Merck & Co, Inc

Digital MMD Compliance Lead (Director)

Merck & Co, Inc$173K — $272K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree required.
  • Minimum ten years of progressive experience in IT compliance.
  • At least five years of experience in leading and managing teams.
  • Deep knowledge of computerized systems in a global pharmaceutical environment.
  • Comprehensive understanding of international health authority regulations.

Responsibilities

  • Build, lead, and mentor a high-performing compliance team.
  • Direct day-to-day IT operational compliance activities.
  • Lead compliance strategy for large-scale capital investments.
  • Act as the primary liaison for compliance to key business units.
  • Drive global process improvement initiatives across compliance.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision healthcare for employees and families.
  • Retirement benefits including 401(k).
  • Paid holidays and vacation days.
  • Compassionate and sick days.
  • Eligibility for annual bonus and long-term incentives.
Full Job Description

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced and proactive compliance leader to oversee our divisional compliance team to ensure regulatory alignment across our technology landscape. In this role, you will operate with a high degree of independence while championing a culture of transparency and knowledge sharing. You will serve as the vital link between IT and our broader business functions, ensuring that daily operations and major structural investments meet our rigorous global compliance standards.

Responsibilities

  • Build, lead, and mentor a high-performing team of compliance professionals. Successfully guide the team through ambiguity, competing priorities, and periods of complex organizational growth, fostering a resilient and adaptable team culture.
  • Direct and oversee day-to-day IT operational compliance activities. Ensure that our ongoing IT processes, systems, and controls consistently meet internal standards and external regulatory requirements.
  • Lead the IT compliance strategy and execution for large-scale capital investments. This includes ensuring all technology implementations for new facility builds and major upgrades to existing facilities are fully compliant from design through deployment.
  • Act as the primary compliance liaison to key business units. Partner deeply with our Quality organization, the Global Engineering function, members of our Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) team, and internal stakeholders to align objectives and streamline compliance efforts.
  • Drive and manage global process improvement initiatives across the compliance landscape. This includes executing targeted, small-scale operational enhancements as well as steering large, complex, multi-regional enterprise programs.
  • Drive compliance initiatives independently while maintaining open, transparent communication with leadership and stakeholders. Actively promote knowledge sharing across departments to elevate the organization’s overall understanding of IT compliance.

Qualifications

Required

  • A bachelor’s degree (BA/BS) is required.
  • A minimum of ten (10) years of progressive experience in IT compliance.
  • At least five (5) years of direct experience leading and managing teams. Demonstrated ability to inspire and manage teams effectively during complex times of change, growth, and shifting prioritization.
  • Demonstrated, deep knowledge of supporting and validating computerized systems within a global, highly regulated pharmaceutical environment.
  • Expertise must extend well beyond US FDA regulations (e.g., 21 CFR Part 11). Must possess a comprehensive understanding of international health authority regulations and guidelines, including the EMA (Europe), MHRA (UK), and other relevant global standards (such as Annex 11, ICH guidelines, and GAMP 5 methodologies).
  • A self-starter who excels at independent execution, values clear communication and transparent reporting, and possesses exceptional stakeholder management skills.

Required Skills:

Audit Management, Business Process Improvements, Data Modeling, FDA Regulations, Global Engineering, Governance Management, Information Systems Strategy, Information Technology Operations, Investment Compliance, IT Compliance Audit, IT Compliance Management, IT Performance Management, IT Security Compliance, Leadership, Pharmacy Regulation, Process Improvement Projects, Quality Assurance (QA), Regulatory Requirements, Stakeholder Relationship Management, Team Management, Technical Compliance

Preferred Skills:

Current Employees apply

Current Contingent Workers apply

The salary range for this role is

$173,200.00 - $272,600.00

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 .

You can apply for this role through (or via the Workday Jobs Hub if you are a current employee). The application deadline for this position is stated on this posting.

Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

No relocation

VISA Sponsorship:

No

Travel Requirements:

10%

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Hybrid

Shift:

1st - Day

Valid Driving License:

No

Hazardous Material(s):

n/a

Job Posting End Date:

08/11/2026

*A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day BEFOREthe listed job posting end date. Please ensure you apply to a job posting no later than the day BEFORE the job posting end date.

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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