Senior Scientist, Custom Automation in Data Rich Experimentation (DRE) - Onsite

Merck & Co.•Rahway, NJ

63d•Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a Senior Scientist to join our Data-Rich Experimentation (DRE) organization, within Process Research & Developing Enabling Technologies (PR D ET), located in Rahway, NJ. In this role, the chosen candidate will work with a team of scientists and engineers tasked with identifying, developing, and deploying data-rich technologies aimed at improving the manner in which process understanding is gathered. The tools that we develop are as diverse as the team developing them, and in this Senior Scientist role, the chosen candidate will leverage technologies spanning custom automation, systems and hardware integration, and mechatronics to enable our process research and development efforts across our company small molecule, biologics, and vaccines portfolio. Our DRE organization is responsible for the invention and application of new data-rich tools to support the scientists and engineers across process research and development at our company. We aspire to embed data-intense technologies into the fabric of our company process development culture. This Senior Scientist role is a scientific, laboratory-based position tasked with solving complex process research and development challenges in an interdisciplinary, collaborative environment via invention, development, and application of custom automation technologies. Ultimately, using custom automation and integrated systems and hardware capabilities, we aim to elucidate a deeper understanding of our processes across diverse medicines and vaccines. In this Senior Scientist role, the chosen candidate will leverage laboratory automation capabilities to help advance process-focused scientific research. This includes, but is not limited to, developing custom automation technologies to enable process development, delivering solutions for integrating diverse hardware and software capabilities across process and analytical equipment and instrumentation, leveraging state-of-the-art robotics to automate mechanical systems, sensors, and other laboratory tools, and inventing innovative mechatronics-based approaches to enable process development across modalities (i.e., small molecules, biologics, and vaccines) and scales (i.e., high-throughput scale, laboratory scale, and commercial scale). As such, the chosen candidate should have a robust background in automation technologies and systems integration, with an emphasis on developing creative new solutions to enable pharmaceutical process development. In addition to a passion for custom automation and mechatronics, the chosen candidate should have excellent interpersonal, communication, and collaboration skills. The chosen candidate should embrace and model our core values of diversity and inclusion, including fostering a supportive culture where all can thrive. The chosen candidate should be able to effectively collaborate in a dynamic, integrated, and multidisciplinary team environment. The chosen candidate should demonstrate a clear ability to perform impactful scientific innovation in a team-oriented manner that builds trusted partnerships across vast stakeholder networks. The chosen candidate should have a demonstrated ability to publish and present research, including an established track record of interaction with the broader academic community. The chosen candidate will join a diverse group of scientific problem solvers who are dedicated to creating the life-changing medicines and vaccines of tomorrow.

Requirements

Background and experience in laboratory automation.
Highly motivated and technology-centric scientist that is passionate about modernizing our company process development practices across biologics, vaccines, and small molecule modalities.
Demonstrated scientific ability through publications and presentations in scientific conferences.
Excellent communication skills, demonstrated creativity, and effective interpersonal skills.
Ability to deliver complex solutions under compressed timelines in a dynamic environment.
Ability to work in a team environment with cross-functional interactions.

Nice To Haves

Background in leveraging a broad range of custom automation tools, including development and application of technologies to integrate diverse systems and hardware.
Expertise in robotics, mechatronics, mechanical and electrical engineering, including designing and deploying integrated sensors, mechanical systems, instrumentation, and process- and analytical-focused equipment.
Experience in new technology research, including a demonstrated track record of identifying, developing, and deploying data-rich tools and methodologies.
Collaborative research efforts that are praised by the broader scientific community and are exemplary of a multidisciplinary group.
Evidence of cross-functional collaboration in an academic or industrial setting.
Motivated to learn new skills, willingness to take on new challenges, and scientific curiosity.

Benefits

The successful candidate will be eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable.
We offer a comprehensive package of benefits.
Available benefits include medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days.

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