Director Digital Manufacturing Operations

Responsibilities:
- Direct the technical activities of automation, IT, and digitally competent team members to achieve business objectives through execution of standard work and processes
- Adapt and implement functional strategic plans and priorities based on division scorecard and overall digital strategic plans to address local business, service and operational challenges
- Provide leadership for the team across technical, compliance, security, and business acumen knowledge domains
- Develop and manage department budget
- Direct support of regulatory inspections and audits and other validation activities
- Provide leadership of digital process improvements, productivity, and system support projects
- Lead individual and team development through approved HR guidance and practices
- Provide guidance on digital activities to key stakeholders
- Provide guidance and ensure the team follows established standards, principles and governance
- Support problem solving practices to identify and resolve technical and operational problems, collaborating across related units
- Provide governance over Portfolio, Project Execution and Asset Life Cycle Management (LCM) for all automation and IT assets
- Guide proactive strategic management of shop floor assets and their risk profiles
- Build relationships/partnerships with digital leaders across the business network and product value teams
- Manage vendor relationships

Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Engineering or Computer Science

Required Experience and Skills:
- Minimum 10 years in a production regulated industry (part or all providing manufacturing automation services) OR Master’s/MBA with 8 years’ experience OR PhD with 5 years’ experience
- Minimum 5 years of direct people management experience
- Minimum 5 years of experience in a GMP manufacturing automation role with experience across IT and OT systems
- Demonstrated ability to build relationships with direct reports, team, peers and site/business leaders
- Demonstrated leadership in achieving shared objectives in a matrix organization
- Strong understanding of manufacturing principles/processes; ability to translate manufacturing requirements into Automation/IT solutions
- Ability to develop and support a long-term vision with incremental milestones
- Proven analytical skills, problem solving, and attention to detail
- Demonstrate Leadership Principles (Ways of Working) and Enterprise Leadership
- High integrity, credibility, energy; excellent communication and influencing skills; strong written and verbal communication in English

Preferred Experience and Skills:
- Lean Six Sigma experience preferred
- Strong problem solving, project management, communication and collaboration skills

Required Skills:
- Automated Manufacturing Systems, Automation Technology, Computer System Validation (CSV), Digital Manufacturing, Information Technology (IT), Leadership, Lean Six Sigma (LSS), Manufacturing Operations/Processes, People Management, Regulatory Inspections, Relationship Building, Shop Floor/Shop Management, Strategic Management/Planning, Waterfall Model

Preferred Skills:
- Change Management, Project Management, Six Sigma

Application Instructions:
- Apply at https://jobs.merck.com/us/en. (Current employees may use the Workday Jobs Hub.) Application deadline is stated on the posting.
- Requisition ID: R391627