Merck & Co, Inc

Assoc. Dir , Information Architecture

Merck & Co, Inc$142K — $224K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Life Sciences, Computer Science, Bioinformatics, Information Science, or a related field.
  • 5+ years of experience as an Information Architect or similar role within the Biopharmaceutical or Life Sciences industry.
  • Proven experience with scientific ontologies, semantic web technologies (RDF, OWL, SPARQL), and knowledge graphs.
  • Experience collaborating with stakeholders to identify data needs and define data models.
  • Deep understanding of pre-clinical discovery workflows and manufacturing process/method development.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with stakeholders to identify key outcome needs and insights from data.
  • Integrate into product teams to define and adopt ontologies and data models for scientific data capture.
  • Be the data capture advocate, establishing standards and controls to enhance data quality.
  • Lead the integration of industry-standard ontologies to contextualize scientific datasets and manufacturing parameters.
  • Maintain best practices for information capture and consumption related to research processes.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package including top-tier savings and pension plans.
  • Opportunities to work on innovative data architecture and AI-driven initiatives in biopharma.
  • Collaborative environment focused on accelerating the development of life-saving therapies.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Job Description: Senior Information Architect

Position Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Information Architect to lead the design, organization, and standardization of scientific data spanning across pre-clinical discovery and manufacturing process and method development. In this critical role, you will be responsible for working with scientists and scientific leaders to understand information needs of biopharma innovation and help define information architectural constructs (Ontologies and data models), controls and processes to improve quality and context of data in support of innovation.

You will partner closely with R&D scientists, process engineers, and IT teams to harmonize complex biological, chemical, and operational data-from raw scientific outputs to GxP-compliant manufacturing data lakes.

Key Responsibilities
• Work with stakeholders to understand their key outcome needs and Insights from data that can support these outcomes
• Embed in product teams enabling capture and consumption of scientific data, to help define/adopt ontologies and data models that support capture and consumption of data in service of these research outcomes
• Working as a part of data capture product team, be a voice of activation for, and help define standards and controls for data and metadata to improve quality and context of data at capture
• Lead the adoption and integration of industry-standard ontologies (such as BioAssay Ontology (BAO) and others) to contextualize scientific datasets (e.g., Raman spectra raw data, assay results) and manufacturing process parameters.
• Develop and maintain best practices for capturing current state of information capture and consumption for entities relavent to research processes to help improve investment in data

Qualifications & Experience
Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Life Sciences, Computer Science, Bioinformatics, Information Science, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience as an Information Architect or similar role within the Biopharmaceutical or Life Sciences industry.
• Proven, hands-on experience working with industry-standard scientific ontologies, semantic web technologies (RDF, OWL, SPARQL), and knowledge graphs.
• Hands on experience working with stakeholders to understand data needs in support of insights and defining data models to deliver reusable data products for a spectrum of needs
Domain Knowledge:
• Deep understanding of pre-clinical discovery workflows and manufacturing process/method development.
• Strong familiarity with dominant lab data capture solutions (LIMS, ELN, CDS, and lab endpoint software).
• Experience with industrial time-series data and contextualization tools (e.g., OSIsoft PI).
Technical Skills:
• Hands on experience with data modeling tools
• Hands on experience with ontology management tools such as CENTree
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, with the ability to bridge the gap between scientific stakeholders and technical engineering teams.

What We Offer
• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package (including top-tier savings and pension plans).
• Opportunities to work on cutting-edge data architecture and AI-driven initiatives in biopharma.
• A collaborative environment dedicated to accelerating life-saving therapies.

Required Skills:
Business Enterprise Architecture (BEA), Business Process Modeling, Data Management, Data Modeling, Data Science, Requirements Management, Stakeholder Relationship Management, Strategic Planning, System Designs, Technical Advice

Preferred Skills:

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Employee Status:
Regular

Relocation:
Domestic

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:
09/11/2026
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About Merck & Co, Inc

Schering-Plough Corporation is a major U.S.-based manufacturer of pharmaceuticals. It operates in three segments: Prescription Pharmaceuticals, Animal Health, and Consumer Health Care. Schering-Plough develops products targeting on allergy, cancer, hepatitis, cardiovascular, central nervous system, respiratory system, and more.  It was founded in 1851 by Ernst Christian Friedrich Schering as Schering AG in Germany. Schering-Plough manufactured several pharmaceutical drugs, the most well-known of which were the allergy drugs Claritin and Clarinex, an anti-cholesterol drug Vytorin, and a brain tumor drug Temodar. It also developed drugs targeting on central nervous system and the respiratory system. Schering Plough also owned and operated the major foot care brand name Dr. Scholl's and the skin care line Coppertone. These also became a part of the new company. Schering-Plough was a full member of the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA), a membership which is also maintained by the new Merck.

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Learn more about Merck & Co, Inc
Size
68,000 employees
Market Cap
$282.6 billion
Industry
Net Income
$7 billion
Founded
1668
5 Year Trend
+4.1%
Revenue
$47.9 billion
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