Project Progression Prophylactic Vaccines Group Leader Job in Chesterfield, Missouri US
Project Progression Prophylactic Vaccines Group Leader
Org Marketing Statement Pfizer Inc: Working together for a healthier world Founded in 1849, Pfizer is the world's premier biopharmaceutical company taking new approaches to better health. We discover, develop, manufacture and deliver quality, safe and effective prescription medicines to treat and help prevent disease for both people and animals. We also partner with healthcare providers, governments and local communities around the world to expand access to our medicines and to provide better quality health care and health system support. At Pfizer, colleagues in more than 90 countries work every day to help people stay happier and healthier longer and to reduce the human and economic burden of disease worldwide. Job Focus Pfizer, an industry leader in biotherapeutics and vaccines, is expanding its capabilities to support development of early and late stage projects currently in the pipeline. We seek candidates with demonstrated technical and people leadership, capable of operating within a team environment to advance products to the market through innovation and execution of industry leading analytics. Working within a team setting, the qualified candidate will provide scientific and strategic leadership to approximately 5 scientists and will be accountable for delivering the analytical CMC strategy and data required to progress programs through clinical development. Principal job responsibilities include; development of analytical methods required to enable process development, formulation development, drug substance and drug product release and stability testing. The ideal candidate must be proficient in a breadth of analytical methodologies such as: HPLC (with UV, MS, ELSD, MALLS detection), capillary electrophoresis, mass spec, and/or NMR. The candidate will apply these techniques to a broad portfolio of molecular modalities including: proteins, polysaccharides, monoclonal antibodies and conjugates. The candidate may also serve on project teams, assuming responsibility for delivering the analytical CMC strategy/documentation for regulatory submissions and associated analytical aspects of vaccine/biological development. In addition the candidate will continuously benchmark Pfizer's capabilities against new technologies and evolving regulatory expectations for biopharmaceuticals including vaccines. Qualifications Educational Background: PhD with 5 years relevant experience, M.S. or B.S. with over 10 years relevant experience in biopharmaceutical drug development. Scientific disciplines: Chemistry, Biochemistry, Analytical Chemistry or Molecular Biology Work experience/skills: MINIMUM: 5+ years implementing a variety of analytical techniques for the analysis/characterization of vaccine modalities including: proteins, polysaccharides, monoclonal antibodies and conjugates to support biopharmaceutical drug development. Experience supervising scientists or leading technical or project teams. Excellent oral and written communication skills. An organized, efficient people leader with the ability to define priorities and focus on areas that add value. A demonstrated capability of leveraging the knowledge and experience of teams to achieve multiple deliverables in parallel. Ability to move challenging projects forward in ambiguous situations, knows how to organize people and activities, and knows what to measure and how to measure it. A person of integrity who demonstrates respect for all individuals and is committed to advancing the principles of Pfizer's culture. Experience with a variety of analytical techniques; liquid chromatography (HPLC, UPLC), electrophoretic methods (CE, iCE, CGE, SDS-PAGE), mass spec and/or NMR. Knowledge of methods validation principles, and GMP requirements . Equal Employment Opportunity Pfizer is committed to equal opportunity in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, disability or veteran status. Pfizer also complies with all applicable national, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment as well as employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act. All applicants must have authorization to work for Pfizer in the U.S. In certain circumstances it may be advantageous to Pfizer to support the application(s) for temporary visa classification and/or sponsor applications for permanent residence so that a foreign national colleague can accept or remain in a work assignment in the U. S. For certain classes of temporary visas, the resulting work authorization may be specific to Pfizer and the specific job and/or work site. Pfizer may at its business discretion decide to or refrain from obtaining, maintaining and/or extending the temporary visa status and/or sponsoring a colleague for permanent residency and /or employment eligibility, considering factors such as availability of qualified U.S. workers and the colleague's long-term prospects for securing lawful permanent residence, among other reasons. Employment applicants requiring immigration sponsorship must disclose, when initial application for employment is made, whether or not they are legally authorized to work for Pfizer in the U.S. and, if so, whether that authorization permits them to work in the job they seek. In no case should Pfizer's support of a colleague's temporary visa application or sponsorship of a colleague for permanent residence be construed to guarantee success of that application or amend or otherwise invalidate the "at-will" employment relationship between the colleague and Pfizer. *This job post was placed on PharmaDiversity Job Board with permission of this employer. If viewing this post anywhere else, the "apply" click should lead you to PharmaDiversity Job Board for authentic job post view with direct employer application. For application attention if web source is requested please use "PharmaDiversity" or "PharmaDiversity Job Board". Pfizer prefers that you apply to this job directly on their site