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About Pfizer Australia

Pfizer was founded in Brooklyn, New York by two immigrant cousins, Charles Pfizer and Charles Erhart, who shared a dream of setting up a chemical manufacturing business. Little did they know the company they founded would go on to play a major role in addressing some of society’s most devastating illnesses.

Your role

You will be a member of Pfizer’s dedicated and highly effective Decommissioning Team. You will have the all-important role of managing the end-of-life cycle validation/activities for site quality functions. You will be relied upon to ensure that tasks are performed in accordance with site procedures, Pfizer Quality Standards and practices laid down by the regulatory agencies. Your attention to detail will help us report discrepancies in product safety and recommend appropriate corrective actions. As an associate, your focus on the job will contribute to achieving project tasks and goals. Through your domain knowledge and commitment, you will create a collaborative teaming environment for your colleagues. It is your hard work and commitment that will make Pfizer ready to achieve new milestones and help patients across the globe.

Training, development & rotations

To ensure continuous improvement in all areas of the organization, leadership believes in the effectiveness of proper training. Training-based programs allow employees to gain new knowledge, exchange ideas, and search for answers to their concerns or issues. According to McGlynn (1998), Pfizer is a knowledge business. It is not enough to just discover and develop new pharmaceutical products. Employees have to be out there educating medical professionals about the products and what they can do.

Salary & benefits

Roles in Quality Associates earn an average of A$43,000 to A$71,000. (Source: Glassdoor)

Pfizer offers competitive compensation and benefits based on a variety of factors including prior experience, geographic location, and talent pool availability:

• Pay for Performance Philosophy and Practices: Pfizer structures its compensation policies and practices to recognize that colleagues should be rewarded based on the contributions they make to our business.
• Benefits to Maintain and Promote Health and Wellness: Depending on the customs and laws of a specific country, Pfizer offers colleagues health and wellness programs that help them maintain and promote optimum health and wellness. These programs can include health and disability insurance, preventative health programs, medical screening, free or reduced-cost vaccinations, discounts on Pfizer products, and nutrition and fitness counseling.
• Benefits to Help Colleagues Meet Financial Goals: Depending on local customs and practices, Pfizer offers colleagues several benefits to help them meet their financial goals. These programs can include access to colleague-directed retirement funds, company contributions to retirement financial vehicles, life insurance, and financial planning education.

Career progression

At Pfizer, they work hard to ensure that people are supported to do their best work. Collaboration underpins everything they do here. That’s why their leaders and managers take an active role in developing colleagues and helping them fulfil their career goals – whatever they may be. That support includes:

• Individual Development Plans: Our leaders work with you to take into account colleagues' interests and aspirations as well as Pfizer’s business needs.
• Pfizer actively promotes mentoring
• Internal Advancement: Colleagues may freely explore and apply for positions within Pfizer as all positions are posted on the Pfizer job page
• Short- and Medium-Term Experiential Opportunities: Through activities like secondments, Pfizer offers colleagues a variety of short- and medium-term career development opportunities.
• Learning & Development Opportunities: Colleagues can take advantage of learning and development opportunities, and training programs, focused on hundreds of topics, including job-specific learning, and general business, manufacturing, finance, and technology skills

Work-life balance

They care for colleagues with a safe, diverse, and inclusive workplace and they uphold their values of Courage, Excellence, Joy and Equity in how we go about each day. Pfizer cares for its colleagues through a workplace that fosters a sense of community, encourages innovation, and lives and breathes a commitment to health and wellness. Pfizer Australia has worked consistently to build a creative and thriving culture and workforce.  Pfizer’s core value of Equity underpins our commitment to delivering innovative policies and programs that help us create a workplace where colleagues feel they are heard, valued and belong. Read more.

Culture & vibe

Pfizer has established a clear theme of teamwork as a major culture in the organization. Different departments and teams coordinate and operate toward the major objectives of the organization. As a result, the achievement of the goals has been harmonic and cohesive for the company making it easy to achieve the set goals.

About you

Must-Haves:

• Bachelor's Degree
• Good working knowledge of common laboratory databases
• Knowledge of regulatory compliance requirements for pharmaceutical manufacturing
• Good analytical thinking and high-level integrity
• Able to work well either as an individual or as a team member
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Nice-to-Have:

• Experience in a pharmaceutical microbiology laboratory and aseptic practices
• Knowledge in LIMS, HPLC, MODA

How to apply

To apply for this role, simply click the "Apply on employer site" button on this page to submit your application directly with Pfizer Australia.