Downstream Biologics Process Scientist – Late-Stage

MSD; Rahway (NJ); Hybrid; GBP 53,000 - 84,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Long-term incentive

Medical, dental, vision benefits

401(k)

Job summary

Merck & Co., Inc. is seeking a motivated scientist/engineer to join the Bioprocess Drug Substance Commercialization group. The role focuses on late-stage process development, technology transfer and in-line support of biologics across lab to pilot scales.

Responsibilities include conducting hands-on downstream processing experiments, collaborating with manufacturing teams and authoring essential PPQ/licensure documents, with emphasis on quality and timeline adherence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Biology or comparable discipline.
• Experience planning and performing experiments, data analysis and writing technical reports.
• Ability to execute experiments independently with quality and timelines in mind.
• Strong communication, organizational and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Execute hands-on experiments in biologics downstream processing from lab to pilot scale.
• Collaborate with commercial manufacturing teams to support start-up and on-floor activities.
• Author/review technical documents for PPQ and licensure.

Skills

Bioprocess development

Downstream processing

DOE (Design of Experiments)

GMP

Analytical chemistry

Cross-functional teamwork

Laboratory management

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Biology

Tools

Membrane filtration

Preparative chromatography

Ultrafiltration

Tangential flow filtration

Job description

Merck & Co., Inc. is seeking a motivated scientist/engineer to join the Bioprocess Drug Substance Commercialization group. The role focuses on late-stage process development, technology transfer and in-line support of biologics across lab to pilot scales.

Responsibilities include conducting hands-on downstream processing experiments, collaborating with manufacturing teams and authoring essential PPQ/licensure documents, with emphasis on quality and timeline adherence.