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Business Technology Partner, North America (NORAM) IT Lead, Animal Health IT Commercial Value Team

at Merck

📍 USA - New Jersey - Rahway Hybrid 💰 $173K – $272K USD / year Posted April 15, 2026
Salary $173K – $272K USD / year
Type Not Specified
Experience lead
Exp. Years Not specified
Education Not specified
Category Consulting & Advisory

Business Technology Partner role for Animal Health in North America, responsible for IT activities that support Commercial Operations. The position focuses on building trusted stakeholder partnerships, defining IT capabilities and roadmaps, and driving measurable commercial outcomes through value-based investment and delivery execution.

  • Build trusted relationships with senior business stakeholders and IT
  • Serve as single point of accountability for Animal Health IT supporting North America Commercial Operations
  • Lead staff management through direct and shared reporting relationships
  • Drive business-IT strategy, technology roadmap, and value realization
  • Lead value-based investment, program/project planning, and execution of prioritized commercial outcomes

Lead Animal Health IT Commercial Value efforts, aligning business strategy with technology investments such as Master Data Management (MDM) and AI-enabled solutions. Own solution leadership for designing and implementing strategic, aligned, and compliant digital outcomes, including value realization across a complex IT portfolio and adoption of a marketing technology stack approach.

The ideal candidate is a business technology partner/IT lead for Animal Health with strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to translate business strategy into measurable digital outcomes. They have experience driving value realization across a complex IT portfolio using a value-based investment approach, technology roadmaps, and program/project planning. They can partner across IT and business to define and implement compliant digital solutions, including Master Data Management (MDM) and AI-enabled solutions, while leading and managing teams.

Build and maintain relationships across business and IT organizationSingle point of accountability for all Animal Health IT activities supporting Commercial Operations in North AmericaManage staff through direct and shared reporting relationshipsDefine and implement technology capabilities meeting strategic and operational business objectivesEnsure achievement of US Commercial business outcomesLead adoption of integratedvalue-based investment approach and program/project planningDrive execution through US and global solution delivery capabilitiesCollaborate with North America regional senior leaders to align business strategy with technology investments
Business-IT strategy alignmentdigital solutions and servicesvalue realizationvalue-based investment approachprogram/project planningtechnology roadmapmaster data management (MDM)AI-enabled solutionsmarketing technology stackcustomer engagementcustomer experiencemeasurable commercial outcomesstaffing and leadershipcompliance-aligned solution design and implementation
Business-IT strategy alignmentDigital solutions and services deliveryValue realizationProgram and project planningTechnology roadmapMarketing technology stack managementMaster Data Management (MDM)AI-enabled solutionsCustomer engagement optimizationCustomer experience optimizationMeasurable commercial outcomesDigital outcomes deliverySolution design and implementationCompliance with regulatory/standards (aligned and compliant solutions)Portfolio investment prioritizationDigital solution integration and execution through US and global solution delivery capabilitiesStaff managementShared reporting relationships managementNorth America business stakeholder engagementStakeholder communicationLeadership and execution
Relationship-driven leadershipTrusted partnership building with senior business stakeholdersNavigating complex environmentsConnecting people and capabilitiesTurning strategy into impactful digital outcomesCommunicationChampioning strategyHigh-performance engagement modelTrust-based relationshipsTeam leadershipCross-functional collaborationInfluence and accountability
Industry Healthcare IT
Job Function Act as the Business Technology Partner/IT lead to deliver measurable commercial value through aligned and compliant digital technology outcomes for Animal Health in North America.
Role Subtype Technology Consultant
Tech Domains Data & Analytics, AI & Machine Learning
Business Technology PartnerNorth America (NORAM) IT LeadAnimal Health IT Commercial Value TeamIT LeadCommercial Value TeamBusiness-IT strategystakeholder engagementmaster data managementMDMAI-enabled solutionsdigital solutionsdigital servicescustomer engagementcustomer experiencemeasurable commercial outcomesincremental revenuevalue-based investment approachprogram/project planningtechnology roadmapvalue realizationsolution leadershipdesign and implementation of strategic aligned and compliant solutionsmarketing technology stackstaff managementshared reporting relationshipsNorth America regionsingle point of accountabilityAnimal Health ITmaster data management (MDM)

Must be able to serve as the single point of accountability for Animal Health IT activities supporting Commercial Operations in North America, Must demonstrate strong stakeholder engagement and relationship management with senior business leaders, Must be able to drive value realization and measurable commercial outcomes

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