Director, Digital Transformation Leader (Hybrid)

Merck & Co.; Rahway (NJ); Hybrid; USD 173,000 - 273,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Paid holidays and vacation

Job summary

Merck & Co. seeks a Global Clinical Supplies Digital Transformation Leader to drive high-impact digital initiatives within the GCS digital roadmap.

The role owns strategy and execution for roadmap pillars, translating vision into operational reality with IT partners, business stakeholders, and external vendors. Responsibilities include leading critical digital initiatives, coordinating cross-functional delivery, managing change adoption, and tracking KPIs to maximize ROI while ensuring GxP

Qualifications

• Degree in a relevant field with strong science/tech background.
• Experience leading major technology implementations or digital transformations.
• Understanding of ERP systems (SAP) and data platforms.
• Ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders without direct authority.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic, high-priority digital initiatives in the GCS roadmap.
• Coordinate matrixed teams to deliver digital capabilities aligned with business needs.
• Oversee change impact assessments and end-user adoption strategies.
• Establish KPIs to measure adoption, efficiency gains, and ROI.
• Ensure GCS systems meet GxP and participate in SDLC deliverables.

Skills

Agile/Scrum

Cross-functional leadership

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Technical project management

Influencing skills

Change management

GxP knowledge

CSV practices

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Life Sciences, or related field

Tools

SAP ERP

RTSM/IRT systems

Advanced data platforms

Job description

Position Overview

The-Global Clinical Supplies Digital Transformation Leader will be responsible for delivering high-impact digital initiatives in support of the GCS digital roadmap. This role will own the strategy and execution framework for specific pillars of the GCS digital roadmap and will focus on translating strategic vision into operational reality.

Reporting to the Senior Director, Head of Clinical Supply Systems, this role will collaborate closely with relevant IT teams, GCS business representatives and leaders, DSCS Digital Technologies, Global Clinical Trial Operations, and external vendors to deliver digital solutions on time, on budget, and at scale.

Primary Activities include, but are not limited to:

Strategic Leadership-----

• Lead the execution of critical, high-priority digital initiatives defined within the GCS digital roadmap
• Drive project delivery from business-case development through implementation and hypercare.

Cross-Functional Delivery

• Orchestrate matrixed teams comprising GCS business experts, Enterprise IT partners, data scientists, and external software vendors to deliver specific digital capabilities, aligned with business needs

Technology Adoption and Change Management----------------

• Coordinate the change impact assessments and end-user adoption strategy with relevant business stakeholders, ensuring GCS teams are trained and equipped to leverage new capabilities.

Value & Metric Tracking

• Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) for assigned digital projects to measure user adoption, process efficiency gains, and return on investment (ROI).

SDLC and GxP Support

• Ensure that GCS owned systems comply with relevant GxP requirements (if applicable), and contribute to relevant SDLC deliverables in collaboration with IT partners.

Required Qualifications (Education, Experience, and Skills)

Education:-

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Life Sciences, or a related field.

Experience:

• Minimum of-10 years of progressive experience-in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or highly regulated manufacturing industry.
• Minimum of-5 years of hands‑on experience leading major technology implementations-or digital transformation initiatives within a clinical supply chain, clinical operations, or pharmaceutical supply chain environment.

Strong track record of successfully delivering complex digital projects using-Agile/Scrum or waterfall methodologies. Understanding of ERP systems (SAP), RTSM/IRT systems, or advanced data platforms is highly preferred.

Proven capability to-influence and manage cross-functional stakeholders-across business and IT domains without direct line authority.

Strong understanding of-GxP requirements, computer systems validation (CSV) practices, and pharmaceutical data privacy standards.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced degree (Master's or MBA).
• Professional certifications in project/product management (e.g., PMP, PMI-ACP, Certified Scrum Product Owner) or Change Management (Prosci).
• Prior experience delivering AI/Machine Learning pilots or robotic process automation (RPA) in a clinical environment.
• Prior experience with clinical supply planning systems

Agile Project Management, Budget Development, Clinical Supply Chain Management, Clinical Trial Management, Cross-Functional Leadership, Data Analysis, Digital Governance, Digital Transformation, Influencing Skills, Performance Metrics, Project Strategy, Risk Management, Stakeholder Management, Strategic Thinking, Technical Project Management

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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We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing together, talented, and committed people with diverse experiences, perspectives, skills and backgrounds. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when people with diverse ideas, broad experiences, backgrounds, and skills come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another's thinking and approach problems collectively.

The salary range for this role is $173,200.00 - $272,600.00

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.

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

Relocation: No relocation

VISA Sponsorship: No

Travel Requirements: 10%

Flexible Work Arrangements: Hybrid

Shift: 1st - Day

Valid Driving License: No

Hazardous Material(s): n/a

Job Posting End Date: 09/7/2026

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Requisition ID: R412634