Pfizer Looking for Team Leader at Pendurthi, Andhra Pradesh, India

Pfizer; Visakhapatnam; On-site; INR 6,00,000 - 12,00,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in the pharmaceutical sector is seeking a dynamic Team Leader for their manufacturing operations. This role is pivotal in ensuring that processes are safe and compliant with GMP standards while leading a team of dedicated process technicians. You will be instrumental in optimizing existing processes and driving continuous improvement initiatives. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and possess strong leadership skills, this opportunity will allow you to make a significant impact on patient outcomes and help deliver essential medicines to those in need.

Qualifications

• 3+ years experience in regulated manufacturing operations required.
• Strong leadership and communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage process technicians to ensure GMP compliance.
• Drive implementation of Lean Tools and manage multiple projects.

Skills

Leadership

People Management

GMP Compliance

Problem Solving

Communication Skills

Project Management

Lean Tools Implementation

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Tools

System Application & Products (SAP)

Quality Management Systems

Job description

Why Patients Need You

Our breakthroughs would not make it to the hands of patients without our pharmaceutical manufacturing team. We rely on a team of dedicated and agile members, who understand the importance and impact of their role in Pfizer’s mission. Patients need colleagues like you who take pride in their work and always look to improve outcomes. You will help to ensure that patients and physicians have the medicines they need, when they need them.

What You Will Achieve

Your expertise in the manufacturing domain will help to ensure that the process area operates in safe and GMP compliant manner at all times. You will help in developing and managing performance of a team of process technicians. Your role will be to build upon and improve existing process design to optimize process, facility and equipment used while conforming to SOPs and cGMP requirements. You will maintain regulatory compliance through established programs for testing, maintenance, training, SOPs, validation, and cleaning in your area of responsibility.

As a Team leader, you will be involved in leading work teams within a division. You will lead the people, technical and financial resources of the team. Thanks to your technical skills, you will coach your direct reports on day to day activities. You will be relied on to solve complex problems within your area of expertise. It is your dedication that will make it possible for Pfizer’s customers and patients to receive the medicines they need, when they need them.

How You Will Achieve It

1. Manage multiple projects and work activities (timelines, work plans, deliverables) within the team.
2. Support development of SMART Objectives for the full team.
3. Participate in Pfizer Network programs, to ensure best practice sharing.
4. Assist with the development of your unit from commissioning, through to start-up, validation, and Good Manufacturing Practices (part of GxP) operations.
5. Lead System Application & Products Materials process for Shift.
6. Perform quality check on processing activities and process confirmations of Integrated Manufacturing Excellence (IMEx) elements.
7. Drive implementation and embedding of Lean Tools in the area.
8. Act as interface between management team and functional team.
9. Support Shift Colleagues’ Individual Development Plan.
10. Ensure contingent staff are managed appropriately in terms of performance and training.

Qualifications

Must-Have

1. Bachelor’s Degree
2. 3+ years of experience
3. Prior relevant Leadership experience in a regulated manufacturing operations environment
4. Working knowledge of Upstream/Downstream Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) manufacturing operations
5. Strong people management experience
6. Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills
7. Ability to work in a dynamic, fast-paced and goal driven environment with strong decision making capability

Nice-to-Have

1. Master’s degree
2. Relevant pharmaceutical industry experience.

Pfizer is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction in which it operates.