Technology Specialist
Job Description
Closing Date: 7th April 2024
Why Patients Need You
Our breakthroughs would not make it to the hands of patients without our pharmaceutical manufacturing team. We rely on a team of dedicated and agile members, who understand the importance and impact of their role in Pfizer’s mission. Patients need colleagues like you who take pride in their work and always look to improve outcomes. You will help to ensure that patients and physicians have the medicines they need, when they need them.
What You Will Achieve
You will be part of Pfizer's manufacturing division and support production, business, and other processes in a team-based environment. You will be performing activities in a variety of cross-functional areas, including support of production planning and control, total quality management, systems, manufacturing, equipment and facilities engineering, material management, and process reengineering.
As a Senior Associate, your knowledge and skills will contribute towards the goals and objectives of the team. Your ability to meet team targets will help in completing critical deliverables. Your innovative use of communication tools and techniques will facilitate in solving difficult issues between teams and help in establishing consensus.
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 complex projects, manage own time to meet agreed targets and develop plans for work activities on own projects within a team.
- Identify, execute and support continuous improvement opportunities and projects.
- Perform lab qualification work & technical justification for new raw materials.
- Provide Subject Matter Expert support during major investigations.
- Trouble-shoot and provide sustainable solutions for root-cause processing and safety problems.
- Support plant process change overs and plant clean ups.
- Effectively use the site business processes to support production e.g. change control, deviations, six sigma method investigations, etc.
- Ensure alignment between the process, the plant, the automation and process operators to run processes per Process Safety and Product Quality attributes and share best practices with teams.
- Adhere to appropriate levels of current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP).
- Responsible for product knowledge management during tech transfer into the site and during manufacturing campaigns.
- Use computer-based modelling, simulation and analysis to look for improvement opportunities and to analyse problems.
- Work to implement a culture of Right-First Time through partnerships with Operations and provide leadership in the use of Operational Excellence (OE) principles to optimize our technical and business processes.
Qualifications
Must-Have
- Bachelor's Degree
- 3+ years’ experience
- Demonstrated ability to provide technical solutions for complex problems through product and process knowledge
- Experience in solid oral dosage forms (S0Ds) is preferable but not essential.
- Good understanding of process manufacturing/ computer systems
- Demonstrated ability to lead change and strong collaborative skills
- Proactive and effective communication within and across shifts
- Excellent mentoring and interpersonal skills
Nice-to-Have
- Master's degree
- Relevant pharmaceutical industry experience
Work Location Assignment: On Premise
Additional Information
In order to be considered for this position in Ireland you need to be legally eligible to work in Ireland.
Please note there is no relocation support available for this position
How to apply
Make a difference today, all suitable candidates should apply with CV below. We are looking forward to hearing from you!
Purpose
Breakthroughs that change patients' lives... At Pfizer we are a patient centric company, guided by our four values: courage, joy, equity and excellence. Our breakthrough culture lends itself to our dedication to transforming millions of lives.
Digital Transformation Strategy
One bold way we are achieving our purpose is through our company wide digital transformation strategy. We are leading the way in adopting new data, modelling and automated solutions to further digitize and accelerate drug discovery and development with the aim of enhancing health outcomes and the patient experience.
Equal Employment Opportunity
We believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce is crucial to building a successful business. As an employer, Pfizer is committed to celebrating this, in all its forms – allowing for us to be as diverse as the patients and communities we serve. Together, we continue to build a culture that encourages, supports and empowers our employees.
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.
