Senior Digital Platform Product Owner

Merck & Co.; Rahway (NJ); Hybrid; USD 96,000 - 151,000; Full time

Job summary

Merck & Co. in Rahway, NJ, seeks a Senior Specialist, Digital System Owner to own and continuously improve a critical enterprise platform that supports procurement, supplier management, contracts, and sourcing across the organization.

You will understand users, drive adoption, and define a roadmap to expand capabilities while delivering measurable business value. Hybrid work arrangement is offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
• 5+ years of experience owning, implementing, improving, or supporting enterprise systems, digital platforms, or business applications.
• Experience in Product Owner, Business Systems Analyst, Platform Owner, System Owner, or similar roles.
• Strong understanding of how systems, users, data, workflows, and business processes interact.
• Hands-on experience using data and SQL to investigate issues, validate assumptions, and support decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Act as the business owner for a key enterprise platform and its connected ecosystem.
• Build deep understanding of users and continuously improve their experience on the platform.
• Define and execute a roadmap focused on adoption, usability, capability expansion, and business value.
• Leverage capabilities across purchasing, sourcing, contract management, supplier management, workflow automation, and analytics to maximize value.
• Use data, user feedback, SQL, and platforms such as Databricks to identify opportunities, investigate issues, and measure outcomes.
• Understand configurations, integrations, workflows, and data structures well enough to drive improvements.
• Partner with business and technology teams to simplify processes and deliver scalable solutions.
• Continuously look for ways to increase value delivered through existing technology investments.

Skills

Business Acumen

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Data Analytics

Digital Ecosystems

Digital Systems

Driving Continuous Improvement

Product Ownership

Supplier Strategy

System Configuration

Workflow Optimization

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems, Engineering, Data Analytics, Computer Science, Supply Chain, or a related field

Job description

Merck & Co. in Rahway, NJ, seeks a Senior Specialist, Digital System Owner to own and continuously improve a critical enterprise platform that supports procurement, supplier management, contracts, and sourcing across the organization.

You will understand users, drive adoption, and define a roadmap to expand capabilities while delivering measurable business value. Hybrid work arrangement is offered.