Digital Quality Product Line Lead
Merck
August 31, 2026
Remote friendly (Millsboro, DE)
United States
Operations
Responsibilities:
- Own the Digital Quality Product Line vision and multi-year roadmap aligned to Animal Health Quality, Lab, and IT strategies.
- Define and prioritize the product backlog based on enterprise value, regulatory risk, and business outcomes.
- Drive standardization and reuse of digital quality and lab capabilities across sites and regions.
- Lead the design, implementation, and global rollout of Quality and Lab digital products.
- Ensure solutions are fit-for-purpose, compliant, secure, and resilient; maximize value from existing platforms and identify opportunities to enhance/modernize/rationalize.
- Ensure adherence to GxP regulations, Computer System Validation (CSV), and transition toward CSA/OneCQV-aligned approaches.
- Act as primary IT partner for Quality and Lab leadership, translating business needs into digital capabilities.
- Drive adoption through change management, training strategies, and communities of practice.
- Lead and develop product owners, solution leads, and delivery teams (internal and external).
- Scan emerging technologies (AI/ML, automation, analytics) to enhance quality decision-making and lab efficiency.
Qualifications (Required):
- Bachelor’s degree in IT, Engineering, Life Sciences, or related field.
- 7+ years’ experience in Quality, Laboratory, Manufacturing, or GxP IT environments.
- Experience leading digital product lines or large-scale platforms in regulated industries.
- Knowledge of QMS, LIMS, SDLC, CSV/CSA, and inspection readiness.
- Ability to lead global cross-functional teams and influence senior stakeholders.
Required Skills:
Apache Kafka, Benefits Management, Big Data/Analytics, Business Analysis, Business Process Improvements, Configuration Management (CM), DevOps, Effort Estimation, Full Stack Development, Governance Management, GraphQL, GxP Regulations, IT Methodologies, Life Science, Microservices Architecture, Neo4j, Product Management Leadership, Program Management, Python, RabbitMQ, Red Hat Ansible, Redis.
Application:
- Apply via https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (or Workday Jobs Hub).
- Own the Digital Quality Product Line vision and multi-year roadmap aligned to Animal Health Quality, Lab, and IT strategies.
- Define and prioritize the product backlog based on enterprise value, regulatory risk, and business outcomes.
- Drive standardization and reuse of digital quality and lab capabilities across sites and regions.
- Lead the design, implementation, and global rollout of Quality and Lab digital products.
- Ensure solutions are fit-for-purpose, compliant, secure, and resilient; maximize value from existing platforms and identify opportunities to enhance/modernize/rationalize.
- Ensure adherence to GxP regulations, Computer System Validation (CSV), and transition toward CSA/OneCQV-aligned approaches.
- Act as primary IT partner for Quality and Lab leadership, translating business needs into digital capabilities.
- Drive adoption through change management, training strategies, and communities of practice.
- Lead and develop product owners, solution leads, and delivery teams (internal and external).
- Scan emerging technologies (AI/ML, automation, analytics) to enhance quality decision-making and lab efficiency.
Qualifications (Required):
- Bachelor’s degree in IT, Engineering, Life Sciences, or related field.
- 7+ years’ experience in Quality, Laboratory, Manufacturing, or GxP IT environments.
- Experience leading digital product lines or large-scale platforms in regulated industries.
- Knowledge of QMS, LIMS, SDLC, CSV/CSA, and inspection readiness.
- Ability to lead global cross-functional teams and influence senior stakeholders.
Required Skills:
Apache Kafka, Benefits Management, Big Data/Analytics, Business Analysis, Business Process Improvements, Configuration Management (CM), DevOps, Effort Estimation, Full Stack Development, Governance Management, GraphQL, GxP Regulations, IT Methodologies, Life Science, Microservices Architecture, Neo4j, Product Management Leadership, Program Management, Python, RabbitMQ, Red Hat Ansible, Redis.
Application:
- Apply via https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (or Workday Jobs Hub).