Associate Director, Business Integrator

Merck • Upper Gwynedd Township, PA

3d • $142,400 - $224,100 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Associate Director, Business Integrator plays a critical role at the intersection of engineering, manufacturing, and business strategy, serving as a key liaison between Global Engineering Solutions (GES), business units, and core stakeholders. This individual is responsible for translating business needs into well-defined, strategic engineering solutions that align with enterprise priorities, maximize value, and support the long-term performance of the manufacturing network. In this capacity, the Associate Director leads early-stage project development and supports capital investment decisions by shaping business cases, aligning cross-functional stakeholders, and evaluating technical and business considerations. The role requires strong leadership and influence, enabling teams to navigate ambiguity, drive alignment, and deliver clear, fit-for-purpose solutions that position projects for successful execution while advancing the company’s mission.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science (BS) in Engineering or Applicable Science; preferably in chemical or Bioengineering, with a minimum of seven (7) years of the required experience. OR MS with five (5) years, OR PhD with two (2) years.
• Experience with capital projects required: engineering design or capital project execution for manufacturing processes.
• Demonstrated leadership skills that are necessary to build and maintain high-performing teams.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and analytical and problem-solving skills.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of the capability and capacity of our company's manufacturing network and knowledge in areas of pharmaceutical product development, manufacturing technologies, plant operations, and maintenance.
• Previous working/collaboration experience with client organizations such as Supply Chain, Program Management, Commercialization, Technology, Technical Operations, Quality, Environmental Health & Safety, and Digital Manufacturing.
• Project management excellence demonstrated over multiple assignments.
• Key knowledge in our Manufacturing Division's strategy and its application for decision making/trade-off analyses.
• An understanding of the business, lean design and delivery, implementation of standard work, and the ability to develop/support teams on medium to large capital projects during the business case development stage and work in an ambiguous environment to provide clarity of direction.

Responsibilities

• Interact and partner with employees in stakeholder areas such as Commercialization, Technical Operations, Supply Chain, Operations, External Manufacturing, Business Affairs, Product Franchises, Procurement, Safety, Digital Manufacturing Division, and other groups within our company.
• Interact with clients to define business opportunities and needs, translate them into requirements and boundary condition options with other stakeholders, evaluate risk, priorities, and tradeoffs, and propose fit-for-purpose business options with proper justification that maximize return on assets and create the highest value.
• Work cooperatively with the Technology Center Lead and Regional Delivery Leads to guide activities prior to business case review, fully exploring site selection options, engineering technical options, our company's manufacturing process opportunities, and capital phasing options.
• Be accountable for projects through business case review stage gate with fit-for-purpose business solutions via the Capital Management Process. Organize and lead the cross-functional project team including internal and external resources during the FEL-0 and FEL-1 phase. Post-business case review stage gate, ensure project boundaries are clearly established and communicated to the project team via a project kickoff.
• Build trusting relationships with key business stakeholders, and be responsible for helping business areas build business cases and develop projects with the goal of gaining alignment and approval through the capital management process.

Benefits

• medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family)
• retirement benefits, including 401(k)
• paid holidays
• vacation
• compassionate and sick days
• annual bonus
• long-term incentive

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level