Head of Global Lab Digital Platform & Strategy

Merck; West Point (PA); Hybrid; USD 173,000 - 273,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) retirement benefits

Paid holidays

Job summary

Merck is seeking a Director to lead a global laboratory digital platform, aligning R&D, manufacturing, quality, and IT to a clear roadmap and measurable outcomes. You will drive user-centric design, governance, and adoption across sites.

The role emphasizes an outside-in view, scalable capabilities, and value realization through analytics, reporting, and secure, interoperable systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, CS, engineering, life sciences, business, design, or related field.
• 8+ years of digital product management, platform delivery, or related experience.
• Proven track record leading a significant digital product or platform across discovery, design, delivery, rollout and evolution.
• Strong product ownership, strategy, and governance capabilities.
• Technical acumen across solution architecture, data flows, APIs, cloud, and analytics.

Responsibilities

• Shape product strategy, roadmap, and operating model for a laboratory digital platform.
• Lead cross-functional governance and partnerships across R&D, manufacturing, quality, and IT.
• Steer user-centered design, feedback loops, and measurable outcomes.
• Define implementation, rollout, and adoption strategies across sites.

Skills

Asset Management

Benefits Management

Business Continuity

Cybersecurity

Data Integrity

Demand Management

Laboratory Automation

Life Science

Management System Development

Operational Excellence

Patient Safety

Product Lifecycle

Product Management

Regulatory Compliance

Requirements Management

Stakeholder Relationship Management

Strategic Planning

Supply Management

System Designs

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Life Sciences, Business, Design, or a related discipline

Job description

Merck is seeking a Director to lead a global laboratory digital platform, aligning R&D, manufacturing, quality, and IT to a clear roadmap and measurable outcomes. You will drive user-centric design, governance, and adoption across sites.

The role emphasizes an outside-in view, scalable capabilities, and value realization through analytics, reporting, and secure, interoperable systems.