Sr. Specialist, OT Research Infrastructure

We need to output HTML fragment with sections: headings

for sections like 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: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning, duplicated lines, application instructions. Also remove things like "Current Employees apply HERE", "Current Contingent Workers apply HERE", "US And Puerto Rico Residents Only", accommodation link, EEO statements, etc. Also remove "Search Firm Representatives Please Read Carefully", etc. Also remove "Employee Status Regular Relocation: No relocation VISA Sponsorship No Travel Requirements 10% Flexible Work Arrangements Hybrid Shift Not Indicated Valid Driving License No Hazardous Material(s) n/a Job Posting End Date 10/7/2026 ..." etc. Also remove "The application deadline for this position is stated on this posting." etc. We need to preserve substantive info: job description, responsibilities, education requirement, required experience and skills, required skills list, preferred skills? The posting includes "Preferred Skills Current Employees apply HERE Current Contingent Workers apply HERE". That seems like placeholder; we should not include a Preferred Skills section unless there is real specific content. The "Preferred Skills" line is just that heading with no actual list; it's followed by apply links. So we should not create a Preferred Skills section. We have salary range: "The salary range for this role is $117,000.00 - $184,200.00". That's pay info, so we should include a Pay section with that. 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." That's benefits content, so include Benefits section. Schedule: Not indicated; there is "Flexible Work Arrangements Hybrid Shift Not Indicated". No explicit schedule. So we should not create Schedule section unless there is real content. There's "Flexible Work Arrangements" but not a schedule. Probably skip Schedule. We need sections: About the role? The initial paragraph describes role: "Job Description RaDS IT Research Infrastructure Product Line (RIPL) is seeking a Senior Specialist, Plant Automation, OT Infrastructure, Controls & Industrial Automation to support pilot plant automation, process automation, control systems, and IT/OT infrastructure in a regulated research and manufacturing environment. This role designs, builds, integrates, and supports OT automation solutions across current and future plant automation architectures. Key technologies include PLC, HMI, SCADA, DCS, DeltaV, MES, PI Historian, virtualization, industrial networking, OT cybersecurity, and system integration. The role partners with scientists, engineers, IT architects, infrastructure, quality, vendors, and site operations to improve reliability, efficiency, troubleshooting, and productivity. The primary location is Rahway, NJ or West Point, PA and will provide support services to other sites." That could be About the role. We'll put that in

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. Responsibilities: The bullet list after "Job Description / Key Responsibilities" includes many items. We'll extract those as

