Associate Scientist, Research Pharmacy
Merck is a leading pharmaceutical company focused on translating molecules to medicines. The Associate Scientist will support the formulation development of new chemical entities and collaborate within a matrix team to advance drug product design and manufacturing processes.
Responsibilities
- Develops and applies basic principles and scientific concepts to execute work in a laboratory or pilot plant environment to advance new solid oral drug products
- Capability to support manufacturing operations in non-GMP and GMP environments
- Executes routine experiments and data interpretation with appropriate technical guidance
- Ability to operate and trouble shoot equipment and processes
- Capable of learning practical laboratory/pilot plant skills and fundamental scientific principles to utilize as part of their daily responsibilities
- Can understand overall project timelines to manage prioritization of individual contributor deliverables with appropriate supervision
- Works well with others in collaborative team environments
- Builds awareness of relevant new and current technologies to grow as a pharmaceutical scientist
Skills
- B.S. or M.S. degree in Chemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Pharmaceutical Sciences or related discipline (expected no later than June 2026)
- Ability to learn and apply new scientific principles to execution of daily responsibilities
- Demonstrated ability to collate and conduct basic data analysis
- Prior experience with Microsoft Office
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Prior experience in a laboratory environment
- Prior experience with statistical software (JMP, Minitab) and numerical analysis software (Matlab)
- Strong mechanical aptitude
- Passion to learn and develop as a pharmaceutical scientist
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision healthcare
- Other insurance benefits (for employee and family)
- Retirement benefits, including 401(k)
- Paid holidays
- Vacation
- Compassionate and sick days
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