Global Manufacturing Systems Integration Lead

HireLifeScience; Wilmington (DE); Hybrid; USD 142,000 - 224,000; Full time

Job summary

Merck & Co., Inc. seeks an experienced Associate Director to lead system integration across global sites, partnering with IT/OT, data teams, and vendors to ensure accurate, timely data for scheduling, productivity, and reporting.

The role requires deep expertise in MES, data historians, and process control environments, with a focus on SDLC, incident management, and change controls. Hybrid work arrangement available with strong leadership responsibilities.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in manufacturing technology or industrial systems environments; pharmaceutical manufacturing experience preferred.
• A minimum of 5 years in system integration, automation, or manufacturing IT/OT roles.
• Strong experience integrating MES, PI, and DeltaV with scheduling, productivity, analytics, and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Build, configure, and sustain system integrations connecting operational systems to digital shopfloor systems.
• Partner with site operations and process engineers to define data mappings for scheduling, productivity, and reporting use cases.
• Establish and maintain integration standards, templates, and reusable patterns for onboarding sites and capabilities.
• Oversee execution and scale up of integration solutions across global sites with minimal disruption.
• Provide senior level troubleshooting and incident leadership for integration issues across teams.
• Drive data quality and validation practices for scheduling, productivity, and reporting data.

Skills

Manufacturing System Integration

MES

Data Historians

SQL

SDLC

Technical Leadership

Incident Management

Change Controls

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, Computer Science, or a related field

Tools

Ignition

OPC UA

DeltaV

PI Historian

Job description

Merck & Co., Inc. seeks an experienced Associate Director to lead system integration across global sites, partnering with IT/OT, data teams, and vendors to ensure accurate, timely data for scheduling, productivity, and reporting.

The role requires deep expertise in MES, data historians, and process control environments, with a focus on SDLC, incident management, and change controls. Hybrid work arrangement available with strong leadership responsibilities.