Specialist, Webcast Customer Support

Merck; Telangana; On-site; INR 450,000 - 750,000; Full time

Job summary

Merck in Hyderabad seeks a Webcast Customer Support Technician to provide customer-focused technical support for virtual and hybrid webcasts, guiding internal customers through end-to-end webcast preparation and execution.

The role covers pre-production, live production, and post-production tasks, with on-site production support when needed. You will train Market Teams and ensure high-quality event experiences.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support for assigned remote and hybrid webcasts throughout pre-production, live production, and post-production.
• Serve as a customer-facing technical contact for assigned events, maintaining clear, courteous, and timely communication.
• Review event requirements, confirm support scope, identify technical risks, and coordinate readiness activities and coverage.
• Guide and train Market Team members and other event owners in building, configuring, and producing online events.
• Set up, test, and support approved webcast platforms, presentation materials, media assets, access links, and event settings.
• Conduct or support technical rehearsals and readiness checks for presenters, moderators, media playback, slides, audio, video, connectivity, and event workflows.
• Monitor live webcasts and respond quickly to customer, presenter, platform, media, audio, video, and connectivity issues.
• Troubleshoot incidents using documented procedures; communicate status and workarounds; elevate issues when additional expertise or vendor support is required.
• Coordinate the receipt, quality review, version control, and distribution of presentation decks and other event materials.
• Complete required event records, checklists, handoffs, and post-event activities in accordance with applicable standard operating procedures and service expectations.
• Support post-production tasks, such as basic recording review, approved edits, replay readiness, and delivery coordination, when assigned.
• Identify recurring issues and improvement opportunities; contribute to knowledge articles, job aids, training materials, and process updates.
• Assist with on-site setup, testing, operation, and breakdown of webcast production equipment.
• Support event-specific production tasks, which may include camera operation, video playback, switching, microphone setup and monitoring, audio support, teleconference or multi-language feeds, encoding, floor support, and technical direction

Skills

Adaptability

Client Counseling

Communication

Customer Centricity

Customer Communications

Customer-Focused

Customer Management

Emerging Technologies

Escalation Management

Expectation Management

Incident Management

IT

Microsoft PowerPoint

OAT

Prioritization

Problem Identification

Product Management

Product Support

Quality Control Management

Requirements Management

Site Operations

Solution Architecture

Stakeholder Relationship Management

Technical Advice

Job description

Job Description

Required Skills

Adaptability, Adaptability, Client Counseling, Communication, Customer Centricity, Customer Communications, Customer-Focused, Customer Management, Emerging Technologies, Escalation Management, Expectation Management, Incident Management, Information Technology (IT), Microsoft PowerPoint, Operational Acceptance Testing (OAT), Prioritization, Problem Identification, Product Management, Product Support, Quality Control Management, Requirements Management, Site Operations, Solution Architecture, Stakeholder Relationship Management, Technical Advice {+ 5 more}

The Opportunity

• Based in Hyderabad, join a global healthcare biopharma company and be part of a 130- year legacy of success backed by ethical integrity, forward momentum, and an inspiring mission to achieve new milestones in global healthcare.
• Be part of an organisation driven by digital technology and data-backed approaches that support a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines, and animal health products.
• Drive innovation and execution excellence. Be a part of a team with passion for using data, analytics, and insights to drive decision-making, and which creates custom software, allowing us to tackle some of the world's greatest health threats.

Our Technology Centers focus on creating a space where teams can come together to deliver business solutions that save and improve lives. An integral part of our company's IT operating model, Tech Centers are globally distributed locations where each IT division has employees to enable our digital transformation journey and drive business outcomes. These locations, in addition to the other sites, are essential to supporting our business and strategy.

A focused group of leaders in each Tech Center helps to ensure we can manage and improve each location, from investing in growth, success, and well-being of our people, to making sure colleagues from each IT division feel a sense of belonging to managing critical emergencies. And together, we must leverage the strength of our team to collaborate globally to optimize connections and share best practices across the Tech Centers.

Role Overview

The Webcast Customer Support Technician provides customer-focused technical support for virtual and hybrid webcasts. The primary responsibility is to guide internal customers and Market Teams through webcast preparation, platform setup, readiness checks, live-event monitoring, troubleshooting, and post-event follow-up. When business needs, scheduling, location, and technician availability align, the role also provides in-person webcast production support. The technician helps deliver reliable, professional event experiences by communicating clearly, resolving issues promptly, following documented procedures, and escalating risks when appropriate.

What will you do

• Provide technical support for assigned remote and hybrid webcasts throughout pre-production, live production, and post-production.
• Serve as a customer-facing technical contact for assigned events, maintaining clear, courteous, and timely communication.
• Review event requirements, confirm support scope, identify technical risks, and coordinate readiness activities and coverage.
• Guide and train Market Team members and other event owners in building, configuring, and producing online events.
• Set up, test, and support approved webcast platforms, presentation materials, media assets, access links, and event settings.
• Conduct or support technical rehearsals and readiness checks for presenters, moderators, media playback, slides, audio, video, connectivity, and event workflows.
• Monitor live webcasts and respond quickly to customer, presenter, platform, media, audio, video, and connectivity issues.
• Troubleshoot incidents using documented procedures; communicate status and workarounds; elevate issues when additional expertise or vendor support is required.
• Coordinate the receipt, quality review, version control, and distribution of presentation decks and other event materials.
• Complete required event records, checklists, handoffs, and post-event activities in accordance with applicable standard operating procedures and service expectations.
• Support post-production tasks, such as basic recording review, approved edits, replay readiness, and delivery coordination, when assigned.
• Identify recurring issues and improvement opportunities; contribute to knowledge articles, job aids, training materials, and process updates.
• Assist with on-site setup, testing, operation, and breakdown of webcast production equipment.
• Support event-specific production tasks, which may include camera operation, video playback, switching, microphone setup and monitoring, audio support, teleconference or multi-language feeds, encoding, floor support, and technical directi