Merck & Co Hiring for Senior Specialist – IT Solution Architect job in Rahway Full Time

The Get to Market / Sustain on Market Value Team (GtMSoM) is seeking a highly motivated individual accountable for developing and supporting solution architectures for our Company’s Research Labs division. This role will be responsible for integrating with key programs across the division to implement the architecture strategy and processes in a consistent manner. In addition, this role will be responsible for contributing thought leadership to the evolution of architecture processes.

Under the leadership of the Associate Director IT GtMSoM Value Team Architect, the IT Senior Specialist will

• Design platform architecture that will enable best-in-class IT capabilities supporting our Research & Development Division technology product lines spanning Global Regulatory Affairs, Patient Safety, Development Data Consumption, Quality / Compliance, and Pipeline Portfolio Planning
• Define & implement integration to systems & solutions that meet product requirements.
• Design new or re-factor solutions to drive and deliver value through automation and digital transformation by leveraging Artificial intelligence, Machine Learning, robotic process automation, cloud-based services, and other emergent technologies.
• Collaborate with IT product teams to evaluate technical issues and project constraints, find resolutions/alternatives and provide a recommendation and path forward.
• Be accountable for the delivery of architectural artifacts including solution architectures, solution roadmaps, capability models, etc. and contribute to shaping the future state of the solutions.
• Partner and communicate with all stakeholders, including internal and external developers, end-users, product line/product owners and architects. Update stakeholders on the status of product development processes.
• Partner and align with other Architecture stakeholders including Enterprise Architects, and solution architects from other product lines and organizations to develop reusable technology products that leverage digital technologies.
• Evolve the solution architecture function and overall capability within the GtMSoM Value Team.

Minimum education required:

• B.S. or higher in IT, Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related fields

Required experience and skills:

• Minimum of 5 years in architecture, technical analysis, design and/or development of enterprise IT systems.
• Strong process understanding, system architecture skills with analytical thinking for problem solving.
• Proven hands-on expertise and knowledge of current software development, cloud, security technologies.
• Has worked with programming/scripting languages (python, Java, JavaScript, R, C/C++, C#, Shell, etc.)
• Industry and/or Academic experience with APIs.
• Interest to quickly learn and experiment new technologies and systems.
• Technical thought leadership and sound understanding of the technology trends and application landscape both internally at our Company and externally in the industry.
• Ability to analyze possible solutions with a moderate level of guidance and direction.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively collaborate and communicate with a variety of audiences and stakeholders including, but not limited to IT leads, architects, IT peers, and colleagues worldwide.
• Demonstrated good presentation and communication skills to present complex architecture design, concepts, processes in a clear and appealing manner.

Preferred experience and skills:

• Certification in AWS Solutions Architect – Associate
• Industry and/or Academic experience with standard AI and ML techniques, RPA and APIs
• Knowledge and experience with Application development, testing and implementation in external hosting and cloud environments is a plus.
• Experience with Agile, DevOps and CICD
• Exposure to Veeva platforms is a plus.
• Exposure to Life Sciences domain and Health Care is a big plus.

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Who we are …

We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA in the United States and Canada and MSD everywhere else. For more than a century, we have been inventing for life, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world’s most challenging diseases. Today, our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world.

What we look for …

Imagine getting up in the morning for a job as important as helping to save and improve lives around the world. Here, you have that opportunity. You can put your empathy, creativity, digital mastery, or scientific genius to work in collaboration with a diverse group of colleagues who pursue and bring hope to countless people who are battling some of the most challenging diseases of our time. Our team is constantly evolving, so if you are among the intellectually curious, join us-and start making your impact today.

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Expected salary range:
$107,600.00 – $169,400.00

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Employee Status:
Regular

Relocation:
No relocation

VISA Sponsorship:
No

Travel Requirements:
10%

Flexible Work Arrangements:
Hybrid

Shift:
1st – Day

Valid Driving License:
Yes

Hazardous Material(s):
N/A

Requisition ID:R235949