Product Analyst for Patient Safety

Merck

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Position Our IT team operates as a business partner proposing ideas and innovative solutions that enable new organizational capabilities. We partner internationally to deliver the services and solutions that help everyone to be more productive and enable innovation. The Information Technology team at our Company's R&D division is looking for Product Analyst to support the Patient Safety and Quality & Compliance Product Line. The individual will be responsible to deliver high quality IT solutions/services, leveraging broad IT knowledge to transform business needs into IT requirements and deliver them with the larger IT team and vendors. Understanding of business strategy, goals, challenges/pain points, IT architecture, data platform, standard applications, and external environment changes is expected.

Requirements

B.A./B.S. in Engineering, Computer Science, or similar
3 to 5 years IT business analyst and/or technical analyst experience
Proven experience in IT, including software development lifecycle and business process design
Strong analytical and critical thinking skills with the ability to simplify complex problems and identify pain points
Ability to adapt quickly to evolving technologies and apply them to business needs
Strong business acumen and collaborative mindset
Experience managing relationships across cultures, geographies, and organizational levels
Very good communication skills, ability to work in international and intercultural teams
Self-driven personality with a strong focus on understanding and measuring business value
Experience designing solutions that enable end users to effectively use data and increase productivity

Nice To Haves

2 to 3 years in pharmaceutical industry experience
Knowledge and experience with Veeva Vault, especially in the context of Patient Safety or Pharmacovigilance
Knowledge and experience working with digital Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) processes, including agile methodologies and modern product delivery practices
Familiarity with regulatory and compliance requirements in the pharmaceutical industry
Deliver effective and efficient product release rollouts with GxP
Provide consultative support on IT deviations and CAPA

Responsibilities

Build deep knowledge of Patient Safety systems and processes, especially those involving Veeva Vaults.
Develop strong relationships within the technical expert community.
Collaborate with stakeholders to uncover and communicate user needs and support product discovery and analysis.
Write clear and actionable user stories, requirements, and acceptance criteria.
Lead planning, design, and support testing activities, with emphasis on edge case scenarios.
Provide close business analysis support to the Product Manager to ensure valuable and viable product outcomes.
Compile training and communication materials for end users.
Prioritize competing business demands effectively.
Understand technology standards and architecture guidelines and contribute to IT development by reviewing proposed technical solutions.
Prepare and review technical documentation for owned solutions.
Act as both a team player and a proactive individual contributor.

Benefits

Exciting work in a great team, global projects, international environment
Opportunity to learn and grow professionally within the company globally
Hybrid working model, flexible role pattern (e.g., even 80% full-time is possible in justified cases)
Pension and health insurance contributions
Internal reward system plus referral programme
5 weeks annual leave, 5 sick days, 15 days of certified sick leave paid above statutory requirements annually, 40 paid hours annually for volunteering activities, 12 weeks of parental contribution
Cafeteria for tax free benefits according to your choice (meal vouchers, Lítačka, sport, culture, health, travel, etc.), Multisport Card
Vodafone, Raiffeisen Bank and Foodora discount programmes
Up-to-date laptop and iPhone
Parking in the garage, showers, refreshments, massage chairs, library, music corner
Competitive salary, incentive pay, and many more