Description
At Pfizer, quality and safety start with excellence in microbiological processes. As a Microbiology Analyst Chemist, you will be part of a team ensuring the microbiological quality of pharmaceutical products, critical systems, and controlled environments that directly impact medication production for patients globally.
Responsibilities
In this role, you will:
- Conduct microbiological analysis of raw materials, in-process products, finished products, stability studies, and critical systems.
- Perform environmental monitoring and sampling of critical systems, including water, steam, and nitrogen, to ensure compliance with established quality standards.
- Prepare and use culture media, reagents, standards, and microbiological strains according to internal SOPs.
- Analyse, document, and report microbiological results following data integrity and good documentation practices principles.
- Identify out-of-specification results, adverse trends, or events that may pose a risk to product quality.
- Participate in validation studies of processes, holding times, transfers, and implementation of microbiological methods.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure compliance with regulatory and quality requirements.
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, process standardisation, and operational excellence within the laboratory.
Requirements
- Completed degree in QFB, QBP, QFI, or related fields in chemical, pharmaceutical, or biological sciences.
- At least 2 years of experience in a microbiological laboratory within the pharmaceutical industry.
- Knowledge of microbiological analysis of pharmaceutical products and critical systems.
- Experience in environmental monitoring and pharmaceutical water systems.
- Familiarity with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Good Laboratory Practices (GLP), Good Documentation Practices, and Data Integrity.
- Ability to analyse information, solve problems, and work in highly regulated environments.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools.
- Basic to intermediate English language comprehension for technical procedures and documentation.
Desirable Requirements
- Laboratory management systems.
- Validation or implementation of microbiological methods.
- Analysis of microbiological trends and critical systems.
- Support for regulatory audits and inspections.
- Mastery of aseptic techniques and contamination control.
- Strong problem-solving and root cause analysis skills.
- Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively in multidisciplinary teams.
- Skill in managing multiple activities and priorities simultaneously.
- Experience with artificial intelligence tools, including generative technologies like Microsoft Copilot, to support problem-solving and productivity improvement.