Merck KGaA Posted August 15, 2026

Senior Analytical Scientist

St. Louis, Missouri, United States FULL_TIME
Manufacturing & CMC Senior

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About this opportunity

Work Location:  St. Louis, Missouri

Shift:  No

Department:  LS-SC-UYKPEA Cherokee STL PAD Team 6 Group 1

Recruiter:  Michelle Cole

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Your Role

In this Sr. Analytical Scientist role you will be involved with problem solving, working within project timelines, and contributing to documentation for method qualification and transfer into GMP manufacturing. Key responsibilities include the following:

Serve as a subject matter expert in analytical development, perform troubleshooting / provide efficient and innovative solutions, and support transfer of analytical methods to GMP QC labs

Utilize customer-facing skills, document experimental results, communicate results to all stakeholders, author method development and qualification documents, contribute to information for customer proposals

Serve as a project lead and ensure project deliverables are on quality and on time, develop multiple technical approach plans as needed to solve problems and mitigate risk, ensure process and methods are in place for efficient GMP start

Lead project teams, influence exemplary work in other team members, lead process improvement initiatives, scout for new technologies / emerging trends, proactively consider the impact of quality, regulatory, manufacturing, and safety requirements when planning project activities

 

Who You Are

Minimum Qualifications: 

Bachelor’s degree in chemistry, Biochemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering or other Life Science or Engineering discipline and 6+ years of research in an industrial or post-graduate setting

OR

Master’s degree in chemistry, Biochemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering or other Life Science or Engineering discipline and 2+ years of research in an industrial or post-graduate setting

OR

PhD in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering or other Life Science or Engineering discipline and 1+ years of research in an industrial or post-graduate setting

Preferred Qualifications: 

Experience with protein characterization via ELISA, SPR, Isoelectric Focusing, CE-based methods, UV-Vis, and/or chromatography (HPLC/GC/IC/UPLC/SEC/HILIC)

Experience with advanced laboratory techniques; theory and practice to enable the development of novel approaches to solve complex process and analytical problems on fast-paced projects with changing priorities

Knowledge of small molecule or bio-therapeutics drug development process

Experience with antibody-drug conjugation

Knowledge in Biochemistry or Organic Chemistry

Experience in automation in analytical settings and instrument maintenance and troubleshooting

Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Experience with advanced data acquisition and/or statistical software systems

Ability to coordinate information exchange and manage data generated by contract testing labs

Pay Range for this position: $75,700 - $113,500 annually

The offer range represents the anticipated low and high end of the base pay compensation for this position. The actual compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, level of experience, education, skills, and other job-related factors. Position may be eligible for sales or performance-based bonuses. Benefits offered by the Company include health insurance, paid time off (PTO), retirement contributions, and other perquisites. For more information click  here .

The Company is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. No employee or applicant for employment will be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, gender identity, transgender status, marital status, or any other classification protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.  This policy of Equal Employment Opportunity applies to all policies and programs relating to recruitment and hiring, promotion, compensation, benefits, discipline, termination, and all other terms and conditions of employment. Any applicant or employee who believes they have been discriminated against by the Company or anyone acting on behalf of the Company must report any concerns to their Human Resources Business Partner, Legal, or Compliance immediately. The Company will not retaliate against any individual because they made a good faith report of discrimination.

Job details

Seniority
Senior
Function
Manufacturing & CMC
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Employment type
FULL_TIME

How this role compares

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

We currently track 400 comparable Senior Manufacturing & CMC roles across 59 biopharma companies.

400Comparable roles tracked
375Currently active
59Companies hiring similar roles
21Countries represented

Salary context

187 of 400 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function and a matching or adjacent seniority level -- not necessarily the same therapeutic area or country.

This roleSubject $75,700/yr – $113,500/yr
Lowest disclosed · Senior Scientist II – CMC Developmental Sciences · AbbVie $0/hr – $0/hr (≈ $0–$0/yr)
Peer group range $0 – $222,900 (median $150,600)

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