Technical Operations Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

Our Engineers support internal and external manufacturing operations remain operational, 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.

At the Durham Vaccine Facility in Durham, North Carolina, the Global Vaccine Technology & Engineering (GVTE) Team is seeking candidates to fill IPT Engineering positions to partner with Manufacturing Operations, Quality Operations and Process Automation. GVTE provides technical engineering and manufacturing support for the production of our Company's live virus vaccines at Durham.

Position Description:

We currently have an exciting opportunity for an Engineer to join our vaccine manufacturing Technical Operations department within out Company's Manufacturing Division, supporting a sterile fill, finish, lyophilization vaccine manufacturing facility in Durham, NC. This state of the art facility, started in 2004, is manufacturing our Company's lifesaving vaccines. Due to the importance of this facility in our Company’s Vaccine Manufacturing Supply Chain, the facility has seen rapid growth in production volumes and new employees over the last several years.

The IPT (Integrated Process Team) Support Specialist will be part of a cross functional team charged with the technical support of the manufacturing shop floor in a fill-finish vaccine facility. This role requires the ability to execute multiple projects and activities across the IPT. Strategic and effective communication and collaboration skills are essential. The successful candidate will also have robust problem solving skills and a hands-on approach to equipment validation and problem solving, with a bias toward going to see problems for oneself in the field as they arise. Enthusiasm for continuously learning is a requirement.

Primary Responsibilities

• Analyzing complex processing problems through critical analytical thinking and “on the floor” troubleshooting
• Development of sound scientific justification for planned material and process and equipment changes
• Working with the Operations, Automation, and Quality functions to determine the breadth and scope of investigations to identify the appropriate root cause, implement corrective actions, complete trending analysis, and determine product disposition
• Preparing and/or providing guidance and review for regulatory filings, process descriptions, investigations, and change requests. Acts as a participant in domestic and international regulatory agency inspections
• Supporting all quality and safety initiatives
• Provide technical support to manufacturing shop floor for in-process analytics, controls, and troubleshooting
• Keeping the supervisor current on the progress of projects, and making improvement recommendations on production procedures

Position Qualifications:

Education Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor degree in an Engineering or Science Related field

Required Experience and Skills

• Minimum two (2) years post-bachelor degree experience in GMP manufacturing and/or technical support of GMP manufacturing operations or military
• Strategic and effective communication, leadership and teamwork skills

Preferred Experience and Skills

• Optimizing and troubleshooting aseptic processing operations such as formulation, filling, lyophilization, or automated inspection processes
• Familiarity with process risk assessment tools, Quality by Design principles, and Lean/Six Sigma methodologies

Our Manufacturing & Supply Division is committed to be the most trusted supplier of bio-pharmaceuticals 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.

Who we are ...

We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey, USA in the United States and Canada and MSD everywhere else. For more than a century, we have been inventing for life, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world's most challenging diseases. Today, our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world.

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:R123683