Merck Hiring for 2024 University Recruiting – VPR&D: Understanding Vaccine Process Impurities – Co-Op at West Point, Pennsylvania Full Time

Job Description

The Future Talent Program features Cooperative (Co-op) education that lasts up to 6 months and will include one or more projects. These opportunities in our Research Division can provide you with great development and a chance to see if we are the right company for your long-term goals.

General Overview:  

Applications are sought for a scientific co-op opportunity in Vaccine Process Research and Development within our Company’s Research Laboratories. The candidate will work within the Vaccine Process Development Department to develop a method to characterize vaccine produced from different process and to understand impurities generation for the development of vaccines.

 

Specific Job Requirements:  

Candidate is expected to balance needs of multiple stakeholders for the monitoring of vaccine production. Under direct supervision of the project mentor. The primary job responsibility will be to deliver on specific assigned objectives related to vaccine and impurities characterization for vaccine process development. Candidate will, under the close supervision of a more senior scientist, hold responsibility for a range of specific activities including, but not limited to: (1) generate representative samples for vaccine process characterization (2) sample preparation for sequencing and data analysis (3) bioinformatics pipeline optimization and automation (4) electronic notebook recording and maintenance  

 

Require Education and Experience:  

• Candidates must be pursuing Master or Ph.D. degreein: Molecular Biology,Biochemistry, Virology, or relevant discipline. 

• Candidates must be available to work full-time for up to 6 months. 

• Candidates must have basic laboratory skills and research experience such as: gel electrophoresis, PCR, ELISA, UV-Visible spectroscopy, and safe lab practices

• Candidates musthave basic understanding of bioinformatics.

• Candidates should be highly motivated and driven. Willing to take initiative to learn new science and excited to implement new technologies. 

• Candidates should be a strong team player. Candidate should be able to balance the needs of multiple disciplines when implementing new technologies. 

• Candidates should have excellent oral and written communication skills. 

• Candidates should have good critical thinking skills.  

Preferred Experience and Skills:  

• Candidates with hands-on experience ofnext generation sequencing and data analysis.

• Candidates with hands-on experience oflong-read sequencing platform, including Nanopore and PacBio sequencing

• Experience with analytical methods and instruments including SDS-PAGE, HPLC, Bioanalyzer, Qubit, Nanodrop.

• Candidates should be highly motivated and driven. Willing to take initiative to learn new science and excited to implement new technologies. 

• Candidates should be a strong team player. Candidate should be able to balance the needs of multiple disciplines when implementing new technologies. 

• Candidates should have excellent oral and written communication skills. 

• Candidates should have good critical thinking skills. 

• Candidates should have current G.P.A of 3.0 or higher 

Under New York City, Colorado State, Washington State, and California State law, the Company is required to provide a reasonable estimate of the salary range for this job. Final determinations with respect to salary will take into account a number of factors, which may include, but not be limited to the primary work location and the chosen candidate’s relevant skills, experience, and education.

Expected salary range:

$39,600.00-$105,500.00 

FTP2024

MRL2024

Employees working in roles that the Company determines require routine collaboration with external stakeholders, such as customer-facing commercial, or research-based roles, will be expected to comply not only with Company policy but also with policies established by such external stakeholders (for example, a requirement to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to access a facility or meet with stakeholders). Please understand that, as permitted by applicable law, if you have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 and an essential function of your job is to call on external stakeholders who require vaccination to enter their premises or engage in face-to-face meetings, then your employment may pose an undue burden to business operations, in which case you may not be offered employment, or your employment could be terminated. Please also note that, where permitted by applicable law, the Company reserves the right to require COVID-19 vaccinations for positions, such as in Global Employee Health, where the Company determines in its discretion that the nature of the role presents an increased risk of disease transmission.

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Employee Status:

Intern/Co-op (Fixed Term)

Relocation:

No relocation

VISA Sponsorship:

No

Travel Requirements:

No Travel Required

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Hybrid

Shift:

1st – Day

Valid Driving License:

No

Hazardous Material(s):

Yes

Requisition ID: R256841