D&a Domain Architect

Work Your Magic with us

Ready to explore, break barriers, and discover more? We know you’ve got big plans - so do we Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people’s lives with our solutions in Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics. Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and planet. That's why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us.

**Your Role**:
Are you ready to shape the future of Data & AI (D&A) for the organisation. As the D&A Architect Enabling Functions (EF), you will play a key role within the EF Data & AI Organization. Our mission is to design, build and run analytic solutions, that deliver actionable insights to address business challenges and to provide strategic data products to our partners across the Enabling Functions including Finance, HR, Procurement, Legal and many more.

This position supports our Group Data Strategy, focusing on data democratization, governance, and fostering a data driven and product centric culture that empowers self-service analytics.

Your primary responsilbiities will include defining and maintaining the target and as-is architecture within EF, based on profound understanding of business objectives and aligned with IT strategy and architecture goals. You will lead the design of cloud-native data & analytics solutions utilizing Palantir Foundry, Snowflake and AWS, while steering lighthouse implementations.

Additionally you will establish standards and best practices to automate and streamline our analytics ecosystem thereby reducing time to insights and action. Engaging actively in both internal and external people networks will be essential for sharing knowledge, mentoring colleagues, and building capabilities across the organization.

You will contribute to the success by guiding and consulting development teams and stakeholders in selecting and implementing suitable technology solutions. Monitoring the architecture-related metrics and KPIs will ensure a continuous improvement.

Your responsibilities will also include technology scouting, supporting of vendor RFPs, and hosting knowledge sharing sessions. An exciting aspect of this role will be representing the team and Merck at various internal and external events.

**Who you are**:

- University degree preferably in Information Technology, Computer Science, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
- Experience with Finance, HR and/or Procurement data and core business processes.
- Strong technical skills in systems architecture, cloud computing, cybersecurity, and data management.
- Proven technical leadership experience in agile software development, including leading and mentoring engineering teams.
- Highly engaged expert with in-depth knowledge in one or more Data & Analytics areas, particularly with tools such as Palantir Foundry, Snowflake or AWS. Experience with Fivetran, SAP Business Warehouse or Data Science is a plus.
- Proficiency in ETL processes, Spark, Kafka, and Python for distributed computation (preferably PySpark).
- Familiarity with SQL, R, REST APIs and basic design/visual competencies.
- Ability to work both individually and collaboratively in global matrixed product teams.
- Ability in establishing software engineering best practices including DevOps methodologies.
- Up-to-date with digital trends and emerging technologies.
- Strong ability to facilitate discussions and build consensus by simplify complex topics and creating clear, impactful messages and storylines for both, experts and non-experts
- Excellent communication and presentation skills in English; knowledge of German is a plus

**What we offer**: We are curious minds that come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe that this variety drives excellence and innovation, strengthening our ability to lead in science and technology. We are committed to creating access and opportunities for all to develop and grow at your own pace. Join us in building a culture of inclusion and belonging that impacts millions and empowers everyone to work their magic and champion human progress