Merck KGaA Posted August 14, 2026

QC Specialist

Daejeon, Daejeon, Korea (the Republic of) FULL_TIME
Quality

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About this opportunity

Your Role:

Participate in routine Microbial testing of raw materials and finished products using various testing techniques. (i.e. Microbial limit, Sterility, Endotoxin, Bioburden, Cell based growth promotion test, Cytotoxicity, MTT, Cell-line management, AVA, Mycoplasma, others etc.)

HVAC Environmental Monitoring and Water, Gas quality manage (EM, PW/WFI/PS, N 2 /CA)

Establish QC systems, procedures, and other required analytical documents e.g. specifications, methods, logbooks in the new facility to ensure that Micro-lab operations comply with company standards and customer expectations.

Working in QC lab according to ISO 9001, 45001, 14001, EXCiPACT and EHS guideline in Korea.

Participate in qualification of QC equipment, clean room, and clean utilities; analytical method validation, computerized system validation of QC systems. Support cleaning validation and process validation.

Closely work with project team to design and establish QC labs in the new facility. Ensure operational readiness of QC labs to support project qualification, validation activities.

Proper maintenance and troubleshooting of measurement system

Support tech transfer of products from giving sites and ensure equivalent quality.

Revise, review and write new SOP’s or update existing procedures

Perform and participate in out-of-specification and deviation investigations

Collaborate with global site SMEs on relevant subjects.

Who you are:

Minimum bachelor's degree in pharmaceutical sciences, life sciences, biology, microbiology, or a related discipline

5+ years QC in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology or medical device

Additional experience in animal cell management (e.g., CHO, BHK, MDBK) or GMP laboratory experience in animal cell–related testing is preferred

Good global communication skills and a collaborative global team mindset.

Good decision-making and problem-solving capability.

Experience in managing microbiological tests

Fluent in English

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Job details

Seniority
Not listed
Function
Quality
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Daejeon, Daejeon, Korea (the Republic of)
Employment type
FULL_TIME

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Quality role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 757 comparable Quality roles across 94 biopharma companies.

757Comparable roles tracked
725Currently active
94Companies hiring similar roles
48Countries represented

Salary context

145 of 757 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function. This posting doesn't list a seniority level, so peers aren't narrowed by seniority either -- the range below may span more levels than usual.

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Peer group range $43,753 – $306,000 (median $156,390)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 757 comparable roles

United States254
Ireland52
India45
China41
Singapore37
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Seniority mix

350 of 757 peers have a known seniority level

Manager124
Senior108
Associate Director37
Director31
Associate21
Principal15
Senior Director10
Executive/VP2
Intern/Fellow/Postdoc2

Therapeutic area mix

1 of 757 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Vaccines & Infectious Disease1

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Every comparison starts from the same 100-point budget: 25 for working in the same function, 40 for the same therapeutic area, 20 for the same or adjacent seniority, 15 for the same country. A dimension we can't confirm on both sides contributes nothing, never a guess, never a free pass.

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