**Job Description** Our Animal Health Manufacturing teams are the people that make our products. We work in the manufacturing plants with a “Safety First, Quality Always” mindset striving for continuous improvement. Your main field of attention is to provide technical support to Vaccine and Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing for commercial Animal Health products. The focus of an Sr. Specialist within the Regional Projects team in the BioTechnology Solutions (BTS) department is on Vaccine process evaluations/transfers in support of commercial antigen manufacturing and sterile fill-finish to produce liquid or lyophilized products. Within a multidisciplinary environment you will cooperate with your colleagues from BTS-Process Development, BTS-Site Support, BTS-Analytical, Operations, Site Engineering, Quality Control/Assurance, Supply Planning, Global Regulatory Affairs, Environmental Health and Safety, Research, Regional Transfer Task Force, and Regional Strategy teams. **Job Description** : + Leads and/or works independently to evaluate/transfer manufacturing processes for microbial, viral or cell cultures followed by purification/concentration, blending, and filling for liquid and lyophilized sterile veterinary vaccines and biopharmaceuticals (antibody therapeutics). + Works at the speed of business to resolve manufacturing challenges while always ensuring timelines meet the requirements of the customer regarding safety, quality, cost-efficiency, practical applicability, and consistency. + Whether working independently or in collaboration with other departments (e.g. Quality, Research, Production, BioTechnology Solutions – Analytical and /or Process Development), must ensure sound scientific data/literature/evaluation and integrity drives every decision/recommendation. + Demonstrates working knowledge of current United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) regulatory guidelines. + Develops project charters and project plans and align with all sponsors and stakeholders. + Key capabilities include project management skills: development of timelines, use of project tracking tools, definition of deliverables, definition of roles and responsibilities, risk identification/tracking/mitigation and business acumen. + Coordinates and tracks team activities by leading or participating in core team meetings, communicates project risks and status to appropriate stakeholders, and escalates challenges as well as opportunities to sponsors at the speed of the business need. + Assures consistent application of standardized work, engineering controls, and process analytical technology. + Authors experimental protocols and reports in support of laboratory or production scale evaluations. + Creates and updates technical and manufacturing documents necessary for investigations, process design/definition, engineering studies, process demonstrations, change control and validation. + Displays leadership behaviors and demonstrate a high emotional intelligence. + Effectively collaborates with peers on site and among sites as required. + Trains and guides other employees and / or interns. + Performs off-shift work (only as needed). **Education Minimum Requirement:** + Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology, Mechanical Engineering, Biochemistry, or related field with at least 5 years of experience in vaccine Process/Product Development or closely related field. (Or Master of Science degree and at least 3 years of relevant work experience or a Doctoral degree.) **Required Experience and Skills** : + Experience in sterile vaccine manufacturing process/product development and manufacturing, including process scale-up and qualification/validation with process analytical technology and appropriate analytical monitoring tools + Working knowledge of USDA regulations + Knowledge of requirements for manufacture and testing for sterile liquid and lyophilized vaccines + Understanding statistics and application to process monitoring and control + Excellent written and oral communication skills + Excellent project management, documentation, and writing + Excellent teamworking and collaboration skills + Embraces diversity and promotes inclusion + Strong problem-solving skills and a hands-on approach to solving problems inclusive of diverse perspectives (e.g. safety, compliance) Global Animal Health Manufacturing Division is committed to being the most trusted supplier of biopharmaceuticals worldwide. Our facilities, along with our external contractors, suppliers, and partners, create an interdependent global manufacturing network that’s committed to delivering a high quality, reliable supply to customers and patients on time, every time. Current Employees apply HERE (https://wd5.myworkday.com/msd/d/task/1422$6687.htmld) Current Contingent Workers apply HERE (https://wd5.myworkday.com/msd/d/task/1422$4020.htmld) **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: EEOC Know Your Rights (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/22-088\_EEOC\_KnowYourRights\_10\_20.pdf) EEOC GINA Supplement​ 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. Learn more about your rights, including under California, Colorado and other US State Acts (https://www.msdprivacy.com/us/en/CCPA-notice/) **U.S. Hybrid Work Model** 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 $114,700.00 - $180,500.00 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 **Search Firm Representatives Please Read Carefully** 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. 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Please, no phone calls or emails. **Employee Status:** Regular **Relocation:** No relocation **VISA Sponsorship:** No **Travel Requirements:** 10% **Flexible Work Arrangements:** Not Applicable **Shift:** 1st - Day **Valid Driving License:** Yes **Hazardous Material(s):** N/A **Required Skills:** Adaptability, Animal Health Care, Antigens, Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing, Biotechnology, Data Analysis, Detail-Oriented, Freeze Dry, Freeze Dryers, Interpersonal Relationships, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Processes, Process Development (PD), Process Scale Up, Sterile Filling, Sterile Procedures, Technical Transfer, USDA Regulations **Preferred Skills:** **Job Posting End Date:** 08/29/2025 ***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:** R360140