Director, Value Team Architect (Hybrid - NJ, PA or Prague)
Job DescriptionOur Enterprise IT (EIT) team is passionate about driving global solutions that enable the corporate mission of bringing our medicines and vaccines to our customers around the world.
Technology has never been more relevant to the future of global health.
In IT we are reimagining how we work and are evolving our operating model to advance and evolve the way we bring value to the organization.
It is critical to adapt our ways of working in order to maximize the value we drive for our company, our customers, and our patients.
As we transform there is an imperative around driving efficient, reusable and easy to consume technology solutions as a bedrock of our company's IT and Digital Strategy.
The Finance Value Team Architect translates the Enterprise Architecture, aligns to the outcomes being driven across Finance, and ensures that all investments are being made in alignment with the strategic technology decisions made by the enterprise.
The architecture capability will underpin the company s Digital Strategy.
This position will guide the architecture capabilities across Finance including providing leadership to the solution architects aligned with the product lines.
This includes areas such a financial planning and analysis, audit management, tax management, treasury management, account to report, close and consolidation, financial data and analytics, and intelligent automation.
The position, in partnership with the Finance IT leadership team, is responsible for delivering business, systems and technology architecture decisions that drive investments for the Finance Value team.
In addition, this person will be responsible for helping to mature the data and analytics strategy for EIT working closely with product line leaders, the CDNA organization, and the Enterprise Architecture organization.
The person in this role will work collaboratively with business and IT leaders aligned within Finance.
The position will serve as a member of the Finance IT leadership team and report to the Finance Value Team IT lead.
This leader will engage with leaders across EIT and will be directly involved in helping enable our CIO s vision of a more top-down, agile, and business outcomes focused IT organization.
This role is responsible for aligning technology solutions with business strategies, working primarily with product line leaders, product owners, solution architects, and technical leads across functional disciplines both within the ERP landscape and other Enterprise and Local solutions.
The Value Team Architect will participate in the development of the SAP ecosystem as we evolve the Finance system landscape, work closely with the Intelligent automation and Data & Analytics team to drive value based solutions, provide support for Mergers, Acquisitions, and Divestitures, as well as drive architecture adoption that lowers the total cost of ownership across the portfolio.
Essential to the role will be connecting the end to end business process with the underlying technical architecture that supports the business outcomes.
A partial list of responsibilities includes the following:
Use agile, value-centric, business outcomes-oriented, and total cost of ownership-based principles to guide decision making.
Lead the EIT finance practice of information and solution architecture partnering with information and solution architects in EIT Finance Contribute to the development of a documented business, solution, information, and data architecture in collaboration with the Enterprise Architecture team and the product line solution architects.
Lead the end-to-end development of systems and technology blueprints Mature the data and analytics strategy inclusive of data discoverability, integration, and downstream utilization of financial data.
Establish strong working relationships with business and technology leaders in order to align investment planning, portfolio planning and execution with these roadmaps and architectures.
Drive investment decisions with a mindset to optimize total cost of ownership delivered business value.
Work across Finance IT to drive capability-led investment planning decisions.
Stay current with industry technology trends and introduce best practices to Finance IT.
Drive the notion of reusable architecture assets & standards such as current-state business/technology capability maps as well as future state planning roadmaps across all of IT.
Partner with solution architects and capability owners in the other business units to re-use the best available technologies and processes.
Create architecture deliverables and artifacts relevant for accountable architecture domain(s).
Effectively work with both waterfall and agile project teams to evolve the technical landscape toward the desired end state.
Apply risk-based decision making to complex problems and consult with relevant subject matter advisors as needed to inform the decision.
Prepare and deliver executive level briefings and communicate complex topics effectively to a diverse executive audience.
Provides strategic consultancy support to clients, Senior Application Technical Specialists and other technical team members in all aspects of enabling technologies to meet business needs.
Provides expertise on application architecture design or improvement in the areas of SAP and non-SAP solutions.
Performs technical oversight of implementation projects to assure alignment with architecture and technology standards.
