Material Characterization Lead-ARD

We’re in relentless pursuit of breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. We innovate every day to make the world a healthier place.To fully realize Pfizer’s purpose – Breakthroughs that change patients’ lives – we have established a clear set of expectations regarding “what” we need to achieve for patients and “how” we will go about achieving those goals.Pfizer Research & Development serves as the beating heart of Pfizer's trailblazing product pipeline, the essence of our mission to bring life-changing medicines to the world.Pfizer offers competitive compensation and benefits programs designed to meet the diverse needs of our colleagues.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 AchieveAnalytical Research and Development (ARD) in Pharmaceutical Sciences Small Molecule group at Pfizer is working diligently to bring new cutting-edge medicines to patients around the world. Our team members use the latest science and technology to characterize and develop drug candidates from discovery to commercial launch. As an Associate Research Fellow in ARD and as lead of the Material Characterization group, you and your team will lead multiple projects and be accountable for the analytical development to assess the chemical and physical properties of Pfizer’s newest drug candidates, evaluate their suitability for progression into clinical studies and, ultimately, to commercialization. Your background in material science and analytical chemistry will position you for success in this multi-faceted role. You will have a strong passion for developing early career scientists and be skilled at guiding them to solve difficult technical problems as well as leading project teams in the development of new medicines. You will also be constantly looking for ways to improve the speed and efficiency of scientific and business processes used in the analytical development of Pfizer medicines.ROLE SUMMARYThis colleague will be responsible for leading the Material Characterization Group, which covers Forensic Analysis as well as a growing interest in quantitative material characterization techniques and methodologies. This group covers application and use of tools such as optical microscopy, digital imaging, SEM, FTIR, RAMAN, XRM, particle sizing, and other relevant techniques for the understanding and measurement of material attributes. This role is also anticipated to work across department and organizational lines to ensure quality measurements and methods support the portfolio activities across the Pfizer network.Additionally, the group is expected to work with partner organizations outside the Pfizer network. The team supports all pharmaceutical drug products (DP) across drug development phases, including, but not limited to supporting manufacturing process development, developing, validating and transferring analytical methods, designing stability studies for shelf-life assignments, and developing attribute control strategies.ROLE RESPONSIBILITIESLead and collaborate with colleagues and subject matter experts across ARD to assess the most appropriate analytical approach to support project activities, including use of on- and off-line analytical methodologies and computational predictive tools, modelling software and data visualization tools, where appropriate.Oversee the lab work of colleagues on your team(s).Coach team members to communicate and collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary team members, in presenting data at team meetings and in solving technical challenges that arise during development.Effectively interact and be able to influence colleagues at all levels of the organization.Critically review relevant sections of global regulatory submissions authored by team members in support of new drug approvals and subsequent regulatory queries.Support project team members by critically reviewing their data in support of their projects, in evaluating new instrumentation, analytical techniques/approaches and publishing technical papers.Proficient with a wide variety of software and information systems and the curiosity to continue learning new techniques to solve complex analytical problems.Proficient with a breadth of relevant methodologies such as optical microscopy, digital imaging, SEM, FTIR, RAMAN, XRM, particle size analysis, pXRD, thermal methods and other physical characterization techniques that are relevant to forensic analysis and powder characterizations.Additional valued experience in chromatography, dissolution, mass spectrometry, and NMR, would also be deemed important to the success of the role.Must-HavePh.D in Analytical Chemistry, Material Science or related field, with 15+ years of relevant industrial experience.Extensive experience in leading technical and/or project teams.Proven track record of coaching and mentoring.Demonstrated ability to learn new analytical techniques and solve complex analytical problems.The ability to use computational predictive tools, modelling software or data visualization tools.Demonstrated oral and written communication skills, including visualization of data and publishing results.Experience with a wide variety of software and information systems.Demonstrated autonomy, judgement and business acumen required for an Associate Research Fellow.Nice-to-HaveProject development experience with chromatographic methods, as well as regulatory filing experience would be highly desired capability.Prior experience with technical team leadership and/or new technology champion.Candidate demonstrates a breadth of diverse leadership experiences and capabilities including: the ability to influence and collaborate with peers, develop and coach others, oversee and guide the work of other colleagues to achieve meaningful outcomes and create business impact.PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTSSitting and computer related work.NON-STANDARD WORK SCHEDULE, TRAVEL OR ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTSAnticipated less than 10% travel as needed.Work Location Assignment: On Premise with relocation support available.

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