Senior Scientist Sandwich, England

Pfizer

Full Time Sandwich, England 33525 - 50749 GBP ANNUAL Today

Job description

Why Patients Need You

Pfizer’s purpose is to deliver breakthroughs that change patients’ lives and the manufacturing and supply division of the business is at the heart of fulfilling this purpose. The Materials Characterisation Team sits within the centralised technology and engineering department and is a Centre of Excellence for material sciences within the manufacturing and supply division of Pfizer.

What You Will Achieve

You will be joining a diverse and multi-disciplined team of passionate scientists. As a Senior Scientist in our team, you will be asked to lead investigations related to material supplier changes, drug product manufacturing troubleshooting and proactive process understanding studies. You will be accountable for planning and executing the experimental work, data interpretation and presentation of the results. Each project will require completion of a comprehensive technical report and may require discussion of the results with the manufacturing site. You will have a technical focus area but should have a breadth of knowledge and experience in materials characterisation techniques and be able to apply this knowledge and experience appropriately. This is a global role that will involve collaboration with site manufacturing and technical service colleagues at other site locations. If you enjoy problem solving and project diversity then this role is for you.

How You Will Achieve It

Planning and executing appropriate laboratory experiments for multiple concurrent projects and adhering to business required timelines.
Interpretation of complimentary data sets to provide a solution to complex manufacturing investigations.
Communication of results both orally and in written technical reports to site colleagues and management.
Point of contact/subject matter expert for allocated instruments ensuring they are well-maintained, other team colleagues are trained appropriately and documentation is up to date.
Collaborate with Drug Product Design department and keep abreast of new technologies in materials sciences.
Adhere to all Health & Safety culture and advocate of 5S and Lean Lab principles.
Active participation in team discussions.

Qualifications:

Must-Have

Bachelor's or master’s degree level attained in a relevant scientific discipline e.g. Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences.
Relevant experience.
Practical experience in a range of physical characterisation techniques that may include; microscopy, thermal & spectroscopic analysis, particle size, bulk powder properties and spectroscopic imaging. Willing to learn new methods.
Good understanding of solid oral dose manufacturing processes.
Experienced in root cause identification in investigations.
Excellent technical report writing skills.
Proven experience with customer communication.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Work Location Assignment: On Premise

Purpose

Breakthroughs that change patients' lives... At Pfizer we are a patient centric company, guided by our four values: courage, joy, equity and excellence. Our breakthrough culture lends itself to our dedication to transforming millions of lives.

Digital Transformation Strategy

One bold way we are achieving our purpose is through our company wide digital transformation strategy. We are leading the way in adopting new data, modelling and automated solutions to further digitize and accelerate drug discovery and development with the aim of enhancing health outcomes and the patient experience.

Flexibility

We aim to create a trusting, flexible workplace culture which encourages employees to achieve work life harmony, attracts talent and enables everyone to be their best working self. Let’s start the conversation!

Equal Employment Opportunity

We believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce is crucial to building a successful business. As an employer, Pfizer is committed to celebrating this, in all its forms – allowing for us to be as diverse as the patients and communities we serve. Together, we continue to build a culture that encourages, supports and empowers our employees.

DisAbility Confident

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and we encourage you to put your best self forward with the knowledge and trust that we will make any reasonable adjustments necessary to support your application and future career. Our mission is unleashing the power of our people, especially those with unique superpowers. Your journey with Pfizer starts here!

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