Associate Director Digital Compliance

Merck • Clermont-Dessous, Pennsylvania

1d • $129,000 - $203,100 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Associate Director, Digital Compliance, supports the compliant and responsible adoption of emerging technologies and digital solutions across the organization. The role helps shape the company’s AI governance program, advises business units, and fosters responsible technology use.

The position contributes to the expansion and maturity of the AI governance framework through use-case guidance, standard operating procedures, enterprise-wide and role-based training, incident reporting and analysis, and monitoring plans. It also supports AI compliance assessments and helps business stakeholders identify, evaluate, and enable AI use cases in alignment with privacy commitments and digital trust standards.

Working closely with privacy colleagues, the Associate Director helps ensure AI initiatives involving personal information comply with global privacy laws. The role also supports a culture of transparency and ethical accountability, including training and engagement for the RAI Steward network. This is a hybrid role with a 10% travel requirement and a day shift.

Requirements

• B.A. or B.S. degree required.
• Seven or more years of experience in compliance, privacy, legal, regulatory affairs, digital governance, or related functions.
• Demonstrated experience implementing and supporting complex, cross-functional governance programs.
• Strong understanding of data protection frameworks, data governance, emerging AI regulations and governance, and risk management principles.
• Strong interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills, including the ability to explain complex privacy and AI concepts to non-technical stakeholders and present to large groups.
• Strong technical aptitude and demonstrated experience with AI and machine learning technologies.
• Effective business counseling skills based on expertise in relevant guidance, policies, codes, regulations, and their application to business objectives, initiatives, and processes.
• Ability to deliver training, awareness, and change-management activities related to AI governance, digital governance, and emerging risks.
• Practical, analytical, and collaborative problem-solving approach.
• Ability to develop strong working relationships with stakeholders across the organization and work effectively as part of a cohesive global team.
• Sound judgment founded on strong ethical values and compliance principles, with timely and disciplined decision-making.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree in law, privacy, digital technologies, or public policy.
• Experience in a pharmaceutical, life sciences, healthcare, or highly regulated environment.
• CIPP/E, CIPP/US, CIPM, or AIGP certification.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate the expansion, implementation, and maturity of the company AI governance framework.
• Contribute to use-case-specific guidance and standard operating procedures.
• Lead the development of enterprise-wide and role-based training materials.
• Support incident reporting and analysis and develop monitoring plans.
• Assist with AI compliance assessments for new and existing AI initiatives and counsel business teams on timely, appropriate control implementation.
• Support business stakeholders in identifying, evaluating, and enabling AI use cases while aligning digital innovation with privacy commitments and digital trust standards.
• Partner with privacy colleagues to help ensure AI initiatives involving personal information align with global privacy laws.
• Foster a culture of digital compliance, transparency, and ethical accountability regarding technology use.
• Support ongoing training, engagement, and expansion of the RAI Steward network, enabling stewards to champion responsible AI practices and digital compliance.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, healthcare, and other insurance benefits for employees and family.
• Retirement benefits, including 401(k).
• Paid holidays.
• Vacation.
• Compassionate and sick days.
• Eligible for an annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable.

What This Job Offers

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