Categories: Pharmaceutical, Research, Engineering, Manufacturing

Job Description

The Center for Materials Science & Engineering (CMSE) is seeking a Senior Project Scientist / Engineer who, as an individual contributor, will apply engineering science, materials science, and related physical-chemistry to support late-stage product development and global manufacturing. Projects typically involve technical investigation, risk assessment, physical characterization, and product-process analysis for our human-health pharmaceutical and bio-sterile products.

The Senior Project Scientist / Engineer represents the CMSE on global manufacturing project teams (that often include representatives from Technical Operations, Quality, and partner Analytical Science groups) and/or on product development teams (including process engineering, analytical sciences, and regulatory colleagues) leading new product filings. The individual is both a technical leader and effective collaborator who provides consulting, laboratory analyses of materials (raw, intermediate, final product, packaging & device, and process) and scaled-down process experimentation. The CMSE lab includes state-of-the-art imaging, structural, spectroscopic (chemical/physical), mechanical testing, and many other techniques, for complex fluids, powders, surfaces, functional materials, packaging, and combination products / medical devices. The Senior Project Scientist / Engineer aims to understand the relationship between material structure, function, and processing across a very wide range of product formulation and process scenarios; however, the Senior Project Scientist / Engineer also seeks deep niche expertise and technology development (for specific material / formulation areas, unit operations, characterization, and/or modeling approaches) in order to strengthen the CMSE, which is an interdisciplinary mix of engineers, materials scientists, physicists, and chemists. Strength in problem solving, applied experimental research, and communication skills is valuable.

Required Education:

• Education Minimum Requirement: Ph.D. in chemical or materials engineering or (bio)pharmaceutical sciences or related discipline

Required Experience and Skills:

• Experimental research

• Published in peer-reviewed journal(s)

Preferred Experience and Skills:

• experience in an industrial engineering /science role

• Desirable Expertise or Specialization [any of the following]: (1) physical science, (2) fine powder processing and characterization [e.g., compaction, flow, electrostatics), (3) polymer processing and related characterization, such as rheology.

Required Skills:

Analytical Method Development, Characterization Techniques, Industrial Engineering, Materials Engineering, Materials Science, Materials Technology, Mechanical Testing, Physical Sciences, Polymer Synthesis, Powder Characterization, Powder Processing, Process Manufacturing, Regulatory Filings

Preferred Skills:

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The salary range for this role is

$117,000.00 - $184,200.00

This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, government requirements, and business or organizational needs.

The successful candidate will be eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits.  Available benefits include medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days. More information about benefits is available at https://jobs.merck.com/us/en/compensation-and-benefits.

You can apply for this role through https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (or via the Workday Jobs Hub if you are a current employee). The application deadline for this position is stated on this posting.

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Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

Domestic

VISA Sponsorship:

Yes

Travel Requirements:

10%

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Not Applicable

Shift:

1st - Day

Valid Driving License:

No

Hazardous Material(s):

n/a

Job Posting End Date:

02/6/2026

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