Director, Clinical Data Management, Strategy and Operations Lead - Hybrid
Merck · Rahway, NJ · 1 mo ago
$173k–$273k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with headings for sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate, navigation, legal, EEO, etc. Also remove application instructions, duplicated lines. Keep substantive info.
We need to parse the posting.
Let's extract sections:
- Responsibilities: The posting starts with "Responsibilities Job Description Strategy, Planning & Prioritization..." then bullet-like sentences. So we have responsibilities content.
- There's also "Operational Governance & Leadership Enablement", "Portfolio, Demand & Capacity Management", "Performance, Metrics & Business Insights", "Operational Excellence & Continuous Improvement". Those are sub-sections under responsibilities. We can keep them as part of responsibilities list.
- Technical Skills, Non-technical Skills, Enterprise Leadership Skills: these are skills sections. So we can have a Skills section containing these.
- Qualifications & Experience: qualifications.
- Required Skills: list of skills (maybe duplicate). Preferred Skills: list.
- Pay: salary range given: "$173,200.00 - $272,600.00". Also mention bonus, long-term incentive.
- Benefits: "We offer a comprehensive package of benefits. Available benefits include medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days."
- Schedule: maybe "Flexible Work Arrangements Hybrid Shift 1st - Day". Also "Travel Requirements 10%". Also "Relocation: No relocation", "VISA Sponsorship No". Those could be schedule? Actually schedule might be shift, travel, flexible work. We'll include a Schedule section with those details.
- About the role: Not explicitly present; maybe we can omit if no content. The posting didn't have an "About the role" paragraph separate from responsibilities. So we should not create an About the role section if no specific content. The instruction: include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it. So we skip About the role.
- Requirements: There's a "Requirements" heading later: "Requirements As an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer..." but that's EEO boilerplate which we must remove. However there might be actual requirements earlier? The "Qualifications & Experience" section includes requirements. The "Requirements" heading after that is mostly EEO legal text; we should drop it. So we may not have a separate Requirements section; we can treat Qualifications & Experience as the qualifications section. The instruction says use headings like Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We can have Qualifications section for qualifications/experience. We may also have a Requirements section if there are specific requirements beyond qualifications; but the posting's "Requirements" is EEO boilerplate, which we must remove. So we skip Requirements.
- Skills: we have Technical Skills, Non-technical Skills, Enterprise Leadership Skills, plus Required Skills list, Preferred Skills list. We'll combine into Skills section.
- Pay: salary range plus bonus etc.
- Benefits: as described.
- Schedule: includes Flexible Work Arrangements Hybrid Shift 1st - Day, Travel Requirements 10%, Relocation: No relocation, VISA Sponsorship No. Also maybe "Job Posting End Date" but that's metadata; we can drop.
Now we need to format using
for sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate, navigation, legal, EEO, etc. Also remove application instructions, duplicated lines. Keep substantive info.
We need to parse the posting.
Let's extract sections:
- Responsibilities: The posting starts with "Responsibilities Job Description Strategy, Planning & Prioritization..." then bullet-like sentences. So we have responsibilities content.
- There's also "Operational Governance & Leadership Enablement", "Portfolio, Demand & Capacity Management", "Performance, Metrics & Business Insights", "Operational Excellence & Continuous Improvement". Those are sub-sections under responsibilities. We can keep them as part of responsibilities list.
- Technical Skills, Non-technical Skills, Enterprise Leadership Skills: these are skills sections. So we can have a Skills section containing these.
- Qualifications & Experience: qualifications.
- Required Skills: list of skills (maybe duplicate). Preferred Skills: list.
- Pay: salary range given: "$173,200.00 - $272,600.00". Also mention bonus, long-term incentive.
- Benefits: "We offer a comprehensive package of benefits. Available benefits include medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days."
- Schedule: maybe "Flexible Work Arrangements Hybrid Shift 1st - Day". Also "Travel Requirements 10%". Also "Relocation: No relocation", "VISA Sponsorship No". Those could be schedule? Actually schedule might be shift, travel, flexible work. We'll include a Schedule section with those details.
