The MQA Associate provides Quality Assurance support for manufacturing operations, ensuring compliance with GxP standards and facilitating regulatory inspections and documentation review.
Use Your Power for Purpose
Every day, Pfizer's unwavering commitment to quality ensures the delivery of safe and effective products to patients. Our science and risk-based compliant quality culture is both flexible and innovative, always putting the patient first. Whether you are involved in development, maintenance, compliance, or research analysis, your contribution directly impacts patients.
What You Will Achieve
The Manufacturing Quality Assurance Associate (MQA) provides Quality Assurance (QA) support to all modalities manufactured on site including clinical, commercial, and contract manufacturing operations providing QA Floor oversight. The role ensures adherence to regulatory expectations, safety, and GxP (i.e., Current Good Manufacturing and Documentation Practices). Duties include, but are not limited to, Aseptic Observations, line clearance approvals, alarms evaluation, on the floor triage, and on the floor real-time batch record review. The Associate will work cross-functionally with MQA Sr. Associates, manufacturing, and support groups to investigate manufacturing events, and support site internal and external regulatory inspections. The role is based at the Pfizer Sanford, NC Pfizer Global Supply (PGS) site.
In this role, you will:
Here Is What You Need
(Minimum Requirements)
Bonus Points If You Have
(Preferred Requirements)
PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS
Role requires ability to gown into manufacturing areas, standing for several hours continuously.
NON-STANDARD WORK SCHEDULE, TRAVEL OR ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS
Second shift: Monday - Friday, 3PM-12AM
No relocation available
Last Day to Apply: July 30th, 2025
The annual base salary for this position ranges from $66,500.00 to $110,900.00. 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.
Quality Assurance and Control
#LI-PFE
Every day, Pfizer's unwavering commitment to quality ensures the delivery of safe and effective products to patients. Our science and risk-based compliant quality culture is both flexible and innovative, always putting the patient first. Whether you are involved in development, maintenance, compliance, or research analysis, your contribution directly impacts patients.
What You Will Achieve
The Manufacturing Quality Assurance Associate (MQA) provides Quality Assurance (QA) support to all modalities manufactured on site including clinical, commercial, and contract manufacturing operations providing QA Floor oversight. The role ensures adherence to regulatory expectations, safety, and GxP (i.e., Current Good Manufacturing and Documentation Practices). Duties include, but are not limited to, Aseptic Observations, line clearance approvals, alarms evaluation, on the floor triage, and on the floor real-time batch record review. The Associate will work cross-functionally with MQA Sr. Associates, manufacturing, and support groups to investigate manufacturing events, and support site internal and external regulatory inspections. The role is based at the Pfizer Sanford, NC Pfizer Global Supply (PGS) site.
In this role, you will:
- The MQA Associate support includes documentation review, facility walkthrough, support for activities such as review of in-process records, aseptic observations, compliance walkthroughs, alarms evaluation, Product Changeovers, etc.
- Assess manufacturing operations/documentation to ensure proper execution and adherence to Procedures, Regulatory requirements, Safety, Quality Agreement requirements, and Pfizer Quality Standards (PQS) expectations.
- Work cross-functionally with various business groups (i.e., Operations, Tech Ops, Automation, Compliance, Process Engineering, Investigators, etc.) on manufacturing events to identify root cause(s), aid in the completion of impact assessment, and identification of Corrective/Preventive Action (CAPA).
- Aid in resolving manufacturing events, and provide opinion, guidance/path-forward. Consults with MQA Sr Associates and/or MQA Manager to align on decisions.
- Support site regulatory inspections.
- Facilitate internal & external meetings and provide training/presentations/updates/report-out to QA and Manufacturing colleagues on a regular basis.
- Suggest Continuous Improvements (CI) initiatives to improve safety and processes and successfully utilize IMEX tools and the "one best way" philosophy.
- Perform paper/electronic compound batch record review/disposition using computer software applications including, but not limited to: gLIMS, SAP, MES, AMPS, Batch Tracker.
- Provide guidance/coaching to less experienced QA, Contingent Workers, and Manufacturing colleagues.
- Assist with other MQA related tasks as needed.
Here Is What You Need
(Minimum Requirements)
- Bachelor's degree with any years of experience, or an Associate's degree with 4 years of relevant experience, or a high school diploma (or equivalent) and 6 years of relevant experience
- Fundamental knowledge of the principles and concepts of current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs) used in the Pharmaceutical Industry. Knowledge of, and experience in a biopharmaceutical/pharmaceutical cGMP environment
- Knowledge of electronic systems including Trackwise, PDOCs, SAP, gLIMS, AMPS, Microsoft Office.
- Good judgment and correct decision making based on company procedures/standards, technical experience, and industry guidance / regulatory requirements
- Strong critical thinking skills
- Ability to work effectively within own team and interdepartmental teams
- Proactive approach to problem-solving
- Experience in the pharmaceutical industry and Quality administered systems
- Sound knowledge of current Good Manufacturing Practices (part of GxP)
- Effective written and oral communication skills
Bonus Points If You Have
(Preferred Requirements)
- Experience in quality administered systems
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Experience with regulatory compliance and documentation
- Ability to mentor and review the work of other colleagues
- Experience at a manufacturing site.
- Experience in production batch record review, batch disposition, investigation of non-conformance, root cause analysis and change control management
- Strong problem-solving skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Excellent time management and multitasking abilities
PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS
Role requires ability to gown into manufacturing areas, standing for several hours continuously.
NON-STANDARD WORK SCHEDULE, TRAVEL OR ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS
Second shift: Monday - Friday, 3PM-12AM
No relocation available
Last Day to Apply: July 30th, 2025
The annual base salary for this position ranges from $66,500.00 to $110,900.00. 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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