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This individual contributor will lead end-to-end tech transfer of vaccine processes, ensuring robust, compliant, and efficient implementation at receiving sites. The role is responsible for structured knowledge management, proactive technical risk assessment and mitigation ahead of transfers, and ongoing process robustness post-transfer. The Senior Specialist will lead cross-functional technical projects (without direct reports), train and mentor new hires, and provide expert support to manufacturing, quality, and other partners on complex technical topics.\nKey Responsibilities:\n Coordinate and own regional knowledge management implementation for assigned processes, ensuring consistent rollout and adoption across sites (e.g., transfer packages, playbooks, lessons learned, best practices) and effective knowledge sharing within the region.\nLead regional vaccine technology transfers end-to-end, ensuring technical readiness and successful implementation at receiving sites.\nIdentify and mitigate technical risks ahead of transfer execution through structured assessments and data-driven action plans.\nLead cross-functional technical projects/workstreams that enable transfer success and improve process performance.\nTrain and mentor new hires, strengthening team capability and consistent ways of working.\nEnsure post-transfer process robustness through monitoring, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement in partnership with sites and Quality.\nDeliver compliant technical documentation and clear stakeholder communication aligned with quality, regulatory and internal governance.\nJob Requirements\nEducation Minimum Requirement:\nBachelor’s degree with significant relevant experience in Biotechnology, Biochemical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Pharmacy, or a related life science/engineering field. A Master’s degree preferred.\n\nRequired Experience and Skills:\nMinimum 5 years of experience in biopharmaceutical or vaccine manufacturing, process development, or technology transfer.\nProven track record in leading tech transfer or major technical projects as an individual contributor.\nStrong understanding of upstream, downstream, fill-finish and/or lyophilization processes in vaccine or biopharma manufacturing.\nExperience in vaccine/biopharma-regulated environments\nExperience with process characterization, scale-up/scale-down, and process robustness.\nTechnical and problem-solving skills to motivate cross-functional team responsible for implementation.\nAbility to train, coach, and influence others; strong problem-solving and decision-making.\nHigh degree of ownership, scientific rigor, and continuous improvement mindset.\nProficiency in technical risk assessment and data analysis for process performance.\nAbility to prioritize, focus on and obtain business results. \nPreferred Experience and Skills:\nFamiliarity with USDA regulatory expectations.\nExcellent technical writing and communication skills for diverse stakeholders.\nStrong project leadership and cross-functional collaboration without formal line authority.\nSchedule Requirements:\nAble to work first shift, Monday through Friday as base schedule.\nOff-shift coverage may be required based on manufacturing/transfer activities.\nWhat We’re Looking For\nWe seek individuals who:\nDemonstrate execution excellence through effective problem-solving and critical thinking.\nEmbrace an entrepreneurial mindset, taking initiative and ownership of their work.\nAdapt with agility and resilience in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.\nUphold a safety-first mindset, ensuring the well-being of themselves and their colleagues.\nWhy Join Us?\nBe part of a transformative team that will shape the future of animal health.\nWork in a region renowned for its skilled workforce, strategic location, and robust infrastructure.\nContribute to cutting-edge research and manufacturing of large-molecule vaccines and biologic products.\nHelp us meet growing global demand for our portfolio of animal health solutions.\nRequired Skills:\nBiologics, Biopharmaceuticals, Bioprocessing, Downstream Processing, Life Science, Process Development (PD), Technology Transfer, Vaccine ManufacturingPreferred Skills:\nCurrent Employees apply HERE\nCurrent Contingent Workers apply HERE\nUS and Puerto Rico Residents Only:\nOur company is committed to inclusion, ensuring that candidates can engage in a hiring process that exhibits their true capabilities. Please click here if you need an accommodation during the application or hiring process.\nAs 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 characteristics. Asa 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:\nEEOC Know Your Rights\nEEOC GINA Supplement\nWe 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 another’s thinking and approach problems collectively.\nLearn more about your rights, including under California, Colorado and other US State Acts\nThe primary location for this posting is:\nUSA - Kansas - De SotoWhere required by law, the compensation range for this role is provided below.\nThe salary range for the primary location of this role is:\n$117,000.00 - $184,200.00This range reflects the Company's reasonable expectation of the base salary applicable to this role at the time of 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.\nWe 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.\nAdditional location(s): Please note the salary range above applies to the Primary Location of the position. Where a role has other listed locations, different compensation guidelines may apply. You may find the salary ranges for additional locations below. If the salary range is not listed for the location you are applying to, our Talent Acquisition team will provide further information to you relevant to your location.\nAdditional location(s) Compensation Information:\nSan Francisco Residents Only: We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance\nLos 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\nSearch Firm Representatives Please Read Carefully\nMerck & 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.\nEmployee Status:\nRegularRelocation:\nDomesticVISA Sponsorship:\nNoTravel Requirements:\n10%Flexible Work Arrangements:\nHybridShift:\n1st - DayValid Driving License:\nYesHazardous Material(s):\nN/AJob Posting End Date:\n11/7/2026*A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day BEFORE the listed job posting end date. 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