- About the role: Not explicitly present; maybe we can omit if no content. The posting didn't have an "About the role" paragraph separate from responsibilities. So we should not create an About the role section if no specific content. The instruction: include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it. So we skip About the role.
- Requirements: There's a "Requirements" heading later: "Requirements As an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer..." but that's EEO boilerplate which we must remove. However there might be actual requirements earlier? The "Qualifications & Experience" section includes requirements. The "Requirements" heading after that is mostly EEO legal text; we should drop it. So we may not have a separate Requirements section; we can treat Qualifications & Experience as the qualifications section. The instruction says use headings like Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We can have Qualifications section for qualifications/experience. We may also have a Requirements section if there are specific requirements beyond qualifications; but the posting's "Requirements" is EEO boilerplate, which we must remove. So we skip Requirements.
- Skills: we have Technical Skills, Non-technical Skills, Enterprise Leadership Skills, plus Required Skills list, Preferred Skills list. We'll combine into Skills section.
- Pay: salary range plus bonus etc.
- Benefits: as described.
- Schedule: includes Flexible Work Arrangements Hybrid Shift 1st - Day, Travel Requirements 10%, Relocation: No relocation, VISA Sponsorship No. Also maybe "Job Posting End Date" but that's metadata; we can drop.
Now we need to format using for each section heading, then content: use
for prose,
- for lists.
We must preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep the exact sentences? We can keep them as is, but we can break into list items for each bullet.
Let's extract responsibilities content in detail.
From the posting:
"Responsibilities Job Description Strategy, Planning & PrioritizationPartner with BVSV and Platform Services leadership to translate strategy into priorities, roadmaps, operational plans, and measurable outcomes.Establish an integrated planning process linking demand, portfolio commitments, resources, capacity, and organizational priorities.Facilitate prioritization and investment discussions to ensure focus on the highest-value opportunities.Monitor progress against strategic objectives and identify risks, dependencies, and areas requiring leadership action. Operational Governance & Leadership EnablementLead the governance framework for BVSV and Platform Services, including leadership forums, decision management, escalation processes, and performance reviews.Serve as a strategic partner and Chief of Staff to the leadership team.Ensure decisions, commitments, and actions are tracked through execution.Develop executive communications, strategic updates, and leadership materials. Portfolio, Demand & Capacity ManagementProvide an integrated view of service demand, delivery commitments, backlog, resource capacity, and organizational priorities.Support intake, assessment, and prioritization processes across validation and platform services.Identify capacity constraints, competing priorities, and resource risks and support leadership decision-making.Ensure commitments remain aligned with available resources and strategic objectives. Performance, Metrics & Business InsightsEstablish and maintain organizational KPIs, dashboards, scorecards, and performance reporting.Provide leadership visibility into service performance, demand, capacity, quality, risks, and strategic outcomes.Drive measurement of business value, operational efficiency, quality improvements, and organizational performance.Translate data into actionable insights and recommendations. Operational Excellence & Continuous ImprovementLead operational excellence and transformation initiatives across BVSV and Platform Services.Drive simplification, standardization, automation, and process improvement opportunities.Promote data-driven decision-making and adoption of AI and automation capabilities where appropriate.Ensure improvements are sustainable and aligned with organizational goals."
We need to split into list items maybe per sentence or per bullet. We'll create
- with each distinct responsibility as
- . We'll keep the text.
Now Technical Skills:
"Understanding of compliance and documentation standards (e.g., GxP, 21 CFR Part 11, and audit traceability practices)Deep experience in Program and project governance and enterprise risk managementAdvanced knowledge of automation and AI testing guard rails, including validation of ML models and automated testing pipelinesStrong understanding of operations of functions"
We need to separate maybe each phrase. We'll create list items.
