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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| Sr. Scientist, Clinical Operations Senior Scientist role focused on leading the scientific planning and execution of clinical trials in Ophthalmology/Retina, involving medical monitoring, data interpretation, and cross-functional collaboration within a global team. Requires strong knowledge of clinical research regulatory requirements (GCP, ICH) and analytical skills. | — | 0 |
| Scientist, Clinical Operations Scientist role focused on the scientific planning and execution of clinical trials in ophthalmology/retina, supporting the Lead Clinical Scientist and study team. Responsibilities include medical monitoring, data management, stakeholder interaction, and ensuring data quality and integrity, all while adhering to clinical research regulatory requirements like GCP and ICH. | — | 0 |
| Scientist, Clinical Operations Scientist role at Merck focused on the operational planning and execution of clinical trials, requiring experience in ophthalmology/retina, project management, and clinical research regulatory requirements like GCP and ICH. |
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| Sr. Scientist, Clinical Operations Senior Scientist role at Merck focused on leading the operational planning and execution of clinical trials, requiring strong project management, communication, and collaboration skills within the healthcare domain. The role emphasizes adherence to clinical research regulatory requirements like GCP and ICH. | — | 0 |
| Assoc Director Discovery & Translational Portfolio Management (Hybrid) Associate Director for Discovery & Translational Portfolio Management at Merck, responsible for managing the early-stage R&D portfolio (discovery through IND/Ph1) within a therapeutic area. This role involves strategic planning, cross-functional alignment, decision-making support, risk management, and collaboration with various teams and leadership. Requires strong project/portfolio management experience, leadership, and communication skills, preferably in the pharmaceutical industry. | — | 0 |
| Associate Director, Business Integrator This role focuses on bridging business needs with engineering solutions for manufacturing processes, involving early-stage project development, business case shaping, and stakeholder alignment within a large enterprise. It requires experience in capital projects and cross-functional leadership. | — | 0 |
| Director, Strategic Planning This role leads a team responsible for shaping a future where strategy and execution operate as a unified system, transformation is delivered at scale with speed, and new capabilities such as AI and automation redefine how work is done. The Director will provide direction, coaching, and prioritization across a portfolio of strategic initiatives while ensuring strong execution, talent development, and enterprise impact. | — | 0 |
| Sr. Scientist, Stat. Programming - SDTM (Hybrid) Merck is seeking a Sr. Scientist, Stat. Programming to provide oversight and quality management of submission data standard deliverables for regulatory applications. This role involves planning, coaching, consulting with project teams, and staying current with industry submission data standards like SDTM and ADaM. The incumbent will focus on improving electronic submission processes, providing tools and templates for traceability, quality assurance, data conformance, and data fitness, and collaborating with statistical programming, statistics, and regulatory stakeholders. | — | 0 |
| Executive Director, Federal Policy and Government Relations - U.S. Senate This role focuses on advancing federal policy priorities within the U.S. Senate, particularly concerning Republican members. It involves managing relationships with legislators and stakeholders, driving legislative priorities through strategic engagement, and understanding the company's mission and product pipeline within the healthcare sector. The position requires extensive experience in public policy or advocacy, a deep understanding of U.S. healthcare public policy, and strong communication and collaboration skills. | — | 0 |
| Executive Director, Federal Policy and Government Relations - House of Representatives This role focuses on advancing federal policy priorities within the U.S. House of Representatives, particularly with Republican members. It involves managing relationships with key stakeholders, including legislators and government agencies, and requires a deep understanding of U.S. healthcare public policy. The position emphasizes strategic engagement and cross-functional collaboration to achieve policy objectives. | — | 0 |
| Sr. Scientist Stat Programming, Late-Stage Development (Hybrid) This role involves statistical programming for late-stage drug/vaccine clinical development projects at Merck, focusing on developing and executing statistical analysis and reporting deliverables. It requires expertise in SAS programming, data management, and adherence to clinical trial and regulatory standards. | — | 0 |
| Associate Director, Freight Payment and Auditing This role is for an Associate Director of Freight Payment and Auditing within Merck's Manufacturing Division. The primary focus is on managing the freight bill payment and auditing function for North America, ensuring timely payment of invoices, financial reporting, budget oversight, and compliance with accounting and legal requirements. The role also involves process improvement, managing third-party vendors, and mentoring team members. It requires extensive experience in supply chain, audit, and freight payment, with a strong emphasis on attention to detail and critical problem-solving. | — | 0 |
