# Senior Process Engineer, Technical Operations – Small Molecule Drug Product (Spray Drying)

Hiring organization: [Merck](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/merck)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/4f4c4c17-f10e-46a2-941e-229eaafe5a6b

Listed on Merck's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Employment type: full time
- Seniority: Senior
- Location: Elkton, VA
- Salary: 117000 – 184200 USD per year

## Summary

A senior technical role leading spray drying and drug product intermediate manufacturing at a biopharmaceutical facility, suitable for experienced process engineers ready to own particle engineering and scale-up from technology transfer through commercial production.

_Our summary, not Merck's wording._

## Skills named

Chemical Engineering, Design of Experiments (DOE), Process Validation, Root Cause Analysis

## Required

- Degree in Chemical Engineering, Pharmaceutics, Pharmaceutical Sciences or related discipline
- 5+ years experience in drug product intermediate, spray drying, or pharmaceutical process development/manufacturing
- Strong experience in spray drying and/or particle engineering processes
- Understanding of spray dryer scale-up principles from lab to commercial scale
- Experience with solid-state characterization and material science
- Demonstrated involvement in technology transfer, process validation, and commercial manufacturing support
- Working knowledge of cGMP and regulatory expectations

## Nice to have

- Experience with downstream processing into drug product such as blending and compaction
- PhD (may offset years of experience requirement)

Apply on Merck's site: https://msd.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/SearchJobs/job/USA---Virginia---Elkton/Senior-Process-Engineer--Technical-Operations---Small-Molecule-Drug-Product--Spray-Drying-_R407467