Principal Scientist

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 a Principal 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 be recognized as a technical expert and a significant scientific contributor. With your deep knowledge of the discipline, you will regularly contribute at the therapeutic area level and can represent the department on multidisciplinary teams.

You will perform qualitative and quantitative analyses of organic, inorganic compounds, or biologics to determine chemical and physical properties during chemical syntheses, fermentation or drug product development process. You will be entrusted with setting objectives and planning resource requirements for your project team. You will be using your scientific judgment to adapt standard methods and techniques by applying prior work experience. You will undertake mentoring activities to guide team members.

It is your innovative scientific temperament that will help in making Pfizer ready to achieve new milestones and help patients across the globe.

How You Will Achieve It

• Contribute at the therapeutic area level and may represent the group on multidisciplinary teams.
• Influence at the therapeutic area or discipline level and increasingly at the project team level.
• Participate in strategic planning in building out the capabilities and processes.
• Prepare presentations to technical and non-technical associates alike for the purpose of updating experimental progress and persuading project direction.
• Lead technical team to execute strategy and obtain relevant high quality data.
• Develop and maintain relationships with key partner lines and colleagues and increase Pfizer's external reputation.
• Participate in deep dive reviews of complex data with credible insights and flexible mindset.
• Manage the performance and development of a team of scientists that develop immunological and cell-based methods.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• Bachelor's Degree
• 12+ years of experience
• Proven record of strong technical skills and scientific expertise in analytical method development and troubleshooting
• Experience with UPLC, HPLC, LC-MS, GC-MS
• Understanding of Capillary Electrophoresis, qPCR, Multiangle Light Scattering Detectors, ELISA
• Experience working in a regulated environment
• Experience with technologies focused on analysis of biomolecules and conjugates
• Understanding of critical quality attributes of complex biomolecules such a peptide mapping, glycan analysis,
• Exemplary people skills and demonstrable leadership behaviors
• Demonstrated technical writing and presentation skills

Nice-to-Have

• PhD and 4+ years of relevant experience
• Direct experience working with Food and Drug Administration or other regulatory authorities
• Skills and experience in , biological assays and other general analytical techniques

PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS

Will require significant data analysis, authoring and reviewing complex technical and regulatory documents and likely some review and/or authoring of batch records and SOPs for use in a cGMP environment.

NON-STANDARD WORK SCHEDULE, TRAVEL OR ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS

• May require occasional off- hour working to support laboratory work or participation in teleconferences with other global sites.
• Some travel may be required, but is not expected to be a standard aspect of role (

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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