Senior Process Engineer, OSD Operations & Tech Transfer

Merck; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Merck seeks a Senior Process Engineer, Technical Operations - Small Molecule Drug Product (Oral Solid Dose) to lead process ownership from design through to manufacture and tech transfer at a U.S. site.

You will partner across Manufacturing, Quality, Engineering, and R&D to enable rapid tech transfers and robust commercial operations. You will drive process performance, scale-up, and continuous improvement, focusing on blending, granulation, roller compaction, tablet compression, and coating,

Qualifications

• Experience leading technology transfers for oral solid dose products.
• Experience with capital projects and CQV activities.
• Ability to drive process scale-up and validation.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for oral solid dose manufacturing processes.
• Own and coordinate CQV, startup and technology transfer activities.
• Analyze process and product data to drive improvements.
• Lead continuous improvement and debottlenecking initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with cGMP, safety and environmental standards.

Skills

Technical leadership

Process ownership

Data-driven decision-making

Troubleshooting

Cross-functional collaboration

DOE / RCA

Job description

Merck seeks a Senior Process Engineer, Technical Operations - Small Molecule Drug Product (Oral Solid Dose) to lead process ownership from design through to manufacture and tech transfer at a U.S. site.

You will partner across Manufacturing, Quality, Engineering, and R&D to enable rapid tech transfers and robust commercial operations. You will drive process performance, scale-up, and continuous improvement, focusing on blending, granulation, roller compaction, tablet compression, and coating,