Job Details
Merck & Co, Inc
2023 Vaccine Process R&D Co-op
Job Description
The Future Talent Program features Cooperative (Co-op) education that lasts up to 6 months and will include one or more projects. These opportunities in our Research & Development Division can provide you with great development and a chance to see if we are the right company for your long-term goals.
General Overview:
Applications are sought for a scientific co-op/intern opportunity in Vaccine Process Research and Development within our Research Laboratories. The candidate will work within the Vaccine Process Development Department’s Downstream team to develop a scale down model yield and impurities production for the development of vaccines. Effects on mRNA production and IVT efficiency at various scales will be evaluated using analytical tools such as HPLC, ELISA, and UV-visible spectroscopy to name a few.
Specific Job Requirements:
Candidate is expected to balance needs of multiple stakeholders for the monitoring of vaccine production. Under direct supervision of the project mentor, the individual will develop a scale down model evaluating various scale-up effects and performing in-process assays. Bioreactor and modeling experience preferred.
The primary job responsibility will be to deliver on specific assigned objectives related to development of robust and scalable processes for the manufacture of clinical supplies and subsequent technical transfer of such processes to GMP operations or manufacturing division. Candidate will, under the close supervision of a more senior scientist, hold responsibility for a range of specific activities including, but not limited to: (1) evaluating upstream and downstream process unit operations, (2) analytical process monitoring, (3) high throughput microscale process development, (4) electronic notebook recording and maintenance
Require Education and Experience:
Candidates must be enrolled in a minimum of a BS/BA in: Chemical/Bio Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Life Sciences, or relevant discipline.
Candidates must be available to work full-time for up to 6 months.
Candidates must be enrolled in a co-op program at their college / university.
Candidates should be highly motivated and driven. Willing to take initiative to learn new science and excited to implement new technologies.
Candidates should be a strong team player. Candidate should be able to balance the needs of multiple disciplines when implementing new technologies.
Candidates must be comfortable using a PC computer and proficient in Windows-based operating systems and basic applications, such as spreadsheets and databases, at a minimum.
Candidates must have excellent oral and written communication skills.
Candidates must have good critical thinking skills.
Candidates must have basic laboratory skills such as pipetting.
Preferred Experience and Skills:
Candidates should have experience with basic purification unit operations including chromatography, filtration, or basic molecular biology techniques
Candidates should have experience with bioreactors
Candidates should have experience with analytical methods including SDS-PAGE, HPLC, agarose gel, fluorescence, and UV-Visible spectroscopy
Candidates should have current GPA of 3.0 or higher
We are a research-driven biopharmaceutical company. Our mission is built on the simple premise that if we “follow the science” that great medicines can make a significant impact to our world. We believe that a research-driven enterprise dedicated to world-class science can succeed by inventing medicine and vaccine innovations that make a difference for patients across the globe.
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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Employee Status:
Intern/Co-op (Fixed Term)Relocation:
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Number of Openings:
1Requisition ID:R202244