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Merck · 16 hours ago

Senior Scientist, Engineering

Lansdale, PA

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$117K/yr - $184K/yr

Merck is seeking a Senior Project Scientist / Engineer to support late-stage product development and global manufacturing at the Center for Materials Science & Engineering. The role involves applying engineering and materials science to technical investigations and product-process analysis for pharmaceutical products.

BiotechnologyHealth CareMedicalPharmaceutical

Comp. & Benefits

H1B Sponsored

Responsibilities

Apply engineering science, materials science, and related physical-chemistry to support late-stage product development and global manufacturing

Represent the CMSE on global manufacturing project teams

Provide consulting, laboratory analyses of materials and scaled-down process experimentation

Understand the relationship between material structure, function, and processing across a wide range of product formulation and process scenarios

Seek deep niche expertise and technology development in specific material/formulation areas, unit operations, characterization, and/or modeling approaches

Qualification

Experimental researchMaterials ScienceAnalytical Method DevelopmentChemical SynthesisMass Spectrometry Based ProteomicsMechanical TestingPolymer SynthesisChemical ProteomicsChemometricsIndustrial EngineeringMaterials EngineeringMaterials TechnologyPhysical SciencesProcess Analytical Technology (PAT)Protein ChromatographySynthetic Biology

Required

Ph.D. in chemical or materials engineering or (bio)pharmaceutical sciences or related discipline

Experimental research

Published in peer-reviewed journal(s)

Analytical Method Development

Chemical Proteomics

Chemical Synthesis

Chemometrics

Industrial Engineering

Mass Spectrometry Based Proteomics

Materials Engineering

Materials Science

Materials Technology

Mechanical Testing

Physical Sciences

Polymer Synthesis

Process Analytical Technology (PAT)

Protein Chromatography

Synthetic Biology

Preferred

experience in an industrial engineering /science role

Desirable Expertise or Specialization [any of the following]: (1) physical science, (2) fine powder processing and characterization [e.g., compaction, flow, electrostatics), (3) polymer processing and related characterization, such as rheology

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

Company

Merck

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Merck is a biopharmaceutical company that offers medicines and vaccines for various diseases.

Founded in 1891

Rahway, New Jersey, USA

10001+ employees

http://www.merck.com

Funding

Current Stage

Public Company

Total Funding

$5.59M

Key Investors

Private Capital AdvisorsGavi, the Vaccine Alliance

2018-11-25Post Ipo Equity· $0.59M

2016-01-21Series Unknown· $5M

1980-12-19IPO

Leadership Team

Betty Larson

Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer

Dean Li

Executive Vice President and President, Merck Research Laboratories

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