| Senior Technician, Operations (Technical) Senior Technician role focused on providing technical leadership and advanced troubleshooting for packaging operations, ensuring equipment setup, process monitoring, and cGMP compliance. Responsibilities include diagnosing and resolving equipment issues, coaching operations staff, and collaborating with Maintenance, Quality, and Engineering to minimize downtime and improve process reliability. | — | 0 |
| Director / Principal Scientist, Biologics Drug Substance Commercialization (BDSC) Merck is seeking a Director/Principal Scientist for their Biologics Drug Substance Commercialization team. This role focuses on upstream cell culture process development and commercialization for late-stage and commercial biologics programs. Responsibilities include leading scientific teams, driving process development and characterization, supporting technology transfer and validation, ensuring regulatory compliance, and managing commercialization activities. The role requires deep expertise in biologics upstream processing and commercialization, with preferred experience in advanced antibody therapeutics and cGMP environments. | — | 0 |
| Principal Scientist (Director) -Outcomes Research Principal Scientist (Director) in Outcomes Research for Women's Cancer at Merck. Focuses on developing tumor-level evidence strategies, assessing unmet medical needs, and characterizing disease burden, treatment patterns, and healthcare costs through observational studies. Collaborates cross-functionally with clinical development, biostatistics, market access, and commercial teams, and interacts with HTA agencies. Responsibilities include leading value evidence teams, designing studies, authoring protocols and reports, managing study contracting and budgets, and communicating research findings internally and externally. Requires a Master's degree and 4+ years of experience in a relevant discipline. | — | 0 |
| Sr. Specialist, Environmental, Health and Safety (Dallas, TX) This role is for a Sr. Specialist in Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) at Merck's Animal Health Technology Solutions facilities. The specialist will manage compliance programs, partner with site leadership, and drive improvements across facilities in Dallas, TX, and Baton Rouge, LA. Responsibilities include serving as the primary EHS point of contact, liaising with regulatory agencies, developing and implementing EHS programs, managing environmental compliance, supporting incident investigations, tracking metrics, developing EHS training, and communicating technical/regulatory information. The role requires 5+ years of EHS experience in relevant environments and competency in specific EHS programs like RCRA, Clean Air Act, OSHA PSM, and high-risk work controls. Preferred experience includes knowledge of Texas and Louisiana environmental regulations and proficiency in EHS management systems and safety programs. The salary range is $106,200.00 - $167,200.00. | — | 0 |
| Senior Scientist, Chemistry Senior Scientist, Chemistry role at Merck focused on analytical chemistry in pharmaceutical development and supply. Responsibilities include authoring procedures, performing investigations, troubleshooting lab methods, and providing technical input for regulatory submissions and audits. Requires strong technical background, problem-solving skills, and knowledge of cGMP and Data Integrity. The role involves influencing external sites and training staff on analytical techniques. | — | 0 |
| Sr. Specialist, Learning & Development - Integrated Account Management (Hybrid - Upper Gwynedd, PA) This role is a Senior Specialist in Learning & Development, focusing on Integrated Account Management within the healthcare portfolio. The position involves partnering with business leaders to identify capability gaps, assess needs, and design learning solutions to enhance skills and organizational effectiveness. Responsibilities include consulting, facilitating, project management, and developing strategic learning experiences for customer-facing roles. The role also supports the adoption of specific engagement processes and requires strong business acumen and project leadership. | — | 0 |
| Sr. Specialist, Learning & Development - PAH (Hybrid - Upper Gwynedd, PA) This role is a Senior Specialist in Learning & Development for Peripheral Arterial Hypertension (PAH) at Merck. The primary focus is on consulting and delivering learning solutions aligned with the L&D strategy, identifying performance needs, and building business relationships. The role requires applying adult learning theory, collaborating with stakeholders, and measuring the impact of learning interventions to drive business value. It involves project leadership, content delivery, and financial tracking related to learning solutions. | — | 0 |
| Director, Quantitative Pharmacology and Pharmacometrics – Oncology Director level role in Quantitative Pharmacology and Pharmacometrics focused on oncology drug development. Responsibilities include developing and executing model-based analyses, strategizing quantitative approaches, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. Requires extensive experience in pharmaceutical drug development, regulatory submissions, and proficiency in modeling software. | — | 0 |
