Specialist Research IT Platform Support (m/w/d)

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.

Ihre Aufgaben

Job Description

For our Research Labs at our Site in Schwabenheim (near Mainz), we are looking for Specialist Research IT Platform Support (m/w/d) to join our highly motivated team.

Responsibilities:

• Support Pharmaceutical Research with the development, configuration and maintenance of the Research IT systems

• Ensure optimal use and availability of Lab IT systems and platforms

• Optimize processes as well reconfiguring the systems to ensure fit within Research IT system

• Become the subject matter expert in the Research IT system landscape

• Support Research IT products and systems through its lifecycle

• Make the labs more efficient by analyzing and optimizing their processes

• Support the digitalization and cloud strategy of the labs

• Work with AWS services and cloud technologies

  Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree (or similar) in Natural Sciences, Information Technology or related field, or a minimum of 3-5 years' of relevant professional experience (ideally in a lab environment)

• Ability to understand and meet the requirements, goals and expectations of the client business in the labs to initiate and implement improvements

• Demonstrated system specific expert knowledge (e.g. LIMS or ELN systems)

• Experience in a validated environment and understanding of principles of GLP/GMP is a plus

• Good communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to collaborate in an international environment

• Excellent English and German skills, both verbal and written

  Benefits

• Flexible working hours (37.5 hours/week) and an attractive company pension scheme

• Competitive salary package: 13 monthly salaries

• holiday pay
• target bonus

• 30 days holiday entitlement

• Hybrid working model (up to 50 % remote)

• Internal training and promotion opportunities

• International co-operations

• Training on the job

• Contributing your own ideas to the process design

• Insights into the development of veterinary medicinal products

• Corporate benefits and free (electric) car parking

• Good company canteen and a company health management program

  We 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. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace.

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  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: 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: 12/10/2024

  *A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day BEFORE the listed job posting end date. Please ensure you apply to a job posting no later than the day BEFORE the job posting end date.

  Requisition ID:R317633

Ihr Profil

• Bachelor's degree (or similar) in Natural Sciences, Information Technology or related field, or a minimum of 3-5 years' of relevant professional experience (ideally in a lab environment)

• Ability to understand and meet the requirements, goals and expectations of the client business in the labs to initiate and implement improvements

• Demonstrated system specific expert knowledge (e.g. LIMS or ELN systems)

• Experience in a validated environment and understanding of principles of GLP/GMP is a plus

• Good communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to collaborate in an international environment

• Excellent English and German skills, both verbal and written

Wir bieten Ihnen

• Flexible working hours (37.5 hours/week) and an attractive company pension scheme

• Competitive salary package: 13 monthly salaries

• holiday pay
• target bonus

• 30 days holiday entitlement

• Hybrid working model (up to 50 % remote)

• Internal training and promotion opportunities

• International co-operations

• Training on the job

• Contributing your own ideas to the process design

• Insights into the development of veterinary medicinal products

• Corporate benefits and free (electric) car parking

• Good company canteen and a company health management program

  We 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. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace.