Vaccine QC & Method Improvement Lead

Biopharma Careers; West Point (MS); On-site; USD 142,000 - 224,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision care

Job summary

Merck & Co., Inc. in Rahway, NJ seeks an Associate Director to lead a team of scientists driving vaccine-focused analytical projects in quality control labs.

Responsibilities include overseeing method validation, transfers, instrument replacements, and equipment qualification across the commercial vaccine testing portfolio. The role emphasizes people and project leadership, prioritization, and cross-functional collaboration with manufacturing, QA, CMC-Regulatory, and external labs to ensure

Qualifications

• Experience leading scientific or technical teams with coaching and performance management.
• Strong background in GMP Quality Control analytical testing for vaccines.
• Experience with analytical method lifecycle management, validation, transfer, and implementation.

Responsibilities

• Lead scientific/technical teams and manage project priorities and escalation.
• Oversee vaccine analytical testing across multiple programs and labs.
• Drive instrument replacement, method replacement, and modernization projects.
• Ensure compliance and timely execution in a fast-paced lab environment.

Skills

Analytical Chemistry

Method Transfer

GMP Quality Control

Project Management

People Leadership

Budget Management

Data Analysis

Design of Experiments

Instrument Qualification

Deviations Investigations

Education

Bachelor's degree in vaccine analytical testing

Master's degree in related field

PhD in related field

Tools

GMP Laboratory Systems

Job description

Merck & Co., Inc. in Rahway, NJ seeks an Associate Director to lead a team of scientists driving vaccine-focused analytical projects in quality control labs.

Responsibilities include overseeing method validation, transfers, instrument replacements, and equipment qualification across the commercial vaccine testing portfolio. The role emphasizes people and project leadership, prioritization, and cross-functional collaboration with manufacturing, QA, CMC-Regulatory, and external labs to ensure