| Associate Principal Scientist, Biologics Analytical Research & Development Associate Principal Scientist in Biologics Analytical Research & Development at Merck, focused on solving complex analytical problems in biology, chemistry, and lab informatics for drug development. Responsibilities include developing, qualifying, and transferring analytical methods for therapeutic proteins, leading experimental design, and interpreting data. Requires a strong background in separations science and UPLC/HPLC analysis of biologics. | — | 0 |
| Associate Principal Scientist, Biologics Process R&D Seeking an Associate Principal Scientist for Cell Line Development in Biologics Process R&D. Responsibilities include leading cell line development and cell banking activities, authoring regulatory submissions (IND, BLA, MAA), and supporting health authority responses. Requires strong experience in mammalian cell line development, ICH guidelines, and regulatory filing support. | — | 0 |
| Senior Director, Clinical Development - Antibacterials, Antifungals, CMV & Covid 19 Senior Director role focused on clinical development and research strategy for anti-infective drugs, including protocol development, medical monitoring, and analysis of study data. Requires MD or equivalent with infectious disease expertise and significant industry experience in clinical research. | — | 0 |
| Senior Scientist, Engineering This role is for a Senior Scientist in Biologics Cell Culture Commercialization at Merck. The primary focus is on cell culture development and commercialization for late-stage biologics pipelines. Responsibilities include technical strategy, process development, characterization, regulatory filing support (IND, MAA, BLA), tech transfer, and mentoring junior scientists. The role requires expertise in mammalian cell culture processing of biologics and understanding of regulatory requirements for commercialization and manufacturing operations. | — | 0 |
| Director, Regulated Bioanalytics, Sample Management Merck is seeking a Director to lead their Regulated Bioanalytics Sample Management function, overseeing global operations, staff, and processes. The role focuses on ensuring seamless receipt, handling, and distribution of clinical samples and reagents for drug development. Key responsibilities include leading teams, building cross-functional partnerships, championing innovation in sample management systems (LIMS, automation), and ensuring compliance with GxP requirements. The position requires strong leadership, strategic thinking, and experience in regulated laboratory operations. | — | 0 |
| Associate Principal Scientist, Upstream Development Merck is seeking an Associate Principal Scientist for their Biologics Process Research & Development organization. The role focuses on developing drug substance manufacturing processes for biologics, including cell culture processes, process characterization, and regulatory filing activities. The candidate will collaborate with cross-functional teams, advance upstream platform processes, and engage with external partners. Requires a Ph.D. or Master's/Bachelor's with significant experience in chemical engineering, Bioengineering, or a related field, with hands-on experience in mammalian cell culture and fed-batch processes. | — | 0 |
| Maintenance Mechanic Merck's Animal Health division is seeking a Maintenance Mechanic for their Worthington, Minnesota Manufacturing site. This role involves installing, maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing equipment, utility systems, and buildings for vaccine manufacturing. Responsibilities include general maintenance, mechanical and electrical troubleshooting, preventative maintenance, and participating in an on-call rotation. The position requires a high school diploma/GED or trade school diploma, willingness to obtain a boiler operator's license, ability to read schematics, a valid driver's license, and physical capability for lifting and working at heights. Experience with OSHA standards, computerized systems, and team collaboration is also required. Preferred qualifications include a Minnesota Boiler license, experience with building management systems, pharmaceutical/biopharmaceutical equipment, lyophilization, WFI systems, refrigeration, autoclaves, and GMP manufacturing. | — | 0 |
| Principal Scientist, Upstream Development Principal Scientist role at Merck focused on upstream development for biologics pipeline. Responsibilities include leading cell culture process development, providing technical direction for CMC development and regulatory filings, advancing platform process strategy, and initiating collaborations for new technologies. Requires a PhD with 8+ years of industry experience in a related field, with a strong track record in upstream process development, cell culture, and data science/digital tools. Preferred experience includes advanced cell culture processes, commercial development, and machine learning/predictive modeling. | — | 0 |
| AVP, Head of Infectious Disease & Vaccines Clinical Science The Associate Vice President (AVP), Head of Infectious Disease & Vaccines Clinical Science, is the global functional leader for the Infectious Disease & Vaccines (ID/V) Clinical Scientist (CS) organization within Infectious Disease & Vaccines Clinical Development. This role is accountable for setting scientific standards, operating model, and talent strategy for Clinical Scientists supporting our company's late stage Infectious Disease & Vaccines portfolio. The AVP ensures that Clinical Scientists deliver consistent, high quality scientific and technical oversight of studies and assets, partnering closely with Clinical Directors (CDs), Product Development Team Leaders, Therapeutic Area Heads, Global Clinical Trials operations teams as well as other cross functional partners to advance programs from First-In-Human through registration and lifecycle management. This role is not asset specific; rather, it provides horizontal leadership and governance of clinical scientists across the Infectious Disease & Vaccines portfolio. | — | 0 |
