Senior Specialist, Data Engineering

Merck

Full-time other-general
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Location
Boston, MA, United States
Posted
June 24, 2026

Job Description

**Job Description**

**Position Overview**

The Data Engineer is a key member of the Discovery Operations team, responsible for independently owning the intake, prioritization, delivery, and adoption of scalable data products, workflow automations, and decision-ready insights across the Discovery, Preclinical, and Translational Medicine (DPTM) Ops portfolio — spanning capital asset life cycle management, regulatory and safety compliance, externalization, site operations, and lab support. This role strengthens our ability to operate in an increasingly digital environment by consolidating fragmented data, building data connections across heterogeneous systems, reducing manual and repetitive work with automations, and enabling data-driven insights (including AI-assisted approaches) from interactive reporting, modeling, and simulation tools that support day-to-day decisions and review-by-exception management. The position serves as a hands-on builder and cross-functional fa...