Why Patients Need You

Everything we do, every day, is in line with an unwavering commitment to the quality and the delivery of safe and effective products to patients.  Our science and risk-based compliant quality culture is flexible, innovative, and customer oriented. Whether you are involved in development, maintenance, compliance or analysis through research programs, your contribution will directly impact patients.

What You Will Achieve

This position is for a testing analyst in the Kalamazoo QO Rapid Turn Laboratory.  Opportunity for schedule flexibility exists as the Laboratory supports business and customer needs on weekends and holidays.   Technologies employed in the Rapid Turn Laboratory include HPLC, GC, Titrations, Karl Fisher, UV, and general analytical procedures.

You will be developing and applying your knowledge of procedures, techniques, tools, materials and equipment. Your receptiveness to new ideas will enhance the team’s ability to achieve goals and targets.  You will follow standard procedures to complete tasks and identify process issues or problems that involve direct application of your skills/knowledge.

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

• Manage own time, professional development and be accountable for own results.

• Works effectively in a fast-paced, customer-oriented, team laboratory environment to analyze in-process materials, solvents, raw materials, APIs, and/or finished product samples in direct support of the company's production units.

• Contribute to the completion of specific team objectives and assigned project milestones.

• Complete training activities and maintain records, equipment, basic lab supplies, and reagents in accordance with current Good Manufacturing Practices {part of GxP} requirements.

• Perform equipment and laboratory maintenance.

• Create new Master Data of varying technical complexity.

• Manage sampling materials and data summary in computer softwares, incubation and readout of results along with documentation of results.

• Independently performs testing and documents results for qualitative or quantitative assays on samples using techniques that vary from use of standard laboratory equipment to highly modern and automated instrumentation.

• Able to follow prescribed policies and procedures.

• Troubleshoots test methods and analytical equipment. 

• Participates in laboratory investigations as required. 

Qualifications

Must-Have

• High School Diploma or GED with 3 years of relevant experience in quality or compliance required

• Associate’s degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry or related science degree with at least 2 years experience in related field

• Or Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry or related science with 0-1 years of experience in related field

• Capable of manual manipulations with dexterity

• Knowledge and demonstration of leadership principles

• Well organized, able to work on multiple projects

• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team

• Good oral, written and interpersonal communication skills within a diverse team setting

Nice-to-Have

• Demonstrated proficiency in at least one high complexity technology (e.g. HPLC, uHPLC, GC, etc.) or, with two or more low to medium complexity technologies (e.g. TLC, titrations, wet chemistry/physical testing, water testing, etc.) as required by the business unit.

• The successful candidate must also have demonstrated the ability to quickly learn new skills/techniques. 

• High productivity and the ability to multi-task coupled with a low error rate and attention to detail.

• Must demonstrate flexibility/agility and engagement in a changing environment. 

• The candidate is expected to display good laboratory technique to avoid cross-contamination or misidentification of samples. 

• Experience troubleshooting test methods and analytical instrumentation.

PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS

• Laboratory and office work requiring walking, standing, and sitting throughout a shift.  Lifting of items less than 25 kg. 

NON-STANDARD WORK SCHEDULE, TRAVEL OR ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS

• This position requires colleagues to work weekends and/or holidays to meet business or customer needs on second shift (3:00PM-11:30PM). 

• All Laboratory colleagues adhere to safe work practices such as wearing appropriate personal protective equipment including lab coat, safety glasses, and gloves.  

• There is no routine travel associated with this position. 

• Work Location Assignment: On Premise colleagues work in a Pfizer site because it’s needed to get their job done. They may have flexibility to work remotely from time to time, but they are primarily on-site.

Other Job Details: 

• Last Date to Apply for Job: April 11, 2023 

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Relocation assistance may be available based on business needs and/or eligibility.