Merck currently has 27 active AI-related job listings. The majority of these roles, 41%, are focused on agents. Engineering is the most frequent function for these positions. The company is hiring for these roles in the United States, Czech Republic, and Singapore. Frequent technology tags include fine-tuning, RAG, and agent orchestration. In the last 30 days, Merck has posted 48 new AI roles, representing a 700% increase from the previous 30-day period.
Currently tracking 11 active AI roles, up 14% versus the prior 4 weeks. Primary focus: Agent · Engineering. Salary range $129k–$228k (avg $176k).
Merck currently has 34 active AI-related roles in our index. The most common open titles are: Senior Business Analyst – Automation, Analytics & AI (2), Specialist, Capability Innovation & Prototype (AI Content Delivery & Partnerships) (2), AI Developer, AI Engineer, AI Research Engineer. Most positions are in Engineering and Research.
Merck's active AI hiring is concentrated in: agents (38%), application (24%), data (24%). These categories follow a seven-stage AI lifecycle: data, pre-training, post-training, serving infrastructure, agents, evaluation, and application.
Merck is hiring AI talent in: India (11 roles), United States (7 roles), Czech Republic (7 roles), Singapore (5 roles).
Job postings at Merck most frequently reference: llm observability, model serving, fine tuning, rag, evals.
In the past 30 days, Merck has posted 48 new AI-related roles. That is a +66% change versus the prior 30 days (29 → 48).
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| Director, External Quality - Remote Director of External Quality at Merck, responsible for leading a team that ensures compliance and quality oversight for external manufacturing of products and devices. This role requires expertise in EQA, manufacturing quality systems, regulatory expectations, and external manufacturing management, with a focus on continuous improvement and cross-functional initiatives. | — | 0 |
| Maintenance Planner This role is for a Production Maintenance Planner at Merck, a biopharmaceutical company. The planner will be responsible for scheduling and coordinating maintenance activities for production equipment, ensuring compliance with procedures and safety standards. Key responsibilities include planning preventative and corrective maintenance, managing work orders, collaborating with various teams, and maintaining CMMS records. The role requires experience in a regulated industry and strong organizational and communication skills. | — | 0 |
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| Operations Director, Drug Product, Substance - Dundalk Operations Director for Vaccine manufacturing facility, focusing on technology transfer, operational readiness, and end-to-end manufacturing leadership. Requires extensive experience in pharmaceutical operations, leadership, and regulatory environments. | — | 0 |
| Downstream Shift Manager Manager for a biotech facility's downstream operations, focusing on leading a team to deliver batch operations, troubleshoot issues, and ensure quality and safety in a regulated environment. | — | 0 |
| Associate Specialist, Drug Product Commercialisation, Development & Supply This role is for an Associate Specialist in Engineering within the Commercialisation, Development and Supply (CDS) group at Merck. The CDS group focuses on process development for Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API), Oral Solid Dose (OSD), and potent products, from early-stage development through commercial launch. The position involves planning and conducting process development studies, managing clinical and stability batches, participating in cross-functional teams for risk and safety assessments, and supporting commercial supply activities. The role requires a Bachelor's or postgraduate degree in Chemical or Process Engineering or a related science discipline, with 1-3 years of relevant experience in Oral Solid Dosage or Spray Drying. | — | 0 |
| Sr. Scientist, Analytical R&D This role is for a Sr. Scientist in Analytical R&D at Merck, focusing on microbiological testing and method transfer for biologics drug substance manufacturing. It involves ensuring compliance with cGMP and cGLP, leading projects, providing technical guidance, and collaborating cross-functionally. The role requires a strong background in analytical methods, laboratory operations, and regulatory requirements within the pharmaceutical industry. | — | 0 |
| Sr. Scientist, Analytical R&D Merck is seeking a Senior Scientist for their Global Quality Large Molecule Analytical Sciences team. This role focuses on providing analytical technical oversight for late-stage pipeline programs through commercialization and launch, as well as lifecycle management for Large Molecules (Vaccines and Biologics) and Cross-Modality Compounds. The position involves developing and implementing site-related analytical strategies, driving continuous improvement in analytical methods, and ensuring successful analytical execution by contract testing labs to support timely batch release. Responsibilities include direct engagement and technical oversight of analytical testing activities at external providers, collaborating with internal and external stakeholders, managing project plans, and ensuring sites are prepared for regulatory inspections. The role requires a Bachelor's degree with 6 years of relevant experience, or a Master's with 4 years, or a PhD with 2 years, specifically in analytical testing, development, transfer, and/or validation within a GXP laboratory environment for large molecules. | — | 0 |
| Validation Senior Engineering Specialist This role is for a Validation Senior Engineering Specialist at Merck in Carlow, Ireland. The primary responsibilities involve leading and executing validation activities for recovery and cleaning processes within a pharmaceutical manufacturing environment. This includes planning, strategy setting, investigation support, technical review of protocols and reports, and ensuring compliance with cGMP and regulatory requirements. The role requires strong leadership, technical qualification, and direct experience in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry, with a focus on cleaning validation and process monitoring systems. | — | 0 |
| Director, Drug Substance Commercialisation & Development Director of Drug Substance Commercialisation & Development at Merck, responsible for the strategic and technical leadership of introducing, developing, and commercially manufacturing active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs). This role involves end-to-end accountability for process development, scale-up, validation, and lifecycle management, ensuring safe, compliant, and robust supply while driving continuous improvement. | — | 0 |
| Assoc. Director, Drug Substance Commercialisation Associate Director of Drug Substance Commercialisation at Merck, responsible for technical support, process development, scale-up, and production of clinical and commercial APIs. The role involves leading teams, ensuring regulatory compliance, and driving process improvements within a commercialization facility. | — | 0 |