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Senior Scientist-BIO002791
Description
Merck is a global health care leader with a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines and consumer health products, as well as animal health products. Today, we are building a new kind of healthcare company - one that is ready to help create a healthier future for all of us.
Our ability to excel depends on the integrity, knowledge, imagination, skill, diversity and teamwork of people like you. To this end, we strive to create an environment of mutual respect, encouragement and teamwork. As part of our global team, you'll have the opportunity to collaborate with talented and dedicated colleagues while developing and expanding your career.
Merck Research Laboratories, an international pharmaceutical company, is currently seeking a Senior Scientist in the Biologics Therapeutic Protein Research Organization. In this role, you will assist in the transformation of high-priority biotechnology drug candidates from discovery into late stage development to enhance millions of lives.
In this position, the scientist will assist in development efforts for biotechnology therapeutic protein processes. The candidate will solve challenging characterization problems related to protein purification, fermentation, assay development, ligand-binding experiments, and product quality. This position will afford the selected candidate the opportunity to work in a leading edge department that utilizes a diversity of techniques including analytical, biochemical and biophysical methods to obtain and characterize proteins of interest. The scientist will also be responsible for designing analytical strategies for therapeutic protein programs and subsequently monitoring the progress of these strategies.
The candidate should enjoy working both independently and with multidisciplinary research teams. The candidate should also take pride in communicating results effectively and clearly. Scientific excellence, team spirit, creativity, compliance with pharmaceutical good laboratory practices, and enthusiasm for the drug discovery process are prerequisites for the position.
Qualifications /B
In order - Experience with characterization assay development is required.
- Ph.D degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry or a related field - Superior communication skills is Required - verbal and written.
Our employees are the key to our company's success. We demonstrate our commitment to our employees by offering a competitive and valuable rewards program. Merck's benefits are designed to support the wide range of goals, needs and lifestyles of our employees, and many of the people that matter the most in their lives.
merck.com/careers to create a profile and your resume for requisition # BIO002791. Merck is an equal opportunity employer, M/F/D/V - proudly embracing diversity in all of its manifestations.
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Primary Location :US-NJ-Union
Other Locations :US-NJ-Kenilworth
Employee Status :Regular
Number of Openings :1
Details:
Job Id:
914159A0
Posted / Updated:
9/20/2010 3:53:36 AM
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