Associate Scientist - Cell Culture, Vaccine R&D

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.

The Cell Culture Team (CCT) in High-throughput Clinical Immunoassays and Diagnostics (HCID) provides high-quality cultured eukaryotic cells to various laboratories within Pfizer Vaccines Research and Development (VRD) to support the research and development of our extensive vaccines pipeline. The responsibilities of this position include but are not limited to preparing, qualifying and maintaining inventory of various reagents for cell culture and assay work, monitoring the performance of the various cell lines, recording data into our Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), growing, expanding and supplying different types of adherent or suspension cell lines as needed for assay development and regulated testing and helping to improve cell production processes to accommodate the increasing demand for cells. As an integral member of the dynamic team, the incumbent must have a strong, positive work ethic and be highly collaborative with the other group members.

What You Will Achieve

As an 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 have the important role to support Pfizer’s vaccine programs with high-quality eukaryotic cells according to Standard Operating Procedures. Your strong foundation in general scientific practice, its principles and concepts will help in meeting critical deadlines. You will be relied on as a technical contributor to assess the assigned tasks and make decisions that involve direct application of your knowledge.

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

How You Will Achieve It

• Perform the cell culture activities to support vaccine clinical development in a high-throughput setting according in accordance with Good Clinical Laboratory Practice (GCLP) requirements.
• Assist in updating and writing documents associated with bio-functional assays, incluiing information/data archiving, Standard Operating Procedure and status reports.
• Stay current on all departmental and corporate training.
• Perform job responsibilities in compliance with current Good Manufacturing Practices/ Good Laboratory Practice (cGMP/GLP) and all other regulatory agency requirements.
• Assist in ordering supplies from internal inventory and prepare reagents/supplies necessary for bio-functional assay work.
• Provide data review of clinical and non-clinical data.
• Exercise and build basic team effectiveness skills {e.g., commitment, feedback, consensus management} within the immediate work group.
• Collect and analyze data on a per project basis to support troubleshooting, qualification and other lab projects.
• Maintain a detailed inventory of reagents

Qualifications

Must-Have

• Laboratory experience in a relevant field of science
• Bachelor's Degree in the Science field with 0-2 years relevant experience
• Strong attention to detail and ability to collaborate and work in team environment
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Good Computer skills including word processing, Excel, PowerPoint and relevant scientific software

Nice-to-Have

• Pharmaceutical and biotech drug discovery experience
• Experience in developing and troubleshooting bioassays designed to assess antibody functionality
• Knowledge of mammalian cell culture, aseptic technique, flow cytometry

Physical/Mental Requirements

• Work is primarily performed at the laboratory bench and at an office desk using a computer.
• The job involves lifting relatively light loads, not more than 10 pounds.

Non-standard Work Schedule, Travel Or Environment Requirements

• This position might require occasional weekend work to meet critical timelines

Work Location Assignment: On Premise

Other Job Details:

Eligible for relocation package

Eligible for employee referral bonus

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.

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