# Operations Technician

Job Description For over 130 years, we have pioneered groundbreaking science. Today, we are driven by continuous innovation to develop breakthrough medicines, vaccines and technology. Rooted in direct experience on the farm and in the clinic, we work hand in hand with our customers every step of the way. Our singular focus is to empower those who care for animals, helping them manage their vital responsibility with confidence. Because when it comes to animal health, no one sees it like we do. An Operations Technician position in the Single Use Bioprocessing Department is available at our Animal Health facility in De Soto, Kansas, located near Kansas City metropolitan area. The De Soto facility is part of the global our Manufacturing Division network and is a key contributor to the manufacturing of animal health products. Working in the SUB Processing Team you take ownership of the manufacturing processes associated with the large-scale manufacturing process of Mycoplasma Strain 11 Antigen as well as new products coming into the department. Contribution to the weekly completion and schedule adherence of other production activities within the team is expected. The antigen manufacturi

- **Id**: 3888428
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/merck-co-operations-technician-6>
- **Role**: Field & Service
- **Role family**: Field & Service
- **Seniority**: junior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: De Soto, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 1
- **Visa sponsorship**: yes
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-06T20:25:46Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-06
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-14T00:29:18Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 7
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 7510
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Flexible schedule
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Veterinary Medicine, Vaccines, Biologics & Biosimilars, Oncology Therapeutics

## Company

- **Id**: 3768
- **Name**: Merck & Co.
- **Domain**: msd.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/msd>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workday

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 97
- **Open postings**: 187
- **Ghost share**: 0.021
- **Stale share**: 0.16
- **Repost share**: 0.193
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 16
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 48600
- **Max**: 76600
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 76600

## Technologies

- **Bioreactors** — Optional: no
- **GMP** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 7

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 1
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: high_school
- **Optional**: no

## Hiring locations

- **United States** — Iso: US; Kind: country
- **Puerto Rico** — Iso: PR; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-06T20:25:46Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: no; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 129; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: Offered visa sponsorship in 129 of its adverts here in 24 months; Filings 12m: 0

## Liveness

- **Score**: 98
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.977
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 5
- **Expected fill days**: 16
- **Reasons**: conf:5, wave, velocity, win:early, comp:junior,brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 76600
- **Is top pay**: yes

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