The posting
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The Asset Reliability Manager is responsible for developing and executing strategies that maximize the reliability, availability, and performance of site assets while ensuring safe, compliant, and cost-effective operations. This role leads reliability engineering activities, asset lifecycle management, predictive and preventive maintenance programs, and continuous improvement initiatives to reduce equipment failures and improve operational efficiency.
The Asset Reliability Manager oversees the site's Work Order Management System (CMMS/SAP PM), ensuring effective planning, prioritization, execution, and closure of maintenance work. The role is responsible for maintaining data integrity, driving work management best practices, monitoring maintenance performance metrics, and ensuring compliance with regulatory and corporate requirements. Working closely with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Quality, and EHS teams, the Asset Reliability Manager leverages data analytics, reliability methodologies, and asset performance management tools to improve equipment reliability, optimize maintenance costs, and support business objectives.
WHAT YOU WILL ACHIEVE
- Provides site leadership and support for the reliability of equipment, facility and controls as well as ownership of key engineering systems (EAMS) in compliance with internal guidance & external regulations.
- Provides leadership, supervision and performance management to the Reliability Engineering team and EAMs administrator. Establishes department goals, objectives and performance expectations for direct reports and the department. Provide priorities, ongoing feedback and recognition.
- Responsible for personnel activities of the department such as recruitment, hiring, performance evaluations, succession planning and salary adjustments. Monitors department personnel progress in accomplishing assigned project objectives, quality, budget and scheduled commitments. Provides counseling to colleagues as needed and assures that appropriate training is provided to department colleagues. Enforces company and departmental policies and procedures.
- Lead the site Reliability Engineering program to improve asset availability, reliability, and lifecycle performance.
- Develop and execute reliability strategies for critical manufacturing, utility, and facility assets.
- Analyze equipment performance data and identify opportunities to reduce downtime, improve throughput, and lower maintenance costs.
- Manage asset performance monitoring systems, including vibration analysis, thermography, oil analysis, and other predictive technologies.
- Partner with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Quality, and EHS teams to improve equipment reliability and operational performance.
- Support capital projects by ensuring reliability, maintainability, and lifecycle cost principles are incorporated into equipment design and commissioning.
- Lead critical spare parts optimization and inventory management strategies.
- Support audit readiness activities and regulatory inspections through robust maintenance and reliability practices.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Applicant must have a bachelor's degree with at least 4 years of experience; OR a master's degree with at least 2 years of experience; OR a PhD with 0+ years of experience; OR as associate's degree with 8 years of experience; OR a high school diploma (or equivalent) and 10 years of relevant experience.
- 5+ years of demonstrated experience.
- Knowledge of and ability to apply Process Safety Management elements.
- Knowledge of Enterprise Asset Management Solution or other CMMS applications required.
- Thorough knowledge and understanding of cGMP (current Good Manufacturing Practices), Food and Drug Administration, other regulations and current pharmaceutical industry standards.
- Strong people management experience, communication and leadership skills.
- Ability to shift priorities according to changes in departmental/facility needs and be open to different ideas/approaches.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Relevant pharmaceutical experience.
- Industry experience with preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS
- Incumbent’s primarily work environment is varied with time allocated inside and outside all buildings of this complex and includes potential exposure to hazardous materials and energy sources requires the appropriate use of Personal Protection Equipment.
- Work involves direct contact with utilities and process equipment including, but is not limited to, aseptic processing equipment, bioreactors, tangential flow equipment, centrifuge, chromatography columns, HEPA filters, high purity water systems including WFI, sanitary distribution, clean steam, process gases, and process control systems.
NON-STANDARD WORK SCHEDULE, TRAVEL OR ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS
- Adherence to PPE and gowning requirements
- Ability to work outside normal business hours and on call as needed for business reasons.
- Periodic travel is rare but may be required for global engineering and network collaboration.
OTHER JOB DETAILS
Work Location Assignment: On Premise
Last Date to Apply for Job: October 28, 2026
The annual base salary for this position ranges from $116,000.00 to $193,400.00. In addition, this position is eligible for participation in Pfizer’s Global Performance Plan with a bonus target of 15.0% of the base salary and eligibility to participate in our share based long term incentive program. 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.
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