Site Quality Operations Leader
Pfizer, S.A. De C.VDublin, IrelandWe're in relentless pursuit of breakthroughs that change patients' lives.
We innovate every day to make the world a healthier place.
To fully realize Pfizer's purpose – Breakthroughs that change patients' lives – we have established a clear set of expectations regarding "what" we need to achieve for patients and "how" we will go about achieving those goals.
Pfizer Global Supply proudly shoulders the responsibility of manufacturing and distributing our wide-ranging pharmaceutical products.
Pfizer offers competitive compensation and benefits programs designed to meet the diverse needs of our colleagues.
Transforming Delivery of high quality products
Pfizer, We are one
PGS - Manufacture the Future
Our science and risk-based quality culture is not only compliant but also flexible, innovative, and customer-oriented.
Whether you are engaged in development, maintenance, compliance, or analysis through research programs, your contribution will have a direct impact on patients.
Your leadership and expertise will drive the strategic direction of your division, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation.
Your ability to leverage constructive relationships across divisions will help you maximize the resources available within the organization, ensuring that Pfizer is ready to achieve new milestones and help patients across the globe.
What You Will Achieve As a leader in Quality Assurance, you will be working with a team which is responsible for providing leadership in assuring that appropriate systems and processes are in place on site and in business units to meet the requirements of Pfizer and the regulatory authorities for the quality of the products manufactured on site or by approved vendors.
The Site Quality Operations Leader (SQOL) is responsible for the operational and strategic management of a diverse range of quality control, quality assurance and quality system operations to support commercial and clinical manufacture of drug substance and sterile drug products.
The SQOL partners with site operations and other stakeholders to drive regulatory excellence, ensures a supply of quality products from the site which are compliant with regulatory requirements to meet customer needs.
The SQOL is accountable for the product quality, regulatory compliance, quality systems and processes for the site.
The scope of this role also includes QO budget and resource planning, quality performance metrics / quality dashboard, quality strategic planning, quality goals and objectives.
The SQOL is accountable for staffing, organizing, talent planning, motivation & coaching, effective listening and communication towards his / her QO team.
In this role, you will : Assure overall quality integrity of pharmaceutical products manufactured and distributed in worldwide markets based on cGMP regulations and industry standards
Provide leadership for the quality operations team responsible for release, compliance and laboratory operations
Assure that all processes, systems, facilities, methodologies utilized in the manufacture and testing of pharmaceuticals or validated and fully integrated
Establish systems to assure the audit readiness of manufacturing and testing facilities by a regulatory agencies and internal auditors.
Implement strong communication networks for information flow to and from the plant, senior management, staff teams and regulatory agencies.
This includes a robust notification to management process.
Be an active Member of Site Leadership Team to assure supply, financial commitments and consistently achieve common site goals.
Foster a culture of continuous improvement and innovation at the site and play e lead role in protecting and strengthening the site quality culture.
Demonstrate a passion for colleague engagement and be an active change agent.
Be accountable for staffing, training and development, motivation and coaching, giving feedback and effective listening & communication towards his / her colleagues.
Respect the PGS vision, mission, values and leadership behaviours in order to realize the PGS objectives.
Liaise with other SQOLs and Centre functions to ensure aligned direction and response on specific topics.
Ensure adoption and sharing of best practices across the Pfizer network.
Keep abreast of evolutions in pharmaceutical production practices, regulatory requirements and company operations affecting all aspects of the pharmaceutical industry.
Have a reporting line to cluster quality lead and dotted reporting line to the site leader
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE At least 15 years work experience in the pharmaceutical Industry preferably within different functions within Operations, Quality & Compliance, Validation / Technology with a minimum of 10 years leadership experience, preferably with direct responsibility for a large organization (600+ people).
Ideal candidates will have prior experience and demonstrated success in most, if not all, of the following :
Making sound and effective decisions under pressure
Managing a Quality / Operations function with product release responsibilities
Experience in at least two quality and / or science areas
Working in functions outside Quality / Operations, e.g.
Technology, Validation, Operations, Regulatory
Working with other manufacturing and R&D sites to understand a broader perspective
Exposure to Regulatory inspections including interactions with Board of Health representatives and responding to Board of Health observations
Working with multicultural, cross-functional work teams
Advancing a quality culture in a manufacturing environment
Evaluating and continuously improving site Quality Systems
Managing managers and teams
Project management
Finance planning and budgeting
Developing and implementing a quality business strategy
NON-STANDARD WORK SCHEDULE, TRAVEL OR ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS Primarily standard work hours with some exceptions to meet business needs.
Some travel will be required to support network and sister site initiatives; ~10% required travel.
Work Location Assignment : Onsite
Application Closing date : 15th July 2025 00 : 00 hours
Additional Information In order to be considered for this position in Ireland you need to be legally eligible to work in Ireland.
Please note there is no relocation support available for this position
How to apply Make a difference today, all suitable candidates should apply with CV below.
We are looking forward to hearing from you!