| Associate Principal Scientist, In Vivo Pharmacology This role focuses on developing in vivo pharmacology strategy and pharmacodynamics (PD) and efficacy models for cardiometabolic, renal, and respiratory diseases, as well as establishing quantitative PK/PD relationship and preclinical proof-of-concept. The scientist will apply knowledge of translational animal models, in vivo technology platforms, and quantitative pharmacology to advance therapeutic programs. Responsibilities include driving in vivo pharmacology strategy, leading model development & validation, collaborating with cross-functional groups, and managing external partners. | — | 0 |
| Senior Specialist, Clinical Supply Project Manager - Inventory Manager – Hybrid Merck is seeking a Senior Specialist, Clinical Supply Project Manager with a focus on Inventory Management. This role is responsible for end-to-end planning, sourcing, labeling, packaging, and delivery of clinical supplies for clinical trials. The Inventory Manager will create strategic and operational plans for downstream activities, manage material availability, and oversee movement through depot networks to clinical sites. Key responsibilities include collaborating with clinical development teams, managing timelines, analyzing risks, utilizing supply chain systems (SAP, IRT, SWMS, Veeva), and reporting incidents. The role requires a Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent experience) in a relevant field, at least 5 years of project management experience, and 5 years of supply chain experience. | — | 0 |
| Associate Director, Clinical Supply Project Manager - Protocol – Hybrid The Associate Director, Clinical Supply Project Manager will manage the end-to-end integrated clinical supply chain for clinical trials, including planning, sourcing, labeling, packaging, and delivery of clinical supplies. This role serves as the primary point of contact for stakeholders and is responsible for designing strategic and operational plans for assigned studies, managing timelines, and analyzing project risks. The role requires strong project management, communication, and analytical skills, with experience in supply chain systems and processes within the healthcare/pharmaceutical industry. | — | 0 |
| Senior Specialist, Clinical Supply Project Manager - Protocol – Hybrid This role is a Senior Specialist, Clinical Supply Project Manager at Merck, focusing on managing the end-to-end clinical supply chain for clinical trials. The responsibilities include planning, sourcing, labeling, packaging, and delivery of clinical supplies, serving as the primary point of contact for stakeholders, and designing strategic and operational plans for assigned studies. The role requires collaboration with various functional areas, risk analysis, and utilization of supply chain systems like SAP and IRT. | — | 0 |
| Director, Discovery Oncology, T-Cell Engagers Director of Discovery Oncology at Merck, focusing on immune-engaging biologics and advancing oncology therapeutics. Requires deep expertise in cancer biology, immunology, T cell engagers, and a proven track record of leading scientific teams and drug discovery initiatives. | — | 0 |
| Power Plant - Oper Eng I Operates and monitors power plant utilities and auxiliary equipment, including turbo-generators, boilers, and water conditioning systems, ensuring adequate site services. Requires a 3rd Class Engineer License and previous powerplant operating experience. | — | 0 |
| Assoc. Dir., Safety & Environment Associate Director of Safety & Environment at a biotech manufacturing facility, responsible for building and managing EHS programs, ensuring compliance with regulations, and driving EHS excellence. The role involves industrial hygiene expertise, risk assessment, and implementing safety strategies in a high-potency biologics manufacturing environment. | — | 0 |
| Sr. Spclst, Safety & Environment Merck is seeking a Senior Specialist in Safety & Environment for their new biotech manufacturing facility. The role focuses on environmental compliance, regulatory permitting (air, water, waste), and EHS program implementation within a regulated manufacturing environment. Responsibilities include supporting EHS planning, ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local laws, advising on utility systems, and integrating EHS into capital projects and operations. | — | 0 |
| Director, Oral Formulation Sciences Director of Oral Formulation Sciences at Merck, leading a team in the development and scaling-up of oral drug formulations and manufacturing processes. Focuses on program strategy, execution from discovery to commercialization, and adherence to cGMP and safety standards. Requires extensive drug product development experience and leadership skills. | — | 0 |
| Executive Director, Asset Development Team Leader Executive Director leading a cross-functional team to manage the strategy, oversight, and delivery of end-to-end activities for new or marketed oncology drugs, from discovery through reimbursement. | — | 0 |
