MACS Sr. Process Supervisor

MSD

Remote Actively hiring
Rahway, NJ · Remote Posted 16 days ago $117,000$184,200 / year

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TL;DR

The Senior Specialist – Process Supervisor role within the Modality Agnostic Chemistry Scaleup (MACS) group at Rahway, NJ, involves overseeing daily operations in a new potent multi-modality drug substance development and GMP clinical manufacturing plant. This position requires supervising production activities while ensuring compliance with safety, quality, and environmental standards. The incumbent will contribute to equipment design, system commissioning, and qualification during the facility’s construction phase and support other PR&D facilities like the Small Scale Organics Pilot Plant (SSO) and Prep Lab Area. Key responsibilities include process improvement, staff management, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure operational readiness for API processing. The role demands a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering or related field plus 5 years of relevant experience, along with expertise in GMP practices, equipment maintenance, and automation systems like DeltaV and PLCs.

Skills

cGMP GDPs S&E regulations DeltaV PLC Potent Compound processing Isolators WFI generation/distribution Process Chillers Vacuum Systems Root Cause Analysis (RCA) Quality Change Controls Safety Management of Change (MOC) Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) Level of Protection Analysis (LOPA)

What you'll do

  • Supervise and participate in daily production activities to ensure compliance with Safety, GMP Quality, and Environmental requirements.
  • Prioritize and assign daily activities for the operations staff to meet MACS objectives and customer requirements.
  • Implement process improvement actions to comply with S&E and GMP standards.
  • Ensure facility readiness for API processing and share accountability for the facility’s performance.
  • Coordinate maintenance activities around processing schedules to support reliable facility operation.
  • Contribute to equipment design, system commissioning/qualification during facility construction phases.
  • Support other new or existing facilities across the Small Molecule Process Research & Development network as needed.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering or related field with at least 5 years of relevant experience.
  • Experience supervising operations teams and maintaining GMP compliance.
  • Familiarity with Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs) and Safety & Environmental regulations.
  • Ability to operate and maintain manufacturing, pilot scale, and lab equipment.
  • Experience in process hazard analysis and quality system notifications.
  • Knowledge of automation systems such as DeltaV and PLC.
  • Adaptability to rotating shifts during facility startup and operation.

Market check

Salary context

This $117,000–$184,200 range sits above 32% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$132,800$222,150

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$142,450$214,500

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

About MSD

MSD (Merck Sharp & Dohme) is the international name for Merck & Co., a major U.S.-based pharmaceutical company.

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