Spclst, Engineering

MSD Ireland; Ireland; Hybrid; EUR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare company in Ireland is seeking a Specialist in Engineering to work on innovative API projects, including new product introductions and technical transfers. Candidates should hold a degree in Chemical Engineering and have at least 2 years of relevant experience. The position offers a hybrid work arrangement with a focus on driving healthcare innovation and optimizing production processes.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years post-graduation experience in a pharmaceutical manufacturing organisation.
• Experience in API process development and/or API supply is a distinct advantage.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to new product introductions and technical transfers.
• Evaluate raw materials and develop batch documentation.
• Ensure compliance with cGMPs and EHS policies.

Skills

Adaptability

Chemical Engineering

Chemical Synthesis

Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)

Process Optimization

Project Management

Data Analysis

Education

Degree in Chemical Engineering or related discipline

PhD in Chemical Engineering or related discipline

Job description

Job Description

An amazing opportunity has arisen for a Spclst, Engineering. This role provides exciting and interesting opportunities to work on multiple API projects, ranging from manufacturing support activities to late-stage clinical product development and scale-up, new product introductions and technology transfers across our existing and new facilities of the future.

Small Molecule (SM) Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) manufacturing is changing with the pipeline of the future including molecules of increasing complexity (such as ADC’s and macrocyclic peptides), lower volume and higher potency products and increasing utilisation of new and sustainable technologies such as flow chemistry, continuous manufacturing, photo, and biocatalyst driven chemical synthesis. To enable this change, we are investing in flexible facilities and infrastructure with small-scale trains for multi-product commercialisation for low volume and high potent API. The facilities will manufacture APIs for late phase clinical, launch and early commercial supply using both batch and continuous manufacturing technology.

What You Will Do

Bring energy, knowledge, innovation and leadership to carry out the following:

• Individual contributor on new product introductions and/or technical transfers to and from the site, including new technologies.
• Co‑develop new SM API products with Research and Development partners globally.
• Provide knowledge and subject matter expertise on API processing unit operations and scale up to colleagues in Quality, Supply Chain and Manufacturing Operations.
• Evaluation of raw materials, development of process fits, safety and environmental reviews, batch sheet reviews, regulatory and validation compliance, process monitoring and cycle‑time studies, deviation investigations and resolution, and development of filing strategies.
• Development of batch documentation in compliance with cGMPs and EHS policies.

What Skills You Will Need

In order to excel in this role, you will more than likely have:

• A degree in Chemical Engineering or related discipline and a minimum of 2 years post‑graduation experience in a pharmaceutical manufacturing organisation, or a PhD in Chemical Engineering or related discipline.
• Experience in API process development and/or API supply is a distinct advantage.

As a company, we are committed to ‘Inventing for Life’ in all that we do. We keep the patient at the very heart of all that we do and strive to find solutions and treatments for some of the world’s most challenging healthcare needs.

We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing diverse, talented, and committed people together. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when diverse ideas come together in an inclusive environment.

So, If You Are Ready To

Invent solutions to meet unmet healthcare needs, Impact the future by driving one of the world’s leading healthcare companies, and inspire your team to reach their full potential and push the boundaries of science and technology, please apply today.

Required Skills

Adaptability, Adaptability, Change Control Management, Chemical Engineering, Chemical Synthesis, Chemical Technology, Data Analysis, Deviation Investigations, Environmental Research, Environment Health and Safety, Equipment Troubleshooting, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Lean Manufacturing, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Support, Personal Initiative, Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, Process Optimization, Production Management, Production Support, Professional Integrity, Project Management, Project Manufacturing, Root Cause Analysis (RCA), Technical Writing {+ 2 more}

Preferred Skills

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Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, USA, does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All CVs / resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company. No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral where no pre‑existing agreement is in place. Where agency agreements are in place, introductions are position specific. Please, no phone calls or emails.

Employee Status

Regular

Relocation

-

VISA Sponsorship

-

Travel Requirements

-

Flexible Work Arrangements

Hybrid

Shift

-

Valid Driving License

-

Hazardous Material(s)

-

Job Posting End Date

01/5/2026

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Requisition ID

R374957