Merck & Co, Inc

Associate Director, Technical Product Management

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

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, IT, Engineering, or related field.
  • 5+ years of experience in product management, business analysis, or technology delivery.
  • Experience in defining product requirements and managing roadmaps in an enterprise environment.
  • Demonstrated ability to collaborate with technical and business stakeholders.
  • Strong analytical and communication skills.
  • Experience in software implementations or digital workflow design.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

  • Define and maintain the product vision and strategy for ERC technology capabilities.
  • Translate enterprise resilience objectives into an actionable product roadmap.
  • Partner with stakeholders to gather and document business requirements.
  • Work with the Business Analyst to create actionable requirements and documentation.
  • Prioritize product features and enhancements based on business value and feasibility.
  • Lead product planning for foundational technology components.
  • Oversee testing and user acceptance activities prior to product launch.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive healthcare benefits including medical, dental, and vision.
  • Retirement benefits, including 401(k) options.
  • Paid holidays and vacation days.
  • Compassionate and sick leave days.
  • Opportunities for bonus and long-term incentives.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Product Manager, Enterprise Resilience Center

Position Summary

Our Company is assisting with establishing a digitally enabled and connected Enterprise Resilience Center (ERC) to strengthen enterprise-wide risk monitoring, assessment, and crisis response capabilities. The ERC will support a 24x7 operating model designed to provide a common operating picture across the enterprise, integrate real-time risk intelligence and horizon scanning, and enable rapid escalation and coordinated response when events occur.

The Product Manager will define and drive the technology product vision, roadmap, and delivery priorities for the capabilities that power the center. This role will report to the Security Product Line Lead (PLL) within the Enterprise IT Legal, Compliance & Security Value team and will partner closely with business stakeholders for this initiative that include Global Security & Aviation Group (GSAG), which will primarily manage the ERC, as well our Company Strategy Office. The Product Manager will also work across IT, resilience stakeholders, and external vendors to translate business needs into scalable product solutions. The role will support the design, implementation, and ongoing evolution of tools, workflows, integrations, and data connections needed to enable the ERC's operating model, physical buildout, and long-term growth.

Responsibilities
  • Define and maintain the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for ERC technology capabilities.
  • Translate enterprise resilience objectives into an actionable product roadmap aligned to risk reduction, business value, and operational readiness.
  • Partner with GSAG, our Company Enterprise Strategy Office, and other stakeholders to gather, refine, and document business requirements, product needs, use cases, and related documentation.
  • Partner closely with the ERC Business Analyst to translate stakeholder needs into actionable requirements and supporting documentation, including process maps, acceptance criteria, and implementation-ready materials.
  • Review, validate, and prioritize business requirements, use cases, and related documentation developed in partnership with the Business Analyst to ensure alignment to ERC objectives, feasibility, and business value.
  • Prioritize product features, enhancements, integrations, and releases based on business value, urgency, feasibility, and dependencies.
  • Lead product planning for foundational technology components, including tools, platforms, data sources, and integrations.
  • Support the design and implementation of workflows that enable real-time monitoring, assessment, escalation, and crisis response.
  • Collaborate with technical teams and vendors to ensure seamless data flow into a common operating picture.
  • Coordinate across Enterprise IT, resilience leaders, and business partners to ensure alignment with staffing, governance, and space buildout plans.
  • Oversee testing, user acceptance, and go-live readiness activities, ensuring requirements are validated and implementation issues are resolved in coordination with technical teams, vendors, and the Business Analyst.
  • Track risks, issues, dependencies, and decisions related to product development and implementation.
  • Design, maintain, and oversee the ongoing training strategy and enablement materials for both onboarding new users and upskilling existing users on production ERC technologies.
  • Establish metrics and reporting to measure adoption, capability maturity, and operational effectiveness.
  • Drive continuous improvement of ERC technologies and workflows after launch.


Qualifications

Required
  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
  • 5+ years of experience in product management, business analysis, technology delivery, or related roles.
  • Experience defining product requirements and managing product roadmaps in a complex enterprise environment.
  • Demonstrated ability to partner across technical and business stakeholders to deliver technology solutions.
  • Strong analytical, communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Experience supporting software implementations, system integrations, or digital workflow design.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment.


Preferred
  • Experience in resilience, risk management, security operations, crisis management, or command center environments.
  • Familiarity with 24x7 monitoring environments, event management platforms, or incident escalation tools.
  • Experience working with integrated enterprise data sources and dashboarding or "single pane of glass" solutions.
  • Exposure to agile, hybrid, or iterative product delivery models.
  • Experience working with vendors and external implementation partners.
  • Background in global, regulated, or matrixed organizations.
  • Experience establishing ongoing user enablement programs, creating self-service training documentation, or managing knowledge bases for active production applications.


Competencies
  • Product strategy and prioritization
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Business and technical translation
  • Stakeholder influence
  • Execution discipline
  • Problem solving and decision-making
  • Adaptability and agility
  • Strong written and verbal communication
  • Customer-centric mindset
  • Ability to thrive in mission-critical environments
  • Continuous user enablement & training


Why This Role Matters

The ERC is being designed to strengthen our Company ability to detect risk early, assess impact quickly, and coordinate response effectively across the enterprise. The Product Manager will play a critical role in building the digital foundation that enables this mission and helps ensure the center is scalable, connected, and built for long-term success.

Required Skills:
Ability to Coordinate, Ability to Coordinate, Asset Management, Benefits Management, Business Agility, Business Informatics, Business Metrics, Feature Prioritization, Impact Analysis, Knowledge Management, Management System Development, Metrics Development, Operating Models, Problem Identification, Product Configuration, Product Delivery, Product Management, Product Roadmap, Product Rollouts, Requirements Management, Sales Solutions, Software Implementations, Solutions Delivery, Stakeholder Relationship Management, Strategic Alignment {+ 2 more}

Preferred Skills:

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The salary range for this role is
$142,400.00 - $224,100.00

This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee's position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, government requirements, and business or organizational needs.

The successful candidate will be eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits. Available benefits include medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days. More information about benefits is available at https://jobs.merck.com/us/en/compensation-and-benefits.

You can apply for this role through https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (or via the Workday Jobs Hub if you are a current employee). The application deadline for this position is stated on this posting.

San Francisco Residents Only: We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

Los Angeles Residents Only: We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance

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Job Posting End Date:
09/9/2026
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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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Net Income
$7 billion
Founded
1668
5 Year Trend
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