Sr. Scientist, Engineering
Merck · Rahway, NJ · 1 mo ago
Analyst$117k–$184k/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. Must remove boilerplate, navigation, legal, EEO, etc. Must preserve all substantive information.
We need to parse the job description.
Key content:
- Position Description: Chemical Engineering R&D department (CERD) part of Process R&D org, seeking highly motivated individuals for fast-paced job with high technical responsibility. Involves hands-on process development/scale-up work from lab to commercial manufacturing scale. Under scientific and administrative direction, engineer conducts independent research: conceiving, designing, planning, implementing advanced experiments aimed at achieving research goals related to process development, technology development, production of API. Candidate may also manage process development and/or manufacturing activities at external suppliers. Engineer expected to exhibit safety and quality compliance mindset: follow cGMPs, participate in risk assessments, deviation investigations, GDocP. High level of innovation, creativity, self-initiative, ability to plan and organize activities expected. Successful candidates required to communicate regularly, clearly, confidently discussing technical problems, support pilot plant operations, interface with cross-functional colleagues/customers. Position requires approx 10%-15% travel.
- Position Qualifications: Education Minimum Requirement: BS and/or MS in Chemical/Biochemical Engineering (or comparable) from accredited college/university plus at least 5 years relevant work experience in process development, OR PhD in Chemical/Biochemical Engineering (or comparable) from accredited college/university.
- Required Experience And Skills: For BS/MS candidates, at least 5 years relevant work experience post-graduation, where relevant work experience may include any of the following: Experience performing lab-based research/process development in a chemical engineering-related area. Experience with process scale-up and/or technology transfer, moving from laboratory to pilot plant or production scale. Highly effective communication and collaboration skills. Good organizational, interpersonal, writing, and time management skills.
- Preferred Experience And Skills: Direct experience with pharmaceutical drug substance processing. Familiarity with concepts and application of cGMP and GDocP during pharmaceutical development and production. Experience applying statistical experimental design (i.e. Design of Experiments) and/or process modeling. Experience with organic chemical synthesis and wet chemistry including running experiments, and generating and analyzing data. Familiarity with Process Analytical Technologies (PAT) and/or data-rich experimentation. Background with chemical engineering-related technology development.
- Required Skills Preferred Skills: (maybe duplicate). There's a line "Current Employees apply HERE Current Contingent Workers apply HERE US And Puerto Rico Residents Only" etc. That's application instructions, we should drop.
- Salary range: $117,000.00 - $184,200.00. Also mention annual bonus and long-term incentive if applicable. Benefits: comprehensive package: medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (employee and family), retirement benefits including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, compassionate and sick days. More info link.
- Travel Requirements: 10% (maybe 10% -15% earlier). Also "Travel Requirements 10% Flexible Work Arrangements Not Applicable Shift Not Indicated Valid Driving License No Hazardous Material(s) N/A". So travel 10% (maybe 10%-15%). We'll include schedule? Not given. No schedule specifics. So we should not create Schedule section unless posting actually states them. It does not give schedule (like full-time, shift). So omit Schedule.
- Benefits: we have details.
- Pay: we have salary range and bonus info.
- Qualifications: education and experience.
- Skills: required and preferred.
- Responsibilities: the hands-on process development, experiments, managing external suppliers, safety compliance, communication, pilot plant support, travel.
- About the role: maybe the initial paragraph describing role.
We need to decide sections: About the role (intro), Responsibilities, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay. Possibly also Requirements? The qualifications already cover education and experience. Could combine Requirements with Qualifications? The instruction says use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can include Requirements as separate if there is content. But we have qualifications and skills; maybe Requirements is for mandatory requirements (education, experience). Qualifications could be for preferred? But we have both required and preferred. Could split: Requirements = mandatory education/experience; Qualifications = maybe additional qualifications? However the posting lumps education minimum requirement and required experience and skills under "Position Qualifications" and "Required Experience And Skills". Then "Preferred Experience And Skills". So we could treat Requirements as the mandatory (education + required experience). Qualifications as maybe the preferred? But the instruction says "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So maybe we combine education+experience into Qualifications, and Skills into Skills. But we need to follow the allowed headings; we can omit Requirements if we don't have distinct content. Let's see: The posting includes "Position Qualifications" heading with education minimum requirement. Then "Required Experience And Skills". Then "Preferred Experience And Skills". So we could have:
- About the role: introductory paragraph.
- Responsibilities: description of duties.
- Qualifications: education + required experience (maybe combine).
- Skills: required and preferred skills.
- Benefits: benefits description.
- Pay: salary range + bonus.
We should not include Schedule.
