# Drug Substance Purification Team Lead **Company**: Pfizer **Location**: Andover, Massachusetts **Work arrangement**: onsite **Experience**: senior **Job type**: full-time **Salary**: $106,000.00 to $176,600.00 **Category**: Manufacturing **Industry**: Healthcare **Apply**: https://pfizer.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/PfizerCareers/job/United-States---Massachusetts---Andover/Manufacturing-Purification-Manager_4966559-2?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/job/drug-substance-purification-team-lead-86055149-0ef/ ## Description We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced leader to oversee our Drug Substance Purification team and processes. As a key member of our pharmaceutical manufacturing team, you will play a crucial role in ensuring that patients and physicians have timely access to necessary medicines. **Key Responsibilities:** - Lead and manage people, technology, and financial resources within the department, ensuring alignment with short-term goals. - Actively share knowledge and collaborate within and across departments to foster innovation and continuous improvement. - Identify and implement potential improvements in processes or products, taking calculated risks to develop innovative ideas. - Solve moderately complex problems within your area of expertise and assist with cross-functional issues, providing technical guidance and oversight. - Oversee operational activities, manage multiple projects, and ensure compliance with regulations and Good Manufacturing Principles (GMP) through effective execution of unit operations. - Manage the performance of direct reports through goal setting, coaching, mentoring, and ongoing assessment, recognizing and addressing development needs. - Solicit input, explain complex concepts, and persuade others to adopt a point of view, building alignment across manufacturing assets. - Own human performance event investigations as Lead Investigator, making autonomous decisions with minor impact and escalating significant decisions. - Form, lead, and facilitate cross-functional teams to execute key processes, ensuring accountability for the production activities of numerous Pfizer products. - Assist with short-range and long-range planning, including scheduling operations and staff, and coordinating facilities shutdowns and preventive maintenance. - Encourage the participation and perspectives of all team members. Effectively listen to and explain difficult issues to reach shared understanding and build alignment. - Provide technical guidance and act as a departmental liaison with primary support groups. Articulate challenges and solutions to technical and non-technical peers and to department management. - Motivate direct and indirect reports to ensure the function works cross-functionally. **Requirements:** - Bachelor's degree with at least 4 years of experience; OR a master's degree with at least 2 years of experience; OR a PhD with 0+ years of experience; OR an associate's degree with 8 years of experience; OR a high school diploma (or equivalent) and 10 years of relevant experience - Robust grasp of industry knowledge and business operations, such as financial basics, enterprise systems like payroll and inventory management - Proficiency in administrative, managerial, and technical report writing skills - Effective written and oral communication skills - Strong computer and presentation capabilities - Experience in people management - Knowledge of GMP and regulatory requirements **Preferred Qualifications:** - Certifications in Continuous Improvement or Project Management - Familiarity with Local Environmental Health and Safety standards - Excellent interpersonal and communication skills - Experience in motivating and developing team members - Strong leadership and decision-making skills - Experience using common AI tools, including generative technologies such as ChatGPT or Microsoft Copilot, to support problem-solving and enhance productivity **What We Offer:** - Competitive salary ranging from $106,000 to $176,600 per year - Comprehensive benefits package, including 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 - Opportunity to work on a global team and contribute to the development of life-changing medicines **Physical and Mental Requirements:** - Must be able to stand for approximately 1-2 hours at a time - Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and adapt to changing priorities For more fresh new jobs, check out [yubhub.co](https://yubhub.co/). ## Skills ### Required - GMP - regulatory requirements - people management - technical report writing - communication skills - computer skills - presentation skills ### Nice to have - Continuous Improvement - Project Management - Local Environmental Health and Safety standards - interpersonal skills - leadership skills - AI tools --- Source: [Apply at pfizer.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com](https://pfizer.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/PfizerCareers/job/United-States---Massachusetts---Andover/Manufacturing-Purification-Manager_4966559-2?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)