# Scientist, Analytical R&D (2nd Shift)

Job Description Role Description: Join us and experience our culture first-hand - one of strong ethics & integrity, diversified experiences, exceptional science, and a resounding passion for improving human health through innovative drug delivery technologies and predictive analytical tools. As part of our global team, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with talented and dedicated colleagues while developing and expanding your career. In your role as Scientist, you will be part of a team of Analytical Chemists working on cross-functional scientific teams to enable novel small molecule, peptide, and oligonucleotide drug development through laboratory-based analytical characterization and statistical data analysis. Please note that this is a second-shift position, with working hours from 3:30 PM to 12:00 AM. Primary Responsibilities: Support execution of Good Manufacturing Practices activities such as release and stability testing to support development of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), pharmaceutical formulations, and manufacturing processes using both traditional and advanced analytical tools. Document the execution, procedure, results, and conclusions of exper

- **Id**: 3701974
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/merck-co-scientist-analytical-rd-2nd-shift>
- **Role**: Science & Research
- **Role family**: Science & Research
- **Seniority**: middle
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Rahway, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 3
- **Visa sponsorship**: yes
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-03T19:47:47Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-03
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-12T04:53:55Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 8
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 7752
- **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**: 212
- **Ghost share**: 0.028
- **Stale share**: 0.146
- **Repost share**: 0.203
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 16
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T05:49:22Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 87300
- **Max**: 137400
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 137400

## Technologies

- **GMP** — Optional: no
- **Chromatography** — Optional: yes
- **Mass Spectrometry** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 8

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 3
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Hiring locations

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

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-03T19:47:47Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: no; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 141; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: Offered visa sponsorship in 141 of its adverts here in 24 months; Filings 12m: 0

## Liveness

- **Score**: 80
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.891
- **P room**: 0.9
- **Age days**: 7
- **Expected fill days**: 16
- **Reasons**: conf:1, velocity, win:mid, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T05:49:22Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 137400
- **Is top pay**: yes

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