What it does: Pfizer is one of the world’s leading biopharmaceutical companies.
Mission: To become the world's most valued company to patients, customers, colleagues, investors, business partners and the communities where we work and live.
Size and presence: Around 78,000 employees Globally
Best known for: Pfizer has been developing drug treatments to prevent disease and promote health for many years. The company is recently best known for its increased deliveries of the COVID-19 vaccine to different parts of the world, especially to the EU.
The good bits: Provides the opportunity to work in an innovative and trailblazing environment, with excellent career prospects in the fields of science, medicine, healthcare and research. Working with this company will allow you to contribute to making the world a healthier place.
The not so good bits: A highly competitive corporate culture, notorious for letting fresh graduates and internees champion their jobs and compete with the experienced professionals who have been working with the company for years
Pfizer was founded in Brooklyn, New York by two immigrant cousins, Charles Pfizer and Charles Erhart, who shared a dream of setting up a chemical manufacturing business. Little did they know the company they founded would go on to play a major role in addressing some of society’s most devastating illnesses.
Pfizer is proud to have played a role in developing and manufacturing some of the most important medical innovations of the past 170 years. From our role in advancing manufacturing capabilities to produce large quantities of penicillin needed to protect soldiers on the battlefield during World War II to developing the breakthrough vaccines that have helped eradicate devastating infectious diseases to creating a breakthrough breast cancer therapy that has given more than 350,000 women additional, high-quality years of life, Pfizer’s products have changed the lives of billions of people around the world and made what was once unimaginable imaginable.
A company’s purpose defines its role in the world, and companies that stay true to their purpose generally outperform those that do not. Looking ahead, Pfizer is committed to pushing forward its purpose – Breakthroughs that change patients’ lives – by putting even more breakthroughs in patients’ hands and more value in the hands of other stakeholders. Pfizer’s CEO has laid out a Purpose Blueprint – a strategy consisting of bold moves and core values that we believe will allow Pfizer’s 70,000 colleagues to deliver on the promise of its purpose and unlock the power of its science.
Our Values and Behaviors of Courage, Excellence, Equity, and Joy are a declaration of our core beliefs and the defining features of a culture that drives achievement. They reflect the enduring character of Pfizer and its people.
Pfizer has a long-standing commitment to social welfare. We are passionate about making a positive impact in the community. We not only provide high quality medicines and vaccines, but also partner with the local communities and healthcare centers to contribute to the social and economic development of the country. We are true to our purpose, and maintain a socially responsible attitude.
We believe that everybody in the community deserves access to safe and quality healthcare. We aim to provide opportunities to individuals to live healthier lifestyles. Our portfolio of social programs ranges from spreading education on healthcare to supporting easier access to quality healthcare solutions.