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Meet the new Merck. A stronger pipeline. More products to help people in more ways. More passionate than ever about what matters to our customers.
Merck and Schering-Plough are now one company. We recently merged to create a stronger, more diverse and more truly global company. This not only benefits our company and our shareholders, but it also benefits the millions of people around the world who rely on our products and expect us to continue to deliver exceptional value.
The Staff Engineer will support the Primaxin process. Primaxin is an antibiotic used to treat bacterial infection. There are two areas of the process in which this position may support. Primaxin is produced in a bulk sterile powder form and it is then filled/finished into vials. Merck's Elkton, Virginia facility is searching for individuals with prior chemical or mechanical process engineering background and education to join this team in both a process support role as well as a capital project capacity to support the existing process as well as a new building all related to the Primaxin product.
Primary activities include (but are not limited to):
- Develop, design, construct, validate or operate aseptic processes and facilities using new or existing technologies for a sterile environment.
- Provide leadership for troubleshooting and efficiently resolving manufacturing problems. Effectively develop and implement corrective actions to unplanned (atypical) manufacturing events to ensure a consistent and reliable supply of sterile products.
- Development of sound scientific justification for planned material and process and equipment changes.
- Maintenance of working relationships with MMD (Merck Manufacturing Division) sites and with architectural and engineering firms, construction management firms, outside vendors, and state and federal agencies (FDA/OSHA/EPA) with whom Merck interfaces.
- Analysis of current and proposed safety/environmental and drug product regulatory requirements and determination of the applicability and impact on Merck operations.
- Initiating and implementing new, creative ideas to reduce costs and improve productivity.
- Prepares and/or provides review and guidance for documentation preparation, maintenance, and review including SOP's, regulatory filings, process descriptions, atypical process reports, and change requests.
- Ability to thoroughly investigate processing abnormalities and drive to root cause analysis, clearly document the results of the investigation and implement appropriate corrective actions.
Qualifications
Requirements:
- Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Biomedical Engineering
- 2 years experience in a process engineering support or capital project engineering role supporting an FDA regulated process
Preferred:
- Experience with a sterile/aseptic process
- Experience with a pharmaceutical manufacturing process
Our employees are the key to our company's success. We demonstrate our commitment to our employees by offering a competitive and valuable rewards program. Merck's benefits are designed to support the wide range of goals, needs and lifestyles of our employees, and many of the people that matter the most in their lives.
To be considered for this position, please visit our career site at www.merck.com/careers to create a profile and submit your resume for requisition #CHE002165. Merck is an equal opportunity employer, M/F/D/V - proudly embracing diversity in all of its manifestations.
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