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The Discovery Pharmaceutical Science (DPS) group based in West Point, PA is seeking a Senior Scientist. DPS is a multi-disciplinary research group that provides drug delivery, solid state, solution chemistry, and formulation tools in Drug Discovery and Early Drug Product Development. In this dynamic role, your support will guide our multi-disciplinary drug discovery efforts in the therapeutic areas at our West Point site. You will closely interact with other key functions required for the progression of clinical candidate selection including Safety Assessment, Process Research, Analytical Chemistry, Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics and Vaccines.

• Design and conduct high-throughput automated experiments for pre-clinical characterization that support structural property relationships and design for delivery.
• Create and deploy novel automation capabilities to drive continuous improvements in operational efficiency, miniaturization, predictive sciences and machine learning.
• Tackle scientific challenges related to physical/biophysical and chemical/biochemical stability of drug candidates and enhancing bio-performance with enabled formulation strategies.
• Identify suitable oral and parenteral preclinical formulations for pharmacology and toxicology studies across a variety of administration routes and modalities (small molecules, peptides, proteins, vaccines, and biotherapeutics),

• Successful candidates will have a minimum of a bachelor's degree with a minimum of 5 years relevant experience OR a master's degree with a minimum of 3 years relevant experience OR a PhD with less than 1 year of relevant experience. Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required. Strong leadership/interpersonal skills and a desire to work in a team environment with cross-functional interactions are also essential.

• Candidates with experience in pre-clinical / clinical formulation development, physico-chemical characterization, executing and troubleshooting automated workflows across a wide range of modalities are strongly preferred.-- Candidates with specific experience in vaccines development, delivery of novel modalities and design of experiments, are also preferred.

Automation, Automation Tools, Biotherapeutics, Cross-Functional Teamwork, Data Analysis, Design Automation, Drug Delivery Technology, Drug Formulations, High-Throughput Screening, Pharmacodynamics, Pharmacokinetics, Preclinical Research, Preformulation, Protein Purifications, Vaccine Development

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The salary range for this role is
$117,000.00 - $184,200.00
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.
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 .

We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance

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Domestic

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09/10/2026

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