Formulation Scientist, Discovery Pharmaceutical Sciences (Onsite)

Our Company's Research Laboratories South San Francisco (SSF) Discovery Center, a wholly owned subsidiary of Our Company, is focused on driving discovery research. Our multi-disciplinary discovery research site offers state-of- the-art resources to explore the most promising science combined with our Company's world-class R&D expertise in small molecules and biologics. Located within the heart of the Bay area’s biomedical community, research conducted in our new laboratories spans exploratory biology through early clinical development and is an integral part of our Company's powerful world-class network of drug and vaccine discovery.

At our Company, we are inspired by the belief that a research-driven enterprise dedicated to scientific excellence can create medicines and vaccines that save and improve lives. Every employee is building on our proud legacy of scientific breakthrough. Our ability to impact the lives of patients worldwide depends on the integrity, creativity, humility, and scientific acumen of our team. We are creating an organization that is inspired by invention and founded on a culture of respect and collaboration. At our Company's Research Labs, you’ll have the opportunity to expand your knowledge and skills through collaboration with talented and dedicated colleagues while advancing your career.

Discovery Pharmaceutical Sciences (DPS) enables drug discovery and drug product development through application of pharmaceutical science and drug delivery research, from target identification through clinical candidate selection for both small and large molecules.  We utilize our expertise to characterize novel molecules and develop preclinical formulations to successfully advance quality drug candidate compounds from discovery to development.

DPS in South San Francisco, CA, is seeking a passionate Scientist (R2) with strong academic fundamentals and a drive to develop new medicines to join our team.  In this role, the individual will be responsible for supporting the physico-chemical characterization and formulation development of proteins or small molecule drug candidates.

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  Develops and applies basic principles and scientific concepts to execute work in a laboratory environment in compliance with Safety and Environmental requirements.

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  Proactively identifies and troubleshoots potential issues with procedures, data, or instrumentation (for example UPLC), leading to improvements in scientific understanding.

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  Executes routine experiments and data interpretation with appropriate technical guidance.

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  Can understand overall project timelines to manage prioritization of individual contributor deliverables with appropriate supervision.

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  Builds awareness of relevant new and current technologies to grow as a pharmaceutical scientist.

• B.S. degree with three years’ experience or MS degree in Chemical/ Biochemical/ Biomedical Engineering, Pharmaceutical sciences, Chemistry, Biochemistry, or related disciplines.

• Ability to learn and apply new scientific principles to execute daily responsibilities

• Demonstrated ability to collate and conduct basic data analysis

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

• Strong organizational, logistical, and technical problem-solving abilities

• Ability to work in a fast-paced collaborative team environment

• Learning and growth mindset; willingness to master new analytical techniques and formulation processes.

• Prior experience in a laboratory environment

• Passion to learn and develop as a pharmaceutical scientist

• Prior experience in a laboratory environment

• Passion to learn and develop as a pharmaceutical scientist

• Candidates with experience in pre-clinical / clinical formulation development and physico-chemical characterization of proteins or solid oral dosage form are preferred.  

• Candidates with experience in automation and high-throughput testing are preferred

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The salary range for this role is

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.

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. More information about benefits is available at https://jobs.merck.com/us/en/compensation-and-benefits.

You can apply for this role through https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (or via the Workday Jobs Hub if you are a current employee). The application deadline for this position is stated on this posting.