Process Optimization Specialist

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Working at our organization means working together for health in an international work environment with dedicated colleagues. You will be given all the space to develop yourself and show who you are. Furthermore, you can count on attractive employment conditions:

• Competitive salary depending on your knowledge and experience.
• 3% year-end bonus and an annual bonus based on individual and company results.
• At least 35.5 vacation days.
• Travel allowance and a solid pension scheme.
• A high-quality company restaurant with fresh and healthy daily options.
• Excellent accessibility: the train station is located directly at our main entrance and there is ample parking availability.
• A contribution to your personal gym membership to support your vitality.
• A beautiful private park on the premises, ideal for a walk, a break, or a moment of relaxation.
• Mental wellbeing support via Lyra Health for you and your family members.
• Access to a separate prayer/meditation room.
• Extensive career growth opportunities thanks to the size of the site and the presence of many disciplines and global departments represented in Boxmeer.
• A workplace within an organization that is continuously growing and evolving.

Job Description

Are you passionate about continuously improving processes and achieving excellent results in an international pharmaceutical environment that contributes to animal health? Then you are the colleague we are looking for!

For our Boxmeer location, we are looking for a:

• Through data analysis, you contribute to a data-driven decision-making process.
• Using your growing knowledge of Improvement, you ensure a detailed performance analysis to identify, analyze, and resolve structural problems so that they do not recur.
• Through project proposals, you contribute to improving the productivity of our factory.
• Managing and reporting on improvement initiatives as a project leader or project member.
• Facilitating kaizens and workshops.
• Collaborating on the improvement of strategic processes.
• To achieve improvements, you build a broad network of contacts with (internal) stakeholders and external suppliers.

As a Process Optimization Specialist, you have knowledge and insight into the process operations of the formulation department. You are able to optimize the production process and provide support for projects. The overall goal is to further professionalize the department and take it to a higher level. You will actively contribute to this!

• You possess a completed HBO or WO degree in a relevant field of study; this may also have been completed recently.
• Preferably experience within a complex production environment/the process industry.
• Experience with analyzing data, identifying improvement opportunities, and project management.
• Able to find pragmatic solutions based on theoretical knowledge.
• Able to inspire others during change and/or improvement processes.
• Driven, stress-resistant, and able to achieve results collectively (team player).
• Excellent communication skills in Dutch and English.
• Experience with Office, SAP, Reliance, and various production systems is a plus.

Send your inquiry together with the vacancy number and the title of the vacancy to this email address: RecruitmentNL@MSD.com. You can only apply via the website.

Aseptic Operations, Drug Development, GMP Compliance, Manufacturing Processes, Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, Product Formulation, Safety Compliance, Teamwork

Regular

Not Applicable

12/10/2026