Senior Process Development Scientist Full-time

Pfizer Singapore Is Recruiting Permanent Employees

Whether you are involved in the design and development of manufacturing processes for products or supporting maintenance and reliability, engineering is vital to making sure customers and patients have the medicines they need, when they need them. Working with our innovative engineering team, you'll help bring medicines to the world even faster by imagining what's possible and taking action.

Working with Pfizer's dynamic engineering team, you will play a critical role in design and development of manufacturing process to bring products from research to manufacturing. You will leverage your technical capabilities to understand the inherent problems related to transfer of technology from the research stage to manufacturing, in cooperation with pilot-plant and production departments. You will conduct tests and measurements throughout the stages of production and troubleshoot production process problems with processes or equipment already in operation.

As a Senior Associate, your knowledge and skills will contribute towards the goals and objectives of the team. Your focus and ability to meet team targets will help in completing critical deliverables. Your innovative use of communication tools and techniques will make it easy to manage difficult issues and help in establishing consensus between teams.

It is your dedication and commitment that will make Pfizer ready to achieve new milestones and help patients across the globe.

Position Summary

Will serve as a laboratory based member of the Technical Services team providing chemistry and process related technical support to OSP, Technology Transfers, changeover cleaning and solvent recovery sections.

Position Responsibilities:

• Design and conduct laboratory scale experiments and analysis with minimal supervision to support plant operation issues, proposed process modifications, new raw material qualification, evaluation of processes to minimize waste (reuse, etc), evaluation of new process technologies
• Collaborate and work with multi-discipline functions such as process engineers, quality, regulatory, compliance, etc in troubleshooting all manufacturing problems and upsets.
• Support/lead technology transfers from developing the standard laboratory procedures (SLP) to execution of laboratory experiments, chemistry training and process validation.
• Review and approve process-related documents.
• Work with other Process Scientists and Engineers to anticipate and eliminate any process chemistry related issues.
• Work with Quality Operations to develop the necessary data and documentation in support of production changes or abnormal process operations to assure that our products meet all Pfizer and regulatory quality standards.
• Proactively monitor, identify and develop improvements to processes
• Collaborate with process centric team (PCT) to implement continuous improvements using Lean Sigma tools.
• Maintain laboratory equipment, supplies and perform analytical analysis and troubleshooting.
• Flexible work schedules to accommodate to unforeseen work requirements.
• Demonstrate accountability for the technical deliverables and milestones accordingly to agreed timelines.
• Demonstrate a sense of urgency and a “can-do” attitude.
• Adherence to Pfizer safety rules and procedures.
• Participate in Pfizer Global Best Practice Teams as necessary.

Participate in Global product development teams as necessary.

Organizational Relationships

All functions involved in the manufacture and release of our products.

Education

Minimum Masters degree in Chemistry. PhD preferred.

Experience

• Minimum 2-4 years experience in pharmaceutical industry
• Experience in technology transfers and troubleshooting issues related to technology transfer and pharmaceutical manufacturing
• Experience working as an individual and effective team player

Core Competencies

Teamwork, organic synthesis, analytical chemistry, communication skills both in oral and technical report writing.

Fully complete Covid-19 vaccination and could provide official medical certificate

Work Location Assignment: On Premise

Pfizer is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction in which it operates.