Executive Director, R&D IT AI Technical Strategy Lead
**工作描述** 我们的 IT 团队作为一个商业合作伙伴，提出创新解决方案，从而实现新的企业组织能力。我们在国际上合作提供帮助我们的公司更具生产力和创新的能力的服务和解决方案。执行董事。研发 ITAI 技术战略领导角色将构建，创新并实施我们的人工智能技术策略，与其相关的能力需要支持我们的科学家在研究和开发 (R&D) 的商业战略。为了完成这一任务，成功的候选人将与 IT 和研发领域领导者合作，使我们的 AI 转型能够带来短期价值，同时确保我们以灵活性构建以满足投资组合不断发展的需求以及 AI/ML 技术能力。现任候选人会担任团队领导者，成为团队决策和战略方向的一个组成部分，并预计要领导部门范围内的举措。成功的主要要素是将端到端业务战略和流程与我们的技术解决方案联系起来，消除功能局，简化系统足迹，并谈判对最高优先机会进行投资。**主要责任：** - 与中央 IT 和企业协调，以推出，实施和影响 AI/ML 技术能力战略；追踪可量化的成功指标和执行计划，包括适合改变管理，IT/商业采用和价值意识方法。- 专家了解制药行业内的技术环境和业务过程。-与各种 IT 和业务利益相关者建立强有力的跨职能关系，应用专业知识解决复杂的科学技术和数据问题。- 保持与行业趋势的最新状态，以确定技术启用所能从中受益的新兴领域和机会，包括深度学习和生成人工智能。- 与研发 IT 价值团队合作，共同制定能力路线图，谈判妥协和实现最大化价值，并确保采用解决方案并提供预期商业成果。- 向关键利益相关者沟通 IT 战略和投资组合。鼓励数字思维方式和采取数字创新举措。成为新的数字能力的变革代理人。-领导一个负责人才发展的团队。**教育：** - 要求：学士 D
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**Job Description**
Our IT team operates as a business partner proposing ideas and innovative solutions that enable new business organizational capabilities. We partner internationally to deliver the services and solutions that help our Company to be more productive and enable innovation.
The Executive Director. R&D IT AI Technical Strategy Lead is role will build, innovate, and implement our AI technical strategy with regards to capabilities that are needed to support the business strategy of our scientists in Research and Development (R&D). To accomplish this task, the successful candidate will partner with leaders within IT and R&D to enable near-term value in our AI transformation while ensuring that we build with agility to meet the evolving needs of our portfolio as well as the technical capabilities of AI/ML. The incumbent will function as a team lead, be an integral piece in team decision-making and strategic direction, and be expected to lead department-wide initiatives.
A key element of success will be linking end-to-end business strategy and process to our technical solutions, eliminating functional silos, simplifying our system footprint, and negotiating for investment in the highest priority opportunities.
**Primary Responsibilities:**
- Align with Central IT and Business to derive, implement, and influence AI/ML technical capability strategy; Track quantifiable indicators of success and plans to execute, including appropriate approaches to change management, IT/business adoption, and value realization.
- Have an expert understanding of the technological landscape and business process within the pharmaceutical industry.
- Build strong cross functional relationships with various IT and business stakeholders, applying expertise to resolve complex scientific technology and data problems.
- Stay current with industry trends to identify emerging areas of focus and opportunities that can benefit from technology enablement, including deep learning and generative AI.
- Partner with R&D IT Value teams to partner on capability roadmaps, negotiating tradeoffs and staging to maximize value, and ensuring solutions are adopted and deliver the expected business outcomes.
- Communicate IT strategy and portfolio to key stakeholders. Encourage a digital mindset and adoption of digital innovation initiatives. Be a change agent for new digital capabilities.
- Lead a team with responsibilities for talent development.
**Education:**
- Required: Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or Life Science ****
- Preferred: MBA or PhD
**Required Experience and Skills:**
- 10 years prior experience in Enterprise, Business, Information, Systems & Application or Solution Architectures or related IT environment.
- Understanding of the Research and Development in pharmaceutical development. Familiar with the interdependence of data flows and engagement on projects across therapeutic and functional areas. Demonstrated ability to articulate strategy, translate to technology roadmaps, and influence enterprise technology strategy.
- Understanding of the existing IT portfolio of systems and products. Understanding of the external technology landscape and the impact and value to our Company.
- Experience in leading department-wide initiatives with regards to technical solutions and change management.
- Strong critical thinking skills with a pragmatic approach to addressing challenges and negotiating collaborative approaches to shared outcomes.
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills- able to effectively communicate complex concepts in simple ways, and influence stakeholders to achieve focus on highest value opportunities.
- Demonstrated ability to build strong relationships and networks (internally and externally). Viewed as a credible and trusted partner.
**Preferred Experience and Skills:**
- Business architecture experience.
- Strong business acumen.
- Experience with AI/ML, genomics, research information systems, lab automation.
- Business process design & change management knowledge.
**Required Skills:**
**Preferred Skills:**
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The primary location for this posting is:
USA - New Jersey - Rahway
Where required by law, the compensation range for this role is provided below.
The salary range for the primary location of this role is:
$255,800.00 - $402,700.00
This range reflects the Company's reasonable expectation of the base salary applicable to this role at the time of 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](https://jobs.merck.com/us/en/compensation-and-benefits).
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**Job Posting End Date:**
10/27/2026
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