Assoc. Dir , Product Analyst - Manufacturing Process Intelligence

Job Description

About Us

The Manufacturing Value Team is a strategic arm of the Digital Manufacturing Division, focused on delivering digital solutions that drive operational excellence, compliance, and innovation across global manufacturing sites. We combine deep business process knowledge with cutting-edge technology to support factory automation, data analytics, and system lifecycle management. Our mission is to enable smarter, faster, and more compliant manufacturing through digital transformation.

Position Summary

The Associate Director, Product Analyst is a key role within the Launch Line Intelligence product line team, responsible for independently owning and driving advanced manufacturing and process analytics capabilities within the MPI ecosystem. This position requires an individual who can own a full product domain end-to-end — integrating business needs, data capabilities, and technical delivery with minimal day-to-day direction. The role operates at an enterprise level, partnering with Technical Product Managers, S&T stakeholders, process data SMEs, data engineers, and cross-divisional IT teams to deliver valuable, compliant, and adoptable analytics solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and deliver a defined product domain end-to-end (e.g., process analytics, batch genealogy), with accountability for timelines, scope, prioritization, and business outcomes

• Represent Manufacturing Science & Technology and Commercialization users — translating business and process needs into clear requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria traceable through delivery and testing

• Collaborate with senior S&T stakeholders across all modalities (biologics, small molecule, vaccines) and partner with data engineering teams to inform data acquisition, quality, and governance

• Navigate ambiguous, evolving requirements and translate loosely defined problems into structured execution plans with minimal escalation

• Drive business adoption and value realization of analytics platforms (particularly Seeq), including user feedback synthesis, data literacy promotion, and self-service enablement

• Manage external vendors and contractors, ensuring effective utilization, clear deliverables, and alignment to program priorities

• Develop and execute product communication strategies, including materials creation and value story collection

• Ensure compliance with SDLC, GMP/GxP, documentation, testing, and deployment standards aligned with MPI solution governance

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Life Sciences, Computer Science, or related field with minimum 8–10 years of relevant experience

• Proven ability to own complex initiatives end-to-end and operate independently in ambiguous environments

• Strong ability to translate business needs to technical requirements and communicate digital concepts to non-technical audiences

• Analytical problem-solving skills with ability to independently develop innovative solutions for complex problems

• Experience working both independently and collaboratively with globally distributed teams

• Practice in Agile Methodology and Continuous Improvement with a digital and innovative mindset

• Expertise in authoring and executing technical documentation following SDLC and Agile methodologies

• Excellent communication skills with a sense of ownership, enthusiasm, and innovation

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of biopharmaceutical manufacturing processes, manufacturing systems (MES, LIMS, PI, SAP), and scientific TechOps processes (deviation investigations, CPV, SPC, MVDA, AI/ML)

• Experience with OSIsoft PI / PI AF and analytics/BI tools such as Power BI, Spotfire, JMP, or Seeq

• Background in manufacturing or process analytics (PPM), including cross-site analysis and GMP/GxP considerations

• Understanding of data ecosystems (ETL, data pipelines, data lakes, datamarts) sufficient to collaborate with data engineering teams

• Experience with MANTIS Datalake, DataLynx/MPI mapping standards, or dbt

Why Join Us?

This is a strategic role with long-term impact on our digital manufacturing platforms. You'll be part of a high-performing team driving compliance, innovation, and operational excellence across global systems.

Required Skills:

Agile Methodology, Agile Methodology, Agile Transformation, Business Case Development, Business Process Analysis, Computer Science, Data Analytics, Data Engineering, Delivering Value, Digital Manufacturing, Digital Transformation Initiatives, Documentations, Incident Management, ITIL Service Delivery, IT Infrastructure Management, Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), Objectives and Key Results (OKRs), Operational Excellence, OSIsoft PI System, Prioritization, Process Leadership, Scientific Software Development, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Technical Delivery, Technical Leadership {+ 2 more}

Preferred Skills:

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The salary range for this role is

$142,400.00 - $224,100.00

This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, government requirements, and business or organizational needs.

The successful candidate will be eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits.  Available benefits include medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days. More information about benefits is available at https://jobs.merck.com/us/en/compensation-and-benefits.

You can apply for this role through https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (or via the Workday Jobs Hub if you are a current employee). The application deadline for this position is stated on this posting.

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Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

No relocation

VISA Sponsorship:

No

Travel Requirements:

10%

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Hybrid

Shift:

Not Indicated

Valid Driving License:

No

Hazardous Material(s):

n/a

Job Posting End Date:

07/13/2026

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