Advanced Business Analysis with Life science Domain

Shrive Technologies LLC; Rahway (NJ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Shrive Technologies LLC is seeking a seasoned IT project leader to bridge R&D and IT in the pharmaceutical sector. You will drive data integration initiatives, align solutions with FAIR data principles, and collaborate with scientists and CRO partners to deliver scalable, compliant IT capabilities across Discovery, Data Science, and chem/bioinformatics domains.

The role emphasizes hands-on execution, cross-functional coordination, and ensuring business continuity for MA&D activities while

Qualifications

• Experience delivering IT solutions for pharma R&D environments.
• Ability to translate business needs into IT delivery plans.
• Familiarity with unstructured data integration.
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements in pharma.
• Experience with data capture, storage, search, and visualization.

Responsibilities

• Deliver data integration projects and manage milestones.
• Collaborate with scientists to implement data capture and visualization solutions.
• Handle entity registration requests from chemists and CRO partners.
• Support sample management for chemical registration and lead generation.
• Define solution needs with IT product teams and architects.
• Perform hands-on technical tasks across data workflows.
• Oversee onboarding of on-premises and cloud data and migrations.
• Coordinate unstructured data integration into the MRL landscape.
• Manage Jira tasks and Kanban boards for progress tracking.

Skills

Project management

Data integration

Scientific informatics

R&D/IT liaison

FAIR data principles

Tools

Jira

Oracle

SQL

Python

Job description

This role requires proven experience with scientific software in the pharmaceutical sector, particularly in Discovery and Development systems, expertise in scientific informatics, SDLC, and FAIR data practices. The ideal candidate has a proven track record in project management, strategic IT planning, and operational efficiency, with strong experience bridging R&D and IT through customer-facing initiatives. The candidate will leverage their expertise to deliver impactful technology solutions, working closely with technical SMEs to integrate unstructured data into the existing MRL application landscape. This role ensures business continuity for Discovery Research, Data Science, and Chem/Bioinformatics/Genomics teams while supporting scalable, repeatable IT practices to support MA&D activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Project Delivery & Integration.
• Lead and manage delivery of key tasks and milestones for data integration activities.
• Collaborate with scientists to identify needs and implement solutions for data capture, storage, search, integration, and visualization, applying FAIR data principles.
• Process and manage various incoming entity registration requests submitted by medicinal chemists and CRO partners.
• Support the sample management group for chemical registration and compound categorization based on chemical structures to diversify weekly screening compounds for lead generation.
• Collaborate with IT Product teams and Solution Architects to define solution needs and delivery approaches aligned with business outcomes.
• Perform hands‑on execution of complex technical tasks, applying business rules to deliver seamless integration activities across systems and data workflows alongside the product teams.
• Partner with cross‑functional teams to execute integration plans, especially for unstructured data into the MRL application landscape.
• Manage onboarding of on‑premise and cloud data, along with system migrations and archiving.
• Support integration for platforms such as eNotebook, browser creation, chem/bioassay data upload, sample logistics, dashboards, etc., using Merck‑specific tools.

Technical Expertise

• Familiarity with chemical databases, compound registration principles, and data management.
• Knowledge of chemical structure representation formats (e.g., MOL, SDF, SMILES, Inch, CAS Registry Numbers).
• Experience with databases (Oracle, SQL) & scripting (e.g., Python, SQL) is a plus.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Build strong relationships with the IT MA&D and Business Integration Teams, MRL IT Product Line Leads, and Product Managers.
• Facilitate cross‑functional collaboration to ensure alignment and transparency across teams.
• Serve as a strategic liaison between M&A National Guard, partners, and operational teams, transforming business requirements into executable IT solutions and delivery plans.

Planning & Execution

• Develop and maintain detailed project delivery plans, timelines, and risk assessments.
• Ensure compliance with pharmaceutical industry standards and regulatory requirements.
• Manage and maintain Jira tasks and Kanban boards to track progress, assign responsibilities, and ensure timely delivery of planned milestones.

Transition & Support

• Coordinate smooth handoff to business teams once unstructured data integration activities.