Job Description
New hires based in the US & Puerto Rico will be required to demonstrate that they have been fully vaccinated for COVID-19 or qualify for a medical or religious exemption or accommodation to this vaccination requirement, subject to applicable law.
The Supply Chain Management (SCM) Center of Excellence (COE) is seeking a highly motivated individual to support Vaccine Operations. As part of the Data Center of Excellence, the Specialist, Business Consulting | Operation Steward position is responsible for system sustainment activities in Master Data change management. This includes creation and design of standardized business processes and troubleshooting errors.
Additional Responsibilities

• Development of business process, documentation, associated Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), knowledge transfer, training and change management
• Using SAP and PAS-X, business process knowledge, and SOPs to maintain alignment with global business processes and site regulatory requirements
• Working independently and in collaboration with site and network stakeholders in operations and other functional areas and processes
• Communicating and interacting with other Operational, Process, and Information Stewards to resolve issues regarding business processes, transactional, or master data and acting as a liaison to Global Process Stewards through the community of practice forum to ensure alignment with Global Procedures and Division regulatory requirements
• Executing sustainment activities for which the site is accountable, including but is not limited to incident reporting, and manual controls
• Data analysis, data accuracy, and comprehension of transactional and master data in the context of business area using the data | May involve sustainment of related master data
• Making recommendation to enhance workflow and increase efficiency
• Interactions with other sites or functional areas and may involve some travel (5% - 10%)

Education Requirements

• Bachelor degree in Engineering, Science/Business or Other Bachelor degree and five years of Operations, Technology, Quality, or Material Handling

Experience and Skills
Required

• Minimum of two years in a vaccine or pharmaceutical manufacturing environment in Operations, Quality, Process Engineering, or similar related support role
• Minimum of one year using SAP in Operations, Quality, Process Engineering, or similar related support role

Preferred

• Vaccine operations (direct or support role)
• PAS-X Manufacturing Execution System
• Knowledge and understanding of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and GMP Change Management Principles
• Authoring, managing, and executing changes to SAP master data used for production execution or material handling
• General knowledge of supply chain management business processes

Our Manufacturing & Supply Division is dedicated to being the most trusted supplier of biopharmaceuticals worldwide. Our facilities, along with our external contractors, suppliers, and partners, create a reliable global manufacturing network that's devoted to delivering a high-quality, reliable supply to customers and patients on time, every time.
Who we are ...
We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey, USA in the United States and Canada and MSD everywhere else. For more than a century, we have been inventing for life, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world's most challenging diseases. Today, our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world.
What we look for ...
Imagine getting up in the morning for a job as important as helping to save and improve lives around the world. Here, you have that opportunity. You can put your empathy, creativity, digital mastery, or scientific genius to work in collaboration with a diverse group of colleagues who pursue and bring hope to countless people who are battling some of the most challenging diseases of our time. Our team is constantly evolving, so if you are among the intellectually curious, join us-and start making your impact today.
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Employee Status:
Regular
Relocation:
No relocation
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Number of Openings:
1