# Captain, Fixed Wing

**Company**: Pfizer
**Location**: West Trenton, New Jersey
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $214,900.00 to $358,100.00
**Category**: Other
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

The Captain, Fixed Wing supports Pfizer Corporate Aviation by providing safe, legal, secure, and efficient domestic and international air transportation.

**Key Responsibilities**

- Exercise final authority and responsibility for the safe operation of company aircraft when assigned as Pilot in Command.

- Perform duties as PIC or SIC based on trip assignment, operating requirements, and experience qualifications.

- Lead and coordinate assigned crewmembers, including the SIC and flight attendant, and conduct thorough preflight and operational briefings.

- Confirm aircraft airworthiness, required documents, crew qualifications, medical certificates, passports, visas, and other mission documentation before departure.

- Prepare or supervise flight planning, considering weather, terrain, altitude, aircraft performance, range, weight and balance, airport facilities, navigational aids, and applicable operating regulations.

- Operate aircraft in accordance with Federal Aviation Regulations, applicable foreign regulations, Pfizer policies and procedures, and aircraft limitations.

- Manage aircraft security, maintain required communications while on duty, and promptly report mechanical irregularities or other operational concerns.

- Exercise appropriate fiscal stewardship for fuel, catering, aircraft services, and business travel expenses.

- Protect confidential information concerning Pfizer, its executives, employees, and guests, while maintaining a professional image that reflects positively on the company.

- Participate in a Corporate Aviation Safety, Standards, or Training committee and perform additional duties assigned by the Chief Pilot.

**Required Qualifications**

- Bachelor's degree.

- Airline Transport Pilot certificate.

- Current FAA First-Class Medical Certificate.

- Valid passport and Restricted Radiotelephone Operator Permit.

- Extensive international flight operating experience.

- Excellent organizational, interpersonal, written communication, and verbal communication skills.

- Ability to maintain permanent residence within 60 miles of the Pfizer aviation facility at Trenton Mercer County Airport, excluding areas east of the Hudson River.

- Yellow fever vaccination.

**Preferred Qualifications**

- 5,000 hours total flight time, including 3,000 hours PIC and 2,000 hours turbine time.

- One or more aircraft type ratings. Military experience may be considered when evaluating flight-time requirements.

- Corporate aviation or VIP flight experience.

- Gulfstream G650 type rating.

- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office.

- Candidate demonstrates a breadth of diverse leadership experiences and capabilities including: the ability to influence and collaborate with peers, develop and coach others, oversee and guide the work of other colleagues to achieve meaningful outcomes and create business impact.

**Schedule, Travel, and Work Environment**

- Rotating shifts, holidays, weekends, and on-call assignments are routine.

- Ability to report for flight duty on short notice, including a three-hour callout.

- Extensive domestic and international travel.

- Extended periods of sitting and occasional lifting of up to 70 pounds.

**Benefits**

- Comprehensive and generous benefits and programs to help colleagues lead healthy lives and to support each of life's moments.

- 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.

- Health benefits to include medical, prescription drug, dental and vision coverage.

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## Skills

### Required
- Airline Transport Pilot certificate
- FAA First-Class Medical Certificate
- International flight operating experience
- Organizational skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Communication skills
- Microsoft Office

### Nice to have
- Gulfstream G650 type rating
- Corporate aviation or VIP flight experience
- Leadership experiences

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