Principal Project Engineer

Why Patients Need You

Whether you are involved in the design and development of manufacturing processes for products or supporting maintenance and reliability, engineering is vital to making sure customers and patients have the medicines they need, when they need them. Working with our innovative engineering team, you will help bring medicines to the world even faster by imagining what’s possible and taking action.

What You Will Achieve

The Principal Project Engineer role will manage the complete lifecycle of assigned capital projects at the Pfizer Rocky Mount, NC site. This will include preparing project scopes, budgets and schedules; specification, purchase, installation and qualification of production, facility and automation equipment and systems. Provide technical support to manufacturing operations and other business units as required. Act as an equipment/systems subject matter expert.

As a member of the Pfizer team, your role will oversee and manage the operational aspects of ongoing engineering projects and serve as liaison between engineering and operations. In your role, you will review the status of projects and budgets; manage schedules and prepare status reports. You and your team will assess project issues and develop resolutions to meet productivity, quality and client-satisfaction goals and objectives.

As a Manager, your breadth of knowledge on internal or external business challenges will help us improve our products, processes and services. Your will guide us to lead projects by meeting objectives and preparing forecasts for resource requirements. Your risk-taking ability will help us advance new concepts and methodologies. You will provide technical guidance and oversight to team members that helps in problem solving, coach them in fulfilling their day to day responsibilities and also manage their overall development by arranging training and development programs.

It is your hard work and focus that will make Pfizer ready to achieve new milestones and help patients across the globe.

How You Will Achieve It

• Manage multiple projects/ ongoing work activities of moderate complexity.

• Guide the successful completion of major capital programs and contribute to the completion of team, plant and/ or global goals, and ensure projects are completed on schedule and within budget.

• Ensure that area projects are managed in accordance with best practices including on-time start-up, completion within budget and meeting established business partner expectations for successful project outcome(s).

• Drive key aspects of the annual budget process, working closely with Finance and Operations.

• Assure appropriate performance metrics exist and are in use for responsible plant area, including shop floor as well as management level metrics.

• Identify and recommend specific areas for change to meet cost, quality, supply or new product goals.

• Facilitate, educate and partner with operations colleagues to lead a culture of standard work and continuous improvement efforts.

• Lead improvement projects (as project manager, or greenbelt / black belt leader) to deliver results in cost reduction, quality, supply or safety.

• Manage and review status of ongoing projects, progress with developing new projects, tracking or benefits of completed projects and sets priorities.

• Manage the performance of direct reports and/or contractors through goal setting, ongoing assessment and coaching.

• Support the development of talent and capabilities of your team members and seek out training & development assignments for individuals who are capable of advancing to other positions.

• Support the manufacturing, facility and utility operations in troubleshooting and resolving complex technical issues, and will act as a technical subject matter expert on pharmaceutical manufacturing equipment and systems.
• Identify and achieve cost reduction goals through the implementation of innovation and new technologies.
• Support the development of long range plans for site infrastructure, compliance, modernization and manufacturing efficiencies.
• Communicate effectively at all levels within the organization.
• Comply with site wide procedures including change control, documentation, deviation reporting, cGMP compliance, safety, and electronic data security.
• Ability to utilize experience troubleshooting issues to root cause and implementing effective corrective actions.
• Ability to utilize project management tools for report generation utilizing MS Project, budget tracking and timeline management tools.
• Can-do attitude and work ethic to take full ownership and proactive measures in managing capital projects.
• Ability to utilize strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Ability to be hands on, while always thinking strategically.
• A consistent track record of results achievement.
• Provide mentorship for less senior engineers. This can include being accessible, listening, providing guidance, and help with goal-setting
• Continuing education and training to stay contemporary on current industry standards.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• Bachelor’s Degree in engineering discipline or equivalent technical degree and10+ years of experience.

• Proficiency in Excel / Word / Outlook / Project/ CAD (or equivalent).

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Good people management, direct or indirect management, skills.

• Good communication skills, proactive, good initiative and ability to work under pressure.

• Background in manufacturing, automation, and utility support systems

• Knowledge of regulations applicable to the pharmaceutical industry for example FDA and EPA.
  

Nice-to-Have

• Master’s degree and relevant pharmaceutical experience.

• Experience with Life Cycle Asset Management

• PMP or similar project management certification.

• Experience of project orientated admin/cost control/management.

• Strong Managerial or Supervisory experience in Engineering or Manufacturing.

• Proven ability to develop a team of technical resources to deliver on business needs.

• Technical expertise in pharmaceutical processing equipment such as aseptic filling, formulation, high purity piping, sterilizers, and clean room design.

• 6 Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certified

PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS

Physical requirements to be in the field during project execution phases and could require lifting up to 40 lbs., sitting, standing, bending, or walking. Ability to write general correspondence, technical reports, perform mathematical calculations, data analysis, problem solving. Requires good written, oral communication and presentation skills. Requires good planning, organizing, time management and team participation skills.

Relocation support available

Pfizer requires all U.S. new hires to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 prior to the first date of employment. As required by applicable law, Pfizer will consider requests for Reasonable Accommodations.

Sunshine Act

Pfizer reports payments and other transfers of value to health care providers as required by federal and state transparency laws and implementing regulations. These laws and regulations require Pfizer to provide government agencies with information such as a health care provider’s name, address and the type of payments or other value received, generally for public disclosure. Subject to further legal review and statutory or regulatory clarification, which Pfizer intends to pursue, reimbursement of recruiting expenses for licensed physicians may constitute a reportable transfer of value under the federal transparency law commonly known as the Sunshine Act. Therefore, if you are a licensed physician who incurs recruiting expenses as a result of interviewing with Pfizer that we pay or reimburse, your name, address and the amount of payments made currently will be reported to the government. If you have questions regarding this matter, please do not hesitate to contact your Talent Acquisition representative.

EEO & Employment Eligibility

Pfizer is committed to equal opportunity in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, disability or veteran status. Pfizer also complies with all applicable national, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act and IRCA. Pfizer is an E-Verify employer.