Senior Scientist, Raw Materials CoE Strategy Lead

Merck & Co.

Rahway (NJ)

On-site

USD 157,000 - 247,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision care

401(k) plan

Paid holidays

Vacation days

Sick days

Job summary

Merck & Co. in Rahway, NJ is seeking a Principal Scientist to define and lead the Raw Materials Center of Excellence strategy, ensuring GMP-compliant testing and harmonized control across the clinical portfolio.

The role acts as the technical authority for raw materials and partners across Quality, Procurement, and Pharmaceutical Sciences to translate needs into a multi-year CoE roadmap. The candidate will mentor scientists, drive risk assessment, and champion operational excellence with digital

Qualifications

PhD with 7+ years of pharmaceutical industry experience.
Master's degree with 10+ years of experience in pharma; Bachelor's degree with 12+ years of experience.

Responsibilities

Define and drive the strategy, governance, and multi-year roadmap for the Raw Materials CoE.
Establish science- and risk-based raw material control strategies to enable on-time clinical manufacture.
Provide technical oversight of contract labs and support for raw material investigations.
Review GMP data, release specs, analytical reports, and SOPs; author CoE standards.
Serve as raw material SME during audits and regulatory inspections.
Monitor regulatory trends and lead gap assessments and implementation plans.
Champion operational excellence in raw material testing with digital tools.
Collaborate with leadership to align raw material strategy with clinical portfolio.
Mentor scientists and build raw materials expertise across the CoE.