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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 Full-Time
Experience senior
Exp. Years Not specified
Education Not specified
Category Engineering (Non-Software)

This role involves leading process engineering efforts for pharmaceutical API and solid dose manufacturing, focusing on safety, containment, and process validation at a healthcare site.

  • Manage process safety
  • Lead API process design
  • Support qualification and validation
  • Implement containment strategies
  • Collaborate on process safety improvements

Focus on process safety, API manufacturing, process validation, containment strategies, and equipment design within pharmaceutical production environments.

The ideal candidate is a senior process engineer with expertise in pharmaceutical manufacturing, especially API and oral solid dose processes. Strong leadership, safety knowledge, and experience with containment and process validation are key.

Process EngineeringP&ID developmentHazard AnalysisCommissioning & qualificationActive pharmaceutical ingredient
Specification of unit operationsElectrical classified designEquipment designProcess safetyContainment approaches
P&IDHazard Analysis
Process EngineeringP&IDHazard AnalysisCommissioning & qualificationAPIOral solid doseChemical handlingProcess safetyContainment
Process EngineeringSpecification of unit operationsP&ID developmentHazard AnalysisElectrical classified designEquipment design and operationCommissioning & qualificationActive pharmaceutical ingredientOral solid doseChemical handlingProcess safetyContainment approaches
LeadershipInterpersonal skillsCollaborationCommunicationDecision making
Industry Healthcare & Medical
Job Function Lead pharmaceutical process engineering for API and solid dose production
Role Subtype Process Engineer
Tech Domains Process Engineering
Process EngineeringP&ID developmentHazard AnalysisCommissioning & qualificationActive pharmaceutical ingredientOral solid doseChemical handlingProcess safetyContainmentUnit operationsElectrical classified designEquipment designContainment approachesPharmaceutical manufacturingProcess validationP&IDCommissioningQualificationAPI

Lack of pharmaceutical manufacturing experience, No API or process safety background, No leadership experience

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