Senior Tech Product & Launch Planning Analyst

MSD Malaysia; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 117,000 - 184,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

401(k) retirement plan

Paid holidays and vacation

Job summary

Merck & Co., Inc. is seeking a Senior Specialist, Business Analyst for Launch Planning to lead requirements gathering, process design, and solution delivery across Strategy and Planning capabilities.

You will translate business needs into clear user stories and workflows, support testing, and drive standardized planning practices with cross-functional teams. The role emphasizes stakeholder collaboration, compliance knowledge, and continuous improvement, with hybrid work arrangements and a strong

Qualifications

• 3+ years of business analysis or solution design in regulated environments.
• Experience translating requirements into processes, user stories, and rules.
• Experience with planning workflows, launch processes, or cross-functional operations.

Responsibilities

• Partner with stakeholders to gather and validate requirements for Strategy and Launch Planning solutions.
• Translate needs into user stories, workflows, and functional requirements for solution design.
• Drive backlog refinement and scope clarity with product and tech teams.
• Analyze current-state workflows and identify opportunities to standardize and simplify planning activities.
• Support solution delivery through design, build, testing, and deployment; assist with testing and readiness.

Skills

Adobe Workfront

Work management

Stakeholder engagement

Requirements management

Process mapping

Backlog refinement

Change management

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/IS/tech/life sciences

Tools

Adobe Workfront

Job description

Merck & Co., Inc. is seeking a Senior Specialist, Business Analyst for Launch Planning to lead requirements gathering, process design, and solution delivery across Strategy and Planning capabilities.

You will translate business needs into clear user stories and workflows, support testing, and drive standardized planning practices with cross-functional teams. The role emphasizes stakeholder collaboration, compliance knowledge, and continuous improvement, with hybrid work arrangements and a strong