Scientist

Use Your Power for Purpose At Pfizer, our purpose is to deliver breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. Your work will leverage cutting-edge design and process development capabilities to accelerate and deliver best-in-class medicines to patients globally. Whether you are involved in discovery sciences, ensuring drug safety and efficacy, or supporting clinical trials, your contributions will be vital in helping Pfizer achieve new milestones and make a global impact on patient health. What You Will Achieve As a Scientist, you will be at the center of our operations and you’ll find that everything we do, every day, is in line with an unwavering commitment to quality. You will be recognized as a technical expert and a scientific contributor. With your deep knowledge of the discipline, you will be an active team member whose decisions impact the projects. You will perform qualitative and quantitative analyses of organic and inorganic compounds to determine chemical and physical properties during chemical syntheses, or drug product development process. You will be using your scientific judgment to adapt standard methods and techniques by applying prior work experience. You will be forecasting and planning resource requirements for your project team. Your creativity in developing novel processes and new ideas will be used frequently. You will undertake mentoring activities to guide team members. It is your innovative scientific temperament that will help in making Pfizer ready to achieve new milestones and help patients across the globe. How You Will Achieve It This colleague will be responsible for developing analytical strategies in support of pharmaceutical drug substance and/or drug products during all development phases, including supporting manufacturing process development, developing, validating and transferring analytical methods, designing stability studies for shelf life assignments, and developing impurity control strategies. Collaborates with colleagues and subject matter experts to assess the most appropriate analytical approach to support project activities, including use of computational predictive tools, modelling software and data visualization tools where appropriate. Perform lab work and delegate responsibilities and review peer lab work as appropriate, Through effective communication and collaboration with multidisciplinary team members, this colleague will have the opportunity to present data at team meetings and be actively involved in solving technical challenges that arise during development. The candidate must be able to collaborate with and mentor peers as well as effectively interact with colleagues at all levels of the organization. Author relevant sections of global regulatory submissions in support of new drug approvals. They will also prepare technical reports, critically review data, and may evaluate new instrumentation and analytical techniques/approaches. Proficient with a wide variety of software and information systems and the curiosity to continue learning new techniques to solve complex analytical problems. Proficient with a breadth of relevant methodologies such as, chromatography, dissolution, IR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, particle size analysis and NMR, with expertise in one or more of these techniques. Qualifications Must-Have MS in Analytical Chemistry or related field with 4-6 of years of experience or BS with 6-8 years of experience Demonstrated ability to meet timelines with minimal supervision and experience leading multi-disciplinary teams. Demonstrated ability to learn new techniques and solve complex analytical problems. Demonstrated oral and written communication skills, including visualization of data and drafting reports. Attention to detail, strong organizational skills, the ability to multitask, and effective interpersonal and communication skills. Proficient with a breadth of relevant methodologies such as, chromatography, dissolution, IR/Raman spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, particle size analysis, and NMR, with expertise in one or more of these techniques. Nice-to-Have Experience in the pharmaceutical industry. Prior experience with analysis of peptide therapeutics. Experience with trace level impurity analysis Understanding and prior experience in global regulatory submission processes. Familiarity about separation technology including liquid chromatography, gas chromatography, SFC, etc. Experience with a wide variety of software and information systems utilized in the pharmaceutical industry (eg LIMS, Chromatographic Software, Veeva, electronic notebooks). The ability to use computational predictivetools, modelling software or data visualization tools. Experience using common AI tools, including generative technologies such as ChatGPT or Microsoft Copilot, to support problem solving and enhance productivity. Demonstrated curiosity for exploring how these tools can improve outcomes and understanding of responsible AI practices, including risk management and ethical use PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS Ability to perform calculations and data analysis is required. This role requires the use of laboratory equipment and working in laboratories. Some lifting may be required. NON-STANDARD WORK SCHEDULE, TRAVEL OR ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS Some travel may be required. Relocation support available Work Location Assignment: On Premise The annual base salary for this position ranges from $79,400.00 to $132,400.00. In addition, this position is eligible for participation in Pfizer’s Global Performance Plan with a bonus target of 7.5% of the base salary. We offer comprehensive and generous benefits and programs to help our colleagues lead healthy lives and to support each of life’s moments. Benefits offered include a 401(k) plan with Pfizer Matching Contributions and an additional Pfizer Retirement Savings Contribution, paid vacation, holiday and personal days, paid caregiver/parental and medical leave, and health benefits to include medical, prescription drug, dental and vision coverage. Learn more at Pfizer Candidate Site – U.S. Benefits | (uscandidates.mypfizerbenefits.com). Pfizer compensation structures and benefit packages are aligned based on the location of hire. The United States salary range provided does not apply to Tampa, FL or any location outside of the United States. Relocation assistance may be available based on business needs and/or eligibility. Candidates must be authorized to be employed in the U.S. by any employer. U.S. work visa sponsorship (such as TN, O-1, H-1B, etc.) is not available for this role now or in the future. Sunshine Act Pfizer reports payments and other transfers of value to health care providers as required by federal and state transparency laws and implementing regulations. These laws and regulations require Pfizer to provide government agencies with information such as a health care provider’s name, address and the type of payments or other value received, generally for public disclosure. 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