Associate Director, Technology Partnership

As an Associate Director, Technology Partnership at Merck & Co., Inc. (known as MSD), reporting directly to Asia Pacific Human Health (HH) IT Lead and accountable to India Leadership Team, you will be responsible for ensuring that technology, digital & data solutions and services align with the strategic and operational goals of India HH activities. Your performance and achievement will be measured by business outcomes and impact. - Provide facilitation for the design and implementation of strategic, aligned, and compliant digital solutions to support business strategy. - Support and contribute to the business leadership vision, strategy, and policy for building a high-performance engagement model with business partners. - Enforce value realization activities with prioritization of initiatives to maximize investment for achieving business outcomes. - Communicate IT strategy and portfolio to key business stakeholders and facilitate buy-in across all digital innovation initiatives. - Build a strong network within the divisional ITs and IT Technology center for sharing expertise and to the enterprise digital strategy. - Act as a credible change agent to align the IT portfolio and roadmaps with the overall business strategy. - Ensure compliance and sustainability of IT solutions by bringing together the right stakeholders. Qualifications Required: - Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Engineering, Science, or Business. - Minimum 5-10 years of experience as a technology leader in a pharmaceutical or technology advanced industry. - Understanding of go-to-market and customer engagement strategies, with working experience in Agile methodologies. - Good understanding of data and analytics in current business strategy, along with knowledge/experience in technology development and deployment of innovative solutions. - Exceptionally well-developed interpersonal and communication skills. - Demonstrated people leadership skills, team building, and collaboration in a highly matrixed organization. - Strong personal and professional ethical values, integrity, and energy required for the position.,