Job Description

Based in Hyderabad, join a global healthcare biopharma company and be part of a 130-year legacy of success backed by ethical integrity, forward momentum, and an inspiring mission to achieve new milestones in global healthcare.

Be part of an organization driven by digital technology and data-backed approaches that supports a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines, and animal health products.   

Drive innovation and execution excellence. Be the leaders who have a passion for using data, analytics, and insights to drive decision-making, which will allow us to tackle some of the world's greatest health threats.    
   

Our Technology Centers focus on creating a space where teams can come together to deliver business solutions that serve our company purpose to save and improve lives. An integral part of our company IT operating model, Tech Centers are globally distributed locations where each IT division has employees to enable our digital transformation journey and drive business outcomes. These locations, in addition to the other sites, are essential to supporting our business and strategy.     

 

A focused group of leaders in each Tech Center helps to ensure we can manage and improve each location, from investing in growth, success, and well-being of our people, to making sure colleagues from each IT division feel a sense of belonging  in our global organization that partners across the entire company. And together, we must leverage the strength of our team to collaborate globally to optimize connections and share best practices across the Tech Centers.   

 

Role Overview 

 

As the Associate Director of Software Engineering, you will be driven by a passion for developing innovative software solutions that create a meaningful impact. In this pivotal role, you will oversee the entire software development lifecycle, ensuring that our applications and systems meet the highest standards of quality and efficiency. 

 

What will you do in this role: 

Guide a team of software designers and developers, overseeing the design, coding, verification, testing, documentation, modification, and refactoring of complex programs, scripts, and integration software services. 

Lead the design of software applications and components, ensuring alignment with project goals and strategic objectives. Develop and contribute to solution architecture across business, infrastructure, and functional areas, promoting scalability and maintainability. 

Foster a culture of collaboration and knowledge sharing by engaging with cross-functional teams and leaders across the organization. Build strong communities of practice to break down silos, align on shared goals, and drive cohesion in designing and implementing larger software systems. 

Provide technical leadership across the software development lifecycle, conducting design reviews, offering hands-on support when needed, and ensuring adherence to modern design methodologies and architectural principles. 

Drive the adoption and implementation of DevOps practices to optimize scalability, performance, and delivery efficiency.  

Leverage tools like Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines to automate infrastructure provisioning, deployment, testing, and monitoring, ensuring seamless integration and continuous delivery across environments. 

Serve as the technical expert, supporting the configuration of system components and equipment for effective systems testing, and ensuring thorough validation of functionalities. 

Work with stakeholders involved in ongoing systems and software lifecycle management to select, adopt, and adapt best practices. Support the establishment of effective environments and processes for lifecycle management. 

Contribute to the development of solution architectures within specific business, infrastructure, or functional areas to ensure that strategic objectives are met. 

 

What Should you have: 

 A minimum of 7-10 years of experience in full-stack development, quality assurance, systems integration, and IT infrastructure. 

A graduate degree in Business Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field. 

Proven hands-on experience in software development, including designing, coding, and delivering high-quality solutions. Candidates should have professional coding experience in one or more modern programming languages (e.g., Python, Java, JavaScript, C#). 

Demonstrated experience in leading engineering teams, showcasing strong management and interpersonal skills. 

Excellent communication skills, capable of effectively interfacing with both technical and non-technical stakeholders. 

A passion for innovation and a commitment to continuous learning and improvement in software engineering practices. 

Ability to collaborate with global virtual teams and navigate multiple cross-functional teams. 

 

Our technology teams operate as business partners, proposing ideas and innovative solutions that enable new organizational capabilities. We collaborate internationally to deliver services and solutions that help everyone be more productive and enable innovation.     

 

Who we are: 

We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA in the United States and Canada and MSD everywhere else. For more than a century, we have been inventing for life, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world's most challenging diseases. Today, our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world. 

 

What we look for: 

Imagine getting up in the morning for a job as important as helping to save and improve lives around the world. Here, you have that opportunity. You can put your empathy, creativity, digital mastery, or scientific genius to work in collaboration with a diverse group of colleagues who pursue and bring hope to countless people who are battling some of the most challenging diseases of our time. Our team is constantly evolving, so if you are among the intellectually curious, join us—and start making your impact today. 

 

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Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

VISA Sponsorship:

Travel Requirements:

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Hybrid

Shift:

Valid Driving License:

Hazardous Material(s):

Required Skills:

Data Engineering, Data Visualization, Design Applications, Software Configurations, Software Development, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Solution Architecture, System Designs, Systems Integration, Testing

Preferred Skills:

Job Posting End Date:

01/31/2025

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Requisition ID:R329016