Controls Strategy Lead (SCADA/Ignition)

Merck & Co.; West Point (PA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Merck & Co. is seeking a Director to lead the Development Sciences and Clinical Supply Digital Technologies team, driving the next generation of data-rich, connected lab environments.

You will blend hands-on technical expertise with strategic leadership to advance SCADA and orchestration platforms across the organization. In this role, you will define long-term architecture, standards, roadmaps, and adoption strategies for laboratory digital tools, working with hardware, software, and AI-driven

Qualifications

• Experience leading multi-disciplinary teams in lab technology.
• Proven ability to define architecture and strategic roadmaps for complex systems.

Responsibilities

• Define long-term architecture for laboratory operations technology.
• Set standards and adoption strategy for laboratory SCADA platforms.
• Define the roadmap for digital lab platforms and orchestrated systems.
• Lead delivery across hardware, software, and AI-driven tools in the lab.

Skills

Technical leadership

Laboratory operations

SCADA systems

Roadmap planning

Strategic leadership

Job description

Job Description

In the Development Sciences and Clinical Supply organization, we believe digital is the force multiplier that enables faster experiments, smarter decisions, more robust supply chains, and is ultimately redefining how we bring medicines to patients.

Within Development Sciences and Clinical Supply, the Development Sciences and Clinical Supply Digital Technologies team is building the next generation of data-rich, connected lab environments-where hardware, software, and AI-driven tools work together to accelerate pharmaceutical development. Our goal is simple but ambitious: embed advanced digital capabilities into the DNA of how we work. We believe this future starts with an effective foundation of laboratory tools: innovative robotics, process analytical technology, high-throughput technologies, reliable instrumentation, and integrated systems that seamlessly transition data from the physical labs to the digital world. We believe innovation is fueled by teams that come together to build technologies that truly impact how our scientists conduct research. We're looking for a director to help define and deliver this future vision.

This position serves as a technical leader for laboratory operations technology and orchestration platforms across the Development Sciences and Clinical Supply organization. The successful candidate will combine deep hands-on technical expertise with strategic leadership, helping define the long-term architecture, standards, roadmap, and adoption strategy for laboratory SCADA