Non-technical Skills:
"Excellent communicator with the ability to translate technical and operational priorities into clear, actionable directionDistills complex issues into decision-ready narratives; frames options, risks, and recommendations to influence senior decisions.Ability to define and execute organizational strategy for validation operations across regionsDemonstrated success managing large, varied perspectives, and geographically distributed teamsStrong understanding of operational, financial, and compliance dimensions of global data deliveryCapable of leading transformation initiatives and fostering innovation across complex organizationsLeads through influence across functions/geographies; mentors global cohorts; provides structured feedback.Engages vendor, data, and industry forums; represents team professionally and credibly under pressure; maintains resilience and composure"
Enterprise Leadership Skills:
"Business Savviness | Anticipates business and regulatory issues and shapes strategy accordingly; connects technical expertise to organizational and industry context to make strategic recommendationsInfluence | Leads large teams / projects, helps shape departmental strategy influences leaders, peers, and cross-functional partners to align on decisions and strategic directionChange Catalyst Drives improvements (e.g., organizational and cultural changes) with broader impact; demonstrates adaptability and ability to collaborate with others to make change successful; helps others overcome resistance to change"
We can split by the pipe.
Required Skills list: "Adaptability, Business Agility, Business Decisions, Business Process Improvements, Change Management, Clinical Data Management, Decision Making, Enterprise Leadership, Good Clinical Practice (GCP), Organizational Leadership, Planning, Situational Leadership, Stakeholder Management, Strategic Leadership, Strategic Planning, Strategy Deployment"
Preferred Skills list: "Current Employees apply HERE Current Contingent Workers apply HERE" Actually that's not skills; it's instructions. We'll ignore that as boilerplate.
Also there is "US And Puerto Rico Residents Only" etc. That's location requirement maybe part of qualifications? We'll treat as a note maybe under Qualifications? But it's a requirement: only US and Puerto Rico residents. We'll include in Qualifications section.
Also "EligibleforERP #GDMS" maybe a tag; ignore.
Now Qualifications & Experience:
"Bachelor's Degree with a minimum of 10 year's experience working in relevant field for associated job description (related technical role), as well as:People management skillsDemonstrated deep subject matter expertise in relevant discipline PMP, Change management and communication OR Advanced Degree (Masters or Doctorate) with a minimum of 8 year's experience working in relevant field for associated job description, as well as:People management skills clinicaltrialjobs EligibleforERP #GDMS"
We need to keep the substance: Bachelor's + 10 years experience, people management skills, deep subject matter expertise, PMP, Change management and communication OR Advanced degree + 8 years experience, people management skills. Also maybe "clinicaltrialjobs" is a tag; ignore.
We'll format as list.
Now Pay:
"The salary range for this role is $173,200.00 - $272,600.00 This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, government requirements, and business or organizational needs. The successful candidate will be eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable."
We'll keep that as prose.
Benefits:
"We offer a comprehensive package of benefits. Available benefits include medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days. More information about benefits is available at https://jobs.merck.com/us/en/compensation-and-benefits."
We'll keep that.
Schedule:
"Flexible Work Arrangements Hybrid Shift 1st - Day Travel Requirements 10% Relocation: No relocation VISA Sponsorship No"
We can make list.
Now we need to output only HTML fragment, no markdown fences.
Let's craft.
We'll start with
Responsibilities
then- with each responsibility.
We need to split responsibilities into logical items. Let's list them:
1. Partner with BVSV and Platform Services leadership to translate strategy into priorities, roadmaps, operational plans, and measurable outcomes.
2. Establish an integrated planning process linking demand, portfolio commitments, resources, capacity, and organizational priorities.
3. Facilitate prioritization and investment discussions to ensure focus on the highest-value opportunities.
4. Monitor progress against strategic objectives and identify risks, dependencies, and areas requiring leadership action.
5. Lead the governance framework for BVSV and Platform Services, including leadership forums, decision management, escalation processes, and performance reviews.
6. Serve as a strategic partner and Chief of Staff to the leadership team.
7. Ensure decisions, commitments, and actions are tracked through execution.
8. Develop executive communications, strategic updates, and leadership materials.
9. Provide an integrated view of service demand, delivery commitments, backlog, resource capacity, and organizational priorities.
