✦ Luna Orbit — Science & Research

Senior Scientist, Engineering

at Merck

📍 2 Locations Hybrid 💰 $117K – $184K USD / year Posted March 22, 2026
Salary $117K – $184K USD / year
Type Not Specified
Experience senior
Exp. Years Not specified
Education Not specified
Category Science & Research

This role involves leading cell culture sciences and biologics process development to support late-stage pipeline commercialization, ensuring regulatory compliance and process robustness.

  • Lead cell culture process development
  • Support regulatory filings
  • Manage tech transfer
  • Conduct process validation
  • Collaborate on biologics pipeline

The position requires expertise in biologics manufacturing, process characterization, regulatory submissions, tech transfer, and quality systems within a biotech or pharmaceutical setting.

The ideal candidate is a senior scientist with expertise in cell culture and biologics development, experienced in process characterization, regulatory filings, and tech transfer within a biotech or pharmaceutical environment.

Cell culture developmentBiologicsProcess characterizationRegulatory filingsTech transferProcess validation
Risk assessmentCMCQuality systems
Regulatory agencies (FDAEMAJNDATGA)
cell culturebiologicsprocess characterizationregulatory filingsINDMAABLAtech transferprocess validationCMCquality control
Cell Culture DevelopmentBiologicsProcess CharacterizationRegulatory FilingsINDMAABLAProcess ValidationTech TransferRisk AssessmentCMCQuality Control
LeadershipCollaborationStrategic ThinkingProblem-SolvingCommunication
Industry Pharmaceutical / Biotech
Job Function Senior scientist leading biologics process development
Role Subtype Senior Scientist
Tech Domains Regulatory Agencies
cell culturebiologicsprocess characterizationregulatory filingsINDMAABLAtech transferprocess validationCMCquality controlbiologics pipelineregulatory submissionslate-stage biologicsprocess developmentquality systems

Lack of biologics or cell culture experience, No experience with regulatory filings, Inability to collaborate across teams

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