Senior Process Technician

Use Your Power for Purpose

Our breakthroughs would not reach the hands of patients without our dedicated pharmaceutical manufacturing team. We rely on agile members who understand the critical 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 timely access to the medicines they need. 

What You Will Achieve

In this role, you will:

• Take responsibility for individual contributions to achieve team deliverables, working effectively as a team member and coordinating with others.

• Manage personal time and professional development, being accountable for results.

• Follow standard procedures to complete tasks of varying scope, sequence, and complexity within the agreed timeframe.

• Identify and solve moderately routine problems.

• Complete assignments with moderate supervision using established procedures, referring deviations from standard procedures to the supervisor.

• Ensure work is reviewed for accuracy, quality, and adherence to standards.

• Be responsible for the production of drug substances or active biological ingredients (ABI), assisting in various activities and functions within a manufacturing facility, and ensuring equipment functionality.

• Support technical operations, maintain housekeeping standards, keep training status current, and assist in the implementation of new technology for process execution and analysis.

• Executes manufacturing operations on the production floor for buffer/media make-up tanks, glass washers, autoclaves, bioreactors, filtration equipment, inoculum preparation, chromatography skids and/or UF/DF skids with varying levels of automation.

• Executes the execution of SOPs for unit operations including but not limited to, CIPs, SIPs, Sanitization, etc.

• Implements the execution and issue resolution associated with process equipment commissioning, qualification and validation. 

• Drives troubleshooting, technical support/analysis and resolution of equipment, automation, and process issues on the manufacturing floor.

• Drives for Right first time execution, the timely review of daily documentation and executes data entry; Monitor, Identify and/or Communicate process and compliance trends in real time.

• Supports the assigned audit lead for walkthroughs/GMP100s and observation improvements.

• View Role for controlled documentation; SOPs, Manufacturing Batch/Formulation Records, Forms, etc.

• Collaborates with the Subject Matter Expert for manufacturing operations in support of QTS investigations and CAPA implementations.

• Responsible for remaining current and reviews curriculum for training programs in support of manufacturing processes.

• Implements Lean Manufacturing, Sustainability, Operational Excellence initiatives; facilitate the drive towards continuous improvement in all manufacturing areas.

• Collaborates with cross-functional manufacturing assets in support of manufacturing campaigns.

• Collaborates in the escalation process through various levels of management when operations, personnel safety, equipment functionality, product supply and/or quality compliance are at risk.

• Ensures work requests are generated when issues arise with manufacturing equipment.

• Proficient in enterprise systems to support manufacturing operations including but not limited to, SAP, LIMS, AMPS, PDOCS and/or QTS.

• Operates production sustainability through the performance of inventory accuracy, reconciliation and/or task prioritization to maintain metric adherence.

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Here Is What You Need (Minimum Requirements)

• High School Diploma or GED with 2+ years of relevant experience

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

• Proficiency in using standard manufacturing equipment and tools

• Basic understanding of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)

• Ability to follow detailed instructions and standard operating procedures

• Strong problem-solving skills in a structured environment

• Capability to work effectively in a team setting

• Basic computer skills, including familiarity with data entry and