10. Support intake, assessment, and prioritization processes across validation and platform services.
11. Identify capacity constraints, competing priorities, and resource risks and support leadership decision-making.
12. Ensure commitments remain aligned with available resources and strategic objectives.
13. Establish and maintain organizational KPIs, dashboards, scorecards, and performance reporting.
14. Provide leadership visibility into service performance, demand, capacity, quality, risks, and strategic outcomes.
15. Drive measurement of business value, operational efficiency, quality improvements, and organizational performance.
16. Translate data into actionable insights and recommendations.
17. Lead operational excellence and transformation initiatives across BVSV and Platform Services.
18. Drive simplification, standardization, automation, and process improvement opportunities.
19. Promote data-driven decision-making and adoption of AI and automation capabilities where appropriate.
20. Ensure improvements are sustainable and aligned with organizational goals.
Now Technical Skills items:
- Understanding of
- . We'll keep the text.
Now Technical Skills:
"Understanding of compliance and documentation standards (e.g., GxP, 21 CFR Part 11, and audit traceability practices)Deep experience in Program and project governance and enterprise risk managementAdvanced knowledge of automation and AI testing guard rails, including validation of ML models and automated testing pipelinesStrong understanding of operations of functions"
We need to separate maybe each phrase. We'll create list items.
Non-technical Skills:
"Excellent communicator with the ability to translate technical and operational priorities into clear, actionable directionDistills complex issues into decision-ready narratives; frames options, risks, and recommendations to influence senior decisions.Ability to define and execute organizational strategy for validation operations across regionsDemonstrated success managing large, varied perspectives, and geographically distributed teamsStrong understanding of operational, financial, and compliance dimensions of global data deliveryCapable of leading transformation initiatives and fostering innovation across complex organizationsLeads through influence across functions/geographies; mentors global cohorts; provides structured feedback.Engages vendor, data, and industry forums; represents team professionally and credibly under pressure; maintains resilience and composure"
Enterprise Leadership Skills:
"Business Savviness | Anticipates business and regulatory issues and shapes strategy accordingly; connects technical expertise to organizational and industry context to make strategic recommendationsInfluence | Leads large teams / projects, helps shape departmental strategy influences leaders, peers, and cross-functional partners to align on decisions and strategic directionChange Catalyst Drives improvements (e.g., organizational and cultural changes) with broader impact; demonstrates adaptability and ability to collaborate with others to make change successful; helps others overcome resistance to change"
We can split by the pipe.
Required Skills list: "Adaptability, Business Agility, Business Decisions, Business Process Improvements, Change Management, Clinical Data Management, Decision Making, Enterprise Leadership, Good Clinical Practice (GCP), Organizational Leadership, Planning, Situational Leadership, Stakeholder Management, Strategic Leadership, Strategic Planning, Strategy Deployment"
Preferred Skills list: "Current Employees apply HERE Current Contingent Workers apply HERE" Actually that's not skills; it's instructions. We'll ignore that as boilerplate.
Also there is "US And Puerto Rico Residents Only" etc. That's location requirement maybe part of qualifications? We'll treat as a note maybe under Qualifications? But it's a requirement: only US and Puerto Rico residents. We'll include in Qualifications section.
Also "EligibleforERP #GDMS" maybe a tag; ignore.
Now Qualifications & Experience:
"Bachelor's Degree with a minimum of 10 year's experience working in relevant field for associated job description (related technical role), as well as:People management skillsDemonstrated deep subject matter expertise in relevant discipline PMP, Change management and communication OR Advanced Degree (Masters or Doctorate) with a minimum of 8 year's experience working in relevant field for associated job description, as well as:People management skills clinicaltrialjobs EligibleforERP #GDMS"
We need to keep the substance: Bachelor's + 10 years experience, people management skills, deep subject matter expertise, PMP, Change management and communication OR Advanced degree + 8 years experience, people management skills. Also maybe "clinicaltrialjobs" is a tag; ignore.
We'll format as list.
Now Pay:
"The salary range for this role is $173,200.00 - $272,600.00 This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, government requirements, and business or organizational needs. The successful candidate will be eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable."
We'll keep that as prose.
Benefits:
"We offer a comprehensive package of benefits. Available benefits include medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days. More information about benefits is available at https://jobs.merck.com/us/en/compensation-and-benefits."
We'll keep that.
Schedule:
"Flexible Work Arrangements Hybrid Shift 1st - Day Travel Requirements 10% Relocation: No relocation VISA Sponsorship No"
We can make list.
Now we need to output only HTML fragment, no markdown fences.
Let's craft.
We'll start with