• . Requirements: Education Requirement and Required Experience And Skills etc. We'll combine into Requirements section? The spec says use headings for Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We have Education Requirement and Required Experience And Skills. Could put under Requirements. Also there is "Required Skills" list (a long list of skills). That could be Skills section. There's also "Understanding of SDLC, validation, change control, computer system lifecycle, and regulated system support." That's part of required experience. We need to avoid duplication. Let's parse: After "Required Experience And Skills" we have a paragraph with bullet-like sentences (but not bullet). Then "Required Skills Automation, Automation, Automation Solutions, Data Engineering, Data Visualization, Design Applications, Design of Experiments (DOE), Distributed Control System (DCS), Efficiency Improvements, Engineering Support, Equipment Engineering, Experimental Methods, HMI Development, Industrial Control System, Industrial Processes, Laboratory Protocols, Laboratory Research, Manufacturing Process Controls, Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), Process Control, Reliability Improvement, Root Cause Identification, Situation Management, Software Configurations, Software Development {+ 4 more}". That's a list of skills, seems like a required skills list. Then "Preferred Skills Current Employees apply HERE Current Contingent Workers apply HERE". Not real content. Thus we can have: - About the role (h3) - Responsibilities (h3) - Requirements (h3) covering education and experience. - Skills (h3) covering the Required Skills list. - Benefits (h3) - Pay (h3) We should not include Qualifications separate if not distinct; but we could treat Requirements as qualifications. The spec says use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can use Requirements and Skills. We must not include filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present. Now we need to preserve all substantive information, not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include all details from responsibilities, education, experience, skills list, benefits, pay. We must not include duplicated lines. Ensure we don't repeat same sentences. Let's extract responsibilities list exactly as given: "Optimize IT/OT infrastructure for plant automation, process control, industrial automation, and manufacturing automation by identifying gaps, trends, efficiencies, and technology refresh opportunities. Build, maintain, and support OT infrastructure for GMP manufacturing and pilot plant operations, including secure industrial networks, control systems, and OT cybersecurity practices. Lead or support project scoping, technical requirements, IT infrastructure deliverables, commissioning readiness, estimates, and automation infrastructure solutions. Partner with stakeholders, scientists, automation engineers, process engineers, controls engineers, infrastructure teams, and vendors to translate needs into technical requirements. Contribute to solution architecture for plant automation, OT infrastructure, industrial networks, SCADA, MES, PI Historian, virtualization, on-premises systems, and cloud-connected components. Provide technical support for automation systems, control systems, and OT infrastructure, including troubleshooting, incident resolution, root cause analysis, and continuous service improvement. Map, design, and maintain IT/OT service architecture diagrams, including control networks, servers, virtualization, backups, archival, data flows, interfaces, and integrations. Collaborate with Research & Development scientists and engineers to identify plant automation, research automation, manufacturing automation, and data integration needs. Work with instrument vendors, automation suppliers, system integrators, and equipment manufacturers to evaluate and implement plant automation, process automation, and industrial control technologies. Provide timely IT support for investigations, diagnostics, troubleshooting, and resolution while partnering with infrastructure, engineering, security, risk, quality, and compliance teams." We'll put each as
• . Education Requirement: "Bachelor’s degree in automation, engineering, computer science, or computer engineering related degree.A Master’s degree is preferred." Required Experience And Skills: It's a long paragraph. Let's extract sentences: "5 years of experience with upstream manufacturing systems, pilot plant automation, process automation, or manufacturing automation platforms such as DeltaV, Eppendorf, AMBR, DCS, PLC, HMI, SCADA, control systems, networking, virtualization, server management, capital projects, and PI Historian data integration. 4 years of hands-on experience with Rockwell / Allen-Bradley PLCs, HMI configuration, SCADA systems, OT cybersecurity, OT data architecture, MES, industrial networking, or IT/OT integration. 4 years of knowledge of VMware, virtualized OT environments, DeltaV, PI / PI Historian, MES, SCADA backup and archival, data retention, Windows servers, and regulated computer system support. 4 years of experience with industrial networking, switches, VLANs, subnets, firewalls, Windows Active Directory, virtual infrastructure, servers, and OT network segmentation. Experience supporting manufacturing software and hardware, including Ignition, MES, SAP, HMI, PLC, SCADA, DCS, industrial PCs, servers, switches, firewalls, and network equipment. Strong troubleshooting, root cause analysis, problem-solving, incident management, and operational support skills in plant automation or industrial control systems. Experience building support models for plant automation, OT infrastructure, and industrial control systems, including ownership, escalation, runbooks, monitoring, and improvement. Ability to lead multiple IT, OT infrastructure, controls, automation, and system integration projects. Able to work independently and cross-functionally with automation engineers, process engineers, manufacturing users, infrastructure, cybersecurity, quality, and vendors. Excellent collaboration, communication, technical documentation, and stakeholder management skills. Understanding of SDLC, validation, change control, computer system lifecycle, and regulated system support." We'll put each as
• under Requirements. Skills list: "Automation, Automation, Automation Solutions, Data Engineering, Data Visualization, Design Applications, Design of Experiments (DOE), Distributed Control System (DCS), Efficiency Improvements, Engineering Support, Equipment Engineering, Experimental Methods, HMI Development, Industrial Control System, Industrial Processes, Laboratory Protocols, Laboratory Research, Manufacturing Process Controls, Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), Process Control, Reliability Improvement, Root Cause Identification, Situation Management, Software Configurations, Software Development {+ 4 more}". There's duplication of Automation three times; we should keep as given? Probably keep but could deduplicate? The instruction: preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. Duplication is part of the original; we should keep it as is? Might be okay to keep duplicates. We'll output as a list. We could split by commas. Provide
  • each item. 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 put as

    . Pay: "The salary range for this role is $117,000.00 - $184,200.00 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 put as

    . We must not include application instructions, accommodation link, EEO, etc. Now produce HTML fragment:

    About the role

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    Responsibilities

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    Requirements

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    Skills

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    Benefits

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    Pay

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    Make sure no extra whitespace? It's fine. Let's craft the About the role paragraph: combine the initial description. "RaDS IT Research Infrastructure Product Line (RIPL) is seeking a Senior Specialist, Plant Automation, OT Infrastructure, Controls & Industrial Automation to support pilot plant automation, process automation, control systems, and IT/OT infrastructure in a regulated research and manufacturing environment. This role designs, builds, integrates, and supports OT automation solutions across current and future plant automation architectures. Key technologies include PLC, HMI, SCADA, DCS, DeltaV, MES, PI Historian, virtual