Oral Formulation Scientist – Drug Product Development

msd; Rahway (NJ); On-site; USD 87,000 - 137,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Retirement benefits (401(k))

Paid holidays and vacation

Job summary

Merck & Co. in Rahway, NJ seeks a formulation scientist to support the development of solid oral drug products from first-in-human formulations through final market formulation definition and manufacturing robustness assessment.

The candidate will work in a matrix team, applying basic scientific principles, and will contribute to project strategy, data interpretation, and collaboration across GMP/non-GMP environments to advance drug product development.

Qualifications

• B.S. or M.S. degree in Chemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Pharmaceutical Sciences or related discipline with a minimum of 2 years relevant industrial experience.

Responsibilities

• Develops and applies basic principles and scientific concepts to execute work in a laboratory or pilot plant environment to develop solid oral drug products.
• Capability to lead manufacturing operations in non-GMP and GMP environments.
• Executes routine experiments and data interpretation with independently.
• Ability to operate and troubleshoot equipment and processes.
• Utilizes laboratory/pilot plant skills and fundamental scientific principles to execute on daily responsibilities and contributes to the development of project team strategy
• Can understand overall project timelines to manage prioritization of individual contributor deliverables with minimal supervision
• Works well with others in collaborative team environments.
• Builds awareness of relevant new and current technologies to grow as a pharmaceutical scientist.

Skills

Biochemistry

Biomedical Engineering

Chemical Engineering

Chemistry

Data Analysis

Drug Formulations

Drug Product Development

Experimentation

GMP Documentation

Manufacturing Technologies

Pharmaceutical Industry

Pharmaceutical Research

Pharmaceutical Sciences

Process Qualification

Product Formulation

Education

B.S./M.S. in Chemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Pharmaceutical Sciences

Tools

Microsoft Office

JMP

Minitab

Matlab

Job description

Merck & Co. in Rahway, NJ seeks a formulation scientist to support the development of solid oral drug products from first-in-human formulations through final market formulation definition and manufacturing robustness assessment.

The candidate will work in a matrix team, applying basic scientific principles, and will contribute to project strategy, data interpretation, and collaboration across GMP/non-GMP environments to advance drug product development.