Director Structured Content Authoring- Regulatory Affairs

MSD Malaysia; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC (Merck & Co., Inc.), Rahway, NJ, USA, seeks a Director, Structured Content Authoring to lead the transformation from document-centric regulatory operations to a data-driven, component-based model. You will define vision, governance and an investment roadmap spanning content, master data and metadata management.

You will align stakeholders across Regulatory Affairs, Data Management, Labelling, CMC, Clinical, Safety, Quality, Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Technology to

Qualifications

• Extensive life sciences regulatory data governance experience.
• Knowledge of IDMP, RIM platforms and information architecture.
• Experience with global regulatory standards (ISO IDMP, XEVMPD/Article 57, EMA SPOR).
• Leadership in governance, ownership structures and data standards.

Responsibilities

• Establish governance structures, ownership models, decision rights and quality standards across regulatory content and data domains.
• Oversee reusable content components and data assets for lifecycle traceability.
• Lead IDMP governance including product and master data governance.
• Collaborate with Regulatory Technology, enterprise architecture and data engineering teams to shape future-state architecture.

Skills

Collaborative Leadership

Strategic Leadership

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Regulatory Compliance

Regulatory Data Governance

Data governance

Tools

Veeva Vault RIM

Structured Content Authoring

Data catalogues

FHIR

Automation technologies

Job description

Job Description

The Director, Structured Content Authoring is a transformational leadership role responsible for accelerating the organisation's evolution from document-centric regulatory operations to a modern, data-driven and component-based operating model. This leader will establish the vision, strategy and governance framework that connects structured regulatory content, medicinal product master data and enterprise data governance to create authoritative, reusable and traceable information assets that support global regulatory compliance, operational excellence and future digital health requirements. The role will lead the development of an integrated enterprise capability spanning Structured Content Authoring, IDMP data governance, regulatory master data, controlled terminology, metadata management and information architecture. Working across Regulatory Affairs, Regulatory Data Management, Labelling, CMC, Clinical, Safety, Quality, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Technology and Data organisations, you will align senior stakeholders around a common strategy, operating model and investment roadmap that enables consistent, interoperable and high-quality regulatory content and data.

What you will do:

A key area of responsibility will be establishing governance structures, ownership models, decision rights, quality standards and stewardship practices across regulatory content and data domains. Oversee reusable content components and data assets covering labelling, CMC, clinical and submission content, ensuring information can be efficiently created, approved, maintained, reused and traced throughout the product lifecycle. Provide strategic leadership for IDMP governance, including product, substance, organisation, referential, registration, manufacturing and packaging data, ensuring alignment with global regulatory standards and evolving agency requirements. In partnership with Regulatory Technology, enterprise architecture and data engineering teams, you will shape the future-state architecture connecting RIM platforms, structured content solutions, master data management, terminology services, publishing platforms, analytics and AI-enabled capabilities. Ensure that automation, AI and advanced regulatory technologies are grounded in trusted, governed and traceable content and data.

What you will need:

The ideal candidate will bring substantial experience of relevant life sciences experience and a proven track record of regulatory data governance, IDMP, RIM platforms, master data management, information architecture and digital transformation. A strong understanding of global regulatory standards, including ISO IDMP, XEVMPD/Article 57 and EMA SPOR, is highly desirable. Experience with Veeva Vault RIM, Structured Content Authoring platforms, data catalogues, knowledge graphs, FHIR, automation technologies and participation in industry standards forums would be advantageous. Experience in establishing governance frameworks, operating models, ownership structures and data standards that support regulatory compliance, data quality, content reuse and operational excellence. Strong strategic leadership, executive communication and stakeholder management capabilities, with the ability to influence across organisational boundaries and build alignment within complex, cross-functional environments.

Required Skills:

• Collaborative Leadership
• Detail-Oriented
• Operations Support
• Process Improvements
• Regulatory Compliance
• Regulatory Experience
• Regulatory Processes

Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, USA, does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All CVs / resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company. No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place. Where agency agreements are in place, introductions are position specific. Please, no phone calls or emails.

Employee Status: Regular Relocation: VISA Sponsorship: Travel Requirements: Flexible Work Arrangements: Hybrid Shift: Valid Driving License: Hazardous Material(s): Job Posting End Date: 10/12/2026

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Our company is a global health care leader with a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines and animal health products. The difference between potential and achievement lies in the spark that fuels innovation and inventiveness; this is the space where we have codified our legacy for over a century. Our success is backed by ethical integrity, forward momentum, and an inspiring mission to achieve new milestones in global healthcare.