Senior Scientist, Biologics - Regulatory Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls - Military Veterans

Job Description

Our Regulatory Affairs team bring new medical advancements to the world by facilitating communications and procedures that allow swift, organized compliance partnering with external regulatory agencies. We are on the leading-edge of healthcare breakthroughs that help provide new, reliable, and compliant medical products, practices and solutions to the world.

Primary Responsibilities

• Serve as a Project Lead, Regulatory Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls (CMC) and provide CMC Regulatory leadership within the Research & Development Division and on cross-functional teams for assigned projects.  Be accountable for the delivery of all regulatory milestones through product development and / or post approval life cycle.
• Ensure development of robust CMC regulatory strategies for assigned projects. Be accountable for the execution of global product regulatory strategy(ies) by robust assessment of global regulatory CMC requirements and identification of potential risks.
• Manage execution of CMC documentation including IND/IMPD, original BLA/MAA, or post approval / variations, agency background packages and responses to health authority questions per established business processes and systems. 
• Identify, communicate and escalate potential regulatory issues to Global Regulatory and Clinical Safety CMC management, as needed
• Conduct all activities with an unwavering focus on compliance

Education Minimum Requirement

• B.S. in a science, Engineering, or a related field (advanced degree preferred). Fields of study include Pharmacy, Chemical Engineering, Biology, Microbiology, Virology, Molecular Biology, or Biochemistry

Required Experience and Skills 

• 5 years of Regulatory CMC related experience, relevant experience including biological/pharmaceutical research, manufacturing, testing and/or related field

Preferred Experience and Skills

• Experience in biologics Regulatory CMC preferred

RA19

We are a research driven bio-pharmaceutical company. Our mission is built on the simple premise that if we “follow the science” and that great medicines can make a significant impact to our world. And we believe that a research-driven enterprise dedicated to world-class science can succeed by inventing medicine and vaccine innovations that make a difference for patients across the globe.

Who we are …

Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey, USA is known as “Merck” in the United States, Canada & Puerto Rico. We are known as “MSD” in Europe, Middle East, Africa, Latin America & Asia Pacific. We are a global biopharmaceutical leader with a diverse portfolio of prescription medicines, oncology, vaccines and animal health products.

We are driven by our purpose to develop and deliver innovative products that save and improve lives. With 69,000 employees operating in more than 140 countries, we offer state of the art laboratories, plants and offices that are designed to Inspire our employees as we learn, develop and grow in our careers. We are proud of our 125 years of service to humanity and continue to be one of the world’s biggest investors in Research & Development.

What we look for …

In a world of rapid innovation, we seek brave Inventors who want to make an Impact in all aspects of our business, enabling breakthroughs that will affect generations to come. We encourage you to bring your disruptive thinking, collaborative spirit and diverse perspective to our organization. Together we will continue Inventing For Life, Impacting Lives while Inspiring Your Career Growth.

INVENT.

IMPACT.

INSPIRE.

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Requisition ID:R18913