Travel will be required ( 10-20%).
#eligibleforerpNOTICEFORINTERNALAPPLICANTSIn accordance with Managers' Policy - Job Posting and Employee Placement, all employees subject to this policy are required to have a minimum of twelve (12) months of service in current position prior to applying for open positions.
If you have been offered a separation benefits package, but have not yet reached your separation date and are offered a position within the salary and geographical parameters as set forth in the Summary Plan Description (SPD) of your separation package, then you are no longer eligible for your separation benefits package.
To discuss in more detail, please contact your HRBP or Talent Acquisition Advisor.
Employees working in roles that the Company determines require routine collaboration with external stakeholders, such as customer-facing commercial, or research-based roles, will be expected to comply not only with Company policy but also with policies established by such external stakeholders (for example, a requirement to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to access a facility or meet with stakeholders).
Please understand that, as permitted by applicable law, if you have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 and an essential function of your job is to call on external stakeholders who require vaccination to enter their premises or engage in face-to-face meetings, then your employment may pose an undue burden to business operations, in which case you may not be offered employment, or your employment could be terminated.
Please also note that, where permitted by applicable law, the Company reserves the right to require COVID-19 vaccinations for positions, such as in Global Employee Health, where the Company determines in its discretion that the nature of the role presents an increased risk of disease transmission.
Current Employees apply HERECurrent Contingent Workers apply HEREUS and Puerto Rico Residents Only:
Our company is committed to inclusion, ensuring that candidates can engage in a hiring process that exhibits their true capabilities.
Please click here if you need an accommodation during the application or hiring process.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
For more information about personal rights under the U.
S.
Equal Opportunity Employment laws, visit:
EEOC Know Your RightsEEOC GINA Supplement Pay Transparency NondiscriminationWe are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing diverse, talented, and committed people together.
The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when diverse ideas come together in an inclusive environment.
We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another s thinking and approach problems collectively.
Learn more about your rights, including under California, Colorado and other US State ActsU.
S.
Hybrid Work ModelEffective September 5, 2023, employees in office-based positions in the U.
S.
will be working a Hybrid work consisting of three total days on-site per week, generally Tuesday, Wednesday and either Monday or Thursday, although the specific days may vary by site or organization, with Friday designated as a remote-working day, unless business critical tasks require an on-site presence.
This Hybrid work model does not apply to, and daily in-person attendance is required for, field-based positions; facility-based, manufacturing-based, or research-based positions where the work to be performed is located at a Company site; positions covered by a collective-bargaining agreement (unless the agreement provides for hybrid work); or any other position for which the Company has determined the job requirements cannot be reasonably met working remotely.
Please note, this Hybrid work model guidance also does not apply to roles that have been designated as remote .
Under New York State, Colorado State, Washington State, and California State law, the Company is required to provide a reasonable estimate of the salary range for this job.
Final determinations with respect to salary will take into account a number of factors, which may include, but not be limited to the primary work location and the chosen candidate s relevant skills, experience, and education.
Expected salary range:
$181,600.
00 - $285,800.
00Available benefits include bonus eligibility, health care and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, paid holidays, vacation, and sick days.
For Washington State Jobs, a summary of benefits is listed here.
Search Firm Representatives Please Read Carefully Merck & Co.
, Inc.
, Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, USA, does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities.
All CVs / resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company.
No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place.
Where agency agreements are in place, introductions are position specific.
Please, no phone calls or emails.
Employee Status:
RegularRelocation:
No relocationVISA Sponsorship:
YesTravel Requirements:
10%Flexible Work Arrangements:
HybridShift:
1st - DayValid Driving License:
NoHazardous Material(s):
N/ARequired Skills:
Data Modeling, Design Applications, Release Management, Solution Architecture, System Designs, Systems IntegrationPreferred Skills:
SummaryLocation:
USA - New Jersey - Rahway; USA - Pennsylvania - Upper Gwynedd; CZE - Central Bohemian - Prague (Five); USA - Pennsylvania - West Point; CZE - Central Bohemian - Prague (IT Riverview)Type:
Full time.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
Technology has never been more relevant to the future of global health.
