Process Engineer
About this opportunity
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
Process Engineer serves as a member of the Pfizer Tuas Process Centric Team that will be responsible for leading product manufacturing campaigns from the start of production, providing technical supervision with respect to quality and EHS until completion and release of the material.
The core role of this position is responsible to work with various stakeholders to assess the robustness of transferring processes and analytical methods to successful completion of New Product Introduction (NPI) technical transfer project, with associated risk reduced to an acceptable level.
How You Will Achieve It
Process Engineering
Develop Manufacturing / Operating Instructions and necessary Standard Operating Procedures.
Develop, maintain and troubleshoot the process control system recipe / models.
Carry out technical assessment for evaluation of processes
Investigate, report and troubleshoot findings on both quality and EHS related issues observed during manufacturing or during batch record review.
Develop, implement and monitor robust preventive measures for processing issues.
Play a proactive role in ensure the site safety and quality standards are adhered to.
Proactively monitor, identify, develop and implement improvements in processes and equipment.
Communicate on a regular basis to the plant personnel on process updates.
Train the process technicians and fellow process engineers on the process and procedures as required.
Organizational Relationships
Internal: Engineering, Process, Technical Services, Quality Operations, Production
External: Sending Site Subject Matter Experts
Qualifications
Degree in Engineering, preferably in Chemical Engineering or Degree in Science with Major in Chemistry
Process Engineering and Technical Knowledge
Strong sense of commitment and dedication, with sense of urgency to get things done and results-driven attitude.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written
Strong team player, adaptable and versatile with the ability to work across different cultures
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.
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