QC Supervisor, Sample management

Use Your Power for Purpose

Every day our unwavering commitment to quality ensures the delivery of safe and effective products to patients. Our flexible innovative and customer-oriented culture is rooted in science and risk-based compliance. You will play a crucial role in improving patients lives by ensuring the highest standards of quality and safety in our products. Your leadership will be instrumental in driving innovation and excellence ultimately making a global impact on patient health.

Supervisor of QC Sample Management will lead a team of sample coordinators in support of the Pfizer Sanford NC Quality Operations department by performing Quality Control activities associated with the planning forecasting receipt aliquoting distribution and external testing lab shipment for site clinical and/or commercial products raw materials validation and stability studies.

What You Will Achieve

In this role you will:

• Manage a team responsible for receiving aliquoting storage tracking and shipment of incoming samples for QC testing (includes in process release stability and raw materials)

• Ensures testing labs (internal/external) have visibility to incoming sample submissions and expected testing windows.

• Supply sample receipt forecast and associated metrics to leadership and stakeholders.

• Leading the sample management process for QC (receipt from manufacturing maintaining chain of custody in LIMS aliquoting/delivering samples to appropriate lab shipment to external testing sites).

• Responsible for appropriate creation review and approval of GMP documentation (sample plans test records stability protocols and as assigned reports test methods equipment records etc.).

• Ensuring adherence to Pfizer standards guidelines and values.

• Reporting issues to counterparts/ management and participating in issue resolution (such as reporting OOS result and participating in associated laboratory investigation reporting instrument issues and assisting with troubleshooting etc.)

• Assessing existing situations and suggesting improvements to increase compliance and innovation.

• Supports sample traceability and status metrics.

• May perform data trending activities and assist with metrics reporting.

• May initiate and develop project plans to ensure projects timely completion.

• Support management of contract testing laboratories in regard to scheduling shipment of samples used for analytical and compendial testing.

• Provides expert review of QC data and associated documentation.

• Responsible for participating in leading or providing guidance for investigationsrelated to sample management activities and responsibilities.

• Contributes to laboratory operations activities related to equipment monitoring cleaning and maintenance.

• Operate to the highest ethical and moral standards.

• Comply with all Pfizer policies and procedures.

• Communicate effectively with clients colleagues and staff.

• Responsible for colleagues objective setting conducting one on one meetings with Colleagues providing guidance/coaching assisting with colleague development planning and completing performance reviews

• Determines appropriate training curriculums for colleagues

Here Is What You Need (Minimum Requirements)

• Applicant must have a bachelors degree with at least 2 years of experience; OR a masters degree with 0 years of experience;
  OR an associates degree with 6 years of experience; OR a high school diploma (or equivalent) and 8 years of relevant experience

• Experience in the biotech or pharmaceutical industry

• Ability to utilize email word processing and spreadsheet software.

• Management experience (people project process)

Technical competencies

• Knowledge of compendia (USP JP EP) and ICH guidelines.

• Knowledge of GMPs safety regulations and data integrity.

• Proficient use of LIMS systems

• Knowledge of material receipt and inventory control.

• Support training of new staff within immediate team; mentoring and coaching junior colleagues

• Experience assisting with laboratory investigations to define root cause and assisting with validation protocol non-conformances

PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS

Ability to lift 30 lbs stand for 2 to 3 hours at a time sit for 2 to 3 hours at a time walk long distances and bend to obtain items from lower shelving/cabinets

Intellectual capability to perform complex mathematical problems and perform complex data analysis.

NON-STANDARD WORK SCHEDULE TRAVEL OR ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS

Work schedule may include weekdays and/or weekend days with first second and/or third shift hours as appropriate for assigned tasks/activities.

Limited travel for the position; no more than 10% traveling.

OTHER JOB DETAILS

Last Date to Apply for Job: August 20 2025.

Referral Bonus Eligibility: YES

Eligible for Relocation Package: NO

Work Location Assignment:On Premise

The annual base salary for this position ranges from $80300.00 to $133900.00. In addition this position is eligible for participation in Pfizers Global Performance Plan with a bonus target of 10.0% of the base salary. We offer comprehensive and generous benefits and programs to help our colleagues lead healthy lives and to support each of lifes 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 (). 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.

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