I'm looking to transition into a more traditional role in engineering and away from my current job. I have roughly 3 years of experience working with startup and big name pharmaceutical companies as a validation consultant. I have experience in project management, validation, quality assurance, and global supply chain management. I also have a six sigma black belt and a chemical engineering degree. Does anyone have any suggestions / references? Trying to make 100k at my next position.

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Have you tried looking at job postings at Merck within Technical Operations? With your experience you could be brought in somewhere around $85K. There are significant other benefits to working at Merck. If you’re set on making $100K I would suggest moving to another validation contractor to get a pay increase and then work OT

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