Technical Rotational Process Engineer

Job Description

New hires in office-based roles in the US & Puerto Rico will be required, subject to applicable law, to demonstrate that they have been fully vaccinated for COVID-19 or qualify for a medical or religious exemption to this vaccination requirement that can be accommodated without an undue burden to the operation. However, subject to applicable law, employees working in roles that the Company determines require routine collaboration with external stakeholders, such as employees in customer facing commercial or research-based roles, will be required to be fully vaccinated as a condition of employment

Our Engineers support internal manufacturing operations to ensure they remain operational, and continuously improve and innovate. With our extensive range of facilities and environments, our Engineers have opportunities across many diverse areas including Biological, Chemical, Automation, Capital Projects, Maintenance, Safety, Process Development, Technical Services, Utilities, and Validation.

Position Description:
Durham-Technology consists of the Automation/MES, Deviation Management, Manufacturing Technical Operations, Validation, and New Product Technical Transfer Departments. The Associate Specialist – Technical Rotation Process Engineer will be part of a three-part rotational program supporting the Vaccine Manufacturing Facility Deviation Management, Technical Operations, and Automation teams. The first rotation will be 18 months in duration, followed by two additional 12 month rotations. The Durham Technical Department is a team of dedicated engineers who strive to understand, monitor, improve and support the transfer of our manufacturing processes. Within these groups, there are opportunities to support day-to-day activities and strategic projects to ensure the Durham Formulation and Filling facilities operate Right-First-Time in a cost-effective manner. This role requires daily problem solving with other Technical CoE groups, Operations, and Quality. The successful candidate will be expected to be a first responder to requests from the manufacturing areas when support is needed. The well-qualified candidate must have analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills. In this role, the candidate will provide support for the manufacturing of aseptic products. Furthermore, the candidate will be required to work in a fast-paced environment. Off-shift or weekend coverage may occasionally be required to support the technical team, based on project-specific assignments and/or the vaccine production schedule.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Accountable for delivering on Durham manufacturing objectives

• Accountable for providing technical support to Durham current and pipeline vaccine manufacturing

• Lead technical and business system process improvement projects

• Lead troubleshooting and resolution of unplanned events to ensure a reliable supply of Durham manufactured vaccines

• Author technical documentation

Required Education and Skills:

• Candidates must have the ability to perform aseptic gowning during the execution of job duties

• Candidates must have Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Engineering or Sciences by Dec 2022 or May/Jun 2023

• Candidates must have strong leadership, interpersonal and communication skills (written and oral) are required

Preferred Experience and Skills:

• Candidates should have knowledge of Lean Six Sigma practices and methods

• Candidates should have knowledge of aseptic processing operations

• Candidates should have knowledge of data analysis

Our Manufacturing & Supply Division is dedicated to being the most trusted supplier of biopharmaceuticals worldwide. Our facilities, along with our external contractors, suppliers, and partners, create a reliable global manufacturing network that’s devoted to delivering a high quality, reliable supply to customers and patients on time, every time.

Who we are …

We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA in the United States and Canada and MSD everywhere else. For more than a century, we have been inventing for life, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world's most challenging diseases. Today, our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world.

What we look for …

Imagine getting up in the morning for a job as important as helping to save and improve lives around the world. Here, you have that opportunity. You can put your empathy, creativity, digital mastery, or scientific genius to work in collaboration with a diverse group of colleagues who pursue and bring hope to countless people who are battling some of the most challenging diseases of our time. Our team is constantly evolving, so if you are among the intellectually curious, join us—and start making your impact today.

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For positions located in the United States and Puerto Rico – Subject to applicable law, all new hires (including internal transfers) must demonstrate that they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or that they qualify for a medical or religious exemption to this vaccination requirement. New hires (including internal transfers) to a position that, as determined by the Company, requires routine collaboration with external stakeholders (such as roles in health services or customer-facing commercial or research-based roles) (“Customer-Facing Role”) who are not vaccinated must qualify for a medical or religious exemption and be in a position that the Company determines can accommodate unvaccinated employees without causing an undue burden to business operations. If, following dialog with the candidate as appropriate, it is determined that the candidate either a) does not qualify for a religious or medical exemption or, b) for candidates applying for Customer-Facing roles, it is determined that allowing the candidate to work without vaccination would cause an undue burden to the Company, the candidate will be ineligible for hire or transfer, or any offer of employment or transfer (if applicable) will be revoked. Please note that notwithstanding the approval of any reasonable accommodation, the Company reserves the right to monitor, modify, or revoke any such accommodation if it is determined, following dialog with the employee, that the accommodation is no longer effective or results in an undue burden to the Company.

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Requisition ID:R186641