Manage department resources, lead projects, support compliance, and ensure inspection readiness while driving continuous improvement in quality operations.
Use Your Power for Purpose
Every day, everything we do is driven by an unwavering commitment to delivering safe and effective products to patients. Our quality culture, which is both science and risk-based, is flexible, innovative, and customer-oriented. Whether you are engaged in development, maintenance, compliance, or analysis through research programs, your contribution will have a direct impact on patients. Our dedication to quality and safety ensures that we consistently meet the highest standards, making a real difference in the lives of those we serve. Join us in our mission to improve patient outcomes through excellence in every aspect of our work.
What You Will Achieve: In this role, you will lead a team of colleagues to drive excellence in investigation, compliance, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.
Key Responsibilities:• Lead a team to drive excellence in investigation, compliance, and continuous improvement.• Continuously improve capabilities for manufacturing operations.• Prioritize timely investigation and operational improvement with a strong focus on results.• Identify root causes using the right investigation tools and implement effective CAPA (Corrective and Preventive Actions).• Work on procedural gaps to prevent deviations.• Develop a compliance mindset within the team.• Strengthen integrity and right-first-time culture within the team.• Identify improvement opportunities in processes and procedures, removing non-value-added steps.• Use operational excellence tools to identify and minimize all kinds of losses.• Coach colleagues on operational excellence tools and drive projects for capacity improvements.• Regularly update data in management information systems (MIS).• Analyze data available in the production system and take appropriate action.• Conduct TPM (Total Productive Maintenance) and continuous improvement meetings regularly.• Develop subject matter expertise for internal and external audits.• Identify compliance and operational discrepancies through regular Gemba walks.• • Understand OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness), Lean, and Six Sigma methodologies.
Minimum Requirements:• B Pharm/M Pharm/MSc/B. Tech with at least 10 years of experience, or PhD with 8 years of experience, or associate's degree with at least 10 years of experience.• Experience in handling regulatory inspections for regulated markets.• Self-motivated and self-driven with minimal guidance.• A successful track record of continuous improvement and the development/implementation of best practices in quality systems and manufacturing operations.• Knowledge of national and international regulations relevant to parenteral manufacturing.• Highly motivated, organized, and able to work effectively in a demanding environment with flexibility to changing priorities.• Fluency in English, both speaking and writing.• Ability to lead the team and convert challenges into opportunities.• Out-of-the-box thinking during challenging situations.
Preferred Requirements:• Master's degree with relevant pharmaceutical experience.
Pfizer is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction in which it operates.
Quality Assurance and Control
Every day, everything we do is driven by an unwavering commitment to delivering safe and effective products to patients. Our quality culture, which is both science and risk-based, is flexible, innovative, and customer-oriented. Whether you are engaged in development, maintenance, compliance, or analysis through research programs, your contribution will have a direct impact on patients. Our dedication to quality and safety ensures that we consistently meet the highest standards, making a real difference in the lives of those we serve. Join us in our mission to improve patient outcomes through excellence in every aspect of our work.
What You Will Achieve: In this role, you will lead a team of colleagues to drive excellence in investigation, compliance, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.
Key Responsibilities:• Lead a team to drive excellence in investigation, compliance, and continuous improvement.• Continuously improve capabilities for manufacturing operations.• Prioritize timely investigation and operational improvement with a strong focus on results.• Identify root causes using the right investigation tools and implement effective CAPA (Corrective and Preventive Actions).• Work on procedural gaps to prevent deviations.• Develop a compliance mindset within the team.• Strengthen integrity and right-first-time culture within the team.• Identify improvement opportunities in processes and procedures, removing non-value-added steps.• Use operational excellence tools to identify and minimize all kinds of losses.• Coach colleagues on operational excellence tools and drive projects for capacity improvements.• Regularly update data in management information systems (MIS).• Analyze data available in the production system and take appropriate action.• Conduct TPM (Total Productive Maintenance) and continuous improvement meetings regularly.• Develop subject matter expertise for internal and external audits.• Identify compliance and operational discrepancies through regular Gemba walks.• • Understand OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness), Lean, and Six Sigma methodologies.
Minimum Requirements:• B Pharm/M Pharm/MSc/B. Tech with at least 10 years of experience, or PhD with 8 years of experience, or associate's degree with at least 10 years of experience.• Experience in handling regulatory inspections for regulated markets.• Self-motivated and self-driven with minimal guidance.• A successful track record of continuous improvement and the development/implementation of best practices in quality systems and manufacturing operations.• Knowledge of national and international regulations relevant to parenteral manufacturing.• Highly motivated, organized, and able to work effectively in a demanding environment with flexibility to changing priorities.• Fluency in English, both speaking and writing.• Ability to lead the team and convert challenges into opportunities.• Out-of-the-box thinking during challenging situations.
Preferred Requirements:• Master's degree with relevant pharmaceutical experience.
Pfizer is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction in which it operates.
Quality Assurance and Control
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