

New · posted Nov 10
Pfizer · Pharmaceuticals
QA Specialist III
- Andover, MA
- Hybrid
- Full-time
- Senior & Principal
The role
Use Your Power for Purpose
Every day, Pfizer’s unwavering commitment to quality ensures the delivery of safe and effective products to patients. Our science and risk-based compliant quality culture is both flexible and innovative, always putting the patient first. Whether you are involved in development, maintenance, compliance, or research analysis, your contribution directly impacts patients.
What You Will Achieve
In this role, you will:
- Provide guidance, lead/co-lead projects for digital solutions
- Routinely provide updates to the team and management on project milestones .
- Independently support complex investigations in cross-functional work areas, providing sound quality assurance judgment to ensure product quality as needed.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and be able and willing to juggle priorities as required.
- Reviews and approves electronic record, protocols and reports. Also authors, reviews and approves SOPs as appropriate (as required for support when necessary).
- Independently provide Quality Review and oversight of site documentation to ensure compliance with global regulatory agencies and Pfizer quality standards.
- Collaborate/independently engage with a wide range of co-workers, customers and management within PGS (external sites as necessary) to gather the input and background knowledge needed to complete assignments.
- Anticipate issues and provide recommendations for path forward to appropriate management attention immediately.
- Review and approval of change controls as needed for appropriateness, completeness and alignment with quality, validation and regulatory expectations
- Exercises judgment in resolving complex quality issues.
- Plans and executes work independently and consults with supervisor as needed, providing a recommendation for a solution.
- Incumbent knows and applies technical and quality concepts, applicable guidelines of the FDA or other regulatory bodies and relevant SOPs
- Lead and drive continuous improvement activities.
- Proactively and independently applies sound technical judgment to resolve quality issues.
- Drive effective management of quality issues and Corrective Action Plan (CAPAs) and make decisions that may involve complex quality and technical issues.
Here Is What You Need (Minimum Requirements)
- High school diploma (or equivalent) with 8+ years of experience or associate’s degree with 6+ years of experience or BA/BS with 2+ years of experience.
- Solid understanding of current Good Manufacturing Practices and relevant GxP regulations and standards.
- Experience in a GMP manufacturing role or a GMP Quality Assurance role.
- Strong critical thinking skills.
- Ability to work effectively within own team and interdepartmental teams.
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Word.
- Proactive approach to problem-solving.
Bonus Points If You Have (Preferred Requirements)
- Experience in quality administered systems
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Experience with regulatory compliance and documentation
- Ability to mentor and review the work of other colleagues.
- Experience using common AI tools, including generative technologies such as ChatGPT or Microsoft Copilot, to support problem solving and enhance productivity. Demonstrated curiosity for exploring how these tools can improve outcomes and understanding of responsible AI practices, including risk management and ethical use
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.
What you need
PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS
n/a
NON-STANDARD WORK SCHEDULE, TRAVEL OR ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS
Other Job Details:
Work Location Assignment: Hybrid
Relocation Assistance Available: NO
Last date to apply: 11/13/2026
The annual base salary for this position ranges from $82,700.00 to $137,900.00. In addition, this position is eligible for participation in Pfizer’s 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 life’s 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 | (uscandidates.mypfizerbenefits.com). 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.
Candidates must be authorized to be employed in the U.S. by any employer.
U.S. work visa sponsorship (such as TN, O-1, H-1B, etc.) is not available for this role now or in the future.
Pay and benefits
$82,700 – $137,900 a year
Employer provided401(k) with Pfizer matching contributions
Retirement Savings Contribution
Paid vacation, holiday and personal days
Paid caregiver/parental and medical leave
Medical, prescription drug, dental and vision coverage
10%
Annual bonus target of 10%
Where you'll work
Andover, MAHybridOpen in Maps (opens in a new tab)
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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.
Pfizer endeavors to make www.pfizer.com/careers accessible to all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process and/or interviewing, please email [email protected]. This is to be used solely for accommodation requests with respect to the accessibility of our website, online application process and/or interviewing. Requests for any other reason will not be returned.
