Lab Supervisor (Secondment 12-18 Months)

Pfizer•Parsippany, NJ

5d•Onsite

About The Position

At Pfizer, every role contributes to our mission of improving patients' lives. Engineering is crucial to ensuring customers and patients receive the medicines they need. This role, a secondment for 12-18 months, involves supervising a group of lab analysts in the testing laboratory to ensure accurate testing, evaluation, and recording/reporting of stability data. It also supports compliance and continuous improvement activities to foster operational consistency, reduce risk, and ensure audit readiness. The position involves training and guiding lab analysts, fostering a culture of continuous learning, compliance, and technical growth within the laboratory team.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree with at least 3+ years of experience; OR a Master's degree with more than 1+ year of experience; OR an Associate's degree with 6+ years of experience; OR a high school diploma (or equivalent) and 8+ years of relevant experience.
Experience supervising laboratory team.
Experience operating and maintaining device and/or packaging equipment.
Knowledge of electronic Laboratory Notebooks (eLNs).
Experience working within a regulated environment.
Good communication (oral and written) and interpersonal skills.
Critical thinking/problem solving skills.
An ability to work independently as well as a member of a team in a fast-paced environment.
Working knowledge of Excel, Word, etc.
Permanent work authorization in the United States.

Nice To Haves

Relevant pharmaceutical experience.
Proficiency in continuous improvement and Statistical Process Control methodologies, such as DMAIC and Six Sigma.
Familiarity with a wide range of package performance testing equipment and methods.
Understanding of regional pharmaceutical compendia testing requirements.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
Demonstrated leadership capabilities and mentoring skills.
Experience using common AI tools, including generative technologies such as ChatGPT or Microsoft Copilot, to support problem solving and enhance productivity.
Demonstrated curiosity for exploring how these tools can improve outcomes and understanding of responsible AI practices, including risk management and ethical use.

Responsibilities

Ensure completion of MDCP and package testing within required timelines, while maintaining adherence to GMP, ALCOA, and all company practices.
Ensure laboratory documentation contains strong scientific justification, adequate impact assessments and appropriate definition of root cause.
Writes and approves SOPs.
Participates in audits.
Acts as a subject matter expert for their direct reports as well as during interaction with other teams.
Leads and participates on limited duration teams to achieve specific objectives.
Manage assigned tasks/projects within agreed upon timeframes.
Ensures all staff are trained for their assigned roles and responsibilities.
Focus on safety and GMP compliance as operational priorities and as performance measures that should be included in metrics.
Knows the processes and procedures, including the principles and practices of good data management (ALCOA), and must be able to guide, advise and coach their teams.
Be available to their direct reports for real-time escalations of any concerns or support needs.
Lead and support continuous improvement efforts, where applicable.
Be vigilant for potential actions or behaviors that could result in breaches of GMP compliance or Data Integrity principles.
Ensure that instrumentation/equipment are properly maintained and calibrated.
Support timely resolution of calibration alerts.
Drive improvements in laboratory efficiency, safety and compliance.
Support the identification and implementation of new technologies, techniques and best practices.