Senior Scientist, Packaging Engineer 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.

Position Summary

Pfizer is seeking a Senior Packaging Engineer to work in the R&D pharmaceutical dosage form packaging group. The focus of the position is on supporting solid, liquids and topical dosage packaging development projects for new pharmaceutical products for the global market, including component/material screening and selection, package design, driving technical innovation of new, sustainable materials, tooling design and construction, testing, qualification, and support of regulatory filings. The position will involve a combination of laboratory experimental work, documentation, and interaction with project teams, manufacturing sites, and vendors.

Key Responsibilities

• Utilize technical experience, fundamental scientific knowledge and agreed Best Practices for packaging design and development for pharmaceutical dosage forms.
• Help solve packaging problems collaboratively in a team environment using the scientific method and appropriate experimental designs.
• Work closely with formulators, analysts, and manufacturing colleagues on co-development to ensure successful commercial scale up and launch.
• Provides expertise to other engineers working on development plans, experiments, component sourcing and regulatory filings.
• Applies knowledge to development of combination products to support design history file and related content.
• Authors development reports, and packaging related sections of regulatory submission documents (e.g. Common Technical Dossier for drug product filings).
• Lead initiatives to develop best practices, test methods, and work processes to drive efficiencies.
• Recommend and implement new packaging and dosing device technologies to support global R&D goals.
• Travel domestically and internationally approximately as needed (5-10%).

This position resides in the Worldwide Packaging Development group of Drug Product Design (DPD). Common interactions for this role include:

• Partner Pharmaceutical Science lines (such as Analytical R&D, Chemical R&D, Global CMC, Drug Product Supply, etc.) as member of the Pharmaceutical Science Project Team
• Packaging component/material and equipment vendors
• Drug product clinical and commercial manufacturing site colleagues

Minimum Qualifications

• A BS/MS degree in Packaging Science, Material Science, Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Engineering, or related field with 7+ years of experience in packaging development.

Preferred Qualifications

• A BS/MS degree in Packaging Science or Engineering with 10+ years of experience in pharmaceutical packaging development.
• Material manufacturing and converting, product/packaging interaction, barrier properties, stability modeling, global pharmaceutical packaging regulations, and package testing and problem solving.
• Knowledge of manufacturing and quality attributes for packaging components.
• Strong priority setting skills and track record of developing and implementing new packaging designs is highly desirable.

PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS

• This position requires the typical physical demands of a general scientific laboratory environment with respect to generally standing during experimental execution and sitting and working at a computer during documentation of work.

NON-STANDARD WORK SCHEDULE, TRAVEL OR ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS

• Occasional domestic and international ground/air travel is expected via commercial carriers (as necessary).

The annual base salary for this position ranges from $88,300.00 to $142,800.00. In addition, this position is eligible for participation in Pfizer’s Global Performance Plan with a bonus target of 12.5% of the base salary and eligibility to participate in our share based long term incentive program. 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 tendersglobal.net (uscandidates.mypfizerbenefits.com). 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.

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