Senior Specialist, Lab Execution System, Technical Analyst

Job Description

Senior Specialist, Lab Execution System, Technical Analyst

The Opportunity

• Based in Hyderabad, join a global healthcare biopharma company and be part of a 130-year legacy of success backed by ethical integrity, forward momentum, and an inspiring mission to achieve new milestones in global healthcare.
• Be part of an organisation driven by digital technology and data-backed approaches that support a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines, and animal health products.
• Drive innovation and execution excellence. Join a team that is passionate about using data, analytics, and insights to drive decision-making and create custom software, allowing us to tackle some of the world's greatest health threats.

Our Technology Centres focus on creating a space where teams can come together to deliver business solutions that save and improve lives. An integral part of our company's IT operating model, Tech Centres are globally distributed locations where each IT division has employees to enable our digital transformation journey and drive business outcomes. These locations, in addition to the other sites, are essential to supporting our business and strategy.

A focused group of leaders in each Tech Centre helps ensure we can manage and improve each location, from investing in the growth, success, and well-being of our people to making sure colleagues from each IT division feel a sense of belonging, to managing critical emergencies. Together, we must leverage the strength of our team to collaborate globally to optimize connections and share best practices across the Tech Centres.

Role Overview

As part of our global Lab Transformation effort, we are seeking a Lead Technical Analyst to support the development and implementation of the Biovia OneLab platform for our Quality Control labs. The Lead Technical Analyst is responsible for planning, coordinating, and delivering system implementations, upgrades, and enhancements within regulated GxP environments. This role oversees cross-functional technical teams and ensures that all activities meet validation and compliance requirements, including FDA 21 CFR Part 11. Serving as the point of contact for the product owner, this role drives alignment among Business, IT, QA, and laboratory operations to ensure successful and compliant delivery outcomes.

What will you do in this role:

• Lead end-to-end delivery for various projects on the Biovia platform, including planning, resourcing, risk management, and on-time execution across upgrades, deployments, and enhancements.
• Strong understanding of GxP, FDA 21 CFR Part 11, and data integrity requirements, ensuring all deliverables meet validation standards and are audit-ready.
• Ability to align Business, IT, QA, and laboratory teams, manage vendor relationships, and communicate complex technical initiatives clearly to drive successful outcomes.
• Contribute to the development of detailed project plans.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive project documentation, including system integration diagrams, solution architecture deliverables, and design/configuration documents.

What Should you have:

• 7-11 years of Proven experience as a Technical Analyst in the regulated GxP pharma lab environment.
• Strong understanding of regulatory requirements and compliance in the pharmaceutical industry.
• Experience with the Laboratory Information Systems (LIMS) or Laboratory Execution System (LES).
• Experience with system-system integrations and instrument integrations.
• Technical skills in coding, database querying (e.g., SQL), and system configurations.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to effectively engage with stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a cross-functional team and manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.
• Experience supporting large-scale, global, complex projects, associated with digital transformation/optimization initiatives.
• Project management skills with familiarity with agile tools like JIRA, Confluence, Teams, etc.

Nice to haves:

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., Life Sciences, Information Technology).
• Experience with Agile methodologies and project management tools.
• Experience with the Biovia OneLab product
• Experience with MODA, Scitara, LabWare, or LabX
• Experience with Appian.
• Knowledge of data analysis and visualization tools.
• Experience with automated testing tools like TOSCA/ HP Quality center.

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, 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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Required Skills:

Asset Management, Benefits Management, BIOVIA Materials Studio, Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), Laboratory Information Systems (LIS), LabWare LIMS, Management System Development, Product Management, Requirements Management, Stakeholder Relationship Management, Strategic Planning, System Designs, Testing

Preferred Skills:

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Regular

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Job Posting End Date:

06/29/2026

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