Digital Quality Product Line Lead

Merck & Co.; Rahway (NJ); Hybrid; USD 142,000 - 224,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

401(k)

Paid holidays

Vacation days

Job summary

Merck & Co. in Rahway, NJ is seeking a senior Digital Quality Product Leader to own the vision and multi-year roadmap for Quality and Lab digital platforms, aligned with Animal Health Quality, Lab, and IT strategies.

You will define the product backlog, drive global rollout, ensure regulatory compliance and security, and lead cross-functional teams to maximize value from existing systems while exploring modernization opportunities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT, Engineering, Life Sciences, or related field.
• 7+ years of experience in Quality, Laboratory, Manufacturing, or GxP IT environments.
• Demonstrated experience leading digital product lines or large-scale platforms in regulated industries.
• Strong knowledge of QMS, LIMS, SDLC, CSV/CSA, and inspection readiness.
• Proven ability to lead global, cross-functional teams and influence senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own the Digital Quality Product Line vision and multi-year roadmap aligned to Quality, Lab, and IT strategies.
• Define and prioritize the product backlog by value, risk, and outcomes.
• Standardize and reuse digital quality and lab capabilities across sites and regions.
• Lead design, implementation, and global rollout of Quality and Lab digital products.
• Ensure solutions are fit-for-purpose, compliant, secure, and resilient throughout their lifecycle.
• Adhere to GxP, CSV/CSA, and CSA/OneCQV transitions.
• Serve as the IT partner for Quality and Lab leadership, translating needs into capabilities.
• Drive adoption via change management, training, and communities of practice.
• Lead and develop product owners and delivery teams.
• Scan for AI/ML, automation, and analytics to enhance quality decisions.

Skills

Quality Systems

Regulatory Compliance

Product Leadership

Cross-functional Leadership

GxP IT

CSV/CSA

SDLC

Cloud & Data

QMS

LIMS

Big Data

APIs

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/Engineering/Life Sciences

Tools

Apache Kafka

RabbitMQ

Redis

Neo4j

Red Hat Ansible

GraphQL

Job description

Job Description

Responsibilities

• Own the Digital Quality Product Line vision and multi-year roadmap, aligned to Animal Health Quality, Lab, and IT strategies.
• Define and prioritize the product backlog based on enterprise value, regulatory risk, and business outcomes.
• Drive standardization and reuse of digital quality and lab capabilities across sites and regions.
• Lead the design, implementation, and global rollout of Quality and Lab digital products.
• Ensure solutions are fit-for-purpose, compliant, secure, and resilient throughout their lifecycle while maximizing value from existing platforms and identifying opportunities for enhancement, modernization, or rationalization.
• Ensure adherence to GxP regulations, Computer System Validation (CSV), and the transition toward CSA / OneCQV-aligned approaches.
• Act as the primary IT partner for Quality and Lab leadership, translating business needs into digital capabilities.
• Drive adoption through change management, training strategies, and communities of practice.
• Lead and develop product owners, solution leads, and delivery teams (internal and external).
• Scan for emerging technologies (AI/ML, automation, analytics) that enhance quality decision-making and lab efficiency.

Required

• Bachelor's degree in IT, Engineering, Life Sciences, or related field.
• 7+ years of experience in Quality, Laboratory, Manufacturing, or GxP IT environments.
• Demonstrated experience leading digital product lines or large-scale platforms in regulated industries.
• Strong knowledge of QMS, LIMS, SDLC, CSV/CSA, and inspection readiness.
• Proven ability to lead global, cross-functional teams and influence senior stakeholders.

Required Skills:

Apache Kafka, Apache Kafka, Benefits Management, Big Data, Big Data Analytics, Business Analysis, Business Process Improvements, Configuration Management (CM), DevOps, Effort Estimation, Full Stack Development, Governance Management, GraphQL (Query Language), GxP Regulations, IT Methodologies, Life Science, Microservices Architecture, Neo4j, Product Management Leadership, Program Management, Python (Programming Language), RabbitMQ, Red Hat Ansible, Redis Database, Software Development {+ 2 more}

US and Puerto Rico Residents Only

Our company is committed to inclusion, ensuring that candidates can engage in a hiring process that exhibits their true capabilities.

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Salary

The salary range for this role is

$142,400.00 - $224,100.00

This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee's position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, government requirements, and business or organizational needs.

The successful candidate will be eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable.

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits.

- Available benefits include medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days. More information about benefits is available at https://jobs.merck.com/us/en/compensation-and-benefits .

San Francisco Residents Only

-We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

Los Angeles Residents Only

-We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance

Employee Status

Regular

Flexible Work Arrangements

Hybrid

Job Posting End Date

09/14/2026

*A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day BEFORE -the listed job posting end date. Please ensure you apply to a job posting no later than the day BEFORE the job posting end date.

Requisition ID

R415015