Merck KGaA Posted September 24, 2026

Sr. Investigator

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States FULL_TIME
Quality Senior
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About this opportunity

Work Your Magic with us!  Start your next chapter and join MilliporeSigma.

Ready to explore, break barriers, and discover more? We know you’ve got big plans – so do we! Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people’s lives with our solutions in Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics. Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and planet. That's why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us.

This role does not offer sponsorship for work authorization. External applicants must be eligible to work in the US.

Your Role:

Reports to QMS Manager and Quality Systems Team.

The Sr Deviation Investigator is responsible for providing timely resolution of assigned deviations and complaints, ensuring that the investigations are thoroughly investigated to determine root cause, and that robust CAPA’s are implemented whenever necessary. The investigator will be assigned specific areas for which they will be responsible for deviation investigation.

The investigator will coordinate with the area, technical support, and other personnel to facilitate completion of deviation investigations.

The investigator will keep track of deviations for assigned area(s) and help to ensure deviations are evaluated and closed per timing requirements.

Sr Deviation Investigators are generally assigned the more complex deviations as they require more experience and coordination to complete investigation.

Major Position Activities & Responsibilities:

Deviation Investigation:

Process deviations and complaints within the quality management system and conduct thorough root cause investigations. This will require interviewing personnel involved and interacting with technical support and other personnel to determine root causes of the deviations and to assess impact.  Deviation investigation will also require reviewing instructions, reference material, and documentation to understand the processes being investigated and what went wrong.

Deviation Tracking:

Track deviations for area assigned to help ensure on-time completion of each step.

Scope:

Tracking and completing deviation investigations for areas assigned and assisting manager in improving the quality of investigations.

Who You Are

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in a science or engineering field

Minimum of 5 years of experience required in a pharmaceutical manufacturing site environment with at least 2 of those years directly supporting deviation investigations

Preferred Qualifications:

Advanced user of Microsoft Office products, including Excel, Word, Access, and PowerPoint

Use and system knowledge and experience of Quality Management Systems

Ability to interface with personnel from multiple areas to deliver results (e.g., complete deviation investigation)

Demonstrated ability to write through, clear, concise, and logically organized technical documents

Pay Range for this position: $104,100- $156,100 / year​

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 prerequisites. For more information click  here .

What we offer: We are curious minds that come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe that this variety drives excellence and innovation, strengthening our ability to lead in science and technology. We are committed to creating access and opportunities for all to develop and grow at your own pace. Join us in building a culture of inclusion and belonging that impacts millions and empowers everyone to work their magic and champion human progress!

Apply now and become a part of a team that is dedicated to Sparking Discovery and Elevating Humanity!

Job details

Seniority
Senior
Function
Quality
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
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 178 comparable Senior Quality roles across 58 biopharma companies.

178Comparable roles tracked
169Currently active
58Companies hiring similar roles
28Countries represented

Salary context

53 of 178 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 $104,100/yr – $156,100/yr
Lowest disclosed · Senior Quality Assurance Associate - 2nd Shift · Merck KGaA $25/hr – $39/hr (≈ $52,000–$81,120/yr)
Peer group range $66,560 – $208,845 (median $136,700)

Where these roles are based

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United States94
Ireland11
China11
India10
Spain5
Singapore5

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Seniority mix

178 of 178 peers have a known seniority level

Senior115
Associate Director40
Principal23

Therapeutic area mix

0 of 178 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

No peers with a known therapeutic area yet.

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