Senior Associate, Manufacturing Operations Solutions

ROLE SUMMARY
Digital is helping Pfizer Global Supply win the digital race in pharma and create breakthroughs that change patients' lives. Digital provides innovative digital solutions that unleash the power of our people by allowing them to focus their time and attention on value-add tasks. Our solutions accelerate key PGS initiatives and help PGS sites realize benefits of continuous improvement more rapidly.
The Manufacturing Technology & Solutions team enables a world-class manufacturing and supply chain organization by increasing visibility and efficiency across diverse systems and processes, and delivering predictive analytics and insights. The team supports Pfizer's Core Manufacturing & Engineering Solutions, while enabling a secure, seamless flow of contextualized data from the device & control levels, all the way to the top of the Enterprise. Our goal is to create persona driven, connected experiences across our shop floors to predict and optimize operations, while providing intelligence, and real-time insights to operators. Key functional areas:

• Strategy & Operation Excellence
• Global Supply Engineering & Sustainment
• Manufacturing Operations Solutions
• E2E Network Solutions

The Senior Associate, Manufacturing Operations Solutions colleague will support the deployment of solutions that drive operational discipline with a focus on increasing process robustness, yield improvements & product quality, while increasing asset utilization and manufacturing attainment (e.g. Manufacturing Execution Solutions, MES). An ideal candidate will have a technical background with business process understanding across Manufacturing. The candidate will support the deployment and delivery of Electronic Batch Records (EBRs) and accelerators to Digital Industry 4.0 maturity.
ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES
The Senior Associate, Manufacturing Operations Solutions colleague's responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

• Support the design and deployment of site-wide MES solutions under the guidance of senior team members.
• Participate in project teams to help scope, plan, and execute solution deployments.
• Participate in process mapping and requirements gathering activities.
• Help define and build Electronic Batch Record template designs
• Help define and deliver accelerators to MES deployment, including AI.
• Help troubleshoot technical issues related to MES recipes and solution development, escalating as needed.
• Collaborate with senior team members to define next-level vision of business solutions for PGS.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (manufacturing, automation, QA, solution engineering etc.) to support project objectives.
• Assist with collecting and analysing data to support performance metrics and process improvement initiatives.
• Assist with documentation, including user and functional requirements, software configuration, and system maintenance records.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• BS in Engineering or Technology based subjects(s) or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years related work experience.
• Relevant domain experience in manufacturing and/or quality operations.
• Experience in all stages of solution and application lifecycle from value analysis, business case development, and solution deployment through to value realization and system retirement is a significant advantage.
• Ability to work across multiple concurrent activities and successfully adapt to changing priorities as required.
• An understanding of system cGMP requirements and demonstrable knowledge of computer system design and maintenance lifecycle in cGMP environments.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 1-3 years' experience in a Global Solution environment focused on the build and deployment of Manufacturing Execution Solutions (MES).
• Experience working with Rockwell Pharmasuite or Siemens OpCenter Execution Pharma.
• Experience with Agile Software Delivery.
• Hands on experience in a manufacturing facility.

PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS

• None

NON-STANDARD WORK SCHEDULE, TRAVEL OR ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS
Ability to travel up to 25% and may on infrequent occasions be required to support weekend or night solution issue resolution, cutover and/or upgrade activities.
Team is EU & US based - work hours may be required to be adjusted accordingly.
Work Location Assignment: Hybrid
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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