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Date: Apr 30, 2012
Location: Summit, NJ, US
Sr Research Chemist/Pharmacist/Engineer-RES001276
Description
Merck is a global health care leader with a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines and consumer health products, as well as animal health products. Today, we are building a new kind of healthcare company - one that is ready to help create a healthier future for all of us.
Our ability to excel depends on the integrity, knowledge, imagination, skill, diversity and teamwork of people like you. To this end, we strive to create an environment of mutual respect, encouragement and teamwork. As part of our global team, you'll have the opportunity to collaborate with talented and dedicated colleagues while developing and expanding your career.
Merck is seeking a talented scientist to join the Product Value Enhancement group in Summit, New Jersey. The successful candidate will execute formulation and process development activities using DOEs for life cycle management opportunities, carry out due diligence/paper feasibility on new product concepts, coordinate development activities with Process Chemistry, Preformulation group, Analytical Sciences, Molecule & Material Characterization, outsource/co-ordinate formulation development or clinical manufacturing at CROs/CMOs, if necessary, facilitate manufacturing, packaging and release of clinical supplies for bio-comparison and or bioequivalence studies, assist in scale up activities at pilot and commercial scale, and summarize results in technical reports and presentations.
Qualifications
Education Minimum Requirement:
* PhD in Pharmaceutics, Chemical Engineering or any life sciences with up to or around 3 years of experience in pharmaceutical industry
Required Experience and Skills:
* Experience performing early phase formulation/process development of a wide range of dosage forms for small molecule new chemical entities (NCEs)
* Proven ability to identify and develop innovative ideas using sound statistical experimental designs and multivariate analysis
* Demonstrated ability to apply the principles of physical/organic chemistry & materials science to formulation development
* Prior hands-on experience with various pharmaceutical unit operations
* Successful at working effectively and comfortably in a multi-disciplinary team seeking innovation under accelerated timelines
* Strong verbal and written communication skills
Preferred:
* Prior experience in product life cycle management including development of fixed dose combination bi/tri-layer drug products, novel drug delivery systems, solubilization/bioavailability enhancement and modified release technologies
Our employees are the key to our company's success. We demonstrate our commitment to our employees by offering a competitive and valuable rewards program. Merck's benefits are designed to support the wide range of goals, needs and lifestyles of our employees, and many of the people that matter the most in their lives.
merck.com/careers to create a profile and your resume for requisition # RES001276.
Merck is an equal opportunity employer, M/F/D/V - proudly embracing diversity in all of its manifestations.
Search Firm Representatives
Please Read Carefully:
Merck is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. Please, no phone calls or emails. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at Merck via-email, the Internet or in any form and/or method without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of Merck. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Merck as a result of the referral or through other means.
Job
: Research Pharmacy
Primary Location: US-NJ-Summit
Employee Status: Regular
Travel
: Yes, 20% of the time
Number of Openings: 2
Hazardous Materials
: Handling of new/marketed chemical entity
Description
Merck is a global health care leader with a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines and consumer health products, as well as animal health products. Today, we are building a new kind of healthcare company - one that is ready to help create a healthier future for all of us.
Our ability to excel depends on the integrity, knowledge, imagination, skill, diversity and teamwork of people like you. To this end, we strive to create an environment of mutual respect, encouragement and teamwork. As part of our global team, you'll have the opportunity to collaborate with talented and dedicated colleagues while developing and expanding your career.
Merck is seeking a talented scientist to join the Product Value Enhancement group in Summit, New Jersey. The successful candidate will execute formulation and process development activities using DOEs for life cycle management opportunities, carry out due diligence/paper feasibility on new product concepts, coordinate development activities with Process Chemistry, Preformulation group, Analytical Sciences, Molecule & Material Characterization, outsource/co-ordinate formulation development or clinical manufacturing at CROs/CMOs, if necessary, facilitate manufacturing, packaging and release of clinical supplies for bio-comparison and or bioequivalence studies, assist in scale up activities at pilot and commercial scale, and summarize results in technical reports and presentations.
Qualifications
Education Minimum Requirement:
* PhD in Pharmaceutics, Chemical Engineering or any life sciences with up to or around 3 years of experience in pharmaceutical industry
Required Experience and Skills:
* Experience performing early phase formulation/process development of a wide range of dosage forms for small molecule new chemical entities (NCEs)
* Proven ability to identify and develop innovative ideas using sound statistical experimental designs and multivariate analysis
* Demonstrated ability to apply the principles of physical/organic chemistry & materials science to formulation development
* Prior hands-on experience with various pharmaceutical unit operations
* Successful at working effectively and comfortably in a multi-disciplinary team seeking innovation under accelerated timelines
* Strong verbal and written communication skills
Preferred:
* Prior experience in product life cycle management including development of fixed dose combination bi/tri-layer drug products, novel drug delivery systems, solubilization/bioavailability enhancement and modified release technologies
Our employees are the key to our company's success. We demonstrate our commitment to our employees by offering a competitive and valuable rewards program. Merck's benefits are designed to support the wide range of goals, needs and lifestyles of our employees, and many of the people that matter the most in their lives.
merck.com/careers to create a profile and your resume for requisition # RES001276.
Merck is an equal opportunity employer, M/F/D/V - proudly embracing diversity in all of its manifestations.
Search Firm Representatives
Please Read Carefully:
Merck is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. Please, no phone calls or emails. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at Merck via-email, the Internet or in any form and/or method without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of Merck. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Merck as a result of the referral or through other means.
Job
: Research Pharmacy
Primary Location: US-NJ-Summit
Employee Status: Regular
Travel
: Yes, 20% of the time
Number of Openings: 2
Hazardous Materials
: Handling of new/marketed chemical entity
Nearest Major Market: New Jersey
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