Pfizer Hiring for Director, Analytical Lead, Seasonal mRNA Vaccines at Lincoln, Nebraska Full Time

Why Patients Need You

Pfizer’s purpose is to deliver breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. Pfizer Global Supply (PGS) is at the heart of fulfilling Pfizer’s purpose as we work to make sure customers and patients have the medicines they need, when they need them.

What You Will Achieve

As the Director, Analytical Lead seasonal mRNA Vx for Vaccines in Biotech and Sterile Injectable Technology, you will be accountable for the seasonal mRNA Vx analytical methods lifecycle and leading the matrix analytical teams for Pfizer’s seasonal mRNA vaccines assets (Ex: mRNA Flu). In this role, you will lead the analytical method development and transfers related to seasonal strain changes as well as new seasonal vaccines launches.

As a Director, you are a subject matter expert and leverage your knowledge of industry, customer requirements and general business environment to adapt and implement strategic actions for the division. Your managerial skills will help us manage and lead people, technological and financial resources within the division.

It is your problem-solving ability and leadership that will make it possible for customers and patients to receive the medicines they need, when they need them.

How You Will Achieve It

You will lead PGS analytical teams for each marketed vaccine asset and work with QC leads to develop and implement analytical method lifecycle plans for each asset to meet supply needs. Examples of lifecycle projects and post approval change include (but are not limited to): methods evaluation and development related to strain changes, methods robustness projects for QC testing, analytical support for complex investigations, local market analytical transfers, seasonal and post approval changes in method changes, changes in key components and raw materials.

In this role, you will provide matrix leadership for other analytical team leaders in the analytical seasonal RNA vaccine space. As the Analytical Lead, you will also build and maintain strong matrix relationships with key partners in Supply Chain, Manufacturing Sites, Launch Excellence, PGS Sites, Biotherapeutics Pharm Sci, Quality, Procurement, and Regulatory CMC.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• Bachelor’s Degree in a scientific/technical discipline of the life sciences such as biochemistry, biology, or similar

• 10+ years of experience in scientific / technical project management roles within the biotech industry, supporting analytical methods development, validations and transfers

• Technical expert of the unique aspects of mRNA analytical assays, familiarity with technology and science related to drug product manufacturing unit operations

• Demonstrated track record of excellent matrix leadership skills and delivery of analytical technology objectives in a fast-paced technical setting with stringent timelines

• Proven ability to synthesize significant volumes of complex information and data into clear priorities and a focus on what is truly important for achieving project or program success

• Comfortable in an extremely dynamic environment with agility to change course quickly as new data and insights emerge

• Advanced project management skill sets in scoping, financials, and schedule development with a track record of best practices applied in a biopharmaceutical environment

• Significant experience leading multi-disciplinary direct and matrix teams to successful outcomes well supported by metrics

• Previous experience in taking major analytical method changes through to the regulatory filing stage for marketed biologics / vaccine products as a post approval change

• Hands-on familiarity with drug regulations/regulatory processes and quality/GMP/compliance systems of the pharmaceutical industry. Direct experience interacting with the regulatory authoritieseither through meetings at the agencies, through regulatory filings reviews, through production site-inspections or other similar circumstances

• Demonstrated record of success in leading matrix teams of technical staff

• Demonstrates a breadth of diverse leadership experiences and capabilities including: the ability to influence and collaborate with peers, develop and coach others, oversee and guide the work of other colleagues to achieve meaningful outcomes and create business impact

• Requires the ability to process highly complex information and data quickly and under pressure. Large portion of deliverables are urgent and under timeline pressure

Nice-to-Have

• Advanced degree preferred

Non-Standard Work Schedule, Travel, or Environment Requirement

• Travel up to 20%; ability to travel regularly in support of the labs and teams in their remit

• International travel

• Adaptation of work schedule to accommodate meetings with colleagues in different time zones and seasonal vaccine production

Other Job Details

• Last Day to Apply: 24 May 2023

• Work Location Assignment:Flexible/Remote

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

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