QA Specialist III
Job Description
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 assurance team. You will evaluate and review Pfizer’s clinical and commercial batches of drugs. You will make sure that product and process documents match the specifications based on established sampling and statistical process control procedures. Your expertise will help in identifying deviations from established standards, in the manufacturing and packaging of products. In the relevant cases you will approve investigations and change control activities to ensure compliance with configuration management policies.
As a Senior Associate, your knowledge and skills will contribute towards the goals and objectives of the team. Your focus and ability to meet team targets will help in completing critical deliverables. Your innovative use of communication tools and techniques will facilitate in explaining difficult issues and establishing consensus between teams.
It is your hard work and focus that will make Pfizer ready to achieve new milestones and help patients across the globe.
How You Will Achieve It
- Contribute to the completion of projects, manage own time to meet agreed targets and develop plans for work activities on own projects within a team.
- Suggest improvements and conduct continuous improvement activities.
- Independently assess a wide range of Change Control activities to determine potential Quality and Operational Good Manufacturing Practices {also cGMP} impacts.
- Investigate, document Quality Assurance related deviations and escalate issues as appropriate to the Quality Assurance Lead in a timely manner.
- Maintain regulatory compliance in accordance with current Good Manufacturing Practices {part of GxP} practices.
- Provide Quality Review and oversight of site cGXP documentation related to the operation of a vaccine manufacturing facility/laboratory to ensure compliance with global regulatory agencies and Pfizer quality standards.
- Accurately communicate Supply/Operational needs/perspectives as well as Quality Operations (QO) perspectives.
- Review and approval of validation documents Process, cleaning & method validation.
- Develop annual product quality review plan.
- Review and approve master batch records and executed batch records to assure compliance with regulatory standards and regulatory filing.
Qualifications
Must-Have
- Applicant must have a High School Diploma (or Equivalent) and 8 years of relevant experience OR an associates degree with 6 years of experience OR a bachelors with at least 3 years of experience OR Masters with more than 1 year of experience
- Experience in Quality administered systems (LIMS, SAP)
- Experience in pharmaceutical environment, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and the applicable GxP regulations and standards.
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills
- Demonstrated experience in Microsoft Office tools
Nice-to-Have
- Knowledge of corporate quality systems that are applicable to the quality unit and the production operations service.
- Proficient QA compliance as it relates to biopharmaceutical manufacturing
Physical/Mental Requirements
- Position requirements are typical for an office-based work environment with some shop floor exposure.
- Must be able to work in a team environment within own team and interdepartmental teams
- Proactive approach and strong critical thinking skills
- Willing to lead by example and jump right in, desire to get to root cause, collaborative and active listener
- Effectively manages stressful situations, able to focus on task at regardless of circumstances and stress induced pressure.
Non-Standard Work Schedule, Travel, or Environment Requirements
- Schedule is primarily day shift (M-F, 8 hrs) but may require off-shift work on occasions.
Other Job Details:
- Last day to Apply: April 15th , 2024
- Eligible for Relocation Assistance: No
- Work Location Assignment:On Premise
Relocation assistance may be available based on business needs and/or eligibility.
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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. This position requires permanent work authorization in the United States.
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.