Associate Scientist, Research Pharmacy

Merck is a leading pharmaceutical company dedicated to improving human health. They are seeking an Associate Scientist to support the formulation development of new chemical entities, working on drug product design and manufacturing processes in a collaborative team environment.

Responsibilities

• Develops and applies basic principles and scientific concepts to execute work in a laboratory or pilot plant environment to advance new solid oral drug products
• Capability to support manufacturing operations in non-GMP and GMP environments
• Executes routine experiments and data interpretation with appropriate technical guidance
• Ability to operate and trouble shoot equipment and processes
• Capable of learning practical laboratory/pilot plant skills and fundamental scientific principles to utilize as part of their daily responsibilities
• Can understand overall project timelines to manage prioritization of individual contributor deliverables with appropriate supervision
• Works well with others in collaborative team environments
• Builds awareness of relevant new and current technologies to grow as a pharmaceutical scientist

Skills

• B.S. or M.S. degree in Chemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Pharmaceutical Sciences or related discipline (expected no later than June 2026)
• Ability to learn and apply new scientific principles to execution of daily responsibilities
• Demonstrated ability to collate and conduct basic data analysis
• Prior experience with Microsoft Office
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Develops and applies basic principles and scientific concepts to execute work in a laboratory or pilot plant environment to advance new solid oral drug products
• Capability to support manufacturing operations in non-GMP and GMP environments
• Executes routine experiments and data interpretation with appropriate technical guidance
• Ability to operate and trouble shoot equipment and processes
• Capable of learning practical laboratory/pilot plant skills and fundamental scientific principles to utilize as part of their daily responsibilities
• Can understand overall project timelines to manage prioritization of individual contributor deliverables with appropriate supervision
• Works well with others in collaborative team environments
• Builds awareness of relevant new and current technologies to grow as a pharmaceutical scientist
• Prior experience in a laboratory environment
• Prior experience with statistical software (JMP, Minitab) and numerical analysis software (Matlab)
• Strong mechanical aptitude
• Passion to learn and develop as a pharmaceutical scientist

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision healthcare
• Other insurance benefits (for employee and family)
• Retirement benefits, including 401(k)
• Paid holidays
• Vacation
• Compassionate and sick days

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