Purpose Breakthroughs that change patients' lives... At Pfizer we are a patient centric company, guided by our four values : courage, joy, equity and excellence.
Our breakthrough culture lends itself to our dedication to transforming millions of lives.
One bold way we are achieving our purpose is through our company wide digital transformation strategy.
We are leading the way in adopting new data, modelling and automated solutions to further digitize and accelerate drug discovery and development with the aim of enhancing health outcomes and the patient experience.
We believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce is crucial to building a successful business.
As an employer, Pfizer is committed to celebrating this, in all its forms – allowing for us to be as diverse as the patients and communities we serve.
Together, we continue to build a culture that encourages, supports and empowers our employees.
Disability Inclusion Our mission is unleashing the power of all our people and we are proud to be a disability inclusive employer, ensuring equal employment opportunities for all candidates.
We encourage you to put your best self forward with the knowledge and trust that we will make any reasonable adjustments to support your application and future career.
Your journey with Pfizer starts here!
Use Your Power for Purpose Our science and risk-based quality culture is not only compliant but also flexible, innovative, and customer-oriented.
Whether you are engaged in development, maintenance, compliance, or analysis through research programs, your contribution will have a direct impact on patients.
Your leadership and expertise will drive the strategic direction of your division, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation.
Your ability to leverage constructive relationships across divisions will help you maximize the resources available within the organization, ensuring that Pfizer is ready to achieve new milestones and help patients across the globe.
What You Will Achieve As a leader in Quality Assurance, you will be working with a team which is responsible for providing leadership in assuring that appropriate systems and processes are in place on site and in business units to meet the requirements of Pfizer and the regulatory authorities for the quality of the products manufactured on site or by approved vendors.
The Site Quality Operations Leader (SQOL) is responsible for the operational and strategic management of a diverse range of quality control, quality assurance and quality system operations to support commercial and clinical manufacture of drug substance and sterile drug products.
The SQOL partners with site operations and other stakeholders to drive regulatory excellence, ensures a supply of quality products from the site which are compliant with regulatory requirements to meet customer needs.
The SQOL is accountable for the product quality, regulatory compliance, quality systems and processes for the site.
The scope of this role also includes QO budget and resource planning, quality performance metrics / quality dashboard, quality strategic planning, quality goals and objectives.
The SQOL is accountable for staffing, organizing, talent planning, motivation & coaching, effective listening and communication towards his / her QO team.
In this role, you will : Assure overall quality integrity of pharmaceutical products manufactured and distributed in worldwide markets based on cGMP regulations and industry standards
Provide leadership for the quality operations team responsible for release, compliance and laboratory operations
Assure that all processes, systems, facilities, methodologies utilized in the manufacture and testing of pharmaceuticals or validated and fully integrated
Establish systems to assure the audit readiness of manufacturing and testing facilities by a regulatory agencies and internal auditors.
Implement strong communication networks for information flow to and from the plant, senior management, staff teams and regulatory agencies.
This includes a robust notification to management process.
Be an active Member of Site Leadership Team to assure supply, financial commitments and consistently achieve common site goals.
Foster a culture of continuous improvement and innovation at the site and play e lead role in protecting and strengthening the site quality culture.
Demonstrate a passion for colleague engagement and be an active change agent.
Be accountable for staffing, training and development, motivation and coaching, giving feedback and effective listening & communication towards his / her colleagues.
Respect the PGS vision, mission, values and leadership behaviours in order to realize the PGS objectives.
Liaise with other SQOLs and Centre functions to ensure aligned direction and response on specific topics.
Ensure adoption and sharing of best practices across the Pfizer network.
Keep abreast of evolutions in pharmaceutical production practices, regulatory requirements and company operations affecting all aspects of the pharmaceutical industry.
Have a reporting line to cluster quality lead and dotted reporting line to the site leader
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE At least 15 years work experience in the pharmaceutical Industry preferably within different functions within Operations, Quality & Compliance, Validation / Technology with a minimum of 10 years leadership experience, preferably with direct responsibility for a large organization (600+ people).
Ideal candidates will have prior experience and demonstrated success in most, if not all, of the following :
Making sound and effective decisions under pressure
Managing a Quality / Operations function with product release responsibilities
Experience in at least two quality and / or science areas
Working in functions outside Quality / Operations, e.g.
Technology, Validation, Operations, Regulatory
Working with other manufacturing and R&D sites to understand a broader perspective
Exposure to Regulatory inspections including interactions with Board of Health representatives and responding to Board of Health observations
Working with multicultural, cross-functional work teams
Advancing a quality culture in a manufacturing environment
Evaluating and continuously improving site Quality Systems
Managing managers and teams
Project management
Finance planning and budgeting
Developing and implementing a quality business strategy
NON-STANDARD WORK SCHEDULE, TRAVEL OR ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS Primarily standard work hours with some exceptions to meet business needs.
Some travel will be required to support network and sister site initiatives; ~10% required travel.
Work Location Assignment : Onsite
Application Closing date : 15th July 2025 00 : 00 hours
Additional Information In order to be considered for this position in Ireland you need to be legally eligible to work in Ireland.
