QC Specialist

Do you want to change the lives of millions of people with joy, innovation, and our highly qualified team? Pfizer is a global organisation that works to preserve and improve human health. Our BSL3 laboratory in Orth, one of the largest in Europe, produces active ingredients for around 14.5 million vaccine doses per year.

Job Summary: We are seeking a QC Specialist to join our team in Orth an der Donau. The successful candidate will have a permanent contract.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and coordinate projects within QC and cross-functional teams from planning to implementation and sustainable follow-up of results
• Create and edit deviations, event reports, quality assurance reports, and change requests, including coordination with relevant interfaces
• Plan, conduct, and document investigations and develop comprehensible, risk-based solution approaches and measures
• Create and edit quality risk assessments and support the evaluation and control of quality-related risks
• Take technical responsibility for defined processes in connection with QC laboratory areas and their continuous development
• Prioritise, process, and track action items in relevant quality systems independently
• Create, review, and revise work instructions and validation, qualification, and life-cycle documents
• Support internal and external audits and inspections
• Actively shape the digital transformation of documentation and workflows, including standardisation, data management, and identification of automation potential
• Use approved AI tools responsibly to support suitable work processes
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives and implement efficient, robust, and compliant QC processes
• Ensure complete, comprehensible, and timely GMP documentation and consistent adherence to all relevant quality and safety requirements

Requirements:

• Completed technical or scientific training, e.g., HTL, FH, university or comparable qualification
• Professional experience in a GMP-regulated laboratory environment, ideally in the pharmaceutical or biopharmaceutical industry
• Good understanding of QC laboratory processes and analytical methods
• Experience in processing GMP documents and quality system procedures
• Structured, meticulous, and solution-oriented working style
• Pronounced initiative, sense of responsibility, and enthusiasm for actively driving topics forward and implementing sustainable improvements
• Willingness to change and interest in digitalisation, automation, data management, and responsible use of AI
• Good user knowledge of Microsoft 365, especially Word and Excel
• Very good German and good English language skills
• Clear communication ability, enjoyment of cross-functional collaboration, team orientation, integrity, and professional appearance

What We Offer:

• Free company bus between Vienna Donauzentrum and the Orth an der Donau site
• Company restaurant
• Diverse career and development opportunities
• Corporate health promotion
• Opportunity to engage in social activities through corporate volunteering
• Flexible working hours model
• Home office possibility depending on the position and operational requirements
• Open and appreciative corporate culture

The minimum salary for this position is €4,355.55 gross based on full-time employment. Possible overpayment depends on relevant professional experience and qualification.