SourceAbled is seeking candidates for a Direct Hire role as a Bioprocess Technician IV  with our client Pfizer, one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies. Seeking candidates in Sanford, NC or willing to relocate.

Why Patients Need You

Our breakthroughs would not make it to the hands of patients without our pharmaceutical manufacturing team. We rely on a team of dedicated and agile members, who understand the importance and impact of their role in Pfizer’s mission. Patients need colleagues like you who take pride in their work and always look to improve outcomes. You will help to ensure that patients and physicians have the medicines they need, when they need them.

What You Will Achieve

You will have knowledge of process equipment and systems, manufacturing operations, and automation control and have the primary responsibility to plan and execute process and equipment operation activities during manufacturing operations. Due to your expertise in the manufacturing domain, you will provide training for operational qualifications and assist the Team Lead and other team members as necessary. You will conduct all activities that in accordance with Company policies, standard operating procedures, and global regulatory guidelines, environmental guidelines etc.

As part of the Technical Operations team, you are recognized as a subject matter expert with specialized knowledge and skills in procedures, techniques, tools, materials and equipment. You will be entrusted with adapting standard methods and procedures by applying your knowledge, prior work experience and requirements. Your business awareness of cross-organizational impact on project delivery will elevate the quality of project deliverables. You will arrive at decisions on which methods and procedures are the best fit for different work situations. You will assist with training others and reinforce behaviors that will help us achieve our goal of providing the best healthcare to our patients.

It is your hard work and focus that will help in making Pfizer ready to achieve new milestones and help patients across the globe.

How You Will Achieve It

• Manage own time, professional development and be accountable for own results.

• Prioritize own workflow, may lead and allocate work of others and assist in establishing their priorities.

• Responsible for providing input for performance assessment of team members.

• Understand scientific principles, operational aspects of production equipment, automation control systems, processing requirements and any related procedural requirements.

• Conduct all activities that are in accordance with Company policies & Standard Operating Procedures, global regulatory guidelines, environmental guidelines, as appropriate, etc.

• Advise management of non-conformance issues and opportunities for continuous improvement.

• Monitor routine production preparation tasks.

Role Summary

• Candidate will be on a team of technicians, assigned to manufacture biopharmaceuticals within a state of the art facility.  The candidate will be responsible for operating equipment, completion of support tasks and at times the oversight of assigned activities, in order to obtain the production plan of record for Drug Product operations.

  Candidate will be accountable for the required training, documentation and technical completion of work as required in a regulated cGMP environment. 

• The incumbent provides process execution and equipment operational activities in support of cGMP commercial manufacturing.  Provides organizing role to ensure appropriate scheduling of activities and ensure production supplies are available for the day’s operations.  The incumbent works directly with Management, Leads/Coordinators and Process Engineers in the resolution of issues for Bioprocessing Technicians to fulfill manufacturing requirements during the shift of operation.   

Responsibilities

• Organize daily functions and work in concert with Bioprocessing Technicians in executing those functions in a safe, compliant, and efficient manner to maintain production schedules.  Must be able to make recommendations to changes in the schedule and recommendations to re-direct activities as necessary to minimize impact to quality, compliance and timelines. 

•     In addition to on the floor analytical testing, processing, cleaning, and operating major process equipment (tanks, bioreactors , ultrafiltration units, centrifuges, etc.), job duties also include routine production preparation tasks such as preparing equipment by operating industrial washers and autoclaves, use calibrated scales to weigh out dry components and use graduated cylinders and flasks to measure liquids.  Also, performs analytical activities such as: performing sample dilutions, pH, and conductivity readings. Requires understanding of scientific principles, operational aspects of production equipment, automation control

Qualifications

Must-Have

• High school diploma with a minimum of three(3) years manufacturing or pharmaceutical experience; OR Associate’s Degree with two years of industry experience; OR Bachelor’s Degree required.

• Experience within the biopharmaceutical industry, including knowledge and experience with relevant biopharmaceutical unit operations and/or laboratory operations

• Understanding of continuous improvement processes

Nice-to-Have

• Bachelor's or AA/AS in Math, Biology or Science.

PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS

• Moderate repetitive standing, sitting, bending, ladder climbing, pushing and lifting (up to 40lbs) required on a daily basis.  

• Ability to perform mathematical calculations, follow procedure, complete proper documentation, and learn new processes.

NON-STANDARD WORK SCHEDULE, TRAVEL OR ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS

• • 2 shifts, 10 hours, 0600-1630 – Monday-Thursday OR Tuesday-Friday with the potential to move to 12 hour rotating shifts (24/7) in 2024.

  • Ability to work off shift or weekends as needed to support production activities.

Relocation support available: No
Work Location Assignment: On Premise
Last date to apply: 09/29/2023
 

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

It is the policy of Rangam Consultants, Inc. to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to any legally protected status such as race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability or veteran status.  

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