Merck Hiring for Specialist, Engineering – Supplier Tech Integration at Dover, Delaware Full Time

Job Description

New hires in office-based roles in the US & Puerto Rico will be required, subject to applicable law, to demonstrate that they have been fully vaccinated for COVID-19 or qualify for a medical or religious exemption to this vaccination requirement that can be accommodated without an undue burden to the operation. However, subject to applicable law, employees working in roles that the Company determines require routine collaboration with external stakeholders, such as employees in health services, customer facing commercial, or research based roles, will be required to be fully vaccinated as a condition of employment.

Our Engineers support internal and external manufacturing operations remain operational, continuously improve and innovate. With our extensive range of facilities and environments, our Engineers have opportunities across many diverse areas including Biological, Chemical, Automation, Capital Projects, Maintenance, Safety, Process Development, Technical Services, Utilities and Validation.

At our Company, we are inspired by a shared vision and mission to save and improve lives. Our vision is to make a difference in the lives of people globally through our innovative medicines, vaccines, and animal health products. We are committed to be the premier, research-intensive biopharmaceutical company and are dedicated to providing leading innovations and solutions for today and the future. At our Company, Elkton campus in Elkton, Virginia, we have a Specialist, Engineering position available in our Technical services Supplier Tech Integration team. The manufacturing facility is located in the Shenandoah Valley along the Shenandoah River and the Blue Ridge Mountains a short distance from the University of Virginia and James Madison University, and within driving distance of major urban hubs like Washington DC and Richmond VA.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to apply their enthusiasm and technical skills as a member of a multidisciplinary team supporting the qualification and commercial production of novel pharmaceutical, bio-pharmaceutical and vaccine products.

Position Responsibilities:

• Creation, qualification, and commercial use implementation of new raw material and single use technology supply chains

• Extension of raw material supply chains and single use technology materials from other commercial and development products

• Qualification of single use technology for compatibility, biocompatibility, extractables and other process suitability characteristics

• Interact with suppliers and using areas to manage design and suitability of single use technology

• Change control management supporting new and extended raw material supply chains and single use devices

• Close interaction with local and extended network (US, EU) manufacturing, development organizations, communities of practice, and centers of excellence for the selection and deployment of custom and off-the-shelf single use technology.

• End to end processing of material builds for product bill of materials in SAP

• Design and execution of continuous improvement projects in support of these responsibilities, including procedure and form management

The successful candidate must have:

• Materials knowledge in support of the position responsibilities (compatibility, extractables, general chemistry)

• Strong verbal and written communication skills, team skills, personal character, and ethics

• Strong problem-solving skills and a hands-on approach to problem solving.

• Enthusiasm, confidence, and initiative-taking ability needed for continuous learning and its applications.

• Strong desire to succeed and to help others to do the same.

• Experience with component and material builds, within an SAP® environment is preferred but not required

• Change control within a cGMP environment is preferred

• Supplier relationship experience is preferred

If you are the kind of individual who thrives on challenge and possess the technical, leadership and business, and communication skills that are of value to our business, we invite you to apply. Consistently cited as a great place to work, we discover, develop, manufacture and market a wide range of vaccines and medicines to address unmet medical needs. Each of our employees is joined by an extraordinary sense of purpose – bringing our Company’s finest achievements to people around the world.

Education Minimum Requirement:

• A bachelor’s degree in science, engineering or equivalent discipline with a minimum of 2 years’ experience in a cGMP environment (technical, and/or quality)

Required Experience and Skills:

• Chemistry knowledge to differentiate between chemical substance properties, storage conditions and differences in quality grades

• Raw material and/or single use component qualification knowledge

• Knowledge of compendial differences and requirements for raw materials and single use components

• GMP compliant documentation practices and data integrity

Preferred Experience and Skills:

• Experience with MRP systems like SAP® or a similar software (navigation and data review / extraction)

• Ability to clearly communicate requirements and expectations with stakeholders with varied technical and non-technical backgrounds (business, quality, engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, production systems and compliance frameworks)

• Understanding of supply chain assessments and evaluation processes

• Supplier relationship / point of contact experience

• Change control owner within a cGMP environment

Your role at our Company is integral to helping the world meet new breakthroughs that affect generations to come, and we’re counting on your skills and inventiveness to help make meaningful contributions to global medical advancement. At our Company, we’re inventing for life.

Our Manufacturing & Supply Division is committed to be the most trusted supplier of bio-pharmaceuticals worldwide. Our facilities, along with our external contractors, suppliers, and partners, create an interdependent global manufacturing network that’s committed to delivering a high quality, reliable supply to customers and patients on time, every time.

Who we are …

We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey, USA in the United States and Canada and MSD everywhere else. For more than a century, we have been inventing for life, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world’s most challenging diseases. Today, our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world.

What we look for …

Imagine getting up in the morning for a job as important as helping to save and improve lives around the world. Here, you have that opportunity. You can put your empathy, creativity, digital mastery, or scientific genius to work in collaboration with a diverse group of colleagues who pursue and bring hope to countless people who are battling some of the most challenging diseases of our time. Our team is constantly evolving, so if you are among the intellectually curious, join us—and start making your impact today.

NOTICE FOR INTERNAL APPLICANTS

In accordance with Managers’ Policy – Job Posting and Employee Placement, all employees subject to this policy are required to have a minimum of twelve (12) months of service in current position prior to applying for open positions.

If you have been offered a separation benefits package, but have not yet reached your separation date and are offered a position within the salary and geographical parameters as set forth in the Summary Plan Description (SPD) of your separation package, then you are no longer eligible for your separation benefits package. To discuss in more detail, please contact your HRBP or Talent Acquisition Advisor.

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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. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace.

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Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

No relocation

VISA Sponsorship:

No

Travel Requirements:

No Travel Required

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Remote Work

Shift:

1st – Day

Valid Driving License:

Hazardous Material(s):

Number of Openings:

1

Requisition ID: R178414