Use Your Power for Purpose
Our breakthroughs would not make it to the hands of patients without our dedicated and agile pharmaceutical manufacturing team. We rely on 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 continuously strive to improve outcomes. Your efforts ensure that patients and physicians have the medicines they need when they need them. The significance of your role cannot be overstated, as you help bridge the gap between innovation and patient care. By being part of this team, you contribute to making life-saving treatments accessible, embodying the essence of our mission.
What You Will Achieve
In this role, you will:
The primary function of the Quality Compliance Specialist is to provide quality oversight in manufacturing areas by :
- Enforcing best aseptic practices/techniques within the Aseptic or Terminally Sterilized manufacturing areas per the Aseptic Observation Program
- Providing real-time quality oversight during aseptic process simulations.
- Providing real-time quality oversight following planned and unplanned activities.
- Providing GMP walk throughs ensuring regulatory compliance.
- Providing real-time quality oversight during environmental control deviations.
Other duties may include:
- Oversee daily cleaning and disinfection activities in assigned areas, ensuring support for sanitation colleagues across shifts in aseptic and terminal sterilized areas.
- Perform assessments of aseptic and terminal sterilized filling operations and update necessary documents.
- Present sanitation programs to auditors and compile key metrics for management, including observations on gowning and aseptic techniques.
- Maintain knowledge of cGMPs and stay informed on emerging regulatory and compliance issues related to aseptic manufacturing.
- Conduct audits of sanitation practices, aseptic techniques, clean room behaviors, and gowning procedures.
- Generate change controls for procedure updates and perform daily room check inspections in manufacturing areas.
- Provide support for aseptic process simulations, such as media fills.
- Contribute to project tasks and milestones, organizing work to meet deadlines.
- Learn and apply basic team effectiveness skills within the immediate work team, making decisions within limited options to resolve basic problems under the supervisor's direction.
- Work in a structured environment using established procedures, seeking guidance from colleagues, with regular reviews of work for technical judgment, completeness, and accuracy, and exercising judgment with reliance on the supervisor.
- Responsible for maintaining working knowledge of cGMPs and emerging regulatory and compliance concerns as related to aseptic manufacturing.
- Provide support to aseptic process simulations (media fills), smoke studies, and hyper care for new aseptic processes when implemented.
- Provide quality oversight and approvals during the execution and recovery of planned and unplanned events (OARs, EDRs, Power Interruptions).
- Maintain a compliant state (Inspection Readiness Walkthroughs)
- Enforcing best aseptic practices/techniques within the Aseptic or Terminally Sterilized manufacturing areas per the Aseptic Observation Program
- Meet Aseptic Observation Program Monthly/Annual required metrics
- Drive continuous improvement through implementation of continuous improvement projects.
Here Is What You Need (Minimum Requirements)
- Applicant must have a bachelor's degree with 0+ years of experience; OR an associate's degree with 4 years of experience; OR a high school diploma (or equivalent) and 6 years of relevant experience Strong oral, written, communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
- Must have shop floor experience working in an aseptic manufacturing facility.
- Thorough understanding of GMP
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Knowledge and experience in aseptic techniques
- Proficiency in conducting audits of sanitation, aseptic techniques, clean room behaviors, and gowning
Bonus Points If You Have (Preferred Requirements):
- Exceptional leadership and adept people management abilities
- Knowledge of change control process (i.e. document writing and editing
- Experience in presenting sanitation programs to auditors
- Experience using common AI tools, including generative technologies such as ChatGPT or Microsoft Copilot, to support problem solving and enhance productivity. Demonstrated curiosity for exploring how these tools can improve outcomes and understanding of responsible AI practices, including risk management and ethical use
PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS
Must be able to work in a fast paced environment with ability to problem solve
Must be able to operate effectively in high pressure situations
**NON-STANDARD WORK SCHEDULE, TRAVEL OR ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS **
Off-shift support may be required based on business needs
Work Location Assignment: On Premise
The annual base salary for this position ranges from $68,600.00 to $114,300.00. In addition, this position is eligible for participation in Pfizer’s Global Performance Plan with a bonus target of 7.5% of the base salary. We offer comprehensive and generous benefits and programs to help our colleagues lead healthy lives and to support each of life’s moments. Benefits offered include a 401(k) plan with Pfizer Matching Contributions and an additional Pfizer Retirement Savings Contribution, paid vacation, holiday and personal days, paid caregiver/parental and medical leave, and health benefits to include medical, prescription drug, dental and vision coverage. Learn more at Pfizer Candidate Site – U.S. Benefits | (uscandidates.mypfizerbenefits.com). Pfizer compensation structures and benefit packages are aligned based on the location of hire. The United States salary range provided does not apply to Tampa, FL or any location outside of the United States.
Relocation assistance may be available based on business needs and/or eligibility.
Candidates must be authorized to be employed in the U.S. by any employer.
U.S. work visa sponsorship (such as TN, O-1, H-1B, etc.) is not available for this role now or in the future.
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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.
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