We must not include boilerplate like EEO, accommodation, search firm, etc. Also drop "Current Employees apply HERE..." etc. Also drop "US And Puerto Rico Residents Only". Also drop "Our company is committed to inclusion..." etc. Also drop EEO statements. Also drop "Learn more about your rights..." etc. Also drop "Search Firm Representatives Please Read Carefully..." etc. Also drop "Employee Status Regular Relocation: Domestic/International VISA Sponsorship Yes Travel Requirements 10% Flexible Work Arrangements Not Applicable Shift Not Indicated Valid Driving License No Hazardous Material(s) N/A Job Posting End Date ..." etc. Also drop "A job posting is effective until..." etc. Also drop "Requisition ID:..." etc.
We must preserve all substantive information: that includes travel requirement (10%-15%). Also mention that candidate may manage external suppliers. Also mention safety and quality compliance (cGMP, risk assessments, deviation investigations, GDocP). Also mention innovation, creativity, self-initiative, plan/organize. Also mention communication regularly, clearly, confidently discussing technical problems, support pilot plant operations, interface with cross-functional colleagues/customers. Also mention approx 10%-15% travel.
Also mention eligibility for annual bonus and long-term incentive if applicable.
Also mention benefits: medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (employee and family), retirement benefits including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, compassionate and sick days.
Also mention salary range.
Now we need to format as HTML fragment: use for section headings. Use
for section headings. Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Use
for prose.
We need to decide what to put in lists.
For Responsibilities: we can list duties as
- ... each duty.
For Qualifications: education and experience could be list.
For Skills: required and preferred could be list.
For Benefits: list.
For Pay: maybe just prose with salary range and bonus.
Let's craft.
First, About the role: a paragraph summarizing the role: The Chemical Engineering Research & Development department (CERD), part of the Process Research and Development organization, is seeking highly motivated individuals for a fast-paced job with high technical responsibility involving hands-on process development/scale-up work from lab to commercial manufacturing scale, conducting independent research, conceiving/designing/planning/implementing advanced experiments for process development, technology development, and production of active pharmaceutical ingredients (API), may manage process development and/or manufacturing at external suppliers, expected to exhibit safety and quality compliance mindset (cGMPs, risk assessments, deviation investigations, GDocP), high level of innovation, creativity, self-initiative, ability to plan and organize activities, required to communicate regularly, clearly, and confidently discussing technical problems, support pilot plant operations, interface with cross-functional colleagues/customers, position requires approximately 10%-15% travel.
That's a lot but we can keep as prose.
Now Responsibilities: list items:
- Conduct hands-on process development and scale-up work from laboratory to commercial manufacturing scale.
- Conceive, design, plan, and implement advanced experiments to achieve research goals related to process development, technology development, and production of active pharmaceutical ingredients (API).
- Manage process development and/or manufacturing activities at external suppliers (as applicable).
- Follow current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs) and participate in risk assessments, deviation investigations, and Good Documentation Practices (GDocP).
- Demonstrate innovation, creativity, and self-initiative; plan and organize activities effectively.
- Communicate regularly, clearly, and confidently on technical problems; support pilot plant operations; interface with cross-functional colleagues and customers.
- Travel approximately 10%-15% as required.
Now Qualifications: education and experience:
- Education: BS and/or MS in Chemical/Biochemical Engineering (or comparable) from an accredited college/university plus at least 5 years of relevant work experience in process development; OR PhD in Chemical/Biochemical Engineering (or comparable) from an accredited college/university.
- Required experience (for BS/MS candidates): at least 5 years of relevant work experience post-graduation, including lab-based research/process development in a chemical engineering-related area; process scale-up and/or technology transfer from laboratory to pilot plant or production scale; highly effective communication and collaboration skills; good organizational, interpersonal, writing, and time management skills.
We could combine required experience into qualifications list.
But we might separate required experience as part of qualifications.
Now Skills: required and preferred:
Required skills (from required experience list): highly effective communication and collaboration skills; good organizational, interpersonal, writing, and time management skills.
Preferred skills: direct experience with pharmaceutical drug substance processing; familiarity with concepts and application of cGMP and GDocP during pharmaceutical development and production; experience applying statistical experimental design (Design of Experiments) and/or process modeling; experience with organic chemical synthesis and wet chemistry including running experiments, generating and analyzing data; familiarity with Process Analytical Technologies (PAT) and/or data-rich experimentation; background with chemical engineering-related technology development.
We could also include required skills like communication etc. Already listed.
Now Benefits: list:
- Medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (employee and family)
- Retirement benefits, including 401(k)
- Paid holidays
- Vacation
- Compassionate and sick days
Also mention eligibility for annual bonus and long-term incentive if applicable (maybe under Pay). We'll put bonus under Pay.
