Rachel Graham

Scientist, Vaccine Drug Product Development @Merck

West Point, PA

Lead cross-functional Materials Management team to design the strategy and execution of sterile consumables ordering, release, and distribution for a new pilot plant.• Develop vaccine adjuvant and drug product (DP) processes including formulation, mixing, filtration, filling, stoppering, inspection by understanding DP characterization through forced degredation studies.• Design and execute lab experiments that support clinical and commercial decisions while using aseptic technique to maintain sterility of the drug product.• Collaborate with Process Engineers to support technical transfer of drug product process from lab to pilot plant.• Collaborate with Manufacturing team to design and evaluate Phase 3 and Commerical manufacturing using risk assessment tools.• Contribute to department process scale-up team and support project-specific commerical scale-up studies using process modeling.• Experience with novel adjuvant characterization within emulsions.• Drive first-of-its-kind Process Simulation strategy and execution for lyophilized DP.• Provide lyophilization training, execute liquid and lyophilized DP processes, and innovate with novel pilot plant freeze-drying technology in collaboration with external vendors.

Central Bucks High School South

High School Honors Diploma

Syracuse University

Bachelor's Degree