Merck KGaA Posted September 22, 2026

Senior Researcher

Taoyuan, Taoyuan County, Taiwan FULL_TIME
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About this opportunity

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Your Role

Join our LC R&D team and contribute to the development of liquid crystal materials and applications. This role is suitable for someone who enjoys technical research, cross-functional collaboration, and working on projects that connect internal development with customer needs.

In this role, you will:

• Develop and optimize LC mixture formulations to meet customer and application requirements.

• Lead and coordinate technical development projects to deliver results on schedule

• Collaborate with global colleagues and cross-functional teams on project development, technical discussions, and problem-solving.

• Communicate with key customers on technical promotion, project discussion, troubleshooting, and solution support.

• Support innovation activities, including invention disclosure and patent-related work.

• Help improve LC mixture design rules, measurement techniques, and scientific understanding within the R&D organization.

Who You Are

•  Master’s degree or above in Chemistry, Materials Science, Material Engineering, Physics, or a related field .

•  At least 5 years of experience in LC materials, LCD technologies, or closely related display/material fields .

•  Strong technical competence, scientific thinking, and problem-solving ability.

•  Good English communication skills for technical discussions with global teams and customers.

•  Strong execution skills and patience for detailed and precise work.

•  A collaborative and proactive working style, with the ability to work effectively across functions.

•  A positive and results-oriented mindset.

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Job details

Seniority
Senior
Function
Drug Discovery & Preclinical Research
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Taoyuan, Taoyuan County, Taiwan
Employment type
FULL_TIME

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Drug Discovery & Preclinical Research role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 396 comparable Senior Drug Discovery & Preclinical Research roles across 55 biopharma companies.

396Comparable roles tracked
375Currently active
55Companies hiring similar roles
20Countries represented

Salary context

183 of 396 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 Not listed on this posting
Lowest disclosed · Senior Primate Behavior Specialist · Labcorp $70,000/yr – $80,000/yr
Highest disclosed · Toxicology Senior Research Fellow · Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc (US) $232,000/yr – $348,000/yr
Peer group range $75,000 – $290,000 (median $159,125)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 396 comparable roles

United States305
China14
India13
United Kingdom9
Switzerland8
Germany7

+ 14 more countries

Seniority mix

396 of 396 peers have a known seniority level

Senior215
Principal149
Associate Director32

Therapeutic area mix

40 of 396 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology16
Immunology10
Neuroscience9
Cardiovascular / CVRM4
Vaccines & Infectious Disease1

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