In IT we are reimagining how we work and are evolving our operating model to advance and evolve the way we bring value to the organization.
It is critical to adapt our ways of working in order to maximize the value we drive for our company, our customers, and our patients.
As we transform there is an imperative around driving efficient, reusable and easy to consume technology solutions as a bedrock of our company's IT and Digital Strategy.
The Finance Value Team Architect translates the Enterprise Architecture, aligns to the outcomes being driven across Finance, and ensures that all investments are being made in alignment with the strategic technology decisions made by the enterprise.
The architecture capability will underpin the company s Digital Strategy.
This position will guide the architecture capabilities across Finance including providing leadership to the solution architects aligned with the product lines.
This includes areas such a financial planning and analysis, audit management, tax management, treasury management, account to report, close and consolidation, financial data and analytics, and intelligent automation.
The position, in partnership with the Finance IT leadership team, is responsible for delivering business, systems and technology architecture decisions that drive investments for the Finance Value team.
In addition, this person will be responsible for helping to mature the data and analytics strategy for EIT working closely with product line leaders, the CDNA organization, and the Enterprise Architecture organization.
The person in this role will work collaboratively with business and IT leaders aligned within Finance.
The position will serve as a member of the Finance IT leadership team and report to the Finance Value Team IT lead.
This leader will engage with leaders across EIT and will be directly involved in helping enable our CIO s vision of a more top-down, agile, and business outcomes focused IT organization.
This role is responsible for aligning technology solutions with business strategies, working primarily with product line leaders, product owners, solution architects, and technical leads across functional disciplines both within the ERP landscape and other Enterprise and Local solutions.
The Value Team Architect will participate in the development of the SAP ecosystem as we evolve the Finance system landscape, work closely with the Intelligent automation and Data & Analytics team to drive value based solutions, provide support for Mergers, Acquisitions, and Divestitures, as well as drive architecture adoption that lowers the total cost of ownership across the portfolio.
Essential to the role will be connecting the end to end business process with the underlying technical architecture that supports the business outcomes.
A partial list of responsibilities includes the following:
Use agile, value-centric, business outcomes-oriented, and total cost of ownership-based principles to guide decision making.
Lead the EIT finance practice of information and solution architecture partnering with information and solution architects in EIT Finance Contribute to the development of a documented business, solution, information, and data architecture in collaboration with the Enterprise Architecture team and the product line solution architects.
Lead the end-to-end development of systems and technology blueprints Mature the data and analytics strategy inclusive of data discoverability, integration, and downstream utilization of financial data.
Establish strong working relationships with business and technology leaders in order to align investment planning, portfolio planning and execution with these roadmaps and architectures.
Drive investment decisions with a mindset to optimize total cost of ownership delivered business value.
Work across Finance IT to drive capability-led investment planning decisions.
Stay current with industry technology trends and introduce best practices to Finance IT.
Drive the notion of reusable architecture assets & standards such as current-state business/technology capability maps as well as future state planning roadmaps across all of IT.
Partner with solution architects and capability owners in the other business units to re-use the best available technologies and processes.
Create architecture deliverables and artifacts relevant for accountable architecture domain(s).
Effectively work with both waterfall and agile project teams to evolve the technical landscape toward the desired end state.
Apply risk-based decision making to complex problems and consult with relevant subject matter advisors as needed to inform the decision.
Prepare and deliver executive level briefings and communicate complex topics effectively to a diverse executive audience.
Provides strategic consultancy support to clients, Senior Application Technical Specialists and other technical team members in all aspects of enabling technologies to meet business needs.
Provides expertise on application architecture design or improvement in the areas of SAP and non-SAP solutions.
Performs technical oversight of implementation projects to assure alignment with architecture and technology standards.
Travel will be required ( 10-20%).