Pay: paragraph: Salary range $117,000.00 - $184,200.00; eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive if applicable.
Now we need to ensure we don't include filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present.
Now produce HTML.
We must not include or . Just the fragment.
Let's construct:
About the role
...
Responsibilities
- ...
...
Qualifications
- ...
...
Skills
- ...
...
Benefits
- ...
...
Pay
...
We should not include Schedule.
Check that we didn't repeat job title. Good.
Now ensure we preserved all substantive information: travel 10%-15% included in responsibilities. Also mention managing external suppliers. Also mention safety compliance etc. Also mention innovation etc. Also mention communication etc. Also mention pilot plant support. Also mention eligibility for bonus
for prose. We need to decide what to put in lists. For Responsibilities: we can list duties as
- ... each duty.
For Qualifications: education and experience could be list.
For Skills: required and preferred could be list.
For Benefits: list.
For Pay: maybe just prose with salary range and bonus.
Let's craft.
First, About the role: a paragraph summarizing the role: The Chemical Engineering Research & Development department (CERD), part of the Process Research and Development organization, is seeking highly motivated individuals for a fast-paced job with high technical responsibility involving hands-on process development/scale-up work from lab to commercial manufacturing scale, conducting independent research, conceiving/designing/planning/implementing advanced experiments for process development, technology development, and production of active pharmaceutical ingredients (API), may manage process development and/or manufacturing at external suppliers, expected to exhibit safety and quality compliance mindset (cGMPs, risk assessments, deviation investigations, GDocP), high level of innovation, creativity, self-initiative, ability to plan and organize activities, required to communicate regularly, clearly, and confidently discussing technical problems, support pilot plant operations, interface with cross-functional colleagues/customers, position requires approximately 10%-15% travel.
That's a lot but we can keep as prose.
Now Responsibilities: list items:
- Conduct hands-on process development and scale-up work from laboratory to commercial manufacturing scale.
- Conceive, design, plan, and implement advanced experiments to achieve research goals related to process development, technology development, and production of active pharmaceutical ingredients (API).
- Manage process development and/or manufacturing activities at external suppliers (as applicable).
- Follow current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs) and participate in risk assessments, deviation investigations, and Good Documentation Practices (GDocP).
- Demonstrate innovation, creativity, and self-initiative; plan and organize activities effectively.
- Communicate regularly, clearly, and confidently on technical problems; support pilot plant operations; interface with cross-functional colleagues and customers.
- Travel approximately 10%-15% as required.
Now Qualifications: education and experience:
- Education: BS and/or MS in Chemical/Biochemical Engineering (or comparable) from an accredited college/university plus at least 5 years of relevant work experience in process development; OR PhD in Chemical/Biochemical Engineering (or comparable) from an accredited college/university.
- Required experience (for BS/MS candidates): at least 5 years of relevant work experience post-graduation, including lab-based research/process development in a chemical engineering-related area; process scale-up and/or technology transfer from laboratory to pilot plant or production scale; highly effective communication and collaboration skills; good organizational, interpersonal, writing, and time management skills.
We could combine required experience into qualifications list.
But we might separate required experience as part of qualifications.
Now Skills: required and preferred:
Required skills (from required experience list): highly effective communication and collaboration skills; good organizational, interpersonal, writing, and time management skills.
Preferred skills: direct experience with pharmaceutical drug substance processing; familiarity with concepts and application of cGMP and GDocP during pharmaceutical development and production; experience applying statistical experimental design (Design of Experiments) and/or process modeling; experience with organic chemical synthesis and wet chemistry including running experiments, generating and analyzing data; familiarity with Process Analytical Technologies (PAT) and/or data-rich experimentation; background with chemical engineering-related technology development.
We could also include required skills like communication etc. Already listed.
Now Benefits: list:
- Medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (employee and family)
- Retirement benefits, including 401(k)
- Paid holidays
- Vacation
- Compassionate and sick days
Also mention eligibility for annual bonus and long-term incentive if applicable (maybe under Pay). We'll put bonus under Pay.
Pay: paragraph: Salary range $117,000.00 - $184,200.00; eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive if applicable.
Now we need to ensure we don't include filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present.
Now produce HTML.
We must not include or . Just the fragment.
Let's construct:
About the role
...
Responsibilities
- ... ...
Qualifications
- ... ...
Skills
- ... ...
Benefits
- ... ...
Pay
...
We should not include Schedule. Check that we didn't repeat job title. Good. Now ensure we preserved all substantive information: travel 10%-15% included in responsibilities. Also mention managing external suppliers. Also mention safety compliance etc. Also mention innovation etc. Also mention communication etc. Also mention pilot plant support. Also mention eligibility for bonus