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Merck & Co. jobs
Virginia (VA), Elkton
Job Code:  MERCUSR285121ENUS
Employer:  Merck & Co.
Category:  Engineering
Job Type:  Full Time

Location
Country:  United States
State:  Virginia (VA)
City:  Elkton
05/09/2024

Description
Job Description

We are seeking a Growth and Improvement minded Associate Manufacturing Science & Engineering Specialist-that can help drive our Strategic Operating Priorities.
  • Invent - Pursue the Most Promising Internal and External Science to Address Significant Unmet Medical Needs
  • Execute - Prioritize Resources Behind Our Key Growth Drivers (Oncology, Vaccines, Select Specialty Areas, Animal Health) While Optimizing Our Base Business)
  • Adapt - Develop Our People, Culture and Business Model to Evolve with a Dynamic Landscape
  • Diverse Talent - We are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment with supporting leadership behaviors because having a high-performing, engaged workforce is critical to our ability to deliver innovative solutions to patients and customers around the world
  • Values and Standards - Our Steadfast Commitment to Our Values and Standards will Continue to Guide Us as We Take on New Challenges and Will Always be Fundamental to Our Success - They are a Competitive Advantage for Us

Summary, Focus and Purpose
At our Company's campus in Elkton, Virginia, we have an entry level position available to support and sustain our manufacturing processes. The manufacturing facility is located in the Shenandoah Valley along the Shenandoah River and the Blue Ridge Mountains a short distance from the University of Virginia and James Madison University.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to apply their enthusiasm and technical skills as a member of a multidisciplinary team supporting the operation of pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, and vaccine product manufacturing facilities.-Depending on interests, education, experience, and skills, successful candidates will be matched with positions across the Elkton campus and may have the opportunity to participate in developmental rotations across functional areas.-

Key Functions
  • Work Independently and as a Team member with Integrity - Precision - Accomplishment - Motivational Ambition - Respect - Inclusion
  • Working as part of a cross-functional team to support vaccine, biologic, and sterile manufacturing processes.
  • Conducting technical/operational investigations and analyses and recommending corrective and preventative actions
  • Shift work is required.
  • Learning new processes and procedures
  • Writing, reviewing, and improving procedures for operation of equipment and processes.
  • Contributing to process and equipment safety reviews
  • Supporting other departments to win as one team.
  • Embracing and establishing an empowered, diverse, and inclusive team culture

Education
  • Bachelor degree or higher in engineering, science, or business fields
  • New graduates or anticipated Spring 2024 graduates are also encouraged to apply.

Required Experience - Skills - Knowledge
  • Robust problem-solving skills and a proactive approach to problem-solving, with a bias towards going to see problems for oneself in the field.
  • Ability to examine an issue from diverse perspectives (safety, compliance, maintenance, automation, equipment, process, and people) in order to best understand and resolve it
  • Strong motivation to succeed and to help others to do the same.
  • Enthusiastic, confident, and self-starters, with a passion for continuous learning
  • Principled and strong communication skills, written and verbal.
  • Shift work is required.

Preferred Experience - Skills - Knowledge
  • Education in biology, biochemistry, biochemical engineering, biological systems engineering, biomedical engineering, chemistry, chemical engineering, computer science, industrial engineering, integrated science, materials science and engineering, mechanical engineering, physics.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
  • Strong personal motivation for coming to work for a company that saves & improves lives.
  • Interest in a diverse career at an active, dynamic manufacturing campus.
  • Relevant experience in manufacturing, military, engineering, or science.

Work Schedule
  • Onsite role

Elkton Future Talent

NOTICE FOR INTERNAL APPLICANTS

In accordance with Managers' Policy - Job Posting and Employee Placement, all employees subject to this policy are required to have a minimum of twelve (12) months of service in current position prior to applying for open positions.

If you have been offered a separation benefits package, but have not yet reached your separation date and are offered a position within the salary and geographical parameters as set forth in the Summary Plan Description (SPD) of your separation package, then you are no longer eligible for your separation benefits package. To discuss in more detail, please contact your HRBP or Talent Acquisition Advisor.

Employees working in roles that the Company determines require routine collaboration with external stakeholders, such as customer-facing commercial, or research-based roles, will be expected to comply not only with Company policy but also with policies established by such external stakeholders (for example, a requirement to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to access a facility or meet with stakeholders). -Please understand that, as permitted by applicable law, if you have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 and an essential function of your job is to call on external stakeholders who require vaccination to enter their premises or engage in face-to-face meetings, then your employment may pose an undue burden to business operations, in which case you may not be offered employment, or your employment could be terminated. Please also note that, where permitted by applicable law, the Company reserves the right to require COVID-19 vaccinations for positions, such as in Global Employee Health, where the Company determines in its discretion that the nature of the role presents an increased risk of disease transmission.

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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:
Domestic

VISA Sponsorship:
No

Travel Requirements:
10%

Flexible Work Arrangements:
Not Applicable

Shift:
Not Indicated

Valid Driving License:

Hazardous Material(s):

Job Posting End Date:
05/12/2024
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Job Posting End Date:05/12/2024

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:R285121
ref: (MERCUSR285121ENUS)
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