Job Details
Merck & Co, Inc
Application Engineering Chapter Lead
Job Description
Subject to applicable law, all prospective hires will be required to demonstrate that they have been fully vaccinated for COVID-19 or intend to be vaccinated for COVID-19 by November 1, 2021, or qualify for a medical or religious accommodation to this vaccination requirement. Hired candidates who are not vaccinated by November 1, 2021, and who have not been approved for a legally-required medical or religious accommodation will be subject to disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment, in accordance with applicable law.
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.
Our engineering organization partners closely with our Company’s Research & Development (R&D) org to provide innovative solutions that enable new products and capabilities within the Research & Development. We collaborate internationally to deliver the services and solutions that help everyone to be more productive and enable innovation.
To enable this, we are seeking technically strong and motivated Technology Chapter leaders who would be able to help excel the technical capabilities and practices associated with Technology Chapters. As part of the Application Engineering organization, the Chapter Lead will help in creating modern and future-looking technology capabilities to drive our business further.
Responsibilities:
As a Technology Chapter Lead, you would be responsible for setting the direction of the chapter in terms of the practices and technologies related to the chapter. In addition to that, you would also lead any technology teams that are part of your chapter. In guiding your team, you would be providing technical oversight to products and solutions being developed.
Primary Responsibilities:
Own Chapter Playbook that defines the practices, methodologies and technologies within the Technology Chapter.
Lead technology teams and provide Technical Oversight on development initiatives.
Manage and mentor engineers aligned to the chapter.
Stay abreast with emerging technologies and practices as they related to the Technology Chapter.
Prerequisites:
8+ years in Information Technology.
Has performed solution implementation Design.
Has built solutions that leverage AWS cloud.
Worked with JS Frameworks like React, Angular, Node.
Worked with C#, Java or Python.
Expertise with Jenkins, Bitbucket, JIRA & Confluence.
Experience with Veeva is a plus.
Other Skills:
5+ years leading programs in Agile (Scrum) project methodology.
Demonstrated leadership experience, leading teams through influence.
Strong analytical thinker and problem-solving skills.
Minimum Education:
B.A./B.S.
Our Support Functions deliver services and make recommendations about ways to enhance our workplace and the culture of 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 …
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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Employee Status:
RegularRelocation:
No relocationVISA Sponsorship:
NoTravel Requirements:
10%Flexible Work Arrangements:
TelecommutingShift:
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Number of Openings:
2Requisition ID:R140803