Senior Scientists
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Merck & Co. Inc., is looking for a Senior Scientist, Pharmacokinetics for its West Point, PA location to work as part of Merck Research Labs to implement & utilize ligand binding assays to contribute to Vaccines & Biologics therapeutic area. Must have BS biological sciences & 5+ years of lab research experience in pharmaceutical &/or biotech industry OR an MS & 2+ years of lab research experience in pharmaceutical &/or biotech industry.
Experience must include the following: 1) Complying with Guidance & Regulations; contributing to assay protocol & qualification/validation report prep; addressing QA findings & observations. 2) Adhering to basic safety procedures in BSL2 lab. 3) Following SOPs & documenting experiments. 4) Communicating results effectively in presentations to stakeholders; writing technical reports; participating on cross-functional teams. 5) Implementing liquid handlers & other automation platforms for sample prep & biological assay processes. 6) Working with in vitro cell culture-based serum neutralization assays (VRNT and PRNT) & ligand binding assays & ELISpot. 7) Working with assay qualification/validation & troubleshooting of cell-based assays &/or ligand-binding assays. 8) Working within Regulated Bioanalysis & GLP/GCLP. 9) Working within GxP requirements as it applies to regulated bioanalysis.