Associate Director, Process Engineering - Oral Solid Dosage, Clinical Manufacturing (onsite)

Merck

Rahway, New Jersey, USA
$142,400.00 - $224,100.00; bonus/equity: eligible ...
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Oral solid dosage manufacturing
Gmp documentation review
Process robustness assessments
** Merck is seeking an Associate Director of Process Engineering for its Non-Sterile Process Engineering team in Rahway, New Jersey, to lead clinical supply manufacturing processes. The role emphasizes technical oversight, team mentoring, and continuous improvement in GMP manufacturing settings. **

Job Summary

  • Lead and strategically plan on-the-floor batch manufacturing to ensure safety and quality of clinical supplies to augment and accelerate our products.
  • Mentor a team of 2-5 process engineers by technical coaching and developing for success through feedback and development guidance.
  • Own impactful and complex technical projects that leverage Design of Experiments and Quality by Design (QbD) principles to increase process understanding, address gaps or accelerate scale-up to commercial manufacturing.

Matching Summary

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** Merck is seeking an Associate Director of Process Engineering for its Non-Sterile Process Engineering team in Rahway, New Jersey, to lead clinical supply manufacturing processes. The role emphasizes technical oversight, team mentoring, and continuous improvement in GMP manufacturing settings. **

Salary

$142,400.00 - $224,100.00; Bonus/Equity: eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive; Benefits: medical, dental, vision, 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, sick days

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Oral Solid Dosage manufacturing
  • GMP documentation review
  • Process robustness assessments
  • Root cause analysis
  • cGMP, FDA, EMA regulatory knowledge
  • Small molecule drug product processing

Nice-to-have

  • Foster culture of collaboration
  • Independent problem-solving ability
  • Continuous improvement efforts
  • Build new capabilities
  • Hands-on optimization of existing technologies

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor of Science degree with 10 years relevant experience
  • Master’s degree with 8 years relevant experience
  • PhD degree with 4 years relevant experience
  • Experience leading GMP manufacturing facilities
  • Experience authoring, reviewing, and approving batch records
  • Experience managing and developing teams

Work Rights

Not specified

Sponsorship: available

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