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The Role
Develop and optimize chemical processes for APIs, intermediates, and RSMs including literature review, lab feasibility, DoE, scale-up, technology transfer, impurity characterization, investigations, and compliance with cGMP and safety. Prepare protocols, reports, manage lab operations, equipment qualification, and lead/mentor lab staff. Preferred digital skills include Python, ML and AI.
Summary Generated by Built In
- Performing literature search and identifying various synthetic routes.
- Process development for API, Intermediate, RSMs etc, yield improvement and cost reduction related activity.
- Planning and Performing experiments as per process governance (Lab feasibility, Optimization, Pre-validation, CPP and Validation)
- Planning, performing DoE for supporting technology transfer team.
- Interpretations of experimental results and propose process improvements (quality, yield, cost, etc.)
- Technology transfer at manufacturing scale in plant and supporting KGL / MS&T departments in resolving all the issues during scale up and suggest modifications in order to develop a scalable and robust process
- Investigations and its solutions for the challenges
- Proposal for innovation projects.
- Synthesis and characterization of process related impurities.
- Following good documentation practice and comply.
- Knowledge and comply with Safety procedures & cGMP procedures
- Managing lab requirement and maintain the inventory.
- Preparation of scientific reports, protocols and required documents for transferring technology to plant at manufacturing scale.
- Equipment installation and qualification on time,
- Maintaining lab with respect to safety and compliance and managing a team.
- Responsibilities to take care the lab.
- "Knowledge / hands on experience wrt EG / Python coding, Machine Learning , AI, Digital fluency will be preferred.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Ph.D. (Chemistry) • Education and technical areas of expertise should include fields of Chemistry with an analytical background on analysis of organic compounds. • Complete understanding and wide application of industry, functional and Pfizer-specific principles, theories, concepts, and practices. Enhanced knowledge of other related disciplines primarily on conducting complex reactions and purification of small-scale materials to qualify references. Knowledge of basic leadership principles.
- Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills. • Self-starter, highly motivated individual, with an action bias and collaborative by nature
Work Location Assignment: On Premise
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Research and Development
Skills Required
- Ph.D. in Chemistry
- Analytical background in analysis of organic compounds
- Experience in process development for APIs, intermediates, and RSMs (lab feasibility, optimization, pre-validation, validation)
- Experience planning and performing DoE to support technology transfer
- Technology transfer and scale-up experience at manufacturing scale
- Knowledge of and compliance with cGMP and safety procedures
- Experience with equipment installation and qualification
- Ability to prepare scientific reports, protocols, and transfer documentation
- Lab management and inventory maintenance; team management capability
- Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
- Hands-on experience with Python, Machine Learning, AI, digital fluency
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage includes comprehensive medical with robust mental‑health networks, plus dental and vision options, and coverage for infertility/family‑building and transgender‑affirming care. Recent U.S. summaries name mental‑health partners and outline multiple plan choices.
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Retirement Support — The retirement program provides a 401(k) with company match plus an additional employer Retirement Savings Contribution, along with financial‑planning support and company‑paid life and disability insurance. These elements are highlighted as part of the core U.S. package.
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Parental & Family Support — Parental leave is described as up to 26 weeks in the U.S. when combining paid non‑medical parental leave with medical recovery where applicable, with exact pay and weeks dependent on circumstances and plan elections. Family‑building support includes egg preservation, adoption, and surrogacy coverage.
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What We Do
Our purpose ensures that patients remain at the center of all we do. We live our purpose by sourcing the best science in the world; partnering with others in the healthcare system to improve access to our medicines; using digital technologies to enhance our drug discovery and development, as well as patient outcomes; and leading the conversation to advocate for pro-innovation/pro-patient policies.
Why Work With Us
We are the inventors, the problem solvers, the big thinkers — those who surmount any hurdle to deliver breakthrough medicines to the people who are counting on them the most.
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