Pharmaceutical Commercialization Scientist (Engineer)
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.
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
- 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
- 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
- Other insurance benefits (for employee and family)
- Retirement benefits, including 401(k)
- Paid holidays
- Vacation
- Compassionate and sick days
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