2026 Future Talent Program Associate Specialist, Engineering

Job Description

Our Engineers support internal manufacturing operations to ensure they remain operational and continuously improve and innovate. With our extensive range of facilities and environments our Engineers have opportunities across many diverse areas including Biological Chemical Automation Capital Projects Maintenance Safety Process Development Technical Services Utilities and Validation.

Position Description :

Positions consists of the Automation / MES Deviation Management Manufacturing Technical Operations Validation New Product Technical Transfer Departments Supply Chain Management Quality and other areas at the Durham Site.

The Associate Specialist role will support one of the aforementioned Departments. The Durham Site contains a team of dedicated individuals who strive to understand monitor improve and support the transfer of our manufacturing processes. Within these groups there are opportunities to support day-to-day activities and strategic projects to ensure the Durham Bulk and Formulation / Filling facilities operate Right-First-Time in a cost-effective manner and to ensure on-going Technical Transfer activities to the site meet the financial and timeline requirements for the vaccine programs. This role requires daily problem solving with other Technical CoE groups Operations and Quality. The successful candidate will be expected to be a first responder to requests from the manufacturing areas when support is needed from their respective field.

The well-qualified candidate must have analytical problem-solving and communication this role the candidate will provide support for the manufacturing of aseptic products. Furthermore the candidate will be required to work in a fast-paced environment. Some roles may require full-time shift assignments and some roles may require temporary shift assignments to support critical projects or manufacturing steps.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to :

• Accountable for delivering on Durham manufacturing objectives
• Accountable for providing technical support to Durham current and pipeline vaccine manufacturing
• Lead technical and business system process improvement projects
• Lead troubleshooting and resolution of unplanned events to ensure a reliable supply of Durham manufactured vaccines
• Author technical documentation

Education Minimum Requirement :

Required Experience and Skills :

Preferred Experience and Skills :

#SD2025

#FTP2026

Required Skills :

Aseptic Processing Aseptic Processing Business Process Re-Engineering (BPR) Contractor Oversight Driving Continuous Improvement Engineering Standards Equipment Qualification Estimation and Planning Fast-Paced Environments GMP Compliance GMP Validation Healthcare Innovation Lean Manufacturing Lean Six Sigma (LSS) Maintenance Management Manufacturing Processes Manufacturing Quality Control Manufacturing Scale-Up Process Control Process Optimization Process Scale Up Production Management Production Operations Quality Management Supply Change Management 2 more

Preferred Skills :

Current Employees apply HERE

Current Contingent Workers apply HERE

US and Puerto Rico Residents Only :

As an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer we provide equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination on the basis of race color age religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin protected veteran status disability status or other applicable legally protected a federal contractor we comply with all affirmative action requirements for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. For more information about personal rights under the U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment laws visit :

EEOC Know Your Rights

EEOC GINA Supplement

We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing together talented and committed people with diverse experiences perspectives skills and backgrounds. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when people with diverse ideas broad experiences backgrounds and skills come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one anothers thinking and approach problems collectively.

U.S. Hybrid Work Model

Effective September 5 2023 employees in office-based positions in the U.S. will be working a Hybrid work consisting of three total days on-site per week Monday - Thursday although the specific days may vary by site or organization with Friday designated as a remote-working day unless business critical tasks require an on-site Hybrid work model does not apply to and daily in-person attendance is required for field-based positions; facility-based manufacturing-based or research-based positions where the work to be performed is located at a Company site; positions covered by a collective-bargaining agreement (unless the agreement provides for hybrid work); or any other position for which the Company has determined the job requirements cannot be reasonably met working remotely. Please note this Hybrid work model guidance also does not apply to roles that have been designated as remote.

San Francisco Residents Only : We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

Los Angeles Residents Only : We will consider for employment all qualified applicants including those with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws including the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance

Search Firm Representatives Please Read Carefully

Merck & Co. Inc. Rahway NJ USA also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Rahway NJ USA does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All CVs / resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company. No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place. Where agency agreements are in place introductions are position specific. Please no phone calls or emails.

Employee Status : Regular

Relocation : Domestic

VISA Sponsorship : No

Travel Requirements :

10%

Flexible Work Arrangements :

Hybrid

Shift : Not Indicated

Valid Driving License :

No

Hazardous Material(s) :

N / A

Job Posting End Date :

11 / 17 / 2025

Required Experience :

IC

Key Skills

Crisis Management,Microsoft Word,Office Experience,Conflict Management,Constant Contact,Microsoft Powerpoint,Research Experience,Salesforce,Administrative Experience,Public Speaking,Google Suite,Writing Skills

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1