Supervisor, Upstream mAbs; Nightshift

• United States - North Carolina - Sanford

We’re in relentless pursuit of breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. We innovate every day to make the world a healthier place.

To fully realize Pfizer’s purpose – Breakthroughs that change patients’ lives – we have established a clear set of expectations regarding “what” we need to achieve for patients and “how” we will go about achieving those goals.

Pfizer Global Supply proudly shoulders the responsibility of manufacturing and distributing our wide-ranging pharmaceutical products.

Pfizer offers competitive compensation and benefits programs designed to meet the diverse needs of our colleagues.

In this role, you will:

• Oversee the upstream production of mAb products
  , including media prep, ensuring targets are met and processes remain consistent.
• Manage quality, compliance, and customer service, including staffing and employee counseling.
• Ensure team performance is accurate, timely, efficient, and compliant with corporate policies, SOPs, GMPs, and other regulations.
• Optimize resources to maximize production while maintaining quality and safety standards.
• Lead and coach production work teams, manage technical resources, and solve complex problems within your expertise.
• Establish operational activities supporting mid‑term goals, recognize development needs, and create opportunities for colleagues.
• Coordinate activities for equipment and automation changes, participate in daily manufacturing activities, and ensure a safe work environment while collaborating with functional SMEs and trainers to meet production goals and training needs.
• Ensure a safe work environment. Ability to identify, evaluate, and correct potential hazards in the workplace is essential.
• Coordinate, schedule & participate in daily activities of cGMP production in the manufacturing area to meet supply chain needs.
• Must be flexible to work rotating shifts to support 24/7 operation. Ensure that product quality is maintained through all phases of commercial production including operational parameters of manufacturing equipment, personnel activities, batch record/processing dynamics & integrated utilities to identify & resolve quality risk to commercial manufacturing.
• Interact daily with all members of their team, cross‑functional teams, and external vendors as required.
• General knowledge of scientific principles, production equipment & related procedures.
• Aid in investigations. Responsible for the adherence to established policies, procedures and practices. Participate in inspections and cGMP & Quality decisions affecting short‑term production.
• Provide supervision to hourly direct reports. Motivate personnel by setting high standards, encourage teamwork. Clear, unambiguous communication is critical.
• Primary contact for all personnel issues occurring within the department. Responsible for development plans & personnel reviews. Make initial decisions encompassing personnel issues, disciplinary actions, career advancement, educational assistance, emergency situations, including injured employees, facility issues & inclement weather.
• Review completed batch records. Develop training material, update curricula, close training gaps, support the training of new supervisors.
• Advise management of non‑conformance issues & opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Provide input on primary decisions on cGMP related documents developed or revised.
• Articulate challenges and solutions to technical and non‑technical peers and to department management.
• Provide technical guidance and act as a departmental liaison with primary support groups.
• Short‑range planning includes scheduling daily and weekly operations and staff. Longer‑range planning concerns facilities shutdowns and preventive maintenance.

• High school diploma (or equivalent) with 8+ years of experience or associate’s degree with 6+ years of experience or BA/BS with 2+ years of experience or MBA/MS with any years of relevant experience.
• Strong people management skills.
• Ability to identify, evaluate, and correct potential hazards in the workplace.
• Experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing or a related field.
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