#eligibleforerpNOTICEFORINTERNALAPPLICANTSIn accordance with Managers' Policy - Job Posting and Employee Placement, all employees subject to this policy are required to have a minimum of twelve (12) months of service in current position prior to applying for open positions.
If you have been offered a separation benefits package, but have not yet reached your separation date and are offered a position within the salary and geographical parameters as set forth in the Summary Plan Description (SPD) of your separation package, then you are no longer eligible for your separation benefits package.
To discuss in more detail, please contact your HRBP or Talent Acquisition Advisor.
Employees working in roles that the Company determines require routine collaboration with external stakeholders, such as customer-facing commercial, or research-based roles, will be expected to comply not only with Company policy but also with policies established by such external stakeholders (for example, a requirement to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to access a facility or meet with stakeholders).
Please understand that, as permitted by applicable law, if you have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 and an essential function of your job is to call on external stakeholders who require vaccination to enter their premises or engage in face-to-face meetings, then your employment may pose an undue burden to business operations, in which case you may not be offered employment, or your employment could be terminated.
Please also note that, where permitted by applicable law, the Company reserves the right to require COVID-19 vaccinations for positions, such as in Global Employee Health, where the Company determines in its discretion that the nature of the role presents an increased risk of disease transmission.
Current Employees apply HERECurrent Contingent Workers apply HEREUS and Puerto Rico Residents Only:
Our company is committed to inclusion, ensuring that candidates can engage in a hiring process that exhibits their true capabilities.
Please click here if you need an accommodation during the application or hiring process.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
For more information about personal rights under the U.
S.
Equal Opportunity Employment laws, visit:
EEOC Know Your RightsEEOC GINA Supplement Pay Transparency NondiscriminationWe are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing diverse, talented, and committed people together.
The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when diverse ideas come together in an inclusive environment.
We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another s thinking and approach problems collectively.
Learn more about your rights, including under California, Colorado and other US State ActsU.
S.
Hybrid Work ModelEffective September 5, 2023, employees in office-based positions in the U.
S.
will be working a Hybrid work consisting of three total days on-site per week, generally Tuesday, Wednesday and either Monday or Thursday, although the specific days may vary by site or organization, with Friday designated as a remote-working day, unless business critical tasks require an on-site presence.
This Hybrid work model does not apply to, and daily in-person attendance is required for, field-based positions; facility-based, manufacturing-based, or research-based positions where the work to be performed is located at a Company site; positions covered by a collective-bargaining agreement (unless the agreement provides for hybrid work); or any other position for which the Company has determined the job requirements cannot be reasonably met working remotely.
Please note, this Hybrid work model guidance also does not apply to roles that have been designated as remote .
Under New York State, Colorado State, Washington State, and California State law, the Company is required to provide a reasonable estimate of the salary range for this job.
Final determinations with respect to salary will take into account a number of factors, which may include, but not be limited to the primary work location and the chosen candidate s relevant skills, experience, and education.
Expected salary range:
$181,600.
00 - $285,800.
00Available benefits include bonus eligibility, health care and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, paid holidays, vacation, and sick days.
For Washington State Jobs, a summary of benefits is listed here.
Search Firm Representatives Please Read Carefully Merck & Co.
, Inc.
, Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, USA, does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities.
All CVs / resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company.
No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place.
Where agency agreements are in place, introductions are position specific.
Please, no phone calls or emails.
Employee Status:
RegularRelocation:
No relocationVISA Sponsorship:
YesTravel Requirements:
10%Flexible Work Arrangements:
HybridShift:
1st - DayValid Driving License:
NoHazardous Material(s):
N/ARequired Skills:
Data Modeling, Design Applications, Release Management, Solution Architecture, System Designs, Systems IntegrationPreferred Skills:
SummaryLocation:
USA - New Jersey - Rahway; USA - Pennsylvania - Upper Gwynedd; CZE - Central Bohemian - Prague (Five); USA - Pennsylvania - West Point; CZE - Central Bohemian - Prague (IT Riverview)Type:
Full time.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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