Senior Scientist, Engineering

Merck • Upper Gwynedd Township, PA

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Center for Materials Science & Engineering (CMSE) is seeking a Senior Project Scientist / Engineer who, as an individual contributor, will apply engineering science, materials science, and related physical-chemistry to support late-stage product development and global manufacturing. Projects typically involve technical investigation, risk assessment, physical characterization, and product-process analysis for our human-health pharmaceutical and bio-sterile products.
The Senior Project Scientist / Engineer represents the CMSE on global manufacturing project teams (that often include representatives from Technical Operations, Quality, and partner Analytical Science groups) and/or on product development teams (including process engineering, analytical sciences, and regulatory colleagues) leading new product filings. The individual is both a technical leader and effective collaborator who provides consulting, laboratory analyses of materials (raw, intermediate, final product, packaging & device, and process) and scaled-down process experimentation. The CMSE lab includes state-of-the-art imaging, structural, spectroscopic (chemical/physical), mechanical testing, and many other techniques, for complex fluids, powders, surfaces, functional materials, packaging, and combination products / medical devices. The Senior Project Scientist / Engineer aims to understand the relationship between material structure, function, and processing across a very wide range of product formulation and process scenarios; however, the Senior Project Scientist / Engineer also seeks deep niche expertise and technology development (for specific material / formulation areas, unit operations, characterization, and/or modeling approaches) in order to strengthen the CMSE, which is an interdisciplinary mix of engineers, materials scientists, physicists, and chemists. Strength in problem solving, applied experimental research, and communication skills is valuable.

Requirements

• Ph.D. in chemical or materials engineering or (bio)pharmaceutical sciences or related discipline
• Experimental research
• Published in peer-reviewed journal(s)
• Analytical Method Development
• Characterization Techniques
• Industrial Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Materials Science
• Materials Technology
• Mechanical Testing
• Physical Sciences
• Polymer Synthesis
• Powder Characterization
• Powder Processing
• Process Manufacturing
• Regulatory Filings

Nice To Haves

• Experience in an industrial engineering / science role
• Physical science expertise
• Fine powder processing and characterization (e.g., compaction, flow, electrostatics)
• Polymer processing and related characterization, such as rheology

Responsibilities

• Support late-stage product development and global manufacturing.
• Conduct technical investigation, risk assessment, physical characterization, and product-process analysis for pharmaceutical and bio-sterile products.
• Represent CMSE on global manufacturing project teams and/or product development teams leading new product filings.
• Provide consulting and laboratory analyses of materials (raw, intermediate, final product, packaging & device, and process).
• Perform scaled-down process experimentation.
• Understand the relationship between material structure, function, and processing.
• Develop niche expertise and technology in specific material/formulation areas, unit operations, characterization, and/or modeling approaches.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family)
• Retirement benefits, including 401(k)
• Paid holidays
• Vacation
• Compassionate and sick days
• Annual bonus
• Long-term incentive

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree