Work Your Magic with us!
Ready to explore, break barriers, and discover more? We know you’ve got big plans – so do we! Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people’s lives with our solutions in Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics. Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and planet. That's why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us.
Your Role:
• Expert in bioprocessing/biomanufacturing/process development focus on upstream process, as cell line development, CCM screening and optimization, cell culture process development and optimization, bioreactor operation, etc.
• Work closely with our clients’ technical teams, providing consultative and hands-on guidance for integrated upstream processes, to address key current and future needs within the industry through sound science and engineering.
• Design and perform hands on upstream process development, scale up and implementation work following self-developed protocols that are aligned with best practices
• Process and analyze raw data to demonstrate technical expertise through scientific thought process and recommendation.
• Engage and deliver thought leadership activities which includes conference seminar presentation, customer trainings, webinars.
• Lead scale down study and process scale up implementation to support troubleshooting and investigation.
• Deliver high quality communication to ensure an outstanding customer experience (written reports, telecons, face to face meetings).
• Develop and establish trusted relationship and partnership with customers through direct customer engagement and technical support.
• Deliver training to internal and external customers in bioprocess upstream technology.
• Provide complex consultation, advice using scientific modelling.
Key Responsibilities:
• Represent Merck as technical expertise in commercial org and drive thought leadership. Drive best-in-class capabilities, skills, thought leadership and effectiveness in technical team to enable winning commercial outcomes based on customer needs.
• Use scientific knowledge, modelling, hands on process design to address complex customer need and troubleshooting cases
• Plan collaboration discussion points and drive discussion towards a target outcome of commercial and customer.
• Network and collaborate with key commercial and business stakeholders to position the team and company for success.
• Proactively capture and share the VOC & insights with the relevant functions (R&D, Franchises, CA, etc).
• Proactively identify and capture upstream process opportunities using sales effectiveness tools
Who You Are:
• M.S. or PhD in Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology, or a related Engineering or science discipline
• 8+ years’ experience in biopharmaceutical technical roles in manufacturing, pilot, and/or lab scale environments with direct, hands-on exercise for upstream process step, as cell line development, CCM screening and optimization, cell culture process development and optimization, operation of bioreactors and other upstream process-related equipment.
• Sound knowledge of science and engineering fundamentals coupled with a hands-on, practical sensibility of engineering design
• Technical mastery of one or more Bioprocess applications (process requirements, best practices, and industry standards) ideally for CCM
• Strong experience in the application of scaling & implementation requirements for biopharmaceutical upstream process
• Extensive experience in clear & concise communication to diverse audiences in both written and oral formats
• Commercially astute, you understand market needs and trends
• Open minded and customer-focused
• Effective team player, you know how to work with different teams in a multicultural matrix environment
What we offer: We are curious minds that come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe that this variety drives excellence and innovation, strengthening our ability to lead in science and technology. We are committed to creating access and opportunities for all to develop and grow at your own pace. Join us in building a culture of inclusion and belonging that impacts millions and empowers everyone to work their magic and champion human progress!
Apply now and become a part of a team that is dedicated to Sparking Discovery and Elevating Humanity!