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Job Description

Our Engineers support internal and external manufacturing operations remain operational, continuously improve and innovate. With our extensive range of facilities and environments, our Engineers have opportunities across many diverse areas including Biological, Chemical, Automation, Capital Projects, Maintenance, Safety, Process Development, Technical Services, Utilities and Validation.

Objectives** **:

The Specialist, West Point Technical Operations is responsible for providing technical support to one of the vaccine manufacturing areas within Technical Operations. Responsible for implementing continuous improvement projects as well as supporting equipment and investigations as required.. Work as an individual contributor, team or project lead.

+ Supports, executes, and/or leads continuous improvement projects that increase compliance, simplify/ standardize and/or gain efficiencies.

+ Examines complex issues from diverse perspectives (safety, compliance, automation, equipment, process, and people) in order to best understand and resolve the root cause.

+ Provides technical support to manufacturing for complex problems and issues including process/equipment.

+ Designs, conducts, and/authors experimental protocols as needed using the Technical Operations lab facilities and/or production equipment at full scale.

+ Authors/updates technical and manufacturing documents necessary for engineering studies, change control.

+ Supports regulatory inspection activities for the facility

+ Provides on-the-floor support of complex operational and technical (process/equipment) issues.

+ Completes projects to improve the performance of our processes, including investigation Corrective/Preventative Actions (CAPAs), projects aimed at improving Right-First-Time performance or preventing/reducing deviations, and value capture projects that seek to improve yield/efficiency, reduce cost, or lower our processing cycle times.

+ Supports team safety, environmental, and compliance

+ Collaborates effectively with the area Coaches, Operators/Mechanics, support groups, Quality, Planning, project teams, and external component and equipment vendors.

+ Manages project timelines to ensure key compliance and customer due dates are met; escalates any potential delays and develop remediation plans when possible.

Education Minimum Requirement** **:

+ B.S. Degree in Engineering or other equivalent technical field

Required Experience and Skills** **:

+ Minimum two (2) years' post-bachelor's degree experience in a GMP functional area or support of a GMP functional area, such as Operations, Technical Operations, Technology, Engineering, and/or Maintenance

+ Experience in deviation management and/or change control and/or equipment support and/or project support role.

+ Developed communication, leadership and teamwork skills.

+ Ability to manage projects/work to schedule/deadlines.

Preferred Experience and Skills** **:

+ Change Control author

+ Experience in biologics, vaccine, or bulk sterile manufacturing facilities

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US and Puerto Rico Residents Only:

Our company is committed to inclusion, ensuring that candidates can engage in a hiring process that exhibits their true capabilities. Please click here (https://survey.sogosurvey.com/r/aCdfqL) if you need an accommodation during the application or hiring process.

As an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, we provide equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. As a federal contractor, we comply with all affirmative action requirements for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. For more information about personal rights under the U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment laws, visit:

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We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing together, talented, and committed people with diverse experiences, perspectives, skills and backgrounds. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when people with diverse ideas, broad experiences, backgrounds, and skills come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another’s thinking and approach problems collectively.

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Effective September 5, 2023, employees in office-based positions in the U.S. will be working a Hybrid work consisting of three total days on-site per week, Monday - Thursday, although the specific days may vary by site or organization, with Friday designated as a remote-working day, unless business critical tasks require an on-site presence.This Hybrid work model does not apply to, and daily in-person attendance is required for, field-based positions; facility-based, manufacturing-based, or research-based positions where the work to be performed is located at a Company site; positions covered by a collective-bargaining agreement (unless the agreement provides for hybrid work); or any other position for which the Company has determined the job requirements cannot be reasonably met working remotely. Please note, this Hybrid work model guidance also does not apply to roles that have been designated as “remote”.

The salary range for this role is

$85,600.00 - $134,800.00

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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Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, USA, does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All CVs / resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company. No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place. Where agency agreements are in place, introductions are position specific. Please, no phone calls or emails.

Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

No relocation

VISA Sponsorship:

No

Travel Requirements:

10%

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Hybrid

Shift:

1st - Day

Valid Driving License:

No

Hazardous Material(s):

n/a

Required Skills:

Adaptability, Adaptability, Analytical Instrumentation, Animal Vaccination, Automation, Automation Systems, Bioprocessing, cGMP Compliance, Change Control Processes, Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS), Data Analysis, Detail-Oriented, Electrical Systems, GMP Compliance, Maintenance Management, Maintenance Supervision, Manufacturing Support, Mechanical Systems, Organizational Performance Management, Process Control, Project Management, Regulatory Compliance, Regulatory Inspections, Regulatory Project Management, Technology Operations {+ 2 more}

Preferred Skills:

Job Posting End Date:

07/29/2025

*A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day** **BEFORE** **the listed job posting end date. Please ensure you apply to a job posting no later than the day** **BEFORE** **the job posting end date.

**Requisition ID:** R357944