Pfizer

MC&U Business operations lead (Secondment - 6 Months)

United States - North Carolina - Sanford Full time

WHY PATIENTS NEED YOU

As a Business Operations lead, you will be instrumental in optimizing our operations, boosting efficiency, and driving strategic initiatives. You will collaborate closely with the various teams within EMU/RM and with various departments across the Sanford site. This role ensures smooth business processes, facilitates Culture and Talent Development for MC&U organization, provides strategic direction across functions and leverages resources to deliver results directly and indirectly around critical business challenges.

HOW YOU WILL ACHIEVE IT

  • Support the CI Loop process for EMU/RM organization. 

  • Responsible for overseeing and directing business processes for the department, including creation, sustaining, and improving existing and/or new processes.

  • Responsible for culture development and talent planning that includes Pfizer values and behaviors, employee experience, our way of working, coaching, mentoring, and colleague development.

  
 

QUALIFICATIONS

Must-Have

  • Applicant must have a bachelor's degree with at least 3 years of experience; OR a master's degree with more than 1 year of experience; OR an associate's degree with 6 years of experience; OR a high school diploma (or equivalent) and 8 years of relevant experience.

  • Track record in project/program management in an agile way of working

  • Strong analytical, planning, and problem-solving skills

  • Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.

  • Ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize effectively

Nice-to-Have

  • Strategic thinking and analytical skills

  • Agile thinking with flexible open mind

  • Networking and Alliance building

  • Active and positive communicator having a sense of inclusion

  • Influencing without authority

  • Strong understanding of performance metrics and KPIs

  
 

PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS

  • Ability to stand upright for several consecutive hours absent of any medical restrictions which could restrict completion of required duties.  

  • Able to stand and frequently walk between production centers/areas to supervise operations.

  • Occasional bending, stooping, squatting, carrying and/or lifting up to 25 pounds

  • Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust and focus. 

  • This position works around moving machines, is exposed to temperature changes and is required to wear personal protective equipment in certain areas.

NON-STANDARD WORK SCHEDULE, TRAVEL OR ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS

  • The work environment ranges from office, to plant, to Maintenance shop.

  • Colleague is frequently exposed to airborne particles and must work near moving mechanical parts. 

  • The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.  Use of hearing, eye, hand and foot protection is required.

  • Personal Protective Equipment applicable to the task and must be worn at all times. May be a condition of employment.

  • Occasional travel between site/facilities locations may be required. 

  • Work outside of normal hours may be required on an infrequent basis to support planned shutdowns or significant production interruptions.

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

OTHER JOB DETAILS

  • Last Date to Apply for Job: November 25, 2025

  • Eligible for Relocation Package – NO

  • Secondment 6 months.

  • If you are currently in a driving position with a fleet vehicle and this secondment does not require driving as an essential function of the position for 12 months or longer, you will be required to turn in your fleet vehicle for the duration of the non-driving secondment.  Please refer to the Fleet Policy and Procedures document for more information.

  • There will be no change to your current work location.

  • Position is considered Flexible, and colleagues are expected to comply with Log In For Your Day (LIFYD) requirements at site location (e.g. about 2.5 days a week in office).

  • Work Location Assignment: On Premise.

Relocation assistance may be available based on business needs and/or eligibility.

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.  This position requires permanent work authorization in the United States.

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