Associate Product Analyst
Merck · Rahway, NJ · 1 wk ago
Analyst$72k–$113k/yrFull-time
About the role
We are seeking a Product Analyst with strong analytical skills and experience in product analysis to support our vision and strategy in the Trial Financial Management area.
Responsibilities
- Support programs enabling business partners to operate without obstacles.
- Build expertise on system validations and learn the end-to-end clinical process.
- Work with stakeholders at all levels to uncover and communicate user needs.
- Plan, design, and conduct testing activities, engage support teams, and compile training materials.
- Apply a structured approach to discover, document, and manage business process and stakeholder needs.
- Gather insight into user journey, behavior, motivation, unarticulated problems, unmet needs, and pain points.
- Work closely with Business Stakeholders, Product Users, Product Managers, and Technical Leads.
- Provide support to ensure IT solutions are valuable and viable.
- Gather documentation related to business processes in the clinical domain, document business/user needs, and trace requests and responses.
- Broaden expertise in the Clinical Trials business domain.
- Leverage business and user insights to form solutioning ideas and prioritize initiatives.
- Enablement, adoption, and growth of the Integrated Trial Monitoring product.
- Partner with squad members including scrum masters, technical leads, and development teams for high-quality product delivery using Agile SDLC methodology.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to maintain a healthy backlog of well-formed epics, features, and user stories aligned with the overall roadmap.
- Follow and apply Product Model principles to maximize business value.
Qualifications, Skills & Experience
- Minimum 2+ years of experience as a Product/Business Analyst or similar role.
- Experience with working within a global team.
- Open and receptive to listening, curious, persistent, and able to discern pain points, simplify complex problems, conduct root cause analysis, and identify recommendations for improvements.
- Critical thinker who can effectively balance the needs of stakeholders and users, embracing new ideas/evidence to foster a collaborative atmosphere.
- Able to adapt to rapidly changing technology and apply it to business needs.
- Understanding of the Clinical Trials domain from the data collection and management perspective.
- Development Lifecycle (SDLC) experience preferred.
- Desired experience in the pharmaceutical industry.
- Current employees apply here.
- Contingent workers apply here.
Requirements
- Education: High School Diploma required.
- Salary Range: $71,900.00 - $113,200.00.
- Equal Opportunity Employer.
- Relocation: No relocation.
- VISA Sponsorship: No.
- Travel Requirements: No travel required.
- Flexible Work Arrangements: Not applicable.
- Shift: Not indicated.
- Valid Driving License: No.
- Hazardous Material(s): N/A.
Job Posting End Date
07/10/2026