Senior Scientist, Regulatory CMC Biologics

Merck
Boston, US
On-site

Job Description

Job Description

Senior Scientist, Regulatory CMC Biologics

Position Description

  • Serve as a Regulatory CMC Project Lead and provide CMC Regulatory leadership within Regulatory and on cross-functional teams for the assigned biological projects. Be accountable for the delivery of all regulatory milestones through product development and / or post approval life cycle.
  • Ensure development of robust CMC regulatory strategies for assigned projects. Be accountable for the execution of global product regulatory strategy(ies) by robust assessment of global regulatory CMC requirements and identification of potential risks.
  • Manage execution of CMC documentation including IND/IMPD, original BLA/MAA, or Post approval / variations, agency background packages and responses to health authority questions per established business processes and systems.
  • Identify, communicate and escalate potential regulatory issues to Global Regulatory and Clinical Safety CMC management, as needed
  • Conduct all activities with an unwavering focus on compliance

Position Qualifications

Education Minimum Requirement:

  • B.S. in a science, engineering, or a related field (advanced degree preferred). Fields of study include Chemical Engineering, Biology, Microbiology, Virology, Molecular Biology, or Biochemistry.

Required Experience And Skills

  • 5 years of Regulatory CMC related experience, relevant experience including biological or vaccine drug substance/drug product development research, or manufacturing, testing and/or related field.

Preferred Experience And Skills

  • Experience in biologics Regulatory CMC preferred.

Required Skills

Business Processes, CMC Documentation, CMC Strategy, Detail-Oriented, Document Coordination, Drug Product Development, Interpersonal Relationships, Pharmaceutical Products, Regulatory CMC, Regulatory Communications, Regulatory Compliance, Regulatory Interpretation, Regulatory Project Management, Regulatory Strategy Development, Writing Technical Documents

Preferred Skills

CMC Biologics

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The salary range for this role is

$117,000.00 - $184,200.00

This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, government requirements, and business or organizational needs.

The successful candidate will be eligible for annual bonus

Skills & Requirements

Technical Skills

Business processesCmc documentationCmc strategyDetail-orientedDocument coordinationDrug product developmentInterpersonal relationshipsPharmaceutical productsRegulatory cmcRegulatory communicationsRegulatory complianceRegulatory interpretationRegulatory project managementRegulatory strategy developmentWriting technical documentsHealthcare

Employment Type

FULL TIME

Level

Mid-Level

Posted

4/25/2026

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