The roles are to be created in Cork and Carlow.
330 jobs are set to be created in Ireland as MSD Ireland announce an expansion of two of their manufacturing sites in Ireland.
The jobs will be split between Cork (210) and Carlow (120) and the company will invest €280 million over the next three years at the two sites.
MSD Ireland, known as Merck in the U.S. and Canada, said that the new jobs are as a result of increased global demand for MSD’s medicines and vaccines produced in Ireland. The investment in the two sites is to keep up with the supply and demand of the products.
Available roles at the sites include technical, engineering, biochemistry, biology, quality and operations positions.
Speaking on the announcement, Minster for Jobs Mary Mitchell O’Connor said she: “Warmly welcomed the new investment and additional jobs announced by the company for their facilities in Carlow and Co. Cork. MSD has been at the cutting edge of bio pharmaceutical innovation over recent years and their Irish operations are at the heart of many of the company’s exciting new products.
“It is particularly gratifying that this expansion and additional job creation will take place in two regional locations, thereby strengthening the Government’s efforts to ensure balanced industrial development around the country.”
MSD currently employs over 1,600 people across four sites in Ireland – in Carlow, Cork, Dublin and Tipperary.
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