Senior Vaccine Analytics Scientist & Team Lead

Pfizer; Pearl River (LA); On-site; USD 124,000 - 207,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with Pfizer Matching

Relocation assistance

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Pfizer in the United States seeks a Senior Principal Scientist in Analytical Development to define and advance strategies for early-phase vaccine candidates and adjuvants. You will lead a group of scientists, coach talent, and drive cross-functional initiatives ensuring timely data-driven decisions.

The role emphasizes developing, transferring, and lifecycle managing separation-based analytical methods (LC, CE, MS), driving innovation, quality, and data integrity across programs in a

Qualifications

• PhD with 8+ years of relevant analytical experience.
• Advanced expertise in analytical method development for biologics and vaccines.
• Experience leading scientific teams and coaching talent.
• Hands-on leadership with separation-based techniques (LC, CE).
• Experience leading method transfer, qualification, and documentation across programs.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead analytical control strategies for multiple vaccine programs, aligning method capabilities, product quality attributes, program risks, and development milestones.
• Manage and lead a group of scientists, providing direction, prioritization, coaching, and performance support to ensure strong scientific execution and professional development.
• Provide scientific leadership for the development, optimization, qualification, transfer, and lifecycle management of separation-based, spectroscopic, mass spectrometry, and other physicochemical analytical methods.
• Independently resolve complex analytical challenges by integrating mechanistic understanding, experimental design, literature, platform knowledge, and cross-disciplinary input.
• Represent Analytical Development on cross-functional project teams; communicate risks, options, and data-driven recommendations to leadership.
• Lead innovation in analytical technologies, AI, automation, digital tools, and data analytics to improve insight, throughput, robustness, and decision quality.
• Direct the authoring and technical review of analytical methods, protocols, development and qualification reports, specifications, certificates of analysis, stability documents, and regulatory content.
• Develop analytical talent through mentoring, technical coaching, and opportunities for colleagues to lead and present work.
• Forecast priorities and resource needs across programs, ensuring high-quality data and documentation in line with data integrity and safety.

Skills

Analytical leadership

Analytical chemistry

Team leadership

Cross-functional influence

Data integrity focus

Education

PhD in analytical chemistry, biochemistry, pharmaceutical sciences, or related

Tools

Liquid chromatography

Capillary electrophoresis

Mass spectrometry

Job description

Pfizer in the United States seeks a Senior Principal Scientist in Analytical Development to define and advance strategies for early-phase vaccine candidates and adjuvants. You will lead a group of scientists, coach talent, and drive cross-functional initiatives ensuring timely data-driven decisions.

The role emphasizes developing, transferring, and lifecycle managing separation-based analytical methods (LC, CE, MS), driving innovation, quality, and data integrity across programs in a