Capital Project Manager - Pharmaceutical & Medical Device

Updated: about 1 month ago
Location: Kalamazoo, MICHIGAN
Deadline: 03 Apr 2024

Why Patients Need You

Whether you are involved in the design and development of manufacturing processes for products or supporting maintenance and reliability, engineering is vital to making sure customers and patients have the medicines they need, when they need them. Working with our innovative engineering team, you'll help bring medicines to the world even faster by imagining what's possible and taking action.

What You Will Achieve

Working with Pfizer's dynamic engineering team, you will play a critical role in overseeing and managing the operational aspects of ongoing engineering projects, serving as a liaison between project engineers and planning, project team, and line management. You will review project status, budgets, schedules and preparing status reports. Your organizational and problem-solving skills will help in assessing project issues and developing resolutions in order to meet productivity, quality and client satisfactions goals.

As a manager, you will provide guidance to operational teams for managing projects. You will be proactive in providing areas of improvement for products, processes or services. Through your comprehensive knowledge of principles, concepts and theories of the discipline, you will work towards advancing new concepts and methodologies. You will be able to take a leadership role to facilitate agreements between teams and problem solving with project managers, line managers, and clients.

It is your hard work and focus that will make Pfizer ready to achieve new milestones and help patients across the globe.

How You Will Achieve It

  • This is an individual contributor role.
  • Provide guidance, lead/co-lead projects, manage own time to meet objectives, and plan resource requirements for projects across the department.
  • Assure projects are completed within approved scope, budget, schedule, and alignment with the master plan.
  • Assist project sponsors with the preparation of Capital Project Appropriation requests (CPAs).
  • Effectively interact with leadership and partner with Operations to establish priorities and define requirements for the portfolio of projects within the assigned area.
  • Maintain technical skills in the latest techniques for project management and pharmaceutical processing technology.
  • Work in a business partner relationship with operations to lead and manage a portfolio of high-impact, high-criticality capital projects supporting update and expansion of operations at Pfizer's product manufacturing facility.
  • Ensure our pharmaceutical capital investments use the best technology, have the best outcomes for our business, and align with contemporary standards.
  • Serve as subject matter expert for one or more critical processing areas.
  • Possess and maintain a working familiarity with current industry best practices in these areas.
  • Lead all aspects of facility planning for the site, including facility strategies, execute facility capital projects, determine facility capital investments etc.
  • Interface with engineering team to ensure project compliance with applicable Pfizer Global Manufacturing (PGM) standards, follow all PGM best practices and comply with Pfizer Quality Standards.
  • Develop business plans to enable forecasting and occupant tracking system.

Qualifications

Must-Have

  • Applicant must have HS Diploma with ten years of relevant experience.
  • OR an Associate's degree with eight years of experience.
  • OR a Bachelor's degree with at least five years of experience.
  • OR a Master's degree with more than three years of experience.
  • OR a Ph.D. with 0-2 years of experience.
  • Good working knowledge of {Current} Good Manufacturing Practices {part of GxP} and facility/equipment validation requirements.
  • Demonstrated commitment to values-based leadership.
  • Strong project and process management skills.
  • Ability to track performance against approved plans and react appropriately to unexpected outcomes.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills, including presentations.
  • User level computer knowledge for completing documentation and email.

Nice-to-Have

  • Relevant pharmaceutical experience
  • Prior experience with medical devices is beneficial.
  • Chemical engineering experience.
  • Experience of working within Pharmaceutical Environment.

PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS

  • Ability to communicate.
  • Ability to work on teams.
  • Office job involving use of computer.

NON-STANDARD WORK SCHEDULE, TRAVEL OR ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS

  • 0 to 10% travel possible based on specific project needs

Work Location Assignment:Hybrid

Other Job Details:

  • Last Date to Apply for Job: March 31, 2024.
  • Eligible for Relocation Package
  • Eligible for Employee Referral Bonus

The annual base salary for this position ranges from $93,500.00 to $155,900.00. In addition, this position is eligible for participation in Pfizer's Global Performance Plan with a bonus target of 12.5% of the base salary and eligibility to participate in our share based long term incentive program. 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.

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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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