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Senior Specialist, Engineering

at Merck

📍 USA - Virginia - Elkton Hybrid 💰 $117K – $184K USD / year Posted March 17, 2026
Salary $117K – $184K USD / year
Type Not Specified
Experience senior
Exp. Years Not specified
Education Not specified
Category Engineering (Non-Software)

This role involves supporting the design, delivery, and management of pharmaceutical capital projects focused on active pharmaceutical ingredients and small molecules. The senior specialist will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure project success and compliance.

  • Support capital project delivery
  • Design and implement process safety measures
  • Collaborate with vendors and IPT members
  • Manage equipment qualification and factory acceptance testing
  • Support technology transfer and process demonstrations

The position requires expertise in process safety, containment, equipment design, vendor interaction, factory acceptance testing, and technology transfer within a GMP pharmaceutical environment.

The ideal candidate is a senior process engineer with extensive experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing, specifically in active pharmaceutical ingredients and small molecule projects. They should possess strong leadership skills, technical expertise in process safety, containment, and capital project execution within a GMP environment.

Process engineeringCapital project managementEquipment selectionVendor interactionFactory acceptance testingProcess safetyTechnology transfer
Lean designEnd-to-end project managementContainment technologiesBiologics/Vaccines experienceLarge Molecule experience
P&IDVendor interaction toolsFactory acceptance testing tools
Process engineeringcapital project managementP&ID developmenthazard analysisactive pharmaceutical ingredientAPIprocess safetycontainmentequipment designvendor interactionfactory acceptance testingtechnology transferprocess demonstrationssmall molecule
P&ID developmentHazard AnalysisElectrical classified designEquipment design and operationCommissioning & qualificationActive pharmaceutical ingredientAPIProcess safetyContainment approachesCapital project managementProcess engineeringVendors interactionFactory acceptance testingTechnology transferProcess demonstrations
LeadershipInterpersonal skillsCollaborationCommunicationDecision makingTeam guidance
Industry Healthcare & Medical
Job Function Lead pharmaceutical process engineering projects for GMP manufacturing
Role Subtype Process Engineer
Tech Domains Active Directory, Microsoft 365, Azure, Active Directory, Process safety
Process engineeringCapital project managementP&ID developmentHazard AnalysisActive pharmaceutical ingredientAPIProcess safetyContainmentEquipment designVendor interactionFactory acceptance testingTechnology transferProcess demonstrationsSmall MoleculeAPI scopeEquipment selection

Lack of experience in pharmaceutical process engineering, No GMP or pharma industry background, No experience with API or small molecules, Unable to work in Elkton, Virginia

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