Pfizer

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.. Provide day-to-day end-user support and take a leadership role in monitoring “help desk” support queue.. NET, SAS, PHP, ColdFusion, SQL, and/or other web scripting languages.. Software certifications in IT related courses, specific experience/certificates in LabWare LIMS Basic, or an understanding of web development technologies (for example SharePoint and/or scripting languages), is strongly suggested.. Weekend/night work required on occasion when coordinating off hour system upgrades or weekend end-user support.

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WHY PATIENTS NEED YOU 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. Position Summary Your knowledge of informatics will help in supporting R&D through development, support, and validation of computer systems. You will be required to generate high-quality assay data in a regulated cGLP (current Good laboratory Practice) laboratory setting to support Pfizer’s Research programs and design harmonized processes. With a combination of your technical and documentation skills, you will validate documents related to regulatory support for the Research Department’s software solutions. As an associate, your focus on the job will contribute in achieving project tasks and goals. Through your domain knowledge and commitment, you will create a collaborative team environment for your colleagues. It is your hard work and focus that will make Pfizer ready to achieve new milestones and help patients across the globe. <ul><li>Contribute to completion of project milestones and organize own work to meet project task deadlines. </li><li>Assist in the Development of Laboratory Data Systems. </li><li>Collaborate with Research Informatics team on data system. </li><li>Analyze user requirements, models, and specifications in order to convert them to technical solutions. </li><li>Attend regular meetings with functional area leaders to review and monitor various data system projects. </li><li>Contribute to end-user requirements documents for various data systems. </li><li>Support the end-user testing of various data system builds against end-user requirements to ensure that these systems function as intended. </li><li>Create system validations plans and test cases for validating solutions. </li><li>Execute test plans (test scripts), provide documented evidence, report issues (recorded deviations) and verify fixes. </li><li>Review and approve various standard operating procedures (SOPs), as assigned. </li><li>Author, review and approve technical reports, as assigned. </li><li>Design, build, configure, program and/or validate computer code, master data, reports, forms and interfaces. </li><li>Follow change management processes for routine changes, for example change controls. </li><li>Provide day-to-day end-user support and take a leadership role in monitoring “help desk” support queue. </li></ul>You will utilize a basic knowledge of informatics to support R&D laboratories through development, support, and validation of computer systems. A basic foundation in the software development lifecycle is needed and a general knowledge of computer programming languages, such as LabWare LIMS Basic, C++, Java, .NET, SAS, PHP, ColdFusion, SQL, and/or other web scripting languages. You will drive activities around computer programming, system administration, and support of computer systems used within clinical testing operations. These activities, which include software validation, will focus on collecting business requirements, converting them to functional solutions, validating the solutions, and deploying them into a production environment. You will have strong communication skills, have the ability to take direction and work independently, meet tight deadlines, coordinate activities across groups, train end-users, and assist with improving large scale processes. You will be expected to contribute to technical tasks by taking close direction. Most of the activities performed follow GxP regulations, so an understanding of Quality processes and their relation to software administration, documentation, and programming is necessary. You will have a strong passion for innovation and all the activities that are associated, especially in adding efficiencies to subroutines and performance of algorithms. Some projects may require collaboration with statisticians to develop robust algorithms that analyze data. Key Responsibilities <ul><li>Use computer science/information systems/life sciences knowledge in order to design, build, configure, program, and/or validate computer code, master data, reports, forms, and interfaces. </li><li>Write/update departmental SOPs, maintain technical paperwork, and migrate such data to archive repository. </li><li>Analyze user requirements, models, and specifications in order to convert them to technical solutions. </li><li>Contribute to activities around debugging and testing of any solutions. </li><li>Participate in validation activities, specifically around development of test scripts and other GxP documentation generated during system support and validation. </li><li>Follow change management processes for routine changes, for example routine change controls. </li><li>Provide day-to-day end-user support and take a leadership role in monitoring “help desk” support queue. </li><li>Write and execute ad-hoc SQL queries. </li><li>Satisfactorily complete all cGMP/GLP and safety training in conformance with departmental requirements. </li></ul>Minimum Qualifications <ul><li>BS/BA in Computer Science, Information Systems, Life Sciences, or a related Computational Field with 0-2 years’ experience or MS/MA in similar backgrounds. </li><li>Strong understanding of Excel and/or Access (and other database software). </li><li>Proven track record of managing deadlines and scheduling workload. </li></ul>Preferred Qualiifications <ul><li>Knowledge of the software validation lifecycle, preferred. </li><li>Experience in analytics and/or data collection/processing through statistical software, preferred. </li><li>Experience performing biological assays, a plus. </li><li>Deep knowledge of various programming languages, computer architecture, and/or algorithms, preferred. </li><li>Experience with designing, developing, and querying databases, preferred. </li><li>Software certifications in IT related courses, specific experience/certificates in LabWare LIMS Basic, or an understanding of web development technologies (for example SharePoint and/or scripting languages), is strongly suggested. </li></ul>Physical/Mental Requirements <ul><li>Work primarily performed at individual’s desk or may require walking around to various laboratories/biosuites. </li><li>Will spend a great deal of time coding, analyzing data, and testing technical solutions. </li></ul>Non-standard Work Schedule, Travel Or Environment Requirements <ul><li>Weekend/night work required on occasion when coordinating off hour system upgrades or weekend end-user support. </li><li>Travel may be required to vendors or collaborative sites, as needed. </li></ul>The annual base salary for this position ranges from $64,600.00 to $107,600.00. 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. Information & Business Tech

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