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Merck Specialist, Engineering - Polysaccharide Vaccines Deviation Management in West Point, Pennsylvania

Job Description

We are seeking a Growth and Improvement minded Deviation Management investigator that can help drive our Strategic Operating Priorities.

  • Invent | Pursue the Most Promising Internal and External Science to Address Significant Unmet Medical Needs

  • Execute | Prioritize Resources Behind Our Key Growth Drivers (Vaccines,) While Optimizing Our Base Business

  • Adapt | Develop Our People, Culture and Business Model to Evolve with a Dynamic Landscape

  • Diverse Talent | We are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment with supporting leadership behaviors because having a high-performing, engaged workforce is critical to our ability to deliver innovative solutions to patients and customers around the world

  • Values and Standards | Our Steadfast Commitment to Our Values and Standards will Continue to Guide Us as We Take on New Challenges and Will Always be Fundamental to Our Success – They are a Competitive Advantage for Us

Summary

As part of our Manufacturing Division, Polysaccharide Vaccines Technical Operations at West Point is seeking a highly motivated individual to partner with the Operations, Quality Operations, and Regulatory groups to meet targeted supply and compliance initiatives. Polysaccharide Vaccines includes fermentation processing, vaccine purification, media preparation, bulk formulation, sterile filtration, and manufacture of conjugate vaccine processes. Specifically, you will be responsible for providing Deviation Management support, and becoming a technical expert to support the manufacture of these products.

Key Responsibilities

  • Leads and/or works as a team member on manufacturing investigations and/or process improvement projects with low to medium complexity or scope.

  • Ability to examine an issue from diverse perspectives (safety, compliance, automation, equipment, process, and people) in order to best understand and resolve the root cause

  • Assures consistent application of standardized work, engineering and process tools

  • Provides technical support to manufacturing shop floor for problems and issues

  • Authors and updates technical and manufacturing documents necessary for investigations, process design/definition, engineering studies, process demonstrations, change control and validation

  • Develops/coaches team members with lesser experience levels.

Education

  • Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering or Biological Science or other appropriate science or engineering field.

Required Experience and Skills

  • Demonstrated ability to work both independently and as part of a team

  • Strong technical problem-solving abilities

  • Demonstrated effective written and verbal communication skills

  • Strong collaboration and leadership skills

  • Minimum 1 year of experience as a Deviation Management author

  • Minimum 2 years of experience in GMP manufacturing and/or technical support of GMP manufacturing operations

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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, Monday - 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”.

San Francisco Residents Only: We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

Los Angeles Residents Only: We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance

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:

Domestic

VISA Sponsorship:

No

Travel Requirements:

10%

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Hybrid

Shift:

1st - Day

Valid Driving License:

No

Hazardous Material(s):

n/a

Job Posting End Date:

11/19/2024

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Requisition ID: R321915

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