Clinical Trial Systems Requirements Engineer

Merck; Barcelona; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Merck is seeking a Requirements Engineer for Clinical Trial Systems in the Mollet del Vallès area near Barcelona, Spain. The role focuses on shaping high‑quality functional requirements for an Operational Data Repository program, ensuring precise, complete specifications aligned with business and technical needs.

You will bridge clinical operations and IT, facilitate reviews, and drive governance to improve data integrity and system reliability across global trials.

Qualifications

• 5+ years as a Business Analyst delivering high‑quality requirement specifications.
• 3+ years with clinical trial data and processes.
• Experience facilitating requirement workshops and stakeholder reviews.
• Experience with data platforms, system integrations, and APIs.
• Familiarity with Good Practice standards: validation, traceability, change control.

Responsibilities

• Review, improve, and create Functional Requirement Specifications that are precise and aligned with business intent and technical feasibility.
• Identify gaps, resolve ambiguities, and simplify complex rules without losing meaning.
• Facilitate structured requirement reviews with cross‑functional stakeholders.
• Drive improvements to documentation standards, traceability, and governance.
• Ensure reliability and scalability of data platforms supporting clinical trials.

Skills

Business Analysis

Requirements engineering

Stakeholder facilitation

Data platforms experience

AI literacy

Education

Information Technology / Life Sciences / Business degree

Tools

APIs

System Integrations

Job description

Merck is seeking a Requirements Engineer for Clinical Trial Systems in the Mollet del Vallès area near Barcelona, Spain. The role focuses on shaping high‑quality functional requirements for an Operational Data Repository program, ensuring precise, complete specifications aligned with business and technical needs.

You will bridge clinical operations and IT, facilitate reviews, and drive governance to improve data integrity and system reliability across global trials.