Senior Specialist, Drug and Device Combination Products (Remote) - Merck

**Job Description** + We are seeking a Growth and Improvement minded Senior Engineer in Device Technology that can help drive our Strategic Operating Priorities. + Invent | Pursue the Most Promising Internal and External Science to Address Significant Unmet Medical Needs + Execute | Prioritize Resources Behind Our Key Growth Drivers (Oncology, Vaccines, Select Specialty Areas, Animal Health) While Optimizing Our Base Business) + Adapt | Develop Our People, Culture and Business Model to Evolve with a Dynamic Landscape + Diverse Talent | We are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment with supporting leadership behaviors because having a high-performing, engaged workforce is critical to our ability to deliver innovative solutions to patients and customers around the world + Values and Standards | Our Steadfast Commitment to Our Values and Standards will Continue to Guide Us as We Take on New Challenges and Will Always be Fundamental to Our Success - They are a Competitive Advantage for Us **Summary, Focus and Purpose** The Senior Engineer is a key member of our Device Development and Technology Organization with responsibilities supporting the commercialization and sustainment of medical devices and combination products globally.Experience in authoring ISO-13485 and 21 CFR 820 compliance technical documents, design controls, device risk management, medical device, combination products, prefilled syringes, autoinjectors, and related scientific/technical concepts and techniques are a must for this position. The ability to apply these in a fast-paced operating environment to resolve issues and meet customer needs in a compliant manner are at the core of this position. The Senior Engineer will routinely face competing priorities, and must manage time effectively, while keeping stake-holders and team members informed with effective communication.This individual will be expected to function as an independent contributor, supporting global and site-specific projects, including those related to Combination Products and Drug Delivery Systems. The role includes leading, enabling or consulting in the development and execution of related strategic plans for problem-solving and continuous improvement by working with internal and external partners.The key stakeholders include our Company Manufacturing sites, External Manufacturing, R&D, Quality, Operations, Product Development groups, Regulatory Affairs, Procurement, and suppliers. **Key Functions** + Work Independently and as a Team member with Integrity | Precision | Accomplishment | Motivational Ambition | Respect | Inclusion. + Complete all activities with the highest regard for our Company divisional and local site procedures for safety, quality, and regulatory compliance. + Understand the big picture, and how activities link to our Company strategy and business goals. + Utilize device risk management tools to build device or combination product risk management programs in development and life cycle management. + Utilize design control experience to develop value-add solutions to customer needs in medical devices and combination products. + Secure early sponsorship and stakeholder alignment for projects and initiatives. + Operate effectively as a leader in assigned roles. + Demonstrate the necessary Inclusion skills to integrate inputs and perspectives from various sources, and communicate the decision to key stakeholders and sponsors. + Solicit feedback to ensure that customer/stakeholder needs are the cornerstone of decisions and expectations. + Lead technical investigations of medical device and combination product needs for commercial products. + Facilitate technology transfer of medical device and combination products from development to commercialization. **Education** + Required | Technical BS degree or higher + Preferred | BS or higher in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Materials Engineering, or similar **Required Experience | Skills | Knowledge** + Five years of relevant experience in medical devices or combination products + Experience in design controls, ISO 13485, deviation management, change control, risk management/ISO 14971-2019 and the fundamentals of documentation structure/systems + Experience with medical device combination product commercialization, operations support, and materials/components + Proficiency in GMP documentation, technical writing and project management + Principled verbal and written communications **Preferred** **Experience | Skills | Knowledge** + Five plus years in medical device, pharmaceutical or in biotech organizations + Five plus years in design control, risk analysis and change control management for medical device or combination products + Demonstrated technical leadership to medical device and combination product manufacturing sites and functional areas, including the preparation of official documents + Experience with pre-filled syringe design, process and development + Experience with cross-function team project + Experience in working with medical device suppliers + Experience in design history file management Current Employees apply HERE (https://wd5.myworkday.com/msd/d/task/1422$6687.htmld) Current Contingent Workers apply HERE (https://wd5.myworkday.com/msd/d/task/1422$4020.htmld) **US and Puerto Rico Residents Only:** Our company is committed to inclusion, ensuring that candidates can engage in a hiring process that exhibits their true capabilities. 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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:** No relocation **VISA Sponsorship:** No **Travel Requirements:** No Travel Required **Flexible Work Arrangements:** Remote **Shift:** Not Indicated **Valid Driving License:** No **Hazardous Material(s):** NA **Job Posting End Date:** 12/21/2024 ***A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day** **BEFORE** **the listed job posting end date. Please ensure you apply to a job posting no later than the day** **BEFORE** **the job posting end date.** **Requisition ID:** R328027