Chemistry Sourcing Lead – External Research Solutions
| Company | Pfizer |
|---|---|
| Location | Cambridge, MA, USA, La Jolla, San Diego, CA, USA, Groton, CT, USA |
| Salary | $102900 – $171500 |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s, Master’s, PhD |
| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
Requirements
- PhD in Chemistry with 4+ years of industrial experience or MS with 8-10+ years or BS with 15+ years of industrial experience
- Strong background in Synthetic or Medicinal Chemistry is required
- Synthesis or Med Chem or drug discovery experience required
- Demonstrated ability to work in a cross-matrix organization required
- Leadership experience on project required
- Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Customer focused and solution oriented
- Be able to handle different types of responsibilities and multi-task efficiently
- Strong computer skills
- Be adaptable to work in a multi-cultural environment
- Have demonstrated application of continuous improvement
Responsibilities
- Provide Research Unit Chemistry Support
- Ensure optimal use of external resources against local Research Unit project portfolio to ensure delivery of the portfolio
- Lead and provide some knowledge and advice through collaboration with the local Chemistry team; responsible for assessing business need for Chemistry Sourcing for the Research Unit and delivering against those needs with the available resources
- Work directly with Research Unit chemistry Leadership Team to support changes in Chemistry outsourcing staffing paradigms to fully leverage external resources
- Prime interface between Contract Research Organizations serving Research Unit chemists; helping with chemistry issue resolution, IP protection, communication, IT tool support, data integration to and from the Pfizer systems
- Develop, work with Contract Research Organizations / External Research Solutions to implement smooth processes for outsourcing compound synthesis (project initiation, maintenance and wind-down)
- Serve as the lead to communicate process/problem solving and win-win situation for external Contract Research Organizations to/from PFE
- Develop, share and evolve vendor productivity KPI and provide continuous improvement suggestion to be able to gain optimal Return On Investment from our external chemistry collaboration
- Serve as the primary Research Unit /Chem External Research Solutions liaison role effectively with customers and stakeholders to ensure they have realistic expectations of the contracting process, external providers and the contracting environment and provide data and status information to enable enhanced resource utilization
- Could develop/lead the implementation of sourcing tools and processes at a local level to best support and improve outsourcing management and supplier management practices; ensure tools, process and systems are adequate to deliver specific Chemistry-focused needs
- Serve and independently support as the primary interface with vendors and project management with Contract Research Organizations chemists and project managers for 1-2 Chem/ Research Unit lines
- Could lead Contract Research Organizations collaboration working group to manage/track productivity with regular assessments
- Provide input and support into global External Research Solutions group initiatives as appropriate
- Serve as the primary POC for Research Unit -based chemists for logistical support regarding the management and oversight of external Chemistry resources (Full Time Equivalent, Fee for Services, etc.) assigned for the Research Unit
- Work directly with Synthesis leader to understand Research Units portfolio needs (project, stages) and interface with the project team to help integrate chemistry sourcing for the Research Unit
- Participate or lead in process improvement and harmonization of External Research Solutions Chemistry members through best practice sharing and process innovation
- May participate or lead working group/steering committee/affinity group for chemistry partners
- Support sourcing of physical chemical property measurements including logistic/data support and vendor management (work across Research Unit if needed)
- Be able to work collaboratively and effectively with other members of the External Research Solutions local and global groups External Research Solutions /Business and Research operations group/Biology External Research Solutions to ensure good cross communication/learnings and process optimization to serve the chemistry clients
- Learn the Small Molecules sourcing support process
- Serve as the External Research Solutions sourcing lead on 2-5 Small Molecules.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience as a chemistry lead/Synthesis POC/ Research Project Leader in Med Chem
- Experience managing Chemistry outsourcing and interacting with external vendors
- Experience across multiple Research Unit, either as a leader (preferred) or participant
- Experience with Chemistry sourcing, preferably analog prep, scale-up or parallel chemistry, analytical chemistry, structural biology sourcing