Merck & Co Hiring for Technical Manufacturing Operations Engineering Specialist job in Elkton Full Time

Job Description

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity with a rapidly growing pharmaceutical manufacturer? If so, this is the opportunity for you!

We are seeking Growth and Improvement minded Technical Manufacturing Operations Engineering Specialists-that can help drive our Strategic Operating Priorities.

• Invent – Pursue the Most Promising Internal and External Science to Address Significant Unmet Medical Needs
• Execute – Prioritize Resources Behind Our Key Growth Drivers (Oncology, Vaccines, Select Specialty Areas, Animal Health) While Optimizing Our Base Business)
• Adapt – Develop Our People, Culture and Business Model to Evolve with a Dynamic Landscape
• Diverse Talent – We are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment with supporting leadership behaviors because having a high-performing, engaged workforce is critical to our ability to deliver innovative solutions to patients and customers around the world
• Values and Standards – Our Steadfast Commitment to Our Values and Standards will Continue to Guide Us as We Take on New Challenges and Will Always be Fundamental to Our Success – They are a Competitive Advantage for Us

Summary, Focus and Purpose

At our Company’s campus in Elkton, Virginia, we currently have-Technical Manufacturing Operations Engineering Specialist positions available on our Technical Operations 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.-

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to apply their enthusiasm and technical skills as a member of a multidisciplinary team supporting the operation of biologic, vaccine, and sterile product manufacturing facilities.-

Key Functions

• Work Independently and as a Team member with Integrity – Precision – Accomplishment – Motivational Ambition – Respect – Inclusion
• Providing technical support for vaccine, biologic, and sterile manufacturing processes in the form of data analysis, troubleshooting, problem-solving, report writing
• Supporting change control implementation for the facility/process
• Learning new processes and procedures
• Recommending, creating, writing process control and automation instructions
• Conducting technical investigations and analyses
• Recommending and implementing corrective and preventative actions, and helping lead reduction of atypical events for the area
• Writing, reviewing, and improving procedures for operation of equipment and processes
• Contributing to process and equipment safety reviews

Education

• Bachelor or Master of Science degree in chemical engineering, biochemical engineering, biological systems engineering, biology, biochemistry or related life science or engineering discipline

Required

• Eighteen months of relevant industrial experience
• One year of technical writing
• Effective problem solving skills and a hands-on approach to problem solving, with a bias towards going to see problems for oneself in the field
• Strategic technical, organizational, interpersonal, collaborative, and verbal/written communication skills
• Ability to examine an issue from diverse perspectives (safety, compliance, maintenance, automation, equipment, process, and people) in order to best understand and resolve it
• Enthusiasm, confidence, and initiative-taking ability needed for continuous learning and its applications
• Motivation and drive for substantial success and to help others to do the same

Preferred

• Working in a cGMP environment
• Biologics or vaccine processing
• Sterile processing
• Project management
• Leadership roles
• Participation in regulatory agency inspections

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.

Employees working in roles that the Company determines require routine collaboration with external stakeholders, such as customer-facing commercial, or research-based roles, will be expected to comply not only with Company policy but also with policies established by such external stakeholders (for example, a requirement to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to access a facility or meet with stakeholders). -Please understand that, as permitted by applicable law, if you have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 and an essential function of your job is to call on external stakeholders who require vaccination to enter their premises or engage in face-to-face meetings, then your employment may pose an undue burden to business operations, in which case you may not be offered employment, or your employment could be terminated. Please also note that, where permitted by applicable law, the Company reserves the right to require COVID-19 vaccinations for positions, such as in Global Employee Health, where the Company determines in its discretion that the nature of the role presents an increased risk of disease transmission.

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Effective September 5,2023 our U.S. Hybrid work model will be as follows: 1. Three total days on site per week: Tuesday and Wednesday – plus one additional day of choice based on what works best for organizations and/or teams. 2. Fridays will formally be a remote-working day unless business critical tasks require onsite presence.

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Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, USA, does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All CVs / resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company. -No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place. Where agency agreements are in place, introductions are position specific. Please, no phone calls or emails.-

Employee Status:
Regular

Relocation:
Domestic

VISA Sponsorship:
No

Travel Requirements:
10%

Flexible Work Arrangements:
On-Site

Shift:
1st – Day

Valid Driving License:
No

Hazardous Material(s):
N/A

Requisition ID:R254419