Associate Scientist

Pfizer Pfizer · Pharma · New York, NY

This role is responsible for sample logistics within Pfizer's Vaccines R&D, involving receiving, tracking, documenting, storing, aliquoting, distributing, and disposing of samples from clinical trials according to approved protocols and GxP/regulatory requirements. It includes using electronic databases and robotic instruments for sample handling and distribution.

What you'd actually do

  1. The incumbent will be required to complete all processes as detailed in SLS' Standard Operating Procedures (SOP). The colleague will perform job responsibilities in compliance with GxP and all other regulatory agency requirements.
  2. The candidate will receive samples from clinical trial sites and enter samples into an electronic database management system.
  3. Performs manual sample aliquoting and aliquoting using the Hamilton robotic instrument.
  4. Ship samples and lab supplies to external and internal testing labs.
  5. Carries out sample disposal/sample destruction according to regulated policies and procedures

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor of Science Degree or Bachelor of Arts Degree in a relevant scientific discipline
  • 0- 3 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry
  • Knowledgeable with Microsoft applications including Word Processing, Excel, and PowerPoint
  • Ability to work in a team setting
  • Ability to work in a lab environment
  • Ability to work with computer screens for a majority of the day
  • Ability to lift freezer racks of 10 pounds

What the JD emphasized

  • GxP
  • regulatory agency requirements
  • cGMP/GLP