Associate Tech Dev Svcs

Use Your Power for Purpose

Whether you are involved in the design and development of manufacturing processes for products or supporting maintenance and reliability, engineering is crucial to ensuring customers and patients receive the medicines they need, precisely when they need them. Working as a process engineer within our innovative Technical Operations team, you'll help bring medicines to the world even faster by imagining what’s possible and taking action.

What You Will Achieve

Working with Pfizer’s dynamic Technical Operations team, you will play a critical role in supporting efforts to bring new monoclonal and bispecific antibody products to commercial-scale manufacturing. You will leverage your technical capabilities to understand the inherent problems of transfer of technology of new products to commercial-scale manufacturing, in cooperation with other departments. You will participate in technology transfer to the manufacturing plant and troubleshoot production process problems with processes or equipment already in operation.

As an associate, your focus on the job will contribute in achieving project tasks and goals. Through your domain knowledge and commitment, you will create a collaborative team environment for your colleagues.

It is your hard work and dedication that will make Pfizer ready to achieve new milestones and help patients across the globe.

How You Will Achieve It

• Contribute to project tasks and milestones, ensuring work is organized to meet deadlines.
• Learn and apply basic team effectiveness skills within the immediate work team.
• Prepare and review of scale up protocols and reports, technology transfer protocols and reports, batch manufacturing records, batch packaging records and bill of materials etc.
• Make 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 as needed.
• Have your work regularly reviewed for technical judgment, completeness, and accuracy, relying on your supervisor's judgment.
• Play a pivotal role in transitioning products from research to manufacturing, leveraging technical skills to address challenges.
• Collaborate closely with support functions including R&D and production departments to ensure smooth technology transfer.
• Conduct tests and measurements throughout production stages, troubleshooting process or equipment issues.
• Establish small-scale production processes, use scaled-down lab processes for troubleshooting and share knowledge through existing systems while following effective safety protocols.
• Prepare for commercial manufacturing of transferred products, including authoring Continued Process Verification (CPV) plans.
• Perform process monitoring and data analysis of manufacturing processes to ensure product quality attributes are met.
• Use statistical tools like Minitab and JMP for analysis.

Here Is What You Need (Minimum Requirements)

• Applicant must have a Bachelor's degree with 2+ years of experience, or an Associate's degree with 4 years of relevant experience, or a High school diploma (or equivalent) and 6 years of relevant experience
• Process Engineering or operational excellence experience in a pharmaceutical or medical device setting
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience with Good Manufacturing Practices and Process Monitoring systems.

Bonus Points If You Have (Preferred Requirements)

• Prior experience in the pharmaceutical industry
• Experience with technology transfer and scale-up processes
• Experience in a structured, process-driven environment

Physical/Mental Requirements

• Strong communication skills
• Self-motivated attitude with the ability to work with minimal direction
• Flexibility and adaptability to changing priorities
• Ability to meet deadlines and perform well under pressure
• Proficiency in troubleshooting and problem-solving and able to navigate complex challenges and opportunities
• Strong attention to detail
• Some standing, ladder climbing, bending, pushing and lifting (up to 40 lbs.) may be required on a daily basis when the colleague is supporting work in manufacturing. 
• Other job functions require working in an office setting where sitting and computer usage would be the norm.

Non-Standard Work Schedule, Travel, or Environment Requirements

• Schedule is primarily day shift Monday through Friday, but at times it will be necessary to work according to the manufacturing shift schedules (1s