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Merck · 1 day ago

Pharmaceutical Commercialization Scientist (Engineer)

West Point, PA

Full-time

Hybrid

Entry, Mid Level

$87K/yr - $137K/yr

1+ years exp

Merck is a leading pharmaceutical company seeking a Pharmaceutical Commercialization Scientist (Engineer) to join their Pharmaceutical Commercialization Technology department. This role involves planning and conducting pharmaceutical process development studies and collaborating with cross-functional teams to support the commercialization of small molecule drug products.

BiotechnologyHealth CareMedicalPharmaceutical

Comp. & Benefits

No H1B

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

Qualification

Process Scale UpData AnalyticsTechnical WritingExperimentationStatistical LiteracyProblem SolvingInterdisciplinary CollaborationDetail-OrientedWritten Communication

Required

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

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

Preferred

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