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Associate Scientist, Research Pharmacy

Job in Rahway, Union County, New Jersey, 07065, USA
Listing for: MSD
Full Time position
Listed on 2025-12-02
Job specializations:
  • Science
    Research Scientist
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 70500 USD Yearly USD 70500.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Job Description

Our company's Pharmaceutical Sciences organization translates molecules to medicines, working from the discovery interface through registration stability manufacturing by designing, developing and scaling‑up the formulation, device, and manufacturing process. Driving drug product design from the bench top to the Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) manufacturing facilities, our Scientists use cutting edge science to transform drug delivery and manufacturing technology to positively impact patients.

The successful candidate will be a passionate Scientist with strong academic fundamentals and a drive to develop new medicines to improve human health. In this role, the individual will be responsible for supporting the formulation development of new chemical entities as part of a matrix team from initial first‑in‑human formulations (suspensions, solutions, capsules, tablets) through final market formulation definition and manufacturing process robustness assessment.

Additional

Responsibilities
  • Develops and applies basic principles and scientific concepts to execute work in a laboratory or pilot plant environment to advance new solid oral drug products.
  • Capability to support manufacturing operations in non‑GMP and GMP environments.
  • Executes routine experiments and data interpretation with appropriate technical guidance.
  • Ability to operate and troubleshoot equipment and processes.
  • Capable of learning practical laboratory/pilot plant skills and fundamental scientific principles to utilize as part of their daily responsibilities.
  • Can understand overall project timelines to manage prioritization of individual contributor deliverables with appropriate supervision.
  • Works well with others in collaborative team environments.
  • Builds awareness of relevant new and current technologies to grow as a pharmaceutical scientist.
Education Minimum Requirement
  • B.S. or M.S. degree in Chemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Pharmaceutical Sciences or related discipline (expected no later than June 2026).
Required Experience and Skills
  • Ability to learn and apply new scientific principles to execution of daily responsibilities.
  • Demonstrated ability to collate and conduct basic data analysis.
  • Prior experience with Microsoft Office.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Preferred Experience and Skills
  • Prior experience in a laboratory environment.
  • Prior experience with statistical software (JMP, Minitab) and numerical analysis software (Matlab).
  • Strong mechanical aptitude.
  • Passion to learn and develop as a pharmaceutical scientist.

* Shift assignments may vary at company’s discretion.*

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U.S. Hybrid Work Model

Effective September 5, 2023, employees in office‑based positions in the U.S. will be working a Hybrid work consisting of three total days on‑site per week, Monday‑Thursday, although the specific days may vary by site or organization, with Friday designated as a remote‑working day, unless business critical tasks require an on‑site presence. This Hybrid work model does not apply to, and daily in‑person attendance is required for, field‑based positions;

facility‑based, manufacturing‑based, or research‑based positions where the work to be performed is located at a Company site; positions covered by a collective‑bargaining agreement (unless the agreement provides for hybrid work); or any other position for which the Company has determined the job requirements cannot be reasonably met working remotely. Please note, this Hybrid work model guidance also does not apply to roles that have been designated as “remote”.

Salary and Benefits

The salary range for this role is $70,500.00 - $. This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this 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.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits.…

Position Requirements
10+ Years work experience
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