New Products Value Stream Specialist

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

An opportunity has arrived for a Process Specialist to join the New Product Introduction Value Stream. This role involves being a key contributor for New Product introduction as part of Pfizer's manufacturing division. You will be an active member on Co-Development teams with Pfizer, Pharmaceutical Sciences to bring best process for products transferring to the site from Pharm Sci Small Molecule (PSSM). Enable commercial and process validation, in a team-based environment. You will be performing activities in a variety of cross functional areas, including support of production planning, total quality management systems, manufacturing, equipment and facilities engineering, material management etc.

• Be a key member of New Products Co-development teams.
• Become an SME on manufacturing aspects of New Processes to promote start up, production and troubleshooting activities.
• Provide plant process technical coverage
• Contribute to the completion of complex projects, manage own time to meet established targets and develop plans for work activities on own projects within a team.
• Provide subject matter expert support during investigations.
• Effectively use the site business processes to boost production (e.g. six sigma, IMEX).
• Ensure alignment between the process, the plant, process safety and quality.
• Adhere to appropriate levels of cGMP.
• Co-ordinate the technical transfer of processes and technologies from other international Pfizer sites (including short term travel e.g. Groton, USA).
• Cover Process and Facility start-ups, initial campaigns, and process optimisations.
• Support the new products production plan with flawless first-time manufacture.
• Engage with all site functions to ensure on time start up for NPI production.
• Work with Operations at the site to ensure successful transfer of new products from the NPI Value Stream. Continue to develop best in class internal transfer mechanisms to ensure process robustness and continuity of supply post launch.
• Support resolution of product-related technical issues and using a data driven approach to proactively prevent product issues and achieve cross-function involvement to resolve issues as they arise on plant.
• Ensure the key systems and processes are understood and followed by teams.
• Identify, execute and support continuous improvement opportunities and projects.

• Hold a higher degree (BSc./MSc./PhD. or equivalent) in a relevant science or engineering discipline.
• A minimum of 2+ years' industry (API Pharmaceuticals) experience in a comparable role preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to provide technical solutions for complex problems through product and process knowledge
• Good understanding of process/manufacturing/computer systems
• Demonstrated ability to lead change and strong collaborative skills
• Proactive and effective communication within and across shifts
• Excellent mentoring and interpersonal skills
• Have a willingness to learn and be challenged.
• Strong technical, analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to make timely decisions.
• Change Agile, with willingness to learn and be challenged

• Master's degree
• Relevant pharmaceutical industry experience

• In order to be considered for this position in Ireland you need to be legally eligible to work in Ireland.
• Please note there is no relocation support available for this position

• Make a difference today, all suitable candidates should apply with CV below. We are looking forward to hearing from you!