Pharmaceutical Commercialization Scientist (Engineer)

Merck is a global healthcare company dedicated to improving health and well-being. They are seeking a Pharmaceutical Commercialization Scientist/Engineer to lead pharmaceutical process development and supply for small molecule solid dosage drug products, ensuring successful commercialization and collaboration across various teams.

Responsibilities

• Plan, conduct, and interpret pharmaceutical process development studies with manager and team support, such as scale up, technology transfer, design space development, clinical and stability batch manufacture, and process validation
• Participate in drug product working groups and/or technology development teams and represent the department in cross-functional interactions
• Apply problem-solving skills and aspects of Quality by Design, including risk-based approaches to development, design of experiments, and process modeling
• Author technical documents, such as experimental protocols, reports, and regulatory filings
• Demonstrate oral and written communication skills and effective collaboration and leadership within teams
• Evaluate new and innovative technologies and equipment, perform physical testing and data analysis, and comply with applicable safety and current good manufacturing practices
• Contribute to publications and presentations within the scientific community as appropriate
• Support digital and data analytics initiatives and contribute to an innovative environment

Skills

• Bachelor's degree and two years related experience or master's degree and one-year related experience in Chemical/Biochemical Engineering, Materials Science/Engineering, Pharmaceutical Sciences, or related discipline
• Proven ability to work both independently and as part of a team and execute against commitments
• Strong written and oral communication skills, technical writing experience, and an interest in solving technical problems and driving to root cause understanding
• Hands-on experience in a laboratory, pilot plant, or manufacturing facility
• Experience with process scale-up and/or technology transfer, moving between laboratory, pilot, and commercial scale
• Familiarity with concepts and application of cGMP during pharmaceutical development and production
• Demonstrated capability to design and execute experiments with mechanistic understanding, process robustness, productivity, and cost in mind
• Experience with data analytics, process modeling, and/or statistical process control
• Digital fluency in one or more of the following: Python, R, powerBI, power apps, Generative AI as a productivity tool, data literacy and statistical reasoning

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family)
• Retirement benefits, including 401(k)
• Paid holidays
• Vacation
• Compassionate and sick days

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