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 member of Pfizer’s dedicated and highly effective quality control chemistry team. You will have the all-important role of safe execution of lab activities and for continuous improvement of lab performance when conducting the day-to-day sampling, analytical testing and providing analytical test data within established time-frames for products manufactured at the PGS Melbourne site

As an analyst, your focus on the job will contribute in achieving project tasks and goals. Through your domain knowledge and commitment, you will create a collaborative teaming environment for your colleagues.

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

How You Will Achieve It

• Performs all operations within the Functional unit according to the relevant procedure and compendial standard.
• Reports the inventory of Controls and Standards, ensuring reliable supply, and arranging necessary validation, for the Functional Unit
• Ensures all OOS & non-compliance investigations & reporting functions within the Functional Unit are initiated and communicated to the Laboratory Coordinator/Team Leader in a timely fashion
• actions to prevent reoccurrence of the non-conformances
• Participates in risk assessment investigations within the Functional Unit and oversees strategies to reduce identified business risks       
• Participates in updates of QC documentation (including compendial review) to ensure it is maintained up-to-date and is current for the Functional unit.
• Ensures that testing is actioned to deliver results within expected lead-times, and to provide a timely feedback to Laboratory Coordinator when delays to the testing schedule may occur
• Ensure analytical data is reported to support customer time-lines or project requirements
• Ensures KPI’s are monitored, and reported weekly for the Functional Unit
• Participates in the review of KPI’s and assists in the development of future performance targets
• Liaises with the Laboratory Coordinator or Team Leader ensuring effective communication channels are maintained, and to assess the effectiveness of the Functional Units service delivery
• Participates in performance appraisals according to QC procedures ensuring annual and half yearly              performance appraisals are conducted on time
• Is familiar with, and actively communicates, the strategic plan objectives of the department through day-to day activities with Team Leader / Coordinator
• Displays of expected values, behavior and culture
• Creates an environment of open communication and equal recognition of contribution
• Ensures the Functional Unit is risk managed reporting of all incidents / or perceived risks.
• Ensures that all staff work  in a safe environment and in a safe manner in compliance with relevant policies, procedures and statutory obligations
• Ensures compliance to the Incident & Hazard Management and Reporting Systems for the Functional Unit
• Initiate and participate  CI ideas

Qualifications

Must-Have

• Bachelor's Degree
• Good working knowledge of common laboratory databases
• Knowledge of regulatory compliance requirements for Pharmaceutical manufacturing
• Good analytical thinking and high-level integrity
• Able to work well either as an individual or as a team member
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Nice-to-Have

• Experience in a pharmaceutical chemistry laboratory

At Pfizer we care about our colleagues’ wellbeing and offer a range of great benefits for them, including:

• Paid parental leave

• Access to Health & Wellness apps

• Career Growth Experiences program

• Recognition & rewards program

• Paid volunteer days

• Life Insurance Benefits

• Pfizer Learning Academy access to top content providers

• Access to flu vaccines & skin checks

• Options to purchase additional leave

• Salary packaging & novated lease options

*Benefits listed may vary depending on your position and location and may be subject to change.

Pfizer Australia and New Zealand’s diverse workforce represents the patients we serve and the communities in which we operate. With a focus on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I), Pfizer ANZ ensures our people are heard and cared for. We offer engagement opportunities in both Colleagues Resource Groups (CRGs) and workstreams across: Culture and Tradition, Reconciliation @ Pfizer (RAP), Gender Equity (GEN), Disability and through the Out Pfizer Employee Network (OPEN) for our LGBT + colleagues and allies.

If you require reasonable adjustment during your application, please reach out to the Talent Acquisition Manager.