Merck & Co, Inc

Lead Technician, Operations

Merck & Co, Inc$77K — $122K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • High School Diploma/GED or higher
  • Minimum three years relevant work experience in a GMP environment
  • Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills
  • Must be able to lift 50 lbs and work on elevated platforms
  • 2-4 years of leadership experience preferred

Responsibilities

  • Coach new trainees to develop skills as operations technicians
  • Support production and manufacture/fill/inspection of materials
  • Perform manual and automated operations, general maintenance, and support functions
  • Maintain documentation for product accountability and traceability
  • Transport and inventory equipment and materials
  • Author and edit technical documents for regulatory compliance
  • Identify and address compliance and safety deviations

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision healthcare benefits for employee and family
  • Retirement benefits, including 401(k)
  • Paid holidays and vacation
  • Compassionate and sick leave
  • Annual bonus and long-term incentive eligibility
Full Job Description
Job Description

Job Description - Lead Technician, Drug Product Operations:

Responsibilities may include but are not limited to;
  • Ability to effectively coach new trainees to build their skills so that they may become effective operations technicians and SMEs.
  • Support production activities for the commercial manufacture/fill/inspection of material
  • Working in conjunction with all appropriate personnel, performs manual and automated operations, general maintenance and support functions necessary for the production.
  • Provides and/or authors all documentation and clerical functions necessary to allow proper accountability and traceability of product.
  • Maintains, inventories, and transports all required equipment, materials, supplies and products.
  • Author, review, and/or edit procedures and technical documents to support regulatory filings including standard operating procedures, job-aides, and learning documents.
  • Performs general maintenance and assists or ability in troubleshooting of equipment independently.
  • Performs housekeeping in all work areas. Executes facility decontamination according to procedures. Maintains, cleans and prepares equipment used in production.
  • Identifies and addresses compliance, environmental, safety, and process deviations as appropriate while notifying appropriate personnel.
  • Performs sampling/in-process testing supporting the manufacturing and validation process for current process as well as developmental work for new products/processes as required independently.
  • Attends and actively participates in HAZOPS, waste walkthroughs, 5S, kaizen events, or any other operations, lean six-sigma, quality, safety or environmental training/initiatives as required.
  • Promote a culture of visibility and accuracy of the project schedule and update dashboards accordingly to highlight project status to critical milestones.
  • Actively participate on cross-functional manufacturing teams to advance projects goals and deliverables related to the vaccine process.
  • Analyzing and implementing initiatives, training programs, and systems that will help to increase overall success within the department.
  • Participate in training for new hire training programs.
  • Participates in product/material inspection efforts
  • Work flexible hours to support 1st/2nd DP shifts, as well as the overall process.
  • Position will primarily support 1st shift Drug Product Operations, M-F, 6:00 AM-2:30 PM.


Education Minimum Requirement:

  • High School Diploma/GED or higher


Required Experience and Skills:

  • Minimum three-year relevant work experience in GMP environment
  • Demonstrated written and verbal communications skills
  • Must be willing and able to lift 50 lbs and work on elevated platforms


Preferred Experience and Skills (General):

  • Demonstrated 2-4 years of leadership experience
  • Applicable mechanical and project management experience
  • Proficiency with automated systems (MES, SAP, DeltaV)
  • Experience training others and/or leading hands-on or instructor-led training
  • Demonstrated knowledge of Lean Six Sigma/MPS principles
  • Experience with on-the-floor cGMP manufacturing and familiarity with regulatory requirements
  • Demonstrated ability to work both independently and as a part of a team
  • Strong collaboration, communication, and leadership skills


#MSJR

The salary range for this role is:

$77,700 - 122,300

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. 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. #MSJR VetJobs #EBRG's

Required Skills:
Adaptability, Analytical Problem Solving, Cleanroom Gowning, Cleanroom Operations, Computer Literacy, Data Analysis, Equipment Maintenance, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Inventory Management, Master Batch Records, Process Optimization, Production Scheduling, Shift Work, Sterile Filling, Teamwork

Preferred Skills:

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Employee Status:
Regular

Relocation:
No relocation

VISA Sponsorship:
No

Travel Requirements:
10%

Flexible Work Arrangements:
Not Applicable

Shift:
1st - Day

Valid Driving License:
No

Hazardous Material(s):
Cleaning Supplies

Job Posting End Date:
06/22/2026
*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.

About Merck & Co, Inc

Schering-Plough Corporation is a major U.S.-based manufacturer of pharmaceuticals. It operates in three segments: Prescription Pharmaceuticals, Animal Health, and Consumer Health Care. Schering-Plough develops products targeting on allergy, cancer, hepatitis, cardiovascular, central nervous system, respiratory system, and more.  It was founded in 1851 by Ernst Christian Friedrich Schering as Schering AG in Germany. Schering-Plough manufactured several pharmaceutical drugs, the most well-known of which were the allergy drugs Claritin and Clarinex, an anti-cholesterol drug Vytorin, and a brain tumor drug Temodar. It also developed drugs targeting on central nervous system and the respiratory system. Schering Plough also owned and operated the major foot care brand name Dr. Scholl's and the skin care line Coppertone. These also became a part of the new company. Schering-Plough was a full member of the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA), a membership which is also maintained by the new Merck.

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68,000 employees
Market Cap
$282.6 billion
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Net Income
$7 billion
Founded
1668
5 Year Trend
+4.1%
Revenue
$47.9 billion
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