Senior Scientist, Engineering

MSD

Senior Project Scientist / Engineer applying engineering science and materials science for late-stage product development in pharma. Collaborating on global manufacturing product teams with technical and regulatory colleagues.

Posted 5/1/2026full-timeNew Jersey, Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $117,000 - $184,200 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

apply engineering science, materials science, and related physical-chemistry to support late-stage product development and global manufacturing
technical investigation, risk assessment, physical characterization, and product-process analysis
represents the CMSE on global manufacturing project teams
provide consulting, laboratory analyses of materials and scaled-down process experimentation
understand the relationship between material structure, function, and processing across product formulation and process scenarios

Requirements

What you’ll need

Ph.D. in chemical or materials engineering or (bio)pharmaceutical sciences or related discipline
Experimental research
Published in peer-reviewed journal(s)
experience in an industrial engineering /science role
(1) physical science
(2) fine powder processing and characterization [e.g., compaction, flow, electrostatics), (3) polymer processing and related characterization, such as rheology

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical
dental
vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family)
retirement benefits, including 401(k)
paid holidays
vacation
compassionate and sick days

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Hard Skills & Tools

materials sciencephysical-chemistrytechnical investigationrisk assessmentphysical characterizationproduct-process analysisfine powder processingpolymer processingrheologyexperimental research

Certifications

Ph.D. in chemical engineeringPh.D. in materials engineeringPh.D. in (bio)pharmaceutical sciences