Associate Manager

Use Your Power for Purpose
Every day, Pfizer's unwavering commitment to quality ensures the delivery of safe and effective products to patients. Our science and risk-based compliant quality culture is both flexible and innovative, always putting the patient first. Whether you are involved in development, maintenance, compliance, or research analysis, your contribution directly impacts patients.

What You Will Achieve
In this role, you will:

• Evaluate and review clinical and commercial drug batches to ensure compliance with established specifications.
• Conduct rigorous sampling and statistical process control procedures to identify deviations from standards.
• Approve investigations and change control activities to maintain compliance with configuration management policies.
• Contribute to moderately complex projects, managing time effectively and developing short-term work plans.
• Independently assess Change Control activities for potential Quality and Operational Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) impacts.
• Investigate and document Quality Assurance deviations, escalating issues to the Quality Assurance Lead as needed.
• Ensure regulatory compliance with current Good Manufacturing Practices (GxP) and provide Quality Review and oversight of site documentation to meet global regulatory and Pfizer quality standards.

Preferred Education/ Qualification
: B.Pharm/ M.Pharm/M.S (Pharmacy)/M.Sc/ BE

Preferred Experience
: 5-10 years of experience in Validation function of sterile injectable dosage form facility.

Core Competencies:

• Conversant with design & working principles of key equipment used in sterile manufacturing –Autoclave, Vial washing, Depyrogenation tunnel, Homogenizers, Vail filling, Filter integrity testing devices, Vial Capping machine, Visual inspection equipment, Packing equipment, and Cleaning Validations.
• Understanding of pharmaceutical manufacturing, packaging, quality assurance, and quality control operations.
• Knowledge of validation principles and practices related to the following areas: manufacturing process, cleaning methods, facility, equipment, instrument, utility system, and CSV systems.
• Well versed with Terminal process – design, execution and review.
• Experience in plant and TS operations.
• Preparation, Execution and review of DQ/FAT/SAT/IQ/OQ/PQ protocols and Reports.
• Good document review skills, data analysis with ability to identify issues and recommend actions
• Knowledge on the Qualification instruments and Tools.
• Knowledge on the GAMP requirements, PDA guidance, ISO guideline, 21 CFR part 11.
• Knowledge on the Components level assessment, PM requirement.
• Good knowledge on the Validation instruments calibration.
• Knowledge on the assessment of the Change controls and failure investigations.
• Knowledge of current validation regulations in the industry and validation principles.
• cGMPs and FDA regulatory guidelines
• Strong Technical skills, leadership, organizational planning and project management skills, in addition to strong technical background required to coordinate multi-disciplinary teams.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Excellent interpersonal effectiveness and communication skills (written and oral) to interface across departments and management levels.
• Can be able to develop and write validation Master Plan (VMP)/ Project validation plans (PVP) for the new facilities and periodic updation.

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.

Quality Assurance and Control