Senior Associate, Planning & Production Solutions

Pfizer Inc.; Stone Cross; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Pfizer is seeking a Planning & Production Solution Senior Associate to provide system and label support across packaging, labeling, and distribution (P/L/D) operations. You will help ensure timely delivery of clinical supplies for studies and collaborate with CSO and GCS partners to optimize processes.

The role requires practical knowledge of enterprise supply chain systems, project management, and a continuous improvement mindset.

Qualifications

• Experience in planning and production or packaging/labeling in a regulated environment.
• Knowledge of enterprise supply chain systems and P/L/D processes.
• Ability to implement operational improvements and manage projects.

Responsibilities

• Provide system and label support across packaging, labeling and distribution operations to ensure timely delivery of clinical supplies.
• Collaborate with Operational Strategy Leads, Planning Leads and CSO partners to optimize operations using technology and industry trends.
• Drive inspection readiness and maintain knowledge of new capabilities across vendor networks and CSO systems.
• Apply systems expertise to execute P/L/D tasks in CSO enterprise systems.
• Support execution of workload planning, risk assessment and project management within CSO.

Skills

Quality focus

Customer focus

Continuous improvement

Project management

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

AI tools knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree or MBA/MA/MS in relevant field

Tools

Microsoft Office

AI tools (Copilot)

Job description

• Clinical Supply Operations (CSO) is part of Clinical Development and Operations (CD&O) Global Clinical Supply (GCS) Group. Our purpose is to provide packaging, labeling, and logistics solutions to deliver quality patient-focused clinical supplies to the patient. We provide quality clinical supplies in a compliant, timely, innovative and cost-effective manner. We continuously strive to improve our systems, processes and capabilities in collaboration with our Pfizer and external partners in support of developing breakthroughs to change patients' lives.

• The Planning & Production Solution Senior Associate is responsible for providing system and label support (e.g., EMD365, CSDS/Aeris, Clemetine, Prisym360, etc.) in execution of packaging, labeling, and distribution (P/L/D) operations to ensure effective execution and timely delivery of clinical supplies to support clinical studies and patients.

• An essential component of the role is to utilize knowledge of Supply Chain process and enterprise supply chain systems knowledge and skills to implement operational strategies that enable effective and efficient execution of P/L/D operations. The Planning & Production Solution Senior Associate is the subject matter experts for CSO operations within the enterprise supply chain systems and accountable for improvement and execution of CSO operations activities involved in those systems.

• This position works closely with Operational Strategy Leads (OSLs), Planning Leads, and other key functional roles in CSO and GCS to utilize technology and industry trend information to proactively contribute to improving effectiveness of CSO supply chain labels and systems.

• The position requires a quality and customer focused individual with continuous improvement mindset and technical/ operational acumen to work with all business partners to take effective actions to ensure inspection readiness and obtain and retain knowledge of new capabilities across our vendor network to ensure sustained and continuous enhancement of system knowledge and skills., Responsible for working with others to execute P/L/D transactional tasks in CSO supply chain systems and enable timely delivery of clinical supplies to support clinical studies and patients.

• Apply systems technical expertise to execute P/L/D tasks across the spectrum of CSO enterprise systems to ensure high quality clinical supplies (e.g. EMD365, CSDS/Aeris, Clementine, Prisym360 and others).

• Accountable for the timely completion of system-related tasks for the assigned P/L/D jobs.

• Support and participate in CSO operational compliance and inspection readiness as needed.

• Provides support to moderately complex P/L/D projects to ensure successful project deliverables.

• Supports the implementation of new global standards and technologies which support the identity of our clinical trial supplies throughout CSO supply chain enterprise systems.

• Make decisions to resolve moderately complex system problems with short term impact within work team.

• Support the execution of P/L/D workload to ensure quality and compliance utilizing project management skills to plan, execute and assess risks to complete the job.

• Contribute to and champion ideas aligned with the Pfizer Purpose Blueprint and AI initiatives, leveraging AI tools and technologies such as Copilot, Gemini, and others to enhance operational efficiency, decision making, and business outcomes.

• Make decisions that require developing innovative options to minimize / manage complexity.

• Evaluate current processes on an on-going basis and make recommendations/implement for continuous improvement in the P/L/D enterprise systems and associated operating model.
  Bachelor's degree with established relevant experience or MBA, MA/MS with foundational relevant experience

• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office programs.

• Demonstrates project management and prioritization skills within Clinical Supply Packaging and/or labelling and/or Distribution along with external vendors or relevant areas and uses these to develop options for project progression (e.g. technical, process, plan or system).

• Demonstrates understanding of clinical study designs and GMP documentation.

• Articulate in both verbal and written communication. A strong presenter that can deliver messages within the internal organization and externally with our partners.

• Excellent customer focused communication and listening skills.

• Proven interpersonal, facilitation, customer relations and negotiation skills.

• Demonstrated experience with AI tools and/or systems

• Demonstrated ability to learn fast and foster a CSO culture of innovation., Continuous Improvement mindset.

• Prior experience with supply chain enterprise supply chain systems

• Operational Management Experience.

• Previous experience with supply chain systems.
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