ADL (Analytical Development Laboratory) Equipment Specialist
- Employer
- Pfizer
- Location
- Brentwood, Missouri
- Salary
- Competitive
- Posted
- December 03 2021
- Ref
- 4831812
- 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 the Equipment Specialist, 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. With your deep knowledge in the discipline, you will be an active team member who influences at the project team level. You will lead the installation of laboratory instrumentation including IQ/OQ/PQ and change management process for the MMT Brentwood Quality Control and Analytical Development Laboratories GMP systems for the testing of commercial and developmental samples. You will oversight preventative and other necessary maintenance of already established ADL instruments and coordinate training on laboratory equipment. You will be the System Administrator of standalone laboratory computer applications. 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
Qualifications
Must-Have
Nice-to-Have
The job is open only to Protected Individuals (as defined by 8 U.S.C. ยง 1324b(a)(3), namely, Citizens or Nationals of the United States, Lawful Permanent Residents ("green card holders"), Refugees and Asylees.
Last date to apply for job: December 31, 2021
Eligible for Employee Referral Program
Eligible for Relocation Assistance: NO
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.
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
#LI-PFE
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 the Equipment Specialist, 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. With your deep knowledge in the discipline, you will be an active team member who influences at the project team level. You will lead the installation of laboratory instrumentation including IQ/OQ/PQ and change management process for the MMT Brentwood Quality Control and Analytical Development Laboratories GMP systems for the testing of commercial and developmental samples. You will oversight preventative and other necessary maintenance of already established ADL instruments and coordinate training on laboratory equipment. You will be the System Administrator of standalone laboratory computer applications. 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
- Presents Qualification Plan at the Change Management Committee.
- Communicates progress, plans, requirements and risks to the senior analyst, manager, and higher management informally and, if required.
- Supports the area owner and SME in the writing of the Qualification Plan and Protocol.
- Decommissions analytical instruments.
- Actively participates and report progress into cross-functional project teams to meet customer expectations, project milestones and Good Manufacturing Practices {also cGMP} standards.
- Supports the implementation of new/upgrade laboratory equipmentapplications/software.
- Assures that external contractors have proper training.
- Reviews theCalibration/ Verificationor PM data to ensure that the equipment is calibrated according to predetermined schedules and procedures.
- Provide the necessary documentation for regulatory submissions as required.
Qualifications
Must-Have
- Bachelor's Degree
- 5+ years of experience
- Experience working in a regulated environment, such as Good Laboratory Practices {part of GxP}
- Demonstrated technical expertise in functional verification of design.
- Working knowledge of applicable industry test standards, relevant regulatory guidance, Design Controls and Product Development Process
- Able to interact effectively with peers and leaders as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Effective verbal and written communication skills.
Nice-to-Have
- Master's degree and4+ years of relevant experience
- Exceptional interpersonal skills preferred and a proven track record of teamwork, adaptability, innovation, leadership and initiative
The job is open only to Protected Individuals (as defined by 8 U.S.C. ยง 1324b(a)(3), namely, Citizens or Nationals of the United States, Lawful Permanent Residents ("green card holders"), Refugees and Asylees.
Last date to apply for job: December 31, 2021
Eligible for Employee Referral Program
Eligible for Relocation Assistance: NO
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.
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
#LI-PFE