Regional Engineering Lead (Animal Health Manufacturing)

Merck • Millsboro, DE

11d • $117,000 - $184,200 • Hybrid

About The Position

As Regional Engineering Lead for the US region, you will own the end‑to‑end investment lifecycle of equipment, facilities, utilities and systems across sites in the region. Key accountabilities include owning and managing the total lifecycle of site fixed assets in alignment with regional and site strategies, partnering closely with Regional Operations Leaders to manage and optimize site fixed assets, and facilitating the management of capital projects through our company Capital Management Process, including presenting at the Animal Health Capital Review Committee (CRC). You will ensure the successful delivery of capital investments (scope, schedule and cost) in line with strategic objectives, and drive the optimization of site assets in terms of utilization, reliability, maintenance and regulatory compliance (including cGMP). You will act as the single point of contact for Site Project Managers, Capital Project Team Leads and Engineering/Maintenance Leads, drive standard work, engineering best practices and knowledge sharing across sites, and support sites in the development of Site Master Plans and Long‑Range Capital Plans.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical field.
• 7–10+ years of experience in engineering, maintenance and/or capital project planning and execution within a regulated environment.
• Strong experience with stage‑gate capital delivery models.
• Proven ability to lead and manage complex engineering projects and operational readiness activities.
• In‑depth knowledge of engineering principles, asset management, cGMP requirements and regulatory compliance.
• Strong leadership, stakeholder management and influencing skills, including the ability to engage senior leaders.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively in global, cross‑functional and multi‑disciplinary teams.
• Excellent problem‑solving, decision‑making and communication skills.
• Capital Management, Capital Planning, Capital Projects, Facility Management, Project Management, Project Planning, Project Portfolio Management (PPM), Stage-Gate

Nice To Haves

• Project Management Professional (PMP)
• Portfolio Management Professional (PfMP)
• Program Management Professional (PgMP)

Responsibilities

• Owning and managing the total lifecycle of site fixed assets in alignment with regional and site strategies.
• Partnering closely with Regional Operations Leaders to manage and optimize site fixed assets.
• Facilitate the management of capital projects through our company Capital Management Process, including presenting at the Animal Health Capital Review Committee (CRC).
• Ensuring successful delivery of capital investments (scope, schedule and cost) in line with strategic objectives.
• Driving optimization of site assets in terms of utilization, reliability, maintenance and regulatory compliance (including cGMP).
• Acting as the single point of contact for Site Project Managers, Capital Project Team Leads and Engineering/Maintenance Leads.
• Driving standard work, engineering best practices and knowledge sharing across sites.
• Supporting sites in the development of Site Master Plans and Long‑Range Capital Plans.

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

What This Job Offers

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