Director, Upstream Vaccine Process Commercialization

Merck & Co.; West Point (PA); Vor Ort; USD 173.000 - 273.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Annual bonus and long-term incentive

Comprehensive benefits (medical,Dental

401(k) retirement plan

Zusammenfassung

Merck & Co. in USA - Pennsylvania - West Point seeks a Director for Upstream Process Development within VDSC to lead ~30 scientists and engineers.

You will shape commercialization strategies for late-stage pipelines and oversee manufacturing commitments across mammalian cell culture, live-virus vaccines, and microbial fermentation. You will drive process control, validation, tech transfer, and lifecycle management, while managing budgets, headcount, and talent development to deliver high-impact

Qualifikationen

• Education: Ph.D. or Master’s in Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering, Biological Engineering, Biochemistry or related field.
• 10+ years leading end-to-end vaccine/biologic CMC process development with late-stage focus.
• 5+ years directing cross-functional process development teams; strong leadership.
• Deep subject matter in biologics/vaccine processing (large molecules).
• Proven experience authoring CMC documentation and regulatory filings.
• Exceptional interpersonal, matrix-led leadership skills and timeline delivery.

Aufgaben

• Serve as senior technical authority for upstream vaccine process development and commercialization.
• Drive process control, validation strategies for robust drug substance production across sites.
• Direct development and scale-up across varied platforms and equipment; justify scale-down models.
• Align departmental goals with enterprise priorities and pipelines.
• Own resource, capital, and consumables budgets with precise headcounts and targets.
• Provide expert guidance across vaccine upstream process development for large molecules.
• Coach and develop talent; foster high-performance culture; support career advancement.
• Evaluate team performance through formal appraisals and development support.
• Establish robust succession plans and strategic workforce planning.
• Champion safety culture with training, Gemba walks, and EHS compliance.

Kenntnisse

Analytical Thinking

Clinical Manufacturing

Driving Continuous Improvement

Employee Development

GMP

Manufacturing Equipment

People Leadership

Pharmaceutical Process Development

Process Characterization

Process Development

Process Validation

Resource Management

Results‑Oriented

Strategic Planning

Technical Leadership

Upstream Process Development

Vaccine Manufacturing

Ausbildung

Ph.D. or Master's in Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering, Biological Engineering, Biochemistry or related field

Tools

AMBR

Microbioreactors

Stainless steel systems

In situ analytics

Jobbeschreibung

Merck & Co. in USA - Pennsylvania - West Point seeks a Director for Upstream Process Development within VDSC to lead ~30 scientists and engineers.

You will shape commercialization strategies for late-stage pipelines and oversee manufacturing commitments across mammalian cell culture, live-virus vaccines, and microbial fermentation. You will drive process control, validation, tech transfer, and lifecycle management, while managing budgets, headcount, and talent development to deliver high-impact