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Chemist I (AB2 shift/ 12 hour night shift)

Employer
Pfizer
Location
McPherson, Kansas
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
Jun 15, 2023

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Discipline
Life Sciences, Analytical Chemistry
Position Type
Full Time
Organization Type
Pharma
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 part of the Technical Operations team, you are recognized as a subject matter expert with specialized knowledge and skills in procedures, techniques, tools, materials and equipment. You will be entrusted with adapting standard methods and procedures by applying your knowledge, prior work experience and requirements. Your business awareness of cross-organizational impact on project delivery will elevate the quality of project deliverables. You will arrive at decisions on which methods and procedures are the best fit for different work situations. You will train others and reinforce behaviors that will help us achieve our goal of providing the best healthcare to our patients.

It is your hard work and focus that will help in making Pfizer ready to achieve new milestones and help patients across the globe.

How You Will Achieve It

  • ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES
    1. Perform standard qualitative and quantitative analysis on: purchased raw materials, in-process products, pure drug substances, finished pharmaceutical preparations, stability samples, and contract manufacturing samples utilizing accepted gravimetric and spectrophotometric procedures, in accordance with approved testing procedures Hospira, the National Formulary (NF), and the United States Pharmacopeia (USP).
    2. Utilizes standard analytical chemistry techniques.
    3. Prepare and standardize volumetric solutions, test solutions and reagents used in USP, NF and Hospira monograph analysis.
    4. Maintain records of all analysis information of assigned products for permanent file and proper entry of information on laboratory forms.
    5. Evaluate all data obtained from analysis; if discrepancy or deviation occurs, consult with supervisor.
    6. Review completed data for accuracy before forwarding data toQA filing in the batch record.
    7. Participate in colleague participation team(s).
    8. Any other duties as assigned by supervisor.


  • QUALIFICATIONS
    - Must-Have- Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry or related science field.
    - Competent knowledge and understanding of fundamental principles of chemistry or related sciences.
    - 0-1 years experience.
    - Ability to understand and carry out assigned duties effectively.
    - Ability to make decisions independently and see projects from planning to completion




PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS

Considerable mental/visual concentration, coordinating manual dexterity with mental/visual attention - including alternating sitting/standing to perform tasks and strict documentation requirements.

NON-STANDARD WORK SCHEDULE, TRAVEL OR ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS

- 12 hour night shift
- Lab/production environment with some disagreeable elements such as noise, dust, fumes, heat, safety hazards, etc.

Work Location Assignment: On Premise

Relocation assistance may be available based on business needs and/or eligibility.

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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