Associate Specialist, Process Engineering - Oral Solid Dosage, Clinical Manufacturing (Onsite)

Job Description

The Formulation, Laboratory, and Experimentation (FLEx) Early Development Center (EDC) is a small molecule drug product development and clinical manufacturing facility in Rahway, New Jersey.  The EDC team ensures right-first-time manufacture and delivery of high-quality drug products (tablets, capsules, and dry powder inhalers), leveraging pharmaceutical unit operations such as blending, roller compaction, encapsulation, compression, film coating, spray drying, and hot melt extrusion. We are part of our company's research division, focused on development and clinical deliveries in a GMP pilot facility supporting partners in Oral Formulation Sciences and Pharmaceutical Commercialization Technology to enable faster delivery of new medicines to clinical trials.

 

The FLEx EDC team in Rahway is looking for an Associate Specialist - Process Engineer to lead clinical supply manufacturing with scientific rigor of processes, to ultimately enable flexibility and speed of our company's pipeline.

This person will:

• Lead on-the-floor batch manufacturing to ensure safety and quality of clinical supplies to augment and accelerate our products.

• Draft and execute GMP documentation including but not limited to batch records, equipment qualification and cleaning, technical protocols, change records and deviations.

• Analyze process data to identify areas of improvement and/or build the technical know-how of the program

• Build partnerships within and across work groups of formulators, engineers, technicians, safety and quality representatives.

• Foster a culture of collaboration, learning and innovation.

Required Experience and Skills:

• Basic understanding and extensive experience visualizing and analyzing data with Excel or comparable tools.

• Desire and willingness to learn and contribute through independent problem-solving.

• Strong interpersonal, communication, and technical writing skills; ability to lead without authority and influence cross-functional teams.

• Proven root cause analysis and problem-solving skills; continuous improvement mindset.

• Strong technical writing capabilities.

Education Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences or related scientific field (with expected completion no later than June 2026)

Preferred Experience and Skills:

• Knowledge of drug product processing.

• Foster a culture of collaboration, learning and innovation.

• Experience with Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation

• Experience with unit operations for solid oral dosage form manufacturing

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Required Skills:

Clinical Supplies Management, Clinical Trials, Communication, Contractor Oversight, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Driving Continuous Improvement, Engineering Standards, Equipment Qualification, Estimation and Planning, GMP Compliance, GMP Validation, Healthcare Procurement, Interpersonal Communication, Lean Manufacturing, Manufacturing Quality Control, Manufacturing Scale-Up, Pharmaceutical Processing, Process Control, Process Optimization, Process Scale Up, Product Safety, Teamwork, Technical Acumen, Unit Operations, Writing Technical Documents

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The salary range for this role is

$71,900.00 - $113,200.00

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.

San Francisco Residents Only: We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

Los Angeles Residents Only: We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance

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Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

Domestic

VISA Sponsorship:

No

Travel Requirements:

10%

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Not Applicable

Shift:

1st - Day

Valid Driving License:

No

Hazardous Material(s):

n/a

Job Posting End Date:

05/25/2026

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