Senior Associate Scientist

Why Patients Need You

Pfizer's purpose is to deliver breakthroughs that change patients' lives. Research and Development is at the heart of fulfilling Pfizer's purpose as we work to translate advanced science and technologies into the therapies and vaccines that matter most. Whether you are in the discovery sciences, ensuring drug safety and efficacy or supporting clinical trials, you will apply cutting edge design and process development capabilities to accelerate and bring the best-in-class medicines to patients around the world.

What You Will Achieve

As a Senior Associate 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 assist with development and qualification of bioanalytical methods in support of characterization, toxicology and stability studies for bioprocess and formulation development of early phase vaccines.

Your significant experience of applying knowledge of principles, concepts, and practices of the discipline will make you a critical member of the team. You are proactive in contributing to all team discussions and creating an environment of collaboration.

It is your innovative scientific temperament that will help in making Pfizer ready to achieve new milestones and help patients across the globe

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

How You Will Achieve It

• Apply technical skills to complete assigned work within own work group/project team.

• Conduct scientific studies to support quantitative bioanalsyis and provide solutions to technical problems.

• Be a collaborative member of your team by collaborating with other colleagues to support bioanalytical sample analysis consistent with drug development timelines.

• Work closely with scientists, analysts, and other colleagues to meet study objectives

• Support the authorship of development reports, and regulatory submission documents.

• Support initiatives to develop best practices, test methods, and work processes to drive efficiencies.

• Effectively communicate experimental observations and results.

• Follow instructions to complete timesensitive assignments and contribute to the completion of project experiments and milestones.

• Record experimental details and data into an electronic (digital) laboratory notebook.

• Review the laboratory experiments and other written records of fellow scientists.

• Ensure safe working practices are followed and maintained both intheir ownand others' work.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• Bachelor's Degree(BA/BS) with 3+ years of experience OR Master's Degree with 0+ years of experience.

• Excellent organizational and communication (oral and written) skills.

• Comfort in using computational models.

• Knowledge and hands-on experience developing ligand-binding assays, utilizing various platforms and demonstrated analytical problem solving skills

• Broad understanding and skill in areas of bioanalytical laboratory techniques for biotherapeutics

• Ability to use appropriate software to perform analysis of data

• Experience with experimental design and the interpretation of results

• Effective verbal and written communication skills

• Proficiency with personal computers, including word processing, Excel, PowerPoint and relevant scientific software

Nice-to-Have

• Strong foundational understanding of basic principles of physical, organic and analytical chemistry.

• Experience conducting and optimizing routine laboratory experiments.

• Industry experience with a focus in biotherapeutics

• Good understanding or experience in the Quality Control review of work conducted in a regulated laboratory

• Skills in other areas, such as RT-PCR, digital PCR, cell-based assays and/or reagent characterization

PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS

• Standard laboratory activity lifting and working at a lab bench and data analysis.

Other Job Details:

• Last Date to Apply for Job: October 30th, 2024

• Work Location Assignment: On PremiseOn 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.

Work Location Assignment:On Premise

The annual base salary for this position ranges from $64,600.00 to $107,600.00. 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 | (~~~). 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.

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EEO & Employment Eligibility

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 work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act and IRCA. Pfizer is an E-Verify employer. This position requires permanent work authorization in the United States.

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