Head of Digital Tech Transfer & PKM

MSD; Cramlington; Hybrid; GBP 130,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Medical, dental, vision benefits

401(k) retirement plan

Paid holidays

Vacation

Sick days

Job summary

Merck & Co., Inc. seeks a Director of Digital Tech Transfer & PKM to shape manufacturing capabilities. You will define strategy, develop roadmaps, and drive execution across tech transfer initiatives, leading a multi-disciplinary team to build scalable digital solutions.

You will champion data governance, integrate MES, LIMS, and control systems, and ensure compliance with GxP and internal standards while coordinating with S&T, Research, and manufacturing operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Life Sciences, or a related field with a minimum of ten (10) years of required industry experience.
• Proven track record of supporting pharmaceutical technology transfer and establishing receiving-site readiness.
• Demonstrated experience in a product management, program leadership, or strategic role delivering large-scale, data-intensive digital products.
• Strong leadership capabilities with experience managing and developing technical and cross-functional teams.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and align senior leaders and technical experts.
• Deep knowledge of biopharmaceutical manufacturing processes, technology transfer, and their associated data and control systems (e.g., MES, DeltaV, PKM, Databricks, SCADA, PI).
• Proven ability to connect high-level business objectives to detailed technical execution plans.
• Proven capability in implementing and scaling AI solutions in mission-critical, highly regulated environments, with appropriate governance, reliability, security, and compliance controls.

Responsibilities

• Define and champion the product vision and strategic roadmap for Digital Tech Transfer and PKM, ensuring alignment with overarching business goals.
• Lead and mentor a high-performing team of product analysts, technology and process specialists, fostering a culture of innovation and execution excellence.
• Oversee the entire lifecycle of digital manufacturing products that support tech transfer, from initial concept and requirement gathering to deployment and continuous improvement.
• Serve as the primary liaison between S&T, Research, Commercialization and manufacturing operations, and IT to translate complex business needs into scalable and compliant digital solutions.
• Drive the strategy for integrating disparate data sources (e.g., MES, LIMS, process control systems) to create a cohesive process knowledge ecosystem for seamless technology transfer.
• Champion data integrity and governance to ensure all process data is reliable, accurate, and inspection ready.
• Manage the product backlog, prioritize features based on business value and strategic importance, and communicate progress to executive stakeholders.
• Ensure all digital solutions adhere to industry regulations, including GxP, and internal quality standards.
• Partner with external CMOs to digitise technology transfer and establish secure, standardised, and compliant ongoing process data exchanges.

Skills

Asset Management

Benefits Management

Management System Development

Product Management

Requirements Management

Stakeholder Relationship Management

Strategic Planning

System Designs

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Life Sciences, or related field

Tools

MES

DeltaV

PKM

Databricks

SCADA

PI

Job description

Merck & Co., Inc. seeks a Director of Digital Tech Transfer & PKM to shape manufacturing capabilities. You will define strategy, develop roadmaps, and drive execution across tech transfer initiatives, leading a multi-disciplinary team to build scalable digital solutions.

You will champion data governance, integrate MES, LIMS, and control systems, and ensure compliance with GxP and internal standards while coordinating with S&T, Research, and manufacturing operations.