Sr. Scientist, Engineering Job

Sr. Scientist, Engineering-PRO014211

Description

Merck & Co., Inc. Kenilworth, N.J., U.S.A. known as Merck in the United States and Canada, is a global health care leader with a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines and animal health products. Today, we are building a new kind of healthcare company – one that is ready to help create a healthier future for all of us.

Our ability to excel depends on the integrity, knowledge, imagination, skill, diversity and teamwork of an individual like you. To this end, we strive to create an environment of mutual respect, encouragement and teamwork. As part of our global team, you’ll have the opportunity to collaborate with talented and dedicated colleagues while developing and expanding your career.


The Crystallization Lab within the Chemical Engineering R+D Department is seeking highly motivated and technically focused individuals who are looking for an opportunity to develop and scale-up crystallization/precipitation processes designed to deliver desired solid state properties, purity, and yield. This position is largely hands-on with process development performed at scales spanning the range from laboratory scale to multi-kilogram scale in order to understand and ensure the successful scale-up to commercial manufacturing scale. This position also involves the development of new technologies focused on improving the efficiency of laboratory crystallization development and to provide greater depth of process understanding.

A high level of innovation, creativity, and self-initiative along with the ability to plan and organize activities are expected. Strong communication skills are also critical to success as the incumbent will be required to communicate regularly, clearly, and with confidence as they discuss technical problems, provide oversight to pilot plant operations, and interface with cross-functional colleagues/customers in process chemistry, materials science, and formulation groups.

Qualifications

Education:

- The position requires either a BS and/or MS in Chemical Engineering from an accredited college/university plus at least 5 years of relevant work experience in crystallization process development, or a PhD in Chemical Engineering with a crystallization focus from an accredited college/university.

Required Experience:

- Experience with crystallization process development

- Experience with crystallization technology development

- Established subject matter expertise in one or more of the following areas:

- Crystallization Process Design and Characterization

- Deep fundamental understanding of crystallization kinetics and thermodynamics

- Process modeling (e.g., population balance modeling, crystal morphology modeling)

- Crystallization PAT (i.e. FTIR, FBRM, Raman, PVM)

- Demonstrated proficiency in balancing resource requirements within projects and among multiple assigned projects.

Preferred Experience:

- Experience with process scale-up and technology transfer, moving from laboratory to pilot plant and production scale.

- Demonstrated capability to develop and execute an experimental program to address issues of process robustness, productivity, and cost, integrating efforts with specialists in other technical disciplines.

Our employees are the key to our company’s success. We demonstrate our commitment to our employees by offering a competitive and valuable rewards program. Our Company’s benefits are designed to support the wide range of goals, needs and lifestyles of our employees, and many of the people that matter the most in their lives. If you need an accommodation for the application process please email us at staffingaadar@merck.com.

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Job: Process Engineering

Job Title:Sr. Scientist, Engineering

Primary Location: NA-US-NJ-Rahway

Employee Status: Regular

Travel: Yes, 10 % of the Time

Number of Openings: 1

Shift (if applicable): N/A

Hazardous Materials: A variety of chemicals and solvents are associated with the position.

Company Trade Name:Merck