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Associate Director, Engineering (Onsite)

at Merck

📍 USA - New Jersey - Rahway Hybrid 💰 $142K – $224K USD / year Posted March 18, 2026
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Position Details

Salary $142K – $224K USD / year
Type Full-Time
Experience mid
Exp. Years 7+ years
Education Bachelor's or Master's in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences or related field
Category Science & Research

About this role

This role involves leading process development and optimization for sterile drug products, ensuring GMP compliance, and supporting technology deployment in a pharmaceutical manufacturing environment.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop and optimize sterile processes
  • Troubleshoot manufacturing issues
  • Lead equipment and facility improvements
  • Ensure GMP compliance
  • Support process scale-up

Technical Overview

The position requires expertise in sterile processing, equipment and facility optimization, GMP standards, troubleshooting, and process scale-up, with a focus on continuous improvement and regulatory adherence.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a mid-level process engineer with 7+ years in sterile drug processing, equipment and facility optimization, and GMP compliance. They should demonstrate leadership, troubleshooting skills, and experience in pharmaceutical or biologics manufacturing.

Must-Have Skills

Sterile drug product processingProcess developmentEquipment and facility optimizationGMP experienceTroubleshootingRegulatory knowledge

Nice-to-Have Skills

AutomationProcess scale-upTechnology deploymentCross-functional collaboration

Tools & Platforms

GMPProcess development tools

Required Skills

Process developmentsterile drug processingequipment optimizationfacility optimizationGMPtroubleshootingregulatory complianceprocess scale-uptechnology evaluationleadership

Hard Skills

Process developmentSterile drug processingEquipment optimizationFacility optimizationGMPProcess troubleshootingAnalytical techniquesRegulatory complianceProcess scale-upTechnology evaluationLeadershipMentorship

Soft Skills

LeadershipCommunicationCollaborationProblem-solvingMentoringContinuous improvement

Industry & Role

Industry Pharmaceuticals
Job Function Lead process development and optimization for sterile drug manufacturing
Role Subtype Process Engineer
Tech Domains GMP

Keywords for Your Resume

process developmentsterile drug processingequipment optimizationfacility optimizationGMPtroubleshootingregulatory complianceprocess scale-uptechnology evaluationleadershipmentorshippharmaceutical manufacturingbiologicsprocess troubleshootingautomationcontinuous improvement

Deal Breakers

Lack of experience in sterile drug processing, No GMP experience, Unwilling to work in Rahway, NJ

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