Job Description

Job Description

Our Sourcing team partner with the business to ensure efficient acquisition of goods and services that enables the commercialization of our medicines, vaccines and Animal Health products. We collaborate internationally and are grouped into center-led categories and regional operating teams.

This position has overall accountability for IT capabilities for our company's Research Laboratory Global Clinical Trial Operations (GCTO). This position has overall responsibility for managing the relationships for IT and our company's Research Laboratory business units.

Our company's Research Laboratory IT has begun a multi-year transformation to redefine the clinical trial platform that will enable the future pipeline for our company. This position will partner with business and IT leaders with responsibility for ensuring the alignment of the business and IT transformation along this journey. In addition, this role will have responsibility for the continued operations and improvements to ensure effective delivery of the current pipeline. The position will manage an organization of approximately 10 professionals including direct and indirect reports. The position will also have managerial responsibility for staff on a direct or shared reporting relationship.

Key responsibilities include:

* Serve as lead business relationship manager for GCTO; accountable to the SVP of GCTO.
* Shape and influence business strategy
* Partner with GCTO to ensure business and IT roadmaps are developed that meet GCTO needs
* Partner with business leads and IT leads to establish investment portfolio
* Partner with business leads to ensure that value realization of IT investments is maximized through the continued evolution of business value and opportunities
* All activities must be conducted in compliance with company policies and standards, and in compliance with regional and country specific regulations.
* Partner with strategic vendors to maximize the value realization of long-term partnerships.
* Partner with our company's Research Laboratory IT Engineering, CTO and TIO&E organizations to ensure effective operations, project delivery and execution.
* Provide thought leadership internally and externally on the continual evolution of clinical trial development. Including telehealth and clinical digital transformation
* Financial stewardship of approximately $30M annual IT portfolio

Travel will be required (25%).

Education and Skills Required

Bachelor's Degree or advanced degree in science or computer related field.

Minimum Experience Required

Either:

At least 10 years of significant technical experience with large scale validated scientific computer systems.

Or:

Ten years of experience working closely with Clinical / Regulatory / Safety / research laboratories with a demonstrable interest in IT systems.

Skills/Knowledge Required

Drive for results - Strong planning and organization skills
Delivers customer value - committed to understanding and meeting customer needs
Collaborates effectively with and through others to achieve shared goals
Communicates candidly and fluently in English - strong verbal, written and presentation skills
Ethics and integrity

Proven experience leading and building a team

Skills/Knowledge/Experience Preferred

Experience in Clinical, Safety, and Regulatory IT and relevant business areas

Our Human Health Division maintains a patient first, profits later ideology. The organization is comprised of sales, marketing, market access, digital analytics and commercial professionals who are passionate about their role in bringing our medicines to our customers worldwide.

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

In a world of rapid innovation, we seek brave Inventors who want to make an Impact in all aspects of our business, enabling breakthroughs that will affect generations to come. We encourage you to bring your disruptive thinking, collaborative spirit and diverse perspective to our organization. Together we will continue Inventing For Life, Impacting Lives while Inspiring Your Career Growth.

INVENT.

IMPACT.

INSPIRE.

NOTICE FOR INTERNAL APPLICANTS

In accordance with Managers' Policy - Job Posting and Employee Placement, all employees subject to this policy are required to have a minimum of twelve (12) months of service in current position prior to applying for open positions.

If you have been offered a separation benefits package, but have not yet reached your separation date and are offered a position within the salary and geographical parameters as set forth in the Summary Plan Description (SPD) of your separation package, then you are no longer eligible for your separation benefits package. To discuss in more detail, please contact your HRBP or Talent Acquisition Advisor.

US and Puerto Rico Residents Only:

If you need an accommodation for the application process please email us at staffingaadar@msd.com
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We are an equal opportunity employer, Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran proudly embracing diversity in all of its manifestations.

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Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

No relocation

VISA Sponsorship:

No

Travel Requirements:

25%

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Not Specified

Shift:

Not Indicated

Valid Driving License:

Hazardous Material(s):

Number of Openings:

1
Requisition ID:R93715