Job title: Associate Deviation Management & Engineering Specialist Manufacturing USA – North Carolina – Durham (Old Oxford)
Company: Merck & Co.
Job description: Job Description
Our Engineers support internal and external manufacturing operations to ensure they remain operational, and continuously improve and innovate. With our extensive range of facilities and environments, our Engineers have opportunities across many diverse areas including Biological, Chemical, Automation, Capital Projects, Maintenance, Safety, Process Development, Technical Services, Utilities and Validation.
We are seeking a Growth and Improvement minded Associate Deviation Management & Engineering Specialist | Vaccine Manufacturing 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
Our Company is a global health care leader with a diverse portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines and animal health products. The difference between potential and achievement lies in the spark that fuels innovation and inventiveness; this is the space where our company has codified its 125-year legacy. Our Company’s success is backed by ethical integrity, forward momentum, and an inspiring mission to achieve new milestones in global healthcare.
The Associate Deviation Management & Engineering Specialist | Vaccine Manufacturing will support business and Manufacturing Operations by researching and authoring deviations within the Deviation Management Team as part of the Durham Technical Operations team. The Durham Technical Department is a team of dedicated engineers who strive to understand, monitor, improve and support the transfer of our manufacturing processes.
Within these groups, there are opportunities to support day-to-day activities and strategic projects to ensure the Durham Bulk and Formulation/Filling facilities operate Right-First-Time in a cost-effective manner, and to ensure on-going Technical Transfer activities to the site meet the financial and timeline requirements for the vaccine programs. This role requires daily problem solving with other Technical CoE groups, Operations, and Quality. The successful candidate will be expected to be a first responder to requests from the manufacturing areas when support is needed.
The well-qualified candidate must have analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills. In this role, the candidate will provide support for the manufacturing of aseptic products and will be required to work in a fast-paced environment. Off-shift or weekend coverage may occasionally be required to support the technical team, based on project-specific assignments and/or the vaccine production schedule.
Key Functions
Work independently and as a Team member with Integrity | Precision | Accomplishment | Motivational Ambition | Respect
Authoring technical documentation
Lead troubleshooting and resolution of unplanned events to ensure a reliable supply of Durham manufactured vaccines
Accountable for delivering on Durham manufacturing objectives
Accountable for providing technical support to Durham current and pipeline vaccine manufacturing
Lead technical and business system process improvement projects
Education
Bachelor degree or higher in Engineering or Sciences
Required Experience | Skills | Knowledge
1+ years relevant experience
Principled verbal and written communications
Ability to conduct aseptic gowning during the execution of job duties
Strong leadership and professional communication development
Preferred Experience and Skills
Knowledge of Lean Six Sigma practices and methods | Aseptic processing operations | Data analysis | SAP, GLIMS, MES, GMII
Our Manufacturing & Supply Division is dedicated to being the most trusted supplier of biopharmaceuticals worldwide. Our facilities, along with our external contractors, suppliers, and partners, create a reliable global manufacturing network that’s devoted to delivering a high-quality, reliable supply to customers and patients on time, every time.
NOTICE FOR INTERNAL APPLICANTS
In accordance with 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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Employee Status: Regular
Relocation: No relocation
VISA Sponsorship: No
Travel Requirements: No Travel Required
Flexible Work Arrangements: On-Site
Shift: 1st – Day
Valid Driving License: No
Hazardous Material(s): n/a
Expected salary:
Location: Durham, NC – Oxford, NC
Job date: Wed, 28 Jun 2023 05:03:48 GMT
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