Distinguished Scientist, CMC Modeling & Tech Transfer

MSD; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 210,000 - 331,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Paid holidays and vacation

Sick days

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

MSD in the United States seeks a Distinguished Scientist to lead Brick 1 modeling for CMC Lighthouse Pillar 2, Digitally Enabled Technology Transfer. You will define strategy, align models across domains, and drive adoption of predictive transfer workflows.

You will mentor scientists and engineers, oversee model lifecycle, and partner with Quality, Regulatory, and Manufacturing to accelerate technology transfer and ensure compliant, scalable solutions.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. with >15 years of relevant industry experience or equivalent.
• Leadership in CMC development, technology transfer, or related fields.
• Proven ability to define and lead cross-functional technology strategies.
• Strong understanding of modeling across CMC domains.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the scientific authority for the integrated portfolio of models supporting digitally enabled CMC tech transfer.
• Establish a cross-modality framework for modeling needs and reuse.
• Guide mechanistic, statistical, hybrid, empirical and AI/ML models with clear use, assumptions, uncertainty, and validation.
• Set expectations for model lifecycle management including prioritization, qualification, deployment, maintenance, reuse and retirement.
• Translate emerging science and regulatory trends into a pragmatic CMC modeling roadmap.

Skills

Analytical Thinking

Bioanalytical Techniques

Biochemistry

Chemistry

CMC Strategy

Data Analysis

Experimentation

Influencing Skills

Manufacturing

Product Development

R&D Strategy

Regulatory CMC

Scientific Leadership

Strategic Foresight

Technology Transfer

Education

Ph.D. in chemical engineering, chemistry, biochemistry, pharmaceutical sciences, systems engineering, applied mathematics, data science, or related field

Job description

MSD in the United States seeks a Distinguished Scientist to lead Brick 1 modeling for CMC Lighthouse Pillar 2, Digitally Enabled Technology Transfer. You will define strategy, align models across domains, and drive adoption of predictive transfer workflows.

You will mentor scientists and engineers, oversee model lifecycle, and partner with Quality, Regulatory, and Manufacturing to accelerate technology transfer and ensure compliant, scalable solutions.