| HVAC/ Refrigeration Tech HVAC/Refrigeration Technician responsible for installing, maintaining, operating, calibrating, repairing, and troubleshooting refrigeration, air conditioning, and air volume equipment and associated control systems in a pharmaceutical manufacturing environment. Ensures compliance with operating procedures, company, and government regulations, including cGMP. May involve some responsibility for maintaining business systems like CMMS and assisting with planning and scheduling. | — | 0 |
| Specialist, Engineering – Automation (Onsite) Specialist, Automation Engineering role at Merck supporting clinical manufacturing automation systems in a GMP environment. Responsibilities include maintaining validated systems, troubleshooting issues, managing change control, and ensuring compliance with cGMP, data integrity, and cybersecurity requirements. Requires a Bachelor's degree and 2+ years of experience in process automation. | — | 0 |
| Associate Principal Scientist, Downstream Process Development This role focuses on developing downstream purification processes for biologics pipeline, optimizing unit operations, and leveraging data science for complex problem-solving within the healthcare domain. It involves collaboration, technical supervision, and strategic process development. | — | 0 |
| Principal Scientist, Downstream Process Development Principal Scientist role focused on downstream process development for biotherapeutics at Merck. The role involves designing purification processes, developing technical strategies, and innovating manufacturing technologies. It requires collaboration with cross-functional teams, publishing research, and mentoring staff. While AI/ML is mentioned as a preferred skill, it is not the core craft of the role. | — | 0 |
| Biologics Process Research & Development Scientist Scientist in Biologics Process Research & Development (BPR&D) at Merck, focusing on developing innovative and robust manufacturing processes for biotherapeutics. This role involves experimental design, process development, and collaboration across various scientific and manufacturing functions, with a potential to integrate digital tools for process design. | — | 0 |
| Biologics Process Research & Development, Associate Scientist Associate Scientist in Biologics Process Research & Development (BPR&D) at Merck, focusing on designing, developing, and executing robust processes for biological products. The role involves contributing to innovative manufacturing technologies, conducting experiments for unit operations, and collaborating across R&D and manufacturing teams. Experience with bioprocessing, cell culture, protein purification, and data analysis is required. | — | 0 |
| Biologics Process Research & Development , Senior Scientist This role at Merck focuses on Biologics Process Research & Development (BPR&D), aiming to efficiently develop innovative and robust manufacturing processes for biotherapeutics. Responsibilities include developing disruptive technologies, applying scientific principles to solve process development challenges, designing and conducting lab/pilot-scale studies, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. The role requires a Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in a relevant scientific or engineering field with several years of experience, and proficiency in experimental design, data analysis, and problem-solving. Experience in upstream or downstream bioprocessing is essential. While AI/ML is mentioned as a preferred skill, the core of the role is in bioprocess development, not AI/ML model building. | — | 0 |
| Associate Principal Scientist, Statistical Programming This role focuses on statistical programming for PK modeling and simulation in the Oncology therapeutic area at Merck. Responsibilities include data gathering, transformation, dataset creation, and generating tables/figures for reports and regulatory submissions, ensuring programmatic traceability and supporting programming standards. The role requires significant SAS programming expertise in a clinical trial environment. | — | 0 |
| Administrative Assistant Administrative Assistant role at Merck supporting a Site Director at an Animal Health manufacturing site. Responsibilities include calendar management, document preparation, serving as a liaison, coordinating personnel matters, supporting site communications and events, managing administrative operations like expense reports and purchase orders, and assisting with special projects. Requires strong organizational, communication, and discretion skills, proficiency in Microsoft 365, and experience with scheduling, expense, and travel tools. | — | 0 |
| Senior Specialist, Drug/Device Combo Products Engineer - Hybrid Senior Specialist, Drug/Device Combo Products Engineer at Merck, focusing on the development, manufacturing, and assembly of medical devices and combination products. Responsibilities include hands-on factory floor work, supplier collaboration, process interrogation, and supporting quality control strategies. Requires expertise in vision inspection systems, PLC programming, and mechanical troubleshooting within a regulated industry. | — | 0 |
| 2026 Future Talent Program - Global Workplace and Enterprise Services PA Operations - Co-Op This is a co-op position for students in an Engineering program at Merck, focusing on Global Workplace and Enterprise Services. The role involves assisting with facility services, operational data trending, creating dashboards, supporting safety programs, and developing digital tools for automation and process simplification. It is a project-based role with a deliverable in mind, aimed at providing hands-on experience in various support functions within the company. | — | 0 |