Principal Scientist, Separations for Vaccine Development

MSD; Upper Gwynedd Township (Montgomery County); On-site; USD 142,000 - 224,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k)

Paid holidays

Vacation

Sick days

Job summary

Merck & Co., Inc. in West Point, PA is seeking an Associate Principal Scientist to join the Separations Sciences team. You will develop analytical methods supporting vaccines and biologics, working with cross-functional teams to accelerate development of new medicines and vaccines.

The role emphasizes chromatographic techniques, advanced detection methods, and collaboration across projects to deliver robust separation strategies for complex biologics.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Chemistry or related field with hands-on bio-analytical separations experience.
• Chromatography experience for large molecule separations.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, with strong cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Develop analytical methods to support vaccine and biologics pipelines.
• Collaborate with analytical/process project teams to deploy separation and characterization strategies.
• Contribute to accelerating development of new medicines and vaccines.

Skills

Chromatography

Bio-analytical methods

Communication skills

Team collaboration

LC-MS

2DLC

Problem solving

Education

Ph.D. in Chemistry or related field

Tools

Liquid chromatography (SEC, RPLC, IEX, HIC, Affinity)

Field flow fractionation (FFF)

Capillary electrophoresis

Mass spectrometry

CAD

Job description

Merck & Co., Inc. in West Point, PA is seeking an Associate Principal Scientist to join the Separations Sciences team. You will develop analytical methods supporting vaccines and biologics, working with cross-functional teams to accelerate development of new medicines and vaccines.

The role emphasizes chromatographic techniques, advanced detection methods, and collaboration across projects to deliver robust separation strategies for complex biologics.