To learn more about acceptable and prohibited uses of AI during the recruitment process, please review our candidate AI-use guidelines available on Pfizer Careers.
Quality Assurance and Control
Job intelligence
The context around this role
Live data · November 10, 2026
Salary intelligence
How the pay compares
This role's midpoint is 6% below the US median for Quality Assurance roles at this level.
This roleEmployer provided
Senior & Principal roles in the US63 roles publishing pay
| Annual base pay | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| This role | $82,700 | — | $137,900 |
| All US (middle half) | $93,250 | $117,000 | $151,000 |
This role: Pfizer's own published range. Comparisons: the base pay employers published on open Quality Assurance roles at the same level on Regulatory Jobs, November 10, 2026. Nothing is estimated.
Career trajectory
Where this role sits in Quality Assurance
The general path across 338 open Quality Assurance roles on Regulatory Jobs, with the titles they carry most. Not Pfizer's own promotion track.
Skills DNA
What this role leans on
How many of the posting's 41 duty, requirement and summary lines touch each area. The posting's emphasis, not a proficiency score.
- Collaboration and leadership8
- GMP and compliance6
- Documentation and SOPs5
- Quality systems and risk3
- Investigations and CAPA1
- Validation and qualification1
- Data and digital systems1
- Clinical trial conduct1
Regulatory intelligence
The rules, regulations and standards behind this role
The regulations, guidance and standards that govern Quality Assurance work in pharmaceuticals, led by the two this posting names, each linked to the agency or standards body that publishes it.
- FDA21 CFR Parts 210 and 211(official source, opens in a new tab)FDA current good manufacturing practice for finished pharmaceuticalsNamed in the posting
- CMSOpen Payments (Sunshine Act)(official source, opens in a new tab)Reporting of manufacturer payments to physicians and teaching hospitalsNamed in the posting
- ICHICH Q10(official source, opens in a new tab)The pharmaceutical quality system across the product lifecycle
- ICHICH Q9(R1)(official source, opens in a new tab)Quality risk management
- FDA21 CFR Part 11(official source, opens in a new tab)FDA rules for electronic records and electronic signatures
- FDA21 CFR 314.70(official source, opens in a new tab)Supplements and other changes to an approved application (post-approval CMC changes)
- FDAFDA data integrity guidance(official source, opens in a new tab)Data Integrity and Compliance With Drug CGMP: Questions and Answers
- EUEU GMP (EudraLex Volume 4)(official source, opens in a new tab)The EU's good manufacturing practice rules, including Annex 1 sterile and Annex 15 validation
- FDAFDA quality agreements guidance(official source, opens in a new tab)Contract Manufacturing Arrangements for Drugs: Quality Agreements
- ICHICH Q7(official source, opens in a new tab)Good manufacturing practice for active pharmaceutical ingredients
- FDA21 CFR Part 7(official source, opens in a new tab)FDA enforcement policy, including product recalls
- FDAFDA Investigations Operations Manual(official source, opens in a new tab)How FDA investigators plan and conduct inspections
- PIC/SPIC/S(official source, opens in a new tab)The Pharmaceutical Inspection Co-operation Scheme and its GMP guide
- FDAFDA aseptic processing guidance(official source, opens in a new tab)Sterile Drug Products Produced by Aseptic Processing: Current Good Manufacturing Practice
- ISOISO 19011(official source, opens in a new tab)Guidelines for auditing management systems
- EDQMEuropean Pharmacopoeia(official source, opens in a new tab)The Ph. Eur. quality standards for medicines in Europe, published by the EDQM
Company hiring pulse
Pfizer on Regulatory Jobs
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- Open roles
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- Locations
By discipline
- Clinical11 55%
- Quality9 45%
By level
- Director9 45%
- Manager4 20%
- Senior & Principal4 20%
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QA Specialist III at Pfizer
Applications close November 14. $83K–$138K a year, employer provided.


