Why Patients Need You

Everything we do, every day, is in line with an unwavering commitment to the quality and the delivery of safe and effective products to patients.  Our science and risk-based compliant quality culture is flexible, innovative, and customer oriented. Whether you are involved in development, maintenance, compliance or analysis through research programs, your contribution will directly impact patients.

What You Will Achieve

You will be a team member who is relied to have a good understanding of procedures, techniques, tools, materials and equipment. Your decision making will help you prioritize workflows based on the available resources. You will follow standard procedures to complete tasks, some of which may vary in scope, sequence, complexity and timing. You will contribute to the team’s success by sharing your previously acquired knowledge.

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

Primary Function:

Perform environmental monitoring in a safe, compliant, and efficient. The job responsibilities include performing environmental monitoring in the Aseptic Manufacturing Environment in order to ensure that our products meet the highest standards of quality.

Key Tasks:

• Gain an understanding of cGMPs, GLPs EHS and site/ department policies and environmental monitoring concepts.
• Perform all routine weekly/monthly sampling activities at the site including viable, non-viable, water, ISO and batch process environmental monitoring.
• Enter and verify environmental monitoring data into various databases/computerized systems and review associated documentation in an accurate and in a timely manner.
• Author and review monthly/annual data reports.
• Ensure environmental monitoring supplies are ready and available within the Aseptic Processing Area (APA) and in the QC Laboratory.  Support of production/manufacturing team members as business partners working in the APA.
• Become qualified on aseptic gowning and participate in a successful media filling operation.
• Consistently demonstrate proper documentation practices.
• Perform and document aseptic observations and coaching of Manufacturing Operators per the site aseptic practices program.

Work practices and processes will meet the following expectations:

• Must maintain and neat and tidy workspace.
• Consistently adheres to company, site and laboratory safety rules and immediately raises any safety observations, concerns or suggestions.
• Follow company, site and global procedures at all times adopting cGMP, cGDP practices.
• Follows management direction at all times.
• Able to function independently while asking questions without hesitation when needed or unsure.
• Accepts dynamic work sequences and schedule changes.

Planning, Communication, Teamwork, Initiative and Performance Expectations:

• Actively participates in daily and weekly planning discussions among teammates and Management (as needed) offering suggestions to improve RFT and Manufacturing Schedule support as needed.
• Consistently communicates work sequence status in a timely manner.
• Where work was not achieved, actively participates in discussions to identify opportunities for correction and improvement.
• Demonstrates engagement in helping to achieve QC Team, individual as well as site goals.
• When faced with roadblocks or issues, routinely offers suggestions for improvements.
• Maintains a positive influence on the QC Team, often going out of his/her way to support and assist teammates across different shifts as necessary.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• High School Diploma or GED.
•  2+ years' experience in a scientific, laboratory or engineering environment, following procedures and documenting results.
• Basic math and computer skills, such as data entry, along with a high level of attention to detail.
• Understanding of equipment, instrumentation, and computer applications
• High productivity and the ability to multi-task coupled with a low error rate
• Ability to read, comprehend, and follow procedures.
• Good oral, written and interpersonal communication skills within a diverse team setting.

Nice-to-Have

• Experience in a GMP environment.
• Quality Control experience in a pharmaceutical industry.

Additional Skills/Preferences:

• Strong documentation and communication skills.
• Strong Organizational skills and the ability multi-task across various projects and activities.
• Must have good written and verbal communication skills.
• Follow written and verbal instructions.
• Must be able to obtain and to maintain multiple technique proficiencies (as dictated by site ad business needs).
• Complete all training, written exams and certifications.
• Flexible to work on any shift temporarily as business need dictate. 

PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS

Candidate must not be allergic to penicillin.

Job duties can be physically demanding. These duties include: moderate lifting, standing for long periods of time, sitting at a computer terminal and laboratory bench work.

Candidate must be able to complete aseptic gowning training. Candidate will need to understand principles of scientific writing and design of experiments.

NON-STANDARD WORK SCHEDULE, TRAVEL OR ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS

Monday through Friday, Third Shift - Unusual attendance and weekend work or travel may be required to support production activities.

Work Location Assignment: On Premise

Last Date to Apply to Job: October 21, 2022

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