Senior Associate, Digital Laboratory Solutions

Pfizer; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 77,000 - 129,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Associate for Digital Laboratory Solutions to support its R&D labs. In this role, you will collaborate closely with scientists and manage digital technologies in the lab environment. Your expertise will drive projects involving software deployments and system administration, ensuring seamless lab operations. This position offers a unique opportunity to impact patient outcomes through innovative laboratory solutions, all while working in a dynamic and collaborative environment. If you're passionate about technology and its application in life sciences, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

401(k) plan with matching contributions

Paid vacation

Health benefits (medical, dental, vision)

Paid caregiver/parental leave

Qualifications

• 3+ years in Digital laboratory solutions in life sciences.
• Strong understanding of lab data management practices.
• Experience with multiple operating environments.

Responsibilities

• Act as key technical contact for Digital Laboratory Solutions.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to support laboratory data workflows.
• Perform system administration for critical lab hardware.

Skills

Digital laboratory solutions

Interpersonal communication

System administration

Lab data management

Operating systems (Windows, Linux)

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant field

Tools

Chromatography systems

Mass spectrometry

Flow cytometry

Next-generation sequencing

Job description

ROLE SUMMARY

Pfizer’s purpose is to deliver breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. Research and Development is at the heart of fulfilling Pfizer’s purpose as we work to translate advanced science and technologies into the therapies and vaccines that matter most. Whether you are in the discovery sciences, ensuring drug safety and efficacy or supporting clinical trials, you will apply cutting edge design and process development capabilities to accelerate and bring the best in class medicines to patients around the world.

The Senior Associate, Digital Laboratory Solutions is responsible for supporting the laboratory environment at Pfizer’s Cambridge, MA R&D labs. Working in close collaboration with laboratory scientists, you will support all Digital technology in the laboratory space including PCs and specialized lab equipment.

You will also be responsible for participating in laboratory-focused projects such as deployments and upgrades of enterprise and instrumentation-specific software, installation and configuration of servers and databases, etc. You will work in close partnership with peers across the Digital Laboratory Solutions organization to ensure consistency with global standards and may be called upon to work on global projects.

Work will be executed individually or through project teams, leveraging the successful candidate’s technical and / or subject matter expertise to achieve results.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Act as a key technical contact for Digital Laboratory Solutions at Pfizer’s R&D labs in Cambridge, MA.

• Collaborate with local stakeholders and as needed, global Digital Laboratory Solutions peers to understand, document, deliver and support the laboratory data workflows needed at the site.

• Engage in active and frequent communication with laboratory leaders and staff, keeping them proactively informed of any changes or incidents that may impact their work.

• Perform system administration duties for critical lab hardware and information systems.

• Participate in local projects and coordinate global initiatives relevant to the Cambridge site.

• Broker communications between portfolio owners, vendors and service providers to ensure that solutions align with business needs.

• Serve as a technical escalation point for onsite outsourced service providers supporting the lab benchtop environment

• Implement and support the computer, operating system, security, compliance, application, and data workflows for each type of laboratory system.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Life Sciences) or demonstrated equivalent experience

• 3+ years implementing and supporting Digital laboratory solutions in the life science industry (5+ years if no degree)

• Understanding of systems supporting chromatography, mass spectrometry, flow cytometry, next-generation sequencing, etc.

• Understanding of lab data management practices.

• Experience in multiple operating environments (e.g. Windows Linux).

• Strong interpersonal communication skills and a track record of fostering positive customer relationships.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Expertise in deploying and supporting multi-tiered application architecture

• Security best practices and emerging cloud (XaaS) services impacting laboratory systems

• Scripting and/or software development experience

• Strong Windows and/or Linux administration experience

• Understanding of networking concepts and ability to effectively identify and resolve issues -- TCP/IP, DNS

• Experience working with major scientific vendors such as Waters, Agilent, Thermo Fisher and Cytiva.

PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS

Ability to carry desktop computers and maneuver around lab equipment / furniture.

NON-STANDARD WORK SCHEDULE, TRAVEL OR ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS

• May need to perform occasional work outside of normal business hours in order to accommodate customer priorities

• May need to travel to Andover, Mass or other R&D lab sites.

Work Location Assignment:On Premise

The annual base salary for this position ranges from $77,100.00 to $128,500.00. In addition, this position is eligible for participation in Pfizer’s Global Performance Plan with a bonus target of 7.5% of the base salary. We offer comprehensive and generous benefits and programs to help our colleagues lead healthy lives and to support each of life’s moments. Benefits offered include a 401(k) plan with Pfizer Matching Contributions and an additional Pfizer Retirement Savings Contribution, paid vacation, holiday and personal days, paid caregiver/parental and medical leave, and health benefits to include medical, prescription drug, dental and vision coverage. Learn more at Pfizer Candidate Site – U.S. Benefits | (uscandidates.mypfizerbenefits.com). Pfizer compensation structures and benefit packages are aligned based on the location of hire. The United States salary range provided does not apply to Tampa, FL or any location outside of the United States.

Relocation assistance may be available based on business needs and/or eligibility.

Sunshine Act

Pfizer reports payments and other transfers of value to health care providers as required by federal and state transparency laws and implementing regulations. These laws and regulations require Pfizer to provide government agencies with information such as a health care provider’s name, address and the type of payments or other value received, generally for public disclosure. Subject to further legal review and statutory or regulatory clarification, which Pfizer intends to pursue, reimbursement of recruiting expenses for licensed physicians may constitute a reportable transfer of value under the federal transparency law commonly known as the Sunshine Act. Therefore, if you are a licensed physician who incurs recruiting expenses as a result of interviewing with Pfizer that we pay or reimburse, your name, address and the amount of payments made currently will be reported to the government. If you have questions regarding this matter, please do not hesitate to contact your Talent Acquisition representative.

EEO & Employment Eligibility

Pfizer is committed to equal opportunity in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, disability or veteran status. Pfizer also complies with all applicable national, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act and IRCA. Pfizer is an E-Verify employer. This position requires permanent work authorization in the United States.

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