✦ Luna Orbit — Science & Research

Senior Specialist, Bioprocess Engineering

at Merck

📍 USA - Kansas - De Soto Hybrid 💰 $117K – $184K USD / year Posted March 20, 2026
Salary $117K – $184K USD / year
Type Full-Time
Experience mid
Exp. Years 5+ years
Education Bachelor's degree with relevant experience or Master's degree in Biotechnology, Biochemical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Pharmacy, or related field
Category Science & Research

This role involves leading vaccine process technology transfers, ensuring process robustness, and mitigating risks in a biopharmaceutical manufacturing setting.

  • Lead tech transfer projects
  • Ensure process robustness
  • Conduct risk assessments
  • Manage knowledge systems
  • Support regulatory compliance

The position requires expertise in vaccine manufacturing, process development, technology transfer, and regulatory compliance within biotech and biopharma environments.

The ideal candidate is a mid-level bioprocess engineer with 5+ years of experience in vaccine or biopharmaceutical manufacturing, skilled in technology transfer, process robustness, and risk mitigation, with strong leadership and collaboration skills.

Minimum 5 years in biopharmaceutical or vaccine manufacturingExperience leading tech transfer projectsUnderstanding of upstreamdownstreamfill-finish processesStrong technical project management skillsExperience with process robustness and risk mitigation
Experience in vaccine or biopharma regulated environmentsKnowledge of process validationExperience with knowledge management systems
BiotechnologyBiochemical EngineeringChemical Engineering
bioprocess engineeringvaccine manufacturingtechnology transferprocess robustnessrisk assessmentproject leadershipregulatory complianceupstreamdownstreamlyophilization
BiotechnologyBiochemical EngineeringChemical EngineeringVaccine manufacturingTechnology transferProcess robustnessKnowledge managementRisk assessmentTechnical project leadershipRegulatory compliance
LeadershipCommunicationMentoringCollaborationProblem-solving
Industry Pharmaceuticals / Biotechnology
Job Function Vaccine process transfer and process robustness management
Role Subtype Bioprocess Engineer
Tech Domains Biotechnology, Biochemical Engineering, Chemical Engineering
Senior SpecialistBioprocess EngineeringVaccine manufacturingTechnology transferProcess robustnessKnowledge managementRisk assessmentTechnical project leadershipRegulatory complianceBiopharmaceuticalBiotechProcess developmentUpstream processesDownstream processesFill-finishLyophilizationbioprocess engineeringvaccine manufacturingtechnology transferprocess robustnessrisk assessmentproject leadershipregulatory complianceupstream processesdownstream processesfill-finish

Less than 5 years of relevant experience, Lack of experience with vaccine manufacturing, No experience leading tech transfer projects, Inability to work in a collaborative environment

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