Principal Scientist

Why Patients Need You

What You Will Achieve

As a Principal 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 significant scientific contributor. With your deep knowledge of the discipline, you will work with analytical vendors around the world to execute units of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) and drug product development and GMP analytical work partnering with the vendors to solve technical problems and deliver critical data. You will use strong communication skills to ensure technical and business alignment across a variety of stakeholders within multidisciplinary teams. It is your scientific diligence, knowledge and focus on execution that will help in making Pfizer ready to achieve new milestones and help patients across the globe. You will play a lead role in establishing an outsourcing culture and mindset within ARD.

How You Will Achieve It
- As a member of the Global Strategic Outsourcing and Business Operations team in ARD you will collaborate with project leads, development analysts, GMP analysts and external vendors to deliver multiple units of analytical work in parallel. You will partner to develop and then independently manage analytical testing protocols through to successful, timely data delivery to ARD project teams. You will have the opportunity to work with global vendors to complete larger units of work or support entire workflows using external resources. You will use your expertise in chromatography, spectrometry, spectroscopy, dissolution, and other established analytical methodologies to enable drug development utilizing external resources.
- Work will be predominantly focused on analytical development activities including validating and transferring analytical methods, developing, and executing general testing protocols aligned with ARD development workflows, critically evaluating vendor generated data and compiling summaries as required.
- The role requires collaboration with ARD colleagues to identify appropriate analytical approaches, ensuring vendors clearly understand Pfizer’s needs, managing technical risks and developing appropriate contingencies across a dynamic portfolio.
- This role also may require direct interaction with outsourcing colleagues in partner groups (e.g., CRD, DPD, PGS) and therefore requires knowledge of API and DP development workflows.
- The role may require some coaching of internal colleagues in working with vendors and the identification of areas where targeted training of analytical development vendors would help improve the value offering to ARD.

**Qualifications**:
Must-Have
- Ph.D in Analytical Chemistry or related field, with 4+ years of R&D experience OR B.S. with 12+ years of relevant industry analytical development experience.
- Good knowledge of the development workflows used by ARD’s key partners within PSSM.
- Demonstrated ability to manage parallel projects, prioritize activities in a dynamic environment, meet timelines, and interact with multi-disciplinary teams and stakeholders.
- A breadth of diverse leadership experiences and the ability to lead change and work in new paradigms.
- Attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and effective interpersonal and communication skills are required.
- Demonstrated strength in oral and written communication across a variety of media and settings.
- Proficient with a wide variety of software and information systems.

Nice-to-Have
- Prior experience as ARD Project Lead or recent lab analyst experience.
- Prior experience working with external analytical vendors to deliver development and / or GMP work in support of project progression and regulatory submissions.
- Proven ability to develop and coach others and oversee the work of colleagues and external partners to achieve meaningful outcomes and create business impact.
- Good understanding of GMP as applied to analytical development.

PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS
- This role requires ability to perform mathematical calculations, as well as data analysis.

NON-STANDARD WORK SCHEDULE, TRAVEL OR ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS
- This role requires adherence to standard operating procedures.
- It is highly likely to require some regular US and international travel (~10%).

Other Job Details:

- Eligible for Employee Referral Bonus
- Eligible for Relocation Assistance

Work Location Assignment: On Premise

On Premise colleagues work in a Pfizer site because it’s needed to get their job done. They may have flexibility to work remotely from time to time, but they are primarily on-site

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