Please note there is no relocation support available for this position
How to apply Make a difference today, all suitable candidates should apply with CV below.
We are looking forward to hearing from you!
Purpose Breakthroughs that change patients' lives... At Pfizer we are a patient centric company, guided by our four values : courage, joy, equity and excellence.
Our breakthrough culture lends itself to our dedication to transforming millions of lives.
Digital Transformation Strategy One bold way we are achieving our purpose is through our company wide digital transformation strategy.
We are leading the way in adopting new data, modelling and automated solutions to further digitize and accelerate drug discovery and development with the aim of enhancing health outcomes and the patient experience.
Equal Employment Opportunity We believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce is crucial to building a successful business.
As an employer, Pfizer is committed to celebrating this, in all its forms – allowing for us to be as diverse as the patients and communities we serve.
Together, we continue to build a culture that encourages, supports and empowers our employees.
Disability Inclusion Our mission is unleashing the power of all our people and we are proud to be a disability inclusive employer, ensuring equal employment opportunities for all candidates.
We encourage you to put your best self forward with the knowledge and trust that we will make any reasonable adjustments to support your application and future career.
Your journey with Pfizer starts here!
Quality Assurance and Control
Breakthroughs that change patients' livesResearch confirms what intuition tells us : that purpose-driven companies perform better, are more innovative, attract and retain the best people, and know how to unleash the power of those people.
Pfizer's purpose—Breakthroughs that change patients' lives—fuels everything we do and reflects our passion for building on our legacy as one of the greatest contributors of good to the world.
Each word in our purpose has meaning and reflects the value we strive to bring to patients and society :
Breakthroughs" - These are the innovations, scientific and commercial, that we seek to deliver every day.
All colleagues, regardless of role, level or location, strive for breakthroughs every day.
Change" - We want to do more than simply improve patients' medical conditions; we want to dramatically change their lives for the better.
Patients' lives" - We consider not only patients, but everyone they touch—including their families, caregivers, and friends—and everything they love to do.
It's an intentionally holistic view.
Our purpose ensures that patients remain at the center of all we do.
We live our purpose by sourcing the best science in the world; partnering with others in the healthcare system to improve access to our medicines; using digital technologies to enhance our drug discovery and development, as well as patient outcomes; and leading the conversation to advocate for pro-innovation / pro-patient policies.
Every decision we make and every action we take is done with the patient in mind—and to nurture an environment where breakthroughs can thrive.
Our ValuesTo fully realize Pfizer's purpose, we have established a clear set of expectations regarding "what" we need to achieve for patients and "how" we will go about achieving those goals.
The "how" is represented by four simple, powerful values—courage, excellence, equity, and joy—that define our company and our culture.
Courage : Breakthroughs start by challenging convention, especially in the face of uncertainty or adversity.
This happens when we think big, speak up, and are decisive.
Excellence : We can only change patients' lives when we perform at our best together.
This happens when we focus on what matters, agree who does what, and measure our outcomes.
Equity : We believe that every person deserves to be seen, heard, and cared for.
This happens when we are inclusive, act with integrity, and reduce healthcare disparities.
Joy : We give ourselves to our work, but it also gives to us.
We find joy when we take pride, recognize one another, and have fun.
Pfizer Global Supply proudly shoulders the responsibility of manufacturing and distributing our wide-ranging pharmaceutical products.
With an unwavering commitment to ensuring the availability and accessibility of these life-saving medications, we play a pivotal role in reaching patients, healthcare professionals, and markets across the globe.
Our network of state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities, strategically located distribution centers , and streamlined logistics systems enables us to deliver Pfizer's medicines with utmost efficiency and reliability, making a tangible difference in patients' lives worldwide.
Benefits at PfizerPfizer offers competitive compensation and benefits programs designed to meet the diverse needs of our colleagues.
Our Pay for Performance Philosophy and Practices reward colleagues based on the contributions they make to our business.
Our Competitive Benefits Programs help our colleagues by :
Promoting Health and Wellness to help colleagues maintain and improve their physical and mental wellbeing .
Pfizer offerings include health and disability insurance, preventative health programs, medical screenings, free or reduced-cost vaccinations, discounts on Pfizer products, mental health support, nutrition and fitness counseling and more.Strengthening Colleagues' Financial Security by providing company contributions to retirement plans, life insurance and financial planning education to help colleagues achieve their financial goals.Providing Benefits and Time off for the Moments that Matter to ensure Pfizer colleagues have the time away from the office to recharge, recover and return to work as the best version of themselves.
Vacation, Holiday time and Sick time are just the beginning, with a 12 week parental leave policy for both parents of a new born, 10 day of caregiver leave for those times when your family needs you whether it's a child, spouse or parent, bereavement leave, and additional country-specific programs.And so much more, depending on your country and site, Pfizer offers childcare facilities or discount programs, on-site health and / or fitness centers , movement and mindfulness solutions, "Log in for your Day" work flexibility and so much more.captions off , selectedThis is a modal window.
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