Senior Specialist, Regulatory Affairs - Digital Support Solutions

Merck; Rahway (NJ); On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Merck is seeking a Sr. Specialist, Regulatory Affairs – Power Platform Solutions Specialist to hands-on support and configure the country regulatory requirements management platform within Global Regulatory Affairs and Clinical Safety.

The role uses Microsoft Power Platform (Power Apps, Dataverse, Power Automate, Power BI) and collaborates with a global team to deliver approved improvements. Responsibilities include engaging users, gathering requirements, configuring apps and flows, supporting

Qualifications

• Minimum of three years of relevant experience in business application support, configuration, development, or business analysis with hands-on Power Platform work.
• Experience configuring Power Apps and building or maintaining Power Automate flows.
• Working knowledge of Dataverse tables, columns, forms, views and basic business rules.
• Experience speaking with users to clarify tickets and document business needs, expected outcomes, and acceptance criteria.

Responsibilities

• User Engagement & Business Analysis: discuss issues with users, gather examples, reproduce steps, and define acceptance criteria.
• Application Build & Configuration: configure Power Apps forms, views, and automate flows per approved requirements.
• Application Maintenance & Release Support: assist with pre/post-release checks and maintain release records.
• Data Quality & Maintenance Support: perform routine data imports, compare source and system records, and document issues.
• Defect Resolution, Testing & Production Support: reproduce issues, test changes, and document results.

Skills

Power Platform

Business analysis

User engagement

Requirements gathering

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems or related

Tools

Power Apps

Power Automate

Dataverse

SharePoint

Job description

Job Description

The Sr. Specialist, Regulatory Affairs – Power Platform Solutions Specialist is a hands-on application support and configuration role supporting our system, the business-built country regulatory requirements management platform within Global Regulatory Affairs and Clinical Safety. Our system uses Microsoft Power Platform, including Dataverse, Power Apps, Power Automate, and Power BI, with Microsoft Teams and SharePoint supporting communications and support activities. As a member of the Platform Team, the incumbent communicates directly with users who submit tickets to understand their issues and requests, documents basic business requirements, and helps deliver approved application improvements. The role configures Power Apps and Power Automate, investigates routine issues, supports data checks and testing, and maintains support documentation. The specialist works under the technical guidance of the System Platform Architect and Design Authority and coordinates priorities, user follow-up, and validation with the System Operations Lead. Complex architecture, integrations, security design, and deployment decisions remain with the appropriate technical leads.

Responsibilities

• User Engagement & Business Analysis
• Contact users who raise tickets to clarify the issue or request, understand their current process, and confirm the expected outcome and business impact.
• Gather relevant examples, screenshots, affected records, and steps to reproduce an issue; distinguish application defects, data concerns, access requests, and enhancement requests.
• Document clear requirements, simple process steps, and acceptance criteria; confirm understanding with the requestor and review proposed changes with the System Operations Lead and technical team.
• Keep requestors informed of progress, outstanding questions, and next steps, and coordinate follow-up with the appropriate support or technical owner.
• Support user acceptance testing and confirm with requestors that the delivered change addresses the agreed need before recommending ticket closure.

Application Build & Configuration

• Configure and update Power Apps forms, views, and user-interface components using approved requirements and established patterns.
• Maintain Dataverse tables, columns, views, and basic business rules under technical guidance; support access requests using approved procedures.
• Build and maintain routine Power Automate flows, approvals, and notifications using standard connectors and established designs.
• Translate agreed user requirements into straightforward application changes, seeking technical review when needed.
• Suggest practical improvements to usability and routine workflows, and continue developing Power Platform skills.

Application Maintenance & Release Support

• Assist technical leads with preparing approved application changes for Development, Test/UAT, and Production environments.
• Follow established release checklists and change-control procedures for fixes and enhancements.
• Perform assigned pre-release and post-release checks and report unexpected results to the technical lead.
• Maintain release notes, test results, and change records; support deployment activities under technical supervision.

Data Quality & Maintenance Support

• Support routine data imports, cleanup, and approved corrections using established tools, templates, and procedures.
• Compare source and system records and perform field-level checks to identify missing or inaccurate information.
• Document data issues and work with requestors, business data owners, and technical leads to confirm appropriate corrections.
• Use approved source files and escalates complex migration, bulk-update, or scripting needs to technical specialists.

Defect Resolution, Testing & Production Support

• Investigate and reproduce routine Power Apps, Power Automate, data, and access issues; escalated complex issues with clear supporting details.
• Test application changes in Development before handoff for broader testing, including expected outcomes and common error scenarios.
• Document the issue, change made, expected behavior, and test results in the relevant ticket or change record.
• Coordinate with the System Operations Lead and requestors during user validation and follow up on unresolved issues or regressions.
• Participate in release support and post-release monitoring, routing unresolved technical problems to the appropriate technical lead.

Documentation, Compliance & Quality

• Maintain user requirements, configuration notes, workflow descriptions, support procedures, and user guidance.
• Follow established Power Platform standards, security procedures, and change controls when configuring or supporting applications.
• Participate in peer review and maintain complete ticket, testing, and change documentation to support traceability and audit readiness.

Cross-Functional Delivery & Continuous Improvement

• Collaborate with Regulatory Affairs business users, the System Operations Lead, and technical partners in a global, matrixed environment.
• Provide clear status updates, identify dependencies or blockers, and contribute task estimates to support prioritization.
• Identify recurring user questions and ticket trends and suggest practical application, process, or training improvements.
• Share knowledge and document repeatable procedures to help other support-team members respond consistently.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Information Systems, Computer Science, Business, Engineering, Regulatory Affairs, Life Sciences, or a related discipline.
• Relevant Microsoft Power Platform training or certification is preferred; an advanced degree is not required.

Required Experience

• Minimum of three (3) years of relevant experience in business application support, configuration, development, or business analysis, including hands-on Power Platform work.
• Practical experience configuring Power Apps and building or maintaining Power Automate flows.
• Working knowledge of Dataverse tables, columns, forms, views, and basic business rules, with an understanding of access controls.
• Experience speaking with users to clarify support tickets or requests and documenting business needs, expected outcomes, and acceptance criteria.
• Ability to reproduce routine application issues, gather supporting information, and recognize when technical escalation is needed.
• Experience checking data accuracy and supporting routine data maintenance using established procedures.
• Experience testing application changes, recording