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Sr. Specialist – Operations Scheduling – B12 Bulk

Job Description:

We are seeking a growth and improvement minded Vaccine Manufacturing Sr. Specialist - Operations Scheduling that can help drive our strategic operating priorities.

Responsibilities:

• Invent | Pursue the most promising internal and external science to address significant unmet medical needs

• Execute | Prioritize resources behind our key growth drivers (Oncology, Vaccines, Select Specialty Areas, Animal Health) 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, Focus and Purpose

Our West Point, PA Vaccine Manufacturing site has an opportunity for a Sr. Specialist - Operations Scheduling supporting our B12 Bulk Integrated Process Team (IPT). As the Sr. Specialist - Operations Scheduling you will be in a critical position to the organization with direct impact on our Company vision to make a difference in the lives of people globally. In this role you will be a leader in the production area that drives the planning and execution of production objectives, while creating an inclusive culture that energizes a safety first, quality always, continuous improvement, mindset.

You will also direct, coordinate, and counsel cross-functional collaboration with Quality, Technical Services, Planning, Global Functions and other areas to assure optimal quality and quantity of finished products.

This is an excellent opportunity if you are looking to build or expand your career in Vaccine Manufacturing. You will be afforded the opportunity to challenge and grow your talents through progressive on the job training and development of interpersonal and leadership skills to overcome difficult situations and solve technical problems.

Key Functions

• Work independently and as a team member with integrity, precision, accomplishment, motivation, ambition, respect, and inclusion.

• Primary responsibility for development/management of operations schedule and oversight of department clerical and material handling functions.

• Serve as department liaison between manufacturing operations, safety, quality, supply chain, engineering/maintenance, technical operations, sterile supply, warehouse, and other functional areas for purposes of creating and sustaining a fully integrated manufacturing plan supporting the needs of all B12 Bulk IPT stakeholders.

• Ensure that IPT objectives are achieved while reliably supplying quality product at a competitive cost consistent with our company, regulatory agency, state, and local code requirements for quality, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), equal employment opportunity, finance, labor, employee, environment, and safety, not in that order.

• Tactical and strategic production management, including collaboration with indirect staff and consistent, effective 24x7 second-line support of off-shift (2nd/3rd/weekend) operations teams.

• Actively support regulatory and compliance priorities; serve as IPT subject matter expert as required for internal and external audit activities

• Promote behaviors and principles that drive continuous improvement.

• Coordinate and supervise daily activities of individual contributors. Set priorities for the team to ensure task completion, coordinate work activities with other Managers.

• Decisions are guided by policies.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree or higher with four years of relevant experience in manufacturing or direct GMP, biotechnology manufacturing setting with demonstrated leadership skills

Preferred

• Record of safely and effectively leading teams in the manufacturing of high-quality product

• Prior experience in operations leadership role in manufacturing, logistics, and/or scheduling role

• Consistent demonstration of strong leadership, communication, interpersonal, teamwork, technical, and problem-solving skills to motivate direct reports and peers to excel and "own" the process

• Lean, Six Sigma problem solving skills coupled with a continuous improvement mindset

• Ability to prioritize, focus on and obtain business results

• Principled and effective communication and organizational skills

• Technical writing related to procedures and investigations

• SAP, MES and DeltaV

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US and Puerto Rico Residents Only:

Our company is committed to inclusion, ensuring that candidates can engage in a hiring process that exhibits their true capabilities. Please click here (https://survey.sogosurvey.com/r/aCdfqL) if you need an accommodation during the application or hiring process.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. For more information about personal rights under the U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment laws, visit:

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We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing diverse, talented, and committed people together. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when diverse ideas come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another’s thinking and approach problems collectively.

Learn more about your rights, including under California, Colorado and other US State Acts (https://www.msdprivacy.com/us/en/CCPA-notice/)

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:

No relocation

VISA Sponsorship:

No

Travel Requirements:

No Travel Required

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Not Applicable

Shift:

1st - Day

Valid Driving License:

No

Hazardous Material(s):

n/a

Job Posting End Date:

12/23/2024

*A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day BEFORE the listed job posting end date. Please ensure you apply to a job posting no later than the day BEFORE the job posting end date.

Requisition ID: R326857