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Assoc. Dir., Engineering

Merck · De Soto, KS · 1 mo ago
Engineering$142k–$224k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We must not repeat job title as heading. Must not include Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate. Must preserve all substantive info. We need to parse the job description. Key sections: - About the role: description of role, purpose, reporting line, etc. Could be first paragraph(s). Let's extract: "The Global Animal Health Manufacturing (GAHM) Biotechnology Solutions (BTS) group is seeking a highly motivated individual to be part of process development group in the US. Process Development (BTS-PD) group is accountable for technology transfer of new large molecule products from R&D to commercial production. This team leads critical technical activities such as scale-up, process validation/qualification, and process optimization & robustness to ensure successful product launches to enable robust product supply. Associate Director is accountable for developing robust processes for new products and transferring large molecule pipeline projects from R&D to operations in the US region. The role reports to the US regional process development lead. Associate Director will be responsible for managing a high-performing team to deliver robust processes for various projects in the pipeline and transfer to manufacturing facilities. This role also requires managing strategic priorities and technical projects as needed and requires collaboration across matrix organization for collective success, including R&D, operations, site-support, supply chain and regulatory in the US region." That's about the role. - Responsibilities: list bullet points under "Job Responsibilities". We have subheadings: Process Development, People Management, Technical Excellence, Strategic Leadership. Each with bullet-like sentences. We'll combine into a
  • list. - Required Education: "Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Protein Chemistry, Biology or related field." - Required Qualifications: list bullet points: Bachelor’s with at least (8) years of relevant post-graduate experience OR Master of Science degree and at least (6) years of relevant post-graduate experience OR doctoral degree with at least (4) years of relevant post-graduate experience; Minimum of (3) years of direct management experience; Minimum four (4) years of relevant experience in technology transfer, process development, technical operations, or manufacturing operations within a regulated biopharmaceutical environment; Demonstrate as an effective project leader who can maintain oversight, manage priorities, and deliver on-time results in a complex, fast-paced matrix organization; Strong working knowledge of EMA, FDA, and/or USDA regulations and guidelines; Demonstrated commitment to Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion. - Preferred Qualifications: bullet list: Demonstrated successes with Talent Management, process development/technology transfer and strategic initiatives; Demonstrated experience with USDA regulations; Demonstrated experience in commercial biomanufacturing (sterile/aseptic, bulk drug substance, filling, lyophilization, etc.) in a regulated environment; Strong working knowledge of key biopharmaceutical business processes, including Process Performance Qualification/Validation, risk assessments, CMC regulatory processes, and manufacturing change control; Demonstrated experience with statistical process control and/or design of experiments. - Required Skills: list: Biopharmaceutical Industry, Coaching Employees, Decision Making, Life Sciences Industry, Life Sciences R&D, People Leadership, Process Development (PD), Technical Operations, Technology Transfer. - Preferred Skills: Design of Experiments (DOE), Strategic Technology Initiatives, USDA Regulations. - Benefits: "We offer a comprehensive package of benefits. Available benefits include medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days." - Pay: "The salary range for this role is $142,400.00 - $224,100.00 This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, government requirements, and business or organizational needs. The successful candidate will be eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable." - Schedule: Not explicitly mentioned. There's "Shift 1st - Day" maybe indicates schedule? Also "Travel Requirements 10%" and "Flexible Work Arrangements Not Applicable". Could infer schedule: "Shift 1st - Day". That's a schedule detail. Also "Travel Requirements 10%" maybe not schedule. We'll include schedule if there is specific content: "Shift 1st - Day". That's a schedule. We'll include a Schedule section with that. We must not include sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present. We must not include duplicated lines. Remove boilerplate like EEO, accommodation, application instructions, etc. Also remove "Current Employees apply HERE", etc. Remove "US And Puerto Rico Residents Only", etc. Remove "Search Firm Representatives", etc. Remove "Employee Status Regular Relocation: Domestic VISA Sponsorship No Travel Requirements 10% Flexible Work Arrangements Not Applicable Shift 1st - Day Valid Driving License Yes Hazardous Material(s) N/A Job Posting End Date 10/3/2026 ..." We'll keep schedule from shift. We need to output only HTML fragment, no or . Use

