change patients' lives. Research and Development is at the heart of fulfilling Pfizer's purpose as we work to translate advanced science and technologies into the therapies and vaccines that matter most. Whether you are in the discovery sciences, ensuring drug safety and efficacy or supporting clinical trials, you will apply cutting edge design and process development capabilities to accelerate and bring the best in class medicines to patients around the world.
What You Will Achieve
As an Associate Scientist, you will be at the center of our operations and you'll find that everything we do, every day, is in line with an unwavering commitment to quality. You will participate in all High Throughput Clinical Testing (HTCT) activities including but not limited to robotic and manual preparation of samples and reagents for preclinical and clinical serology. It also requires critical data review to support troubleshooting, qualification, and other lab projects. The position requires all work to be done in a compliant manner according to SOP(s), GLP, or GMP guidelines, as required. As an integral member of this dynamic clinical testing team, the incumbent must have a strong, positive work ethic and be highly collaborative with the other group members. All of the above includes practicing laboratory safety at all times.
Your strong foundation in general scientific practice, its principles and concepts will help in meeting critical deadlines. You will be relied on as a technical contributor to assess the assigned tasks and make decisions that involve direct application of your knowledge. 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
Qualifications
Must-Have
Nice-to-Have
Other Job Details:
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.
Research and Development
Pfizer's purpose is to deliver breakthroughs that change patients' lives. Research and Development is at the heart of fulfilling Pfizer's purpose as we work to translate advanced science and technologies into the therapies and vaccines that matter most. Whether you are in the discovery sciences, ensuring drug safety and efficacy or supporting clinical trials, you will apply cutting edge design and process development capabilities to accelerate and bring the best in class medicines to patients around the world.
What You Will Achieve
As an Associate Scientist, you will be at the center of our operations and you'll find that everything we do, every day, is in line with an unwavering commitment to quality. You will participate in all High Throughput Clinical Testing (HTCT) activities including but not limited to robotic and manual preparation of samples and reagents for preclinical and clinical serology. It also requires critical data review to support troubleshooting, qualification, and other lab projects. The position requires all work to be done in a compliant manner according to SOP(s), GLP, or GMP guidelines, as required. As an integral member of this dynamic clinical testing team, the incumbent must have a strong, positive work ethic and be highly collaborative with the other group members. All of the above includes practicing laboratory safety at all times.
Your strong foundation in general scientific practice, its principles and concepts will help in meeting critical deadlines. You will be relied on as a technical contributor to assess the assigned tasks and make decisions that involve direct application of your knowledge. 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
- Exercise and build basic team effectiveness skills {e.g., commitment, feedback, consensus management} within the immediate work group.
- Perform job responsibilities in compliance with current Good Manufacturing Practices/ Good Laboratory Practice (cGMP/GLP) and all other regulatory agency requirements.
- Assist in updating and writing documents associated Reagents Management, including information/data archiving, Standard Operating Procedure, and status reports.
- Assist in ordering supplies from internal inventory and prepare reagents/supplies necessary for Reagents Management.
- Perform all aspects of sample and reagent preparation to support clinical trials and development work.
- Complete required documentation for laboratory work involving sample and reagent preparation. This includes data organization/review, and qualification documents when relevant.
- Maintain a detailed inventory of freezer reagents such as controls, proficiency panels, human sera, polysaccharides etc.
- Present progress on reagent qualifications to colleagues and senior management.
- Collect and analyze data on a per project basis to support troubleshooting, qualification, and other lab projects.
- Stay current on all departmental and corporate training.
Qualifications
Must-Have
- Bachelor's Degree or Masters degree in a relevant field
- 0-3 years of laboratory experience in a relevant field of science
- Hands on experience in a laboratory setting
- Strong attention to detail and ability to collaborate and work in team environment
- Good Computer skills including word processing, Excel, PowerPoint and relevant scientific software
Nice-to-Have
- Pharmaceutical and biotech drug discovery experience
- Knowledge of aseptic technique
- Experience with inventory management
Other Job Details:
- Eligible for Employee Referral Bonus: YES
- Eligible for relocation support
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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