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Scientist, Engineering-March 2024
Spring House
Mar 17, 2025
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  Job Description

  Position Description:

  The Bioprocess Drug Substance and Commercialization (BDSC) group within our Manufacturing Division focuses on late-stage process development, technology transfer, and in-line support of vaccine products. We seek a motivated scientist/engineer to work under technical direction of a group leader to support development and licensure of novel vaccine candidates and in-line products. In this role, you will be responsible for:

  Primary Responsibilities

  Executing process development in large molecule downstream processing including lab-scale process development and optimization, in-process assay support, and process scale-up/scale-down model development.Leading the hands-on execution of lab-scale experiments and authoring associated technical reports and documents.Collaborating with commercial manufacturing teams to support facility start-up activities and provide on-the-floor support for drug substance manufacturing.Leading assignment execution against accelerated, critical-path timelines in a right-first-time manner.Authoring and/or reviewing technical documents to support Process Performance Qualification (PPQ) and licensure.Participate in and drive organizational excellence practices such as technical standards, process platforms, operational procedures

  Position Qualifications:

  Education Minimum Requirement:

  Bachelor's Degree or higher in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Biology or comparable discipline with 3+ years of experience.

  Required Experience and Skills:

  Relevant academic, internship, co-op, or professional experience in a laboratory setting.Excellent oral and written communication skills.Hands-on expertise with downstream unit operations (i.e. membrane filtration, chromatography, etc.) and process development for large moleculesAbility to understand and execute experiments independently in fulfillment of assigned program objectives in a manner that meets quality and timeline expectationsWell-developed organizational, record-keeping, and problem solving skills, with an attention to detail

  Preferred Experience and Skills:

  Experience within or collaboration with analytical teams, pilot-scale, and/or manufacturing environment.Large molecule drug substance process development, scaling (up and down) and technology transferCurrent Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) awareness or experience.Experience authoring technical documentation in support of the following: process performance qualification, risk assessment, control strategy, process comparability reports, and/or regulatory submissions.Communication of scientific information through oral presentations and written documents

  NOTICEFORINTERNALAPPLICANTS

  In accordance with Managers' Policy - Job Posting and Employee Placement, all employees subject to this policy are required to have a minimum of twelve (12) months of service in current position prior to applying for open positions.

  If you have been offered a separation benefits package, but have not yet reached your separation date and are offered a position within the salary and geographical parameters as set forth in the Summary Plan Description (SPD) of your separationpackage, then you are no longer eligible for your separation benefits package. To discuss in more detail, please contact your HRBP or Talent Acquisition Advisor.

  Employees working in roles that the Company determines require routine collaboration with external stakeholders, such as customer-facing commercial, or research-based roles, will be expected to comply not only with Company policy but also with policies established by such external stakeholders (for example, a requirement to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to access a facility or meet with stakeholders). Please understand that, as permitted by applicable law, if you have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 and an essential function of your job is to call on external stakeholders who require vaccination to enter their premises or engage in face-to-face meetings, then your employment may pose an undue burden to business operations, in which case you may not be offered employment, or your employment could be terminated. Please also note that, where permitted by applicable law, the Company reserves the right to require COVID-19 vaccinations for positions, such as in Global Employee Health, where the Company determines in its discretion that the nature of the role presents an increased risk of disease transmission.

  Current Employees apply HERE

  Current Contingent Workers apply HERE

  US and Puerto Rico Residents Only:

  Our company is committed to inclusion, ensuring that candidates can engage in a hiring process that exhibits their true capabilities. Please click here if you need an accommodation during the application or hiring process.

  We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. For more information about personal rights under the U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment laws, visit:

  EEOC Know Your Rights

  EEOC GINA Supplement

  Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination

  We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing diverse, talented, and committed people together. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when diverse ideas come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another's thinking and approach problems collectively.

  Learn more about your rights, including under California, Colorado and other US State Acts

  U.S. Hybrid Work Model

  Effective September 5, 2023, employees in office-based positions in the U.S. will be working a Hybrid work consisting of three total days on-site per week, generally Tuesday, Wednesday and either Monday or Thursday, although the specific days may vary by site or organization, with Friday designated as a remote-working day, unless business critical tasks require an on-site presence. This Hybrid work model does not apply to, and daily in-person attendance is required for, field-based positions; facility-based, manufacturing-based, or research-based positions where the work to be performed is located at a Company site; positions covered by a collective-bargaining agreement (unless the agreement provides for hybrid work); or any other position for which the Company has determined the job requirements cannot be reasonably met working remotely. Please note, this Hybrid work model guidance also does not apply to roles that have been designated as "remote".

  Search Firm Representatives Please Read Carefully

  Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, USA, does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All CVs / resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company. No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place. Where agency agreements are in place, introductions are position specific. Please, no phone calls or emails.

  Employee Status:

  Regular

  Relocation:

  No relocation

  VISA Sponsorship:

  No

  Travel Requirements:

  10%

  Flexible Work Arrangements:

  Hybrid

  Shift:

  1st - Day

  Valid Driving License:

  No

  Hazardous Material(s):

  basic lab chemicals and waste

  Requisition ID:R271409

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