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      for prose. We need to decide which sections to include: About the role (prose), Responsibilities (list), Requirements (maybe combine Education and Qualifications? Could have separate sections: Education, Required Qualifications, Preferred Qualifications, Required Skills, Preferred Skills. But we have headings: Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. The instruction says use headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we should map content accordingly. Thus: - About the role: prose. - Responsibilities: list. - Requirements: could include Required Education + Required Qualifications (maybe also Preferred Qualifications? but that's separate Qualifications? Actually Qualifications heading could contain both required and preferred? Usually Qualifications includes required and preferred. But we have separate Skills heading. We'll follow: Requirements: includes Required Education and Required Qualifications (maybe as list). Qualifications: includes Preferred Qualifications. Skills: includes Required Skills and Preferred Skills (maybe separate lists). Benefits: benefits. Pay: pay. Schedule: schedule. We must not create empty sections. Let's extract content. About the role prose: combine paragraphs. Responsibilities: list items from each bullet. We'll create list items: - Accountable for development of robust processes and right-first-time technology transfer of processes from R&D to operations for antigens and final products to meet file on time and launch on time targets. Collaborate with partner groups (R&D, operations, quality, regulatory) to ensure file/launch on time. - Accountable for building and sustaining a highly engaged technology transfer team through utilization of our Ways of Working. Drives culture of safety, compliance, technical excellence, and employee development. Directly manages and coaches the technology transfer team. Provides team members with aligned objectives, regular feedback on performance (including soliciting stakeholder feedback), development conversations and career progression opportunities. Proactively engages in talent management, retention, and succession planning. - Accountable for data-driven decision making across technology transfers. Drives continuous process improvements when required to enhance process and/or decrease cost-of-goods (COGs). Oversees appropriate risk identification and mitigation methodologies (e.g. FMEA) to drive decisions. Manages technical stage-gate reviews, where appropriate. When needed, accountable for driving execution of appropriate lab experiments to reduce risk, increase robustness, or reduce COGs. - Accountable for managing strategic initiatives and overseeing execution by the technology transfer team. Additionally acts as a contributor to the Regional Technology Hoshin by aligning internal goals with the technology organization. We could split into separate li items for each major heading. Now Requirements: Required Education and Required Qualifications. Required Education: "Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Protein Chemistry, Biology or related field." Required Qualifications list: - Bachelor’s with at least (8) years of relevant post-graduate experience OR Master of Science degree and at least (6) years of relevant post-graduate experience OR doctoral degree with at least (4) years of relevant post-graduate experience - Minimum of (3) years of direct management experience - Minimum four (4) years of relevant experience in technology transfer, process development, technical operations, or manufacturing operations within a regulated biopharmaceutical environment - Demonstrate as an effective project leader who can maintain oversight, manage priorities, and deliver on-time results in a complex, fast-paced matrix organization - Strong working knowledge of EMA, FDA, and/or USDA regulations and guidelines - Demonstrated commitment to Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion We'll put each as

    • . Qualifications (Preferred): list: - Demonstrated successes with Talent Management, process development/technology transfer and strategic initiatives - Demonstrated experience with USDA regulations - Demonstrated experience in commercial biomanufacturing (sterile/aseptic, bulk drug substance, filling, lyophilization, etc.) in a regulated environment - Strong working knowledge of key biopharmaceutical business processes, including Process Performance Qualification/Validation, risk assessments, CMC regulatory processes, and manufacturing change control - Demonstrated experience with statistical process control and/or design of experiments Skills: Required Skills list: - Biopharmaceutical Industry - Coaching Employees - Decision Making - Life Sciences Industry - Life Sciences R&D - People Leadership - Process Development (PD) - Technical Operations - Technology Transfer Preferred Skills list: - Design of Experiments (DOE) - Strategic Technology Initiatives - USDA Regulations Benefits: prose: "We offer a comprehensive package of benefits. Available benefits include medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days." Pay: prose: "The salary range for this role is $142,400.00 - $224,100.00 This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, government requirements, and business or organizational needs. The successful candidate will be eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable." Schedule: we have "Shift 1st - Day". Also maybe "Travel Requirements 10%" but that's not schedule. We'll include schedule: "Shift: 1st - Day". Could phrase as "Shift: 1st - Day". We'll put in

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