Senior Scientist, Analytical R&D
Merck · West Point, PA · 1 mo ago
Information Technology$117k–$184k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections for headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections if posting has real specific content. We must not repeat job title. Must not include Job ID etc. Must preserve all substantive info, no invention, no summarizing away detail. Remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning, duplicated lines, application instructions. Also remove things like "Current Employees apply HERE", "Current Contingent Workers apply HERE", "US And Puerto Rico Residents Only", accommodation, EEO statements, etc. Also remove "Search Firm Representatives Please Read Carefully", relocation, visa sponsorship, travel requirements, flexible work arrangements, shift, driving license, hazardous material, job posting end date, requisition ID, etc. Also remove "The fastest way to breakthrough innovation..." etc (EEO/diversity statements). Also remove "More information about benefits is available at ..."? That's benefits info but we can keep benefits section summarizing benefits but not include link? The instruction: preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep benefits details: 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. Also mention annual bonus and long-term incentive if applicable. Also mention "We offer a comprehensive package of benefits." That's substantive. We can keep that as prose.
Pay: salary range $117,000.00 - $184,200.00. Also mention that employee's position within range based on factors. That's substantive. So include Pay section.
Schedule: Not indicated? The posting says "Shift Not Indicated", "Travel Requirements 10%", "Flexible Work Arrangements Not Applicable". There's no specific schedule like full-time, part-time. The instruction: never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. Schedule: we have "Shift Not Indicated". That's not a real schedule; it's basically unspecified. Should we include Schedule? The posting does not state a schedule (like full-time, shift). It says Shift Not Indicated. That's not substantive schedule info. So we should NOT create a Schedule section.
Benefits: we have details, so include Benefits.
Qualifications: The posting includes Education Minimum Requirement, Required Experience And Skills, Preferred Experience And Skills, Required Skills, Preferred Skills. We need to decide which sections to use: Qualifications, Skills, Requirements. The instruction: Use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). We need to map content appropriately.
We have About the role: first paragraph describing role and team.
Responsibilities: list of responsibilities: lead assay development, drive scientific contributions at program levels, engage with product teams to characterize vaccines supporting process development, formulation development, vaccine characterization, and method and transfers. Also providing technical guidance to other scientists, evaluating new technologies, driving innovations to influence trends in industry. Also prioritize and work in collaborative manner in fast-paced integrated multidisciplinary team environment. Also strong analytical capabilities, communication skills, demonstrated scientific knowledge, strong presentation skills. Also ability to prioritize and work in collaborative manner... Actually those are more like requirements. But we can split.
Requirements: maybe include education minimum requirement and required experience and skills.
Qualifications: maybe include preferred experience and skills? Or we could combine.
Skills: list of required skills and preferred skills.
We must not create thin sections; prefer few substantive sections. So we could combine Education/Experience into Requirements, and Skills into Skills section, and maybe Qualifications not needed if we cover everything. But we need to follow instruction: include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it. So we can decide which sections to include based on content.
We have substantive content for About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements (education, required experience), Skills (required and preferred skills), Benefits, Pay. Possibly Qualifications could be omitted if we put education under Requirements and preferred under Skills. But we might also have a Qualifications section for education and experience? However the instruction says prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we could have About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements (covering education, required experience, required skills), Skills (preferred skills), Benefits, Pay. That's 6 sections.
But we need to ensure we don't duplicate content. Let's extract.
About the role: "Analytical Enabling Capabilities is seeking a Senior Scientist to join our Vaccine Discovery Analytical Research team located in West Point, PA. In this role, an individual will work with a team of scientists to conduct state-of-the-art analytical techniques, including separations (such as HPLC, UPLC, AF4, electrophoresis, and CE), spectroscopic techniques (NMR, MS, UV-VIS, IR, MALS, and Fluorescence), and classical wet chemistry techniques. The individual should also have in-depth separations knowledge to facilitate vaccine characterization and quality control for a number of vaccine platforms, such as protein, subunit and live virus vaccines."
That's about the role.
Responsibilities: "The responsibilities of this role will be to lead assay development, drive scientific contributions at program levels, and engage with product teams to characterize vaccines supporting process development, formulation development, vaccine characterization, and method and transfers. The incumbent must have strong analytical capabilities, communication skills, demonstrated scientific knowledge, and strong presentation skills. The candidate must be able to prioritize and work in collaborative manner in a fast-paced, integrated, multidisciplinary team environment. Additional responsibilities include providing technical guidance to other scientists, evaluating new technologies, and driving innovations to influence trends in industry."
We could keep responsibilities as bullet list.
Requirements: Education Minimum Requirement: PhD or a Master's degree with 4+ years industry, OR a Bachelor's degree with 6+ year experience in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Biochemistry, Structural Biology or a closely related field.
Required Experience And Skills: In-depth knowledge and understanding of chemistry and separations (UPLC, HPLC, CE, and electrophoresis). Experience with protein characterization and protein interactions (Electrophoresis, SPR, ITC, MALS). Ability to troubleshoot technical issues related to separation methodology. Independent analytical problem-solving capabilities. Strong verbal & written communication skills. Capable of multi-tasking and managing multiple projects. Motivated to learn new skills, willingness to take on new challenges, and scientific curiosity.
We could combine education and required experience into Requirements.
Skills: Preferred Experience And Skills: Experience working on vaccine research and/or development. Experience with assay robustness evaluation. Solid computer skills and ability to script analytical analysis workbooks. Experienced with automated laboratory instrumentation, and Experience with biophysical methodologies.
