✦ Luna Orbit — Science & Research

Principal Scientist, Engineering

at Merck

📍 2 Locations Hybrid 💰 $173K – $272K USD / year Posted March 22, 2026
Salary $173K – $272K USD / year
Type Full-Time
Experience lead
Exp. Years 3+ years
Education Not specified
Category Science & Research

This role leads biologics drug substance process development and commercialization, overseeing technical strategies, regulatory filings, and team leadership to bring biologics pipelines to market.

  • Develop biologics process strategies
  • Lead cell culture process development
  • Support regulatory filings and inspections
  • Manage team of scientists
  • Drive process validation and tech transfer

Focus on cell culture process development, biologics manufacturing, process validation, regulatory filings (IND, BLA), tech transfer, and risk assessment within biologics research and development environment.

The ideal candidate is a senior biologics scientist with extensive experience in cell culture development, biologics manufacturing, and regulatory submissions. They possess strong leadership skills and a strategic mindset to lead biologics process development and commercialization efforts.

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cross-functional collaborationprocess validationhealth authority licensurerisk assessment
regulatory agenciesbiologics manufacturing platforms
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Industry Pharmaceuticals / Biotechnology
Job Function Lead biologics process development and commercialization
Role Subtype Biologics Process Leader
Tech Domains Active Directory, Microsoft 365, Azure, Amazon Web Services, Kubernetes, Docker
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Lack of experience in biologics process development, No leadership experience, No regulatory filings support experience

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