Description

Why Patients Need You

Everything we do, every day, is in line with an unwavering commitment to the quality and the delivery of safe and effective products to patients. Our science and risk-based compliant quality culture is flexible, innovative, and customer oriented. Whether you are involved in development, maintenance, compliance or analysis through research programs, your contribution will directly impact patients.

What You Will Achieve

You will be a member of Pfizer’s dedicated and highly effective Package Design and Development (PDD) team.
• The primary function of the Graphic Designer is to create and/or modify artwork for product labeling and packaging (US and Global markets).
• This ideal candidate will have a working understanding of artwork design, layout, and branding, specific to product packaging and labeling. The incumbent acts as the graphic liaison for artwork design for new product introductions, as well as legacy products requiring artwork support from Package Design and Development (PDD).
• The Graphic Designer will be well organized, attentive to detail, and have strong communication skills.

How You Will Achieve It
• Translate marketing objectives into creative solutions ensuring all Regulatory mandated requirements are met.
• Ensure all artwork is developed accurately and consistently by means of adhering to Pfizer’s and Pharmaceutical Industry packaging and labeling standards.
• Create or modify artwork based on label copy mark ups and team inputs, in conjunction with templates, drawings, specifications. Ensure spelling, punctuation, dimensions, geometry, all aspects of bar coding, copy direction, copy placement, copy layout, formatting, spacing, etc., align with the mark up and inputs.
• Ability to interpret package and labeling drawings, specifications, and reference materials to create proper packaging layouts and templates for proper application of artwork. This position develops and administers approved label templates.
• Provides open communication on progress of projects or artwork mark-up issues with the stakeholders, including plant coordinators / label editors and supervisor.
• Ensures proper good documentation practices and audit trail processes are followed.
• Ability to create multi-lingual artwork, use of international fonts and punctuation.
• Ensure deadlines are met without compromising quality.
• Attends package and label development meetings as graphics representative, keeping the PDD project manager and supervisor informed on project status.
• Communicates with print suppliers who use company released artwork files on issues related to print capabilities, troubleshooting, or offering suggestions and recommendations on printer modifications.
• Communicates with internal and external stakeholders, and external brand/artwork agencies.
• Maintains and updates desktop publishing software.

Qualifications:
• Applicant must have High School Diploma (or Equivalent) with six years of relevant experience; OR an Associate's degree with four years of experience; OR a Bachelor's degree with 0-2 years of relevant experience in graphic design.
• Graphics degree with experience in healthcare packaging and labeling artwork preferred.
• Package/Labeling Printing and Graphic Arts knowledge is required.
• Experience with Adobe Creative Suite and Adobe Acrobat required.

NON-STANDARD WORK SCHEDULE, TRAVEL OR ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS

Minimal Travel Required (<10%)

Work Location Assignment: Position requires on site at one of the following Pfizer locations 2-3 times per week (subject to increase): Collegeville, PA, Peapack, NJ, New York City, NY or Lake Forest, IL, and may be remote for remainder of week.

Last Date to Apply: March 27, 2023

The annual base salary for this position ranges from $62,800.00 to $104,500.00. In addition, this position offers an annual bonus with a target of 7.5% of the base salary. Benefits offered include a retirement savings plan, paid vacation, holiday and personal days, paid caregiver/parental and medical leave, and health benefits to include medical, prescription drug, dental and vision coverage in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans. Salary range does not apply to the Tampa, FL location.

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

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.

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Responsibilities

• Whether you are involved in development, maintenance, compliance or analysis through research programs, your contribution will directly impact patients
• You will be a member of Pfizer’s dedicated and highly effective Package Design and Development (PDD) team
• The primary function of the Graphic Designer is to create and/or modify artwork for product labeling and packaging (US and Global markets)
• This ideal candidate will have a working understanding of artwork design, layout, and branding, specific to product packaging and labeling
• The incumbent acts as the graphic liaison for artwork design for new product introductions, as well as legacy products requiring artwork support from Package Design and Development (PDD)
• The Graphic Designer will be well organized, attentive to detail, and have strong communication skills
• Translate marketing objectives into creative solutions ensuring all Regulatory mandated requirements are met
• Ensure all artwork is developed accurately and consistently by means of adhering to Pfizer’s and Pharmaceutical Industry packaging and labeling standards
• Create or modify artwork based on label copy mark ups and team inputs, in conjunction with templates, drawings, specifications
• Ensure spelling, punctuation, dimensions, geometry, all aspects of bar coding, copy direction, copy placement, copy layout, formatting, spacing, etc., align with the mark up and inputs
• Ability to interpret package and labeling drawings, specifications, and reference materials to create proper packaging layouts and templates for proper application of artwork
• This position develops and administers approved label templates
• Provides open communication on progress of projects or artwork mark-up issues with the stakeholders, including plant coordinators / label editors and supervisor
• Ensures proper good documentation practices and audit trail processes are followed
• Ensure deadlines are met without compromising quality
• Attends package and label development meetings as graphics representative, keeping the PDD project manager and supervisor informed on project status
• Communicates with print suppliers who use company released artwork files on issues related to print capabilities, troubleshooting, or offering suggestions and recommendations on printer modifications
• Communicates with internal and external stakeholders, and external brand/artwork agencies
• Maintains and updates desktop publishing software

Qualifications

• Applicant must have High School Diploma (or Equivalent) with six years of relevant experience; OR an Associate's degree with four years of experience; OR a Bachelor's degree with 0-2 years of relevant experience in graphic design
• Package/Labeling Printing and Graphic Arts knowledge is required
• Experience with Adobe Creative Suite and Adobe Acrobat required
• NON-STANDARD WORK SCHEDULE, TRAVEL OR ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS
• Minimal Travel Required (<10%)

Benefits

• The annual base salary for this position ranges from $62,800.00 to $104,500.00
• In addition, this position offers an annual bonus with a target of 7.5% of the base salary
• Benefits offered include a retirement savings plan, paid vacation, holiday and personal days, paid caregiver/parental and medical leave, and health benefits to include medical, prescription drug, dental and vision coverage in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans
• Salary range does not apply to the Tampa, FL location