✦ Luna Orbit — Science & Research

Associate Scientist, Engineering

at Merck

📍 USA - New Jersey - Rahway Hybrid 💰 $71K – $113K USD / year Posted March 13, 2026
Salary $71K – $113K USD / year
Type Full-Time
Experience entry
Exp. Years Entry level
Education Bachelor's or master's degree in Chemical Engineering
Category Science & Research

This role involves developing and supporting safe manufacturing processes for active pharmaceutical ingredients, emphasizing process characterization, validation, and technology transfer.

  • Develop safe processes
  • Support tech transfer
  • Perform process validation
  • Apply quality risk management
  • Conduct wet chemistry experiments

The technical scope includes process development, statistical design of experiments, GMP compliance, and wet chemistry experimentation within a pharmaceutical manufacturing setting.

The ideal candidate is an entry-level scientist with a background in chemical engineering, eager to learn process development and transfer techniques, with a focus on pharmaceutical manufacturing and quality compliance.

Bachelor's or master's degree in Chemical EngineeringUnderstanding of chemistry and chemical engineering fundamentalsInterest in process scale-up and technology transferAbility to perform laboratory experimentationWillingness to work in laboratory and manufacturing environments
Experience with process developmentExperience with statistical design and analysis toolsFamiliarity with cGMPsExperience in pharmaceutical drug development
Statistical design toolsGMPGDP
Chemical EngineeringProcess characterizationTech transferValidationQuality Risk ManagementStatistical design of experimentsWet chemistryGMPGDP
Chemical engineeringProcess characterizationTech transferValidationQuality Risk ManagementStatistical design of experimentsWet chemistryGMPGDP
self-motivationcollaborationorganizationinterpersonal skillswriting skills
Industry Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology
Job Function Supporting pharmaceutical process development and validation through scientific experimentation
Chemical EngineeringProcess characterizationTech transferValidationQuality Risk ManagementStatistical design of experimentsWet chemistryGMPGDP

Lack of degree in Chemical Engineering, No understanding of GMP or GDP, No experience or interest in process scale-up, Unwillingness to work in laboratory or manufacturing environments

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