Director, PLM Software Delivery Leader

Job Description

Job Description

Our IT team operates as a business partner proposing ideas and innovative solutions that enable new organizational capabilities. We collaborate internationally to deliver the services and solutions that help everyone to be more productive and enable innovation.

Position Description

The Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Software Delivery Leader will be responsible for developing and delivering software products leveraging the end-to-end SAP PLM platform.

The leader is accountable for delivering software products using proven Agile methods and best practices, that are built upon the PLM platform as well as delivering foundational enhancements & upgrades to the base PLM platform. The leader will work with global IT functional and country Client Service Leaders (CSL) and business leadership to understand the business outcomes required of the platform. The leader will work with architects, technology thought leaders, and external service providers to understand the current and future underlying technologies to develop end to end software solutions.

Primary activities:

• Drives the development of the software products developed upon the PLM foundational platform.
• Leverages Agile methodology for software development and deep experience with Agile tools such as Jira, Confluence.
• Reviews business requests for product development to maximize business value and undertakes cost evaluation, standards reviews, and prioritization.
• Guides continuous improvement efforts for the platform advancing its maturity, looking forward at technology trends and capabilities that will enhance business outcomes.
• Interacts with technology brokers/vendors to identify and evaluate new technology products for the platform e.g. use of cloud solutions
• Manages a global team, fosters collaboration, learning mindset and creates culture of experimentation and innovation

Position Qualifications:

Education Minimum:

• B.A./B.S. or greater in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Business or equivalent

Prerequisites:

• Undergraduate degree in computer science, business administration, or closely related discipline
• Seven to ten years of experience in software delivery with direct business engagement across multiple technology domains
• Agile software delivery experience
• Adopt technology best practices, with clear documentation of standards, roadmaps, and reference architectures
• Maintain software products and platform in production including upgrades & enhancements
• Prioritize and optimize resource/budget allocation across products – full financial accountability
• Ability to collaborate well in a matrix environment, ‘enterprise leader’ that builds strong internal and external networks
• Has lead cross-functional project teams with limited direct line responsibility and exceptional project management skills
• Vendor Management
• Resource Management
• Delivery of software solutions leveraging Cloud capabilities
• Has implemented systems utilizing SDLC methodology in a regulated environment

Preferred:

• SAP S4/Hana and/or SAP PLM/PPM platform, SAP Cloud Platform (SCP)
• Business case development and financial modeling
• Ability to manage through complexity and ambiguity
• Solid understanding of the value of Master Data management and other disciplines than underpin good Analytics practices
• End to End mindset – a relentless ability to connect people, processes and information.
• Awareness of relevant industry business, information and technology trends, in and out of pharma

Our Support Functions deliver services and makes recommendations about ways to enhance our workplace and the experience of working at our organization. Our Support Functions include Human Resources, Finance, Information Technology, Legal, Procurement, Administration, Facilities and Security.

Who we are ...

We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, 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 ...

In a world of rapid innovation, we seek brave Inventors who want to make an Impact in all aspects of our business, enabling breakthroughs that will affect generations to come. We encourage you to bring your disruptive thinking, collaborative spirit and diverse perspective to our organization. Together we will continue Inventing For Life, Impacting Lives while Inspiring Your Career Growth.

INVENT.

IMPACT.

INSPIRE.

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If you have been offered a separation benefits package, but have not yet reached your separation date and are offered a position within the salary and geographical parameters as set forth in the Summary Plan Description (SPD) of your separation package, then you are no longer eligible for your separation benefits package. To discuss in more detail, please contact your HRBP or Talent Acquisition Advisor.

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Requisition ID:R88536