Job Description
Our Company is on a quest for cures and is committed to being the world's premier, most research-intensive biopharmaceutical company. Our Company's Research Laboratories is a true scientific research facility of tomorrow and will take Our Company's leading discovery capabilities and world-class small molecule and biologics R&D expertise to create breakthrough science that radically changes the way we approach serious diseases.
We are seeking a highly motivated scientist with experience in a discovery pharmaceutical setting. The ideal candidate will have exceptional organizational and interpersonal skills along with a solid background in the life sciences. The selected individual will join the Discovery Biologics group at Our Company and will primarily be responsible for the expression and purification of therapeutic protein and antibody candidates. Additionally, complex multi-step purification of difficult to generate proteins will be needed. The candidate will be expected to interface with other functional groups including in vitro display, molecular biology, and protein engineer functions and the downstream analytical group. Good communication skills and the ability to present scientific data to multi-functional teams are critical.
What you will do:
Contribute to our Discovery Biologics pipeline by generating high quality antigens, antibodies, and other fusions proteins.
Collaborate with upstream and downstream colleagues to enable continuous process improvements
Serve as a functional area representative on program teams
Promote the external reputation of our Discovery Biologics organization
What you will need to be successful in this role:
Qualifications and Experience:
Bachelor's in Biochemistry or related discipline with 2 years of hands-on post-graduate industry experience, or Master's in Biochemistry or related discipline with hands-on industry experience
Excellent attention to detail and record keeping in electronic lab notebooks
Excellent communication and collaboration skills
Required Skills:
Experience in transient protein expression from mammalian cell lines (HEK and CHO)
Experience in multiple techniques of antibody/protein purification, including affinity, ion exchange chromatography and preparative size exclusion
Basic protein analytics including analytical SEC and SDS-PAGE
Technical background and hands-on experience with aseptic cell culture techniques
Preferred skills:
Experience with AKTA FPLC purification workflows strongly preferred
Experience in protein design and engineering with focus on antibodies including bispecific/multispecific formats
Experience generating challenging to express proteins including but not limited to multispecific antibodies, membrane proteins, and highly glycosylated antigens
Experience in other characterization workflows such as binding (SPR) or functional (cell based) assays
Experience with liquid handling systems (Hamilton, TECAN, Lynx) a plus
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We 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.
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The salary range for this role is
$96,100.00 - $151,200.00This 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. 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.
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Employee Status:
RegularRelocation:
No relocationVISA Sponsorship:
NoTravel Requirements:
No Travel RequiredFlexible Work Arrangements:
Not ApplicableShift:
Not IndicatedValid Driving License:
NoHazardous Material(s):
OEB4, Bispecific agonistsRequired Skills:
Affinity Chromatography, Anion Exchange Chromatography, Automated Liquid Handling Systems, Biochemistry, Biophysical Characterization, Cell Cultures, Cell Culture Techniques, Chromatography, Communication, Detail-Oriented, Flow Cytometry, High-Throughput Screening, Mammalian Cell Culture, Molecular Biology, Molecular Biology Techniques, Protein Engineering, Protein Expression, Protein Purifications, Social Collaboration, Therapeutic ProteinsPreferred Skills:
Antibodies, Antibody Production, Assay, Biologics, DNA Purification, Recombinant ProteinsJob Posting End Date:
08/9/2025*A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day BEFOREthe 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:R360238
