Director, AI Compliance & Digital Governance

MSD; Madrid; Híbrido; EUR 150.000 - 190.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Hybrid work arrangements

Descripción de la vacante

Merck & Co., Inc. seeks a Director, Digital Compliance to lead the Global Privacy and Digital Trust Office, guiding AI governance, data protection, and cross‑functional compliance across global IT, Legal, and R&D teams.

The role involves translating complex regulatory requirements into practical guidelines, overseeing AI incident reporting, and collaborating with senior leaders in a hybrid work model to drive responsible innovation and accountability across the organization.

Formación

• BA/BS required; advanced degree in law, privacy, digital technologies, or public policy preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in compliance, privacy, legal, regulatory affairs, digital governance, or related functions, preferably in a pharmaceutical, life sciences, healthcare, or highly regulated environment.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex, cross-functional governance programs.
• Strong understanding of data protection laws, data governance, emerging AI regulations and governance, and risk management principles.
• Proven experience counseling on AI systems from a compliance perspective, including risk assessment review, auditability, transparency obligations, and lifecycle governance.

Responsabilidades

• Collaborate with IT and other key stakeholders to create and execute a comprehensive governance and communication program for AI compliance.
• Support the design and implementation of next-generation AI Governance, including developing and maintaining AI policies, standards, and procedures, evolving AI risk assessments (e.g., triage design, risk tiering, domain-specific assessment frameworks, automation, and streamlined decision workflows), supporting third-party AI due diligence, and implementing AI incident reporting processes.
• Lead the compliance team guiding the implementation of technical controls for teams building agentic AI solutions, including human-in-the-loop patterns, tool access controls, retrieval and grounding practices, logging, monitoring, token and data minimization, and incident response playbooks.
• Provide strategic guidance on the responsible development, procurement and/or deployment of AI-enabled technologies across the organization.
• Translate complex legal and regulatory requirements into actionable, operational guidelines for technical and business teams.
• Monitor emerging AI regulations, industry standards, and internal policy requirements and partner with stakeholders to implement appropriate controls and mitigation measures.
• Represent AI compliance on internal steering committees, divisional governance committees, and project teams.
• Build and maintain strong partnerships with internal and external stakeholders to foster a culture of responsible innovation and accountability.

Conocimientos

Compliance Activities

Data Privacy

Governance Framework

Regulatory Compliance Audits

Policy Governance

Educación

BA/BS required

Descripción del empleo

Merck & Co., Inc. seeks a Director, Digital Compliance to lead the Global Privacy and Digital Trust Office, guiding AI governance, data protection, and cross‑functional compliance across global IT, Legal, and R&D teams.

The role involves translating complex regulatory requirements into practical guidelines, overseeing AI incident reporting, and collaborating with senior leaders in a hybrid work model to drive responsible innovation and accountability across the organization.