apprentice

Pfizer Inc.; Old Woking; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pharmaceutical company in the UK is seeking an apprentice to support the Global Clinical Supplies Quality Operations Team. The role involves maintaining quality systems, supporting audits, and managing vendor relationships. Candidates should have 5 GCSEs and a commitment to personal development. This opportunity combines practical experience and study towards a qualification in a dynamic field, fostering essential skills while earning a competitive salary.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Professional qualification

Experience with industry leaders

Qualifications

• Ability to network and collaborate globally.
• Self-motivated to achieve high quality results.
• Attention to detail and ability to juggle multiple tasks.

Responsibilities

• Support training and maintain personal records.
• Build partnerships with Quality stakeholders.
• Support audit and inspection readiness activities.

Skills

Organisational skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Microsoft Office skills

Research skills

Problem-solving

Education

5 GCSEs at grades C/4 or above

Higher qualifications in Science or Engineering

Job description

Role Overview

This position will be supporting the Global Clinical Supplies Quality Operations (GCSOQ) Team within PharmSci Operation Quality (PSOQ) in areas such as, but not limited to, Quality Management Systems oversight, Release / Disposition including Qualified Persons supporting activities, Vendor Management Qualification and Oversight plus Clinical Complaints, Investigation and Audit support. This will include performing and supporting tasks such as the following:

Key Responsibilities

• Completing job-related training and maintain personal training records.
• Building contacts and forming collaborative partnerships with key business lines and Quality Stakeholders Globally.
• Contributing to readiness activities before, during and after audits and inspections.
• Execute Clinical Complaints Intake and Triage activities.
• Track Vendor notifications and communication for Clinical Complaint Management.
• Support the monitoring, maintaining, and improving of systems and processes used for Quality Compliance.
• Identifying quality continuous improvement efforts to streamline compliance and efficiencies.
• Execute aspects of Clinical Packaging Release and Disposition activities.
• Support Qualified Persons (QP) activities to include QP declarations.
• Assist with Quality Agreement generation and amendments.
• Perform aspects of Vendor qualification and Vendor oversight activities.

Education & Qualifications

• 5 GCSEs at grades C/4 or above (or equivalent) including mathematics and English.
• Higher qualifications such as A-Levels, Btec or other equivalent qualification in Science or Engineering would be preferred.

Key Qualities and Skills

• Takes a broad perspective to solve problems, sometimes choosing among less obvious approaches to identify solutions.
• Has good organisational, interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to Network and collaborate Globally across multiple sites.
• Has the ability to determine own work priorities and troubleshoot issues as they arise.
• Is self‑motivated to achieve high quality results within defined timeframes.
• Demonstrates attention to detail and ability to appropriately prioritize and perform multiple tasks/projects simultaneously.
• Has a good understanding of Microsoft Office skills, specifically Excel and PowerPoint.
• Willingness to understand and navigate Quality Management systems in support of task execution.
• Completes assignments under broad guidelines and selects the most appropriate method or approach to do so.
• Hard‑working.
• Can use own judgment to make decisions on non‑routine issues within and outside the scope of responsibilities, using judgment to set own schedule.
• Quality mindset.
• Research skills for assignments and job‑related activities.

Apprentice Commitment

The apprentice must be able to demonstrate the required attitudes, behaviours and interpersonal skills associated with the professional workplace. The apprentice must be willing to commit an amount of personal time to study. Please ensure you check out travel options to be able to commute to the workplace.

About Pfizer

This is a great opportunity to work for one of the world's innovative pharmaceutical companies. Pfizer is looking to recruit an apprentice within the Global Clinical Supplies Quality Operations (GCSOQ) Team within PharmSci Operation Quality (PSOQ).

You're the future. Your ambition, talents, ideas and unique way of looking at the world will help us drive innovation in every part of our business. At Pfizer, we apply science and our global resources to bring therapies to people that extend and significantly improve their lives. We strive to set the standard for quality, safety and value in the discovery, development and manufacture of health care products, including innovative medicines and vaccines. Every day, Pfizer colleagues work across developed and emerging markets to advance wellness, prevention, treatments and cures that challenge the most feared diseases of our time. We need people with a hugely diverse range of talents. Love Science? Want to work on the business side? Get stuck into an apprenticeship to launch your career. Pfizer's apprenticeship scheme, run in partnership with Cogent Skills, offers the best of both worlds. You'll work with world‑leaders in your field, from researchers to business gurus. You'll study towards a nationally recognised academic or professional qualification. And all the time, you'll be earning a highly competitive salary. Looking for an alternative to college or university, where you can earn while you learn, and build experience with a global leader? Find it at Pfizer.

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