Senior Launch Planning & Business Analysis Specialist

Merck Gruppe - MSD Sharp & Dohme; Rahway, Northern (NJ, KY); Hybrid; USD 117,000 - 184,000; Full time

Job summary

Merck Gruppe - MSD Sharp & Dohme is seeking a Senior Specialist, Business Analyst for Launch Planning. You will act as a subject matter expert in business analysis and process design for Strategy and Planning and Launch Planning within Content Supply Chain Orchestration.

The role requires strong analytical and stakeholder management skills in a matrixed environment and includes advisory support across product teams.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of business analysis or solution design in regulated environments.
• Ability to gather, document, and validate requirements and translate them into actionable solutions.
• Experience with planning workflows or launch processes in cross-functional settings.

Responsibilities

• Gather and validate requirements for Strategy/Planning and Launch Planning solutions.
• Translate needs into user stories, processes, and functional specs.
• Drive backlog refinement and scope clarity with product and tech teams.
• Support design, build, testing, and deployment to ensure delivery of solutions.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to manage change and adoption.

Skills

Business analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Process mapping

Requirements management

Workfront experience

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Adobe Workfront

Job description

Merck Gruppe - MSD Sharp & Dohme is seeking a Senior Specialist, Business Analyst for Launch Planning. You will act as a subject matter expert in business analysis and process design for Strategy and Planning and Launch Planning within Content Supply Chain Orchestration.

The role requires strong analytical and stakeholder management skills in a matrixed environment and includes advisory support across product teams.