IT FP&A Lead: R&D Investment & Value Realization

MSD; Rahway (NJ); Hybrid; USD 129,000 - 203,000; Full time

Job summary

Merck & Co., Inc. in Rahway, NJ seeks an Associate Director of IT Finance to bridge finance and technology strategy. You will partner with Value Team Leads and Investment Managers, ensuring transparency, risk management, and robust business cases for multi-million-dollar tech programs.

The role oversees budgets, forecasts, and close processes while driving improvement in IT financial processes and spend optimization. Hybrid work options are available.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in finance or related field.
• Ability to lead large-scale transformations in ambiguous environments.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Ability to apply FP&A frameworks to ROI and value realization.
• Ability to communicate financial and performance information across technical and non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Bridge finance and technology strategy, driving high-value IT investments.
• Provide financial transparency, risk management, and decision support to VP IT R&D.
• Develop expense budgets, quarterly forecasts, and long-range plans.
• Govern CAPEX/OPEX rules and depreciation schedules for major tech milestones.
• Drive IT investment value with ROI/NPV and trade-off analyses.

Skills

Finance experience

Analytical skills

ROI/NPV

Stakeholder mgmt

Technical communication

Strategic partner

Cross-functional

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA

Tools

Power BI

Job description

Merck & Co., Inc. in Rahway, NJ seeks an Associate Director of IT Finance to bridge finance and technology strategy. You will partner with Value Team Leads and Investment Managers, ensuring transparency, risk management, and robust business cases for multi-million-dollar tech programs.

The role oversees budgets, forecasts, and close processes while driving improvement in IT financial processes and spend optimization. Hybrid work options are available.