Required Skills list: Analytical Assays, Analytical Method Development, Biochemical Assays, Biophysical Characterization, Cell-Based Assays, Chemistry, Independent Thinking, Laboratory Instrumentation, Research Programs, Scientific Research, Technical Writing, Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography (UPLC)
Preferred Skills: (maybe same as Preferred Experience And Skills? Actually they listed Preferred Skills after Required Skills: "Current Employees apply HERE Current Contingent Workers apply HERE US And Puerto Rico Residents Only ..." then later "Preferred Skills Current Employees apply HERE Current Contingent Workers apply HERE US And Puerto Rico Residents Only". Actually the text shows "Preferred Skills Current Employees apply HERE Current Contingent Workers apply HERE US And Puerto Rico Residents Only". That seems like a formatting error; but earlier they had "Preferred Experience And Skills". Then later they list "Required Skills" bullet list, then "Preferred Skills" bullet list? Actually after Required Skills they list a bunch of skills then "Preferred Skills Current Employees apply HERE Current Contingent Workers apply HERE US And Puerto Rico Residents Only". That seems like they mistakenly inserted apply links. Then later they have "Required Skills Analytical Assays, ..." then "Preferred Skills Experience working on vaccine research and/or development Experience with assay robustness evaluation Solid computer skills and ability to script analytical analysis workbooks Experienced with automated laboratory instrumentation, and Experience with biophysical methodologies". Actually the text:
"Required Skills Analytical Assays, Analytical Method Development, Biochemical Assays, Biophysical Characterization, Cell-Based Assays, Chemistry, Independent Thinking, Laboratory Instrumentation, Research Programs, Scientific Research, Technical Writing, Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography (UPLC) Preferred Skills Current Employees apply HERE Current Contingent Workers apply HERE US And Puerto Rico Residents Only Our company is committed to inclusion..."
Then later: "Required Experience And Skills In-depth knowledge and understanding of chemistry and separations (UPLC, HPLC, CE, and electrophoresis).Experience with protein characterization and protein interactions (Electrophoresis, SPR, ITC, MALS).Ability to troubleshoot technical issues related to separation methodology. Independent analytical problem-solving capabilities.Strong verbal & written communication skills. Capable of multi-tasking and managing multiple projects.Motivated to learn new skills, willingness to take on new challenges, and scientific curiosity. Preferred Experience And Skills Experience working on vaccine research and/or developmentExperience with assay robustness evaluation.Solid computer skills and ability to script analytical analysis workbooksExperienced with automated laboratory instrumentation, andExperience with biophysical methodologies Required Skills Analytical Assays, Analytical Method Development, Biochemical Assays, Biophysical Characterization, Cell-Based Assays, Chemistry, Independent Thinking, Laboratory Instrumentation, Research Programs, Scientific Research, Technical Writing, Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography (UPLC) Preferred Skills Current Employees apply HERE Current Contingent Workers apply HERE US And Puerto Rico Residents Only"
It's messy due to duplication. We need to extract substantive info without duplication.
Let's parse the original text more clearly:
Job Description Analytical Enabling Capabilities is seeking a Senior Scientist to join our Vaccine Discovery Analytical Research team located in West Point, PA. In this role, an individual will work with a team of scientists to conduct state-of-the-art analytical techniques, including separations (such as HPLC, UPLC, AF4, electrophoresis, and CE), spectroscopic techniques (NMR, MS, UV-VIS, IR, MALS, and Fluorescence), and classical wet chemistry techniques. The individual should also have in-depth separations knowledge to facilitate vaccine characterization and quality control for a number of vaccine platforms, such as protein, subunit and live virus vaccines. The responsibilities of this role will be to lead assay development, drive scientific contributions at program levels, and engage with product teams to characterize vaccines supporting process development, formulation development, vaccine characterization, and method and transfers. The incumbent must have strong analytical capabilities, communication skills, demonstrated scientific knowledge, and strong presentation skills. The candidate must be able to prioritize and work in collaborative manner in a fast-paced, integrated, multidisciplinary team environment. Additional responsibilities include providing technical guidance to other scientists, evaluating new technologies, and driving innovations to influence trends in industry. Education Minimum Requirement PhD or a Master's degree with 4+ years industry, OR a Bachelor's degree with 6+ year experience in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Biochemistry, Structural Biology or a closely related field. Required Experience And Skills In-depth knowledge and understanding of chemistry and separations (UPLC, HPLC, CE, and electrophoresis).Experience with protein characterization and protein interactions (Electrophoresis, SPR, ITC, MALS).Ability to troubleshoot technical issues related to separation methodology. Independent analytical problem-solving capabilities.Strong verbal & written communication skills. Capable of multi-tasking and managing multiple projects.Motivated to learn new skills, willingness to take on new challenges, and scientific curiosity. Preferred Experience And Skills Experience working on vaccine research and/or developmentExperience with assay robustness evaluation.Solid computer skills and ability to script analytical analysis workbooksExperienced with automated laboratory instrumentation, andExperience with biophysical methodologies Required Skills Analytical Assays, Analytical Method Development, Biochemical Assays, Biophysical Characterization, Cell-Based Assays, Chemistry, Independent Thinking, Laboratory Instrumentation, Research Programs, Scientific Research, Technical Writing, Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography (UPLC) Preferred Skills Current Employees apply HERE Current Contingent Workers apply HERE US And Puerto Rico Residents Only Our company is committed to inclusion, ensuring that candidates can engage in a hiring process that exhibits their true capabilities. Please click here if you need an accommodation during the application or