Merck
Specialist, Engineering
USA - Pennsylvania - West Point · Contract
Sponsorship not specified$87k-$137kDetected 67 days ago
Data AnalysisProject ManagementProcess ImprovementHRISCustomer SupportGMPCommunicationCollaborationProblem SolvingWritingAdaptabilityLean Manufacturing
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About the role
- This engineer will be a member of the Technical Operations Deviation Management team in the Live Virus Vaccine Manufacturing End-to-End at the West Point site.
- The primary responsibility of the individual will be leading investigations associated with manufacturing deviations and development of actions in response to these deviations.
- This position will require development of technical expertise of corresponding IPT operations.
Responsibilities
- Provides technical support to manufacturing shop floor for problems and issues.
- Conducts and designs experimental protocols as needed using the Technical Operations lab facilities and/or production equipment at full scale.
- Authors and updates technical and manufacturing documents necessary for investigations, process design/definition, engineering studies, process demonstrations, change control and validation.
- The Specialist, Engineering, will be responsible for support of production of live virus vaccines within bulk vaccine production and/or final formulation and filling operations.
- Support will be focused on the Deviation Management process including operations support, equipment troubleshooting, implementation of process/ equipment actions, and other related duties.
Requirements
- B.S. degree in Engineering or Sciences.
- Required Experience and
- No Travel Required
Nice to have
- Preferred Experience and Skills:
- Preferred Skills:
Skills
- Demonstrated ability to drive results
- Strong problem-solving skillset
- Vaccine manufacturing
- Sterile processing
- Experience authoring investigations
- Current Employees apply HERE
- Current Contingent Workers apply HERE
- US and Puerto Rico Residents Only:
- Our company is committed to inclusion, ensuring that candidates can engage in a hiring process that exhibits their true capabilities.
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Compensation
- The salary range for this role is
Company info
- Leads and/or works as part of a team on manufacturing investigations, identifying root cause, assessing impact, and recommending corrective actions.
Equal opportunity
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- EEOC GINA Supplement
- We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing together, talented, and committed people with diverse experiences, perspectives, skills and backgrounds. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when people with diverse ideas, broad experiences, backgrounds, and skills come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another's thinking and approach problems collectively.
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