[Hiring] IT Product Owner Global Value, Access and Pricing @The businesses of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Role Description

At the intersection of healthcare strategy and digital innovation, you will shape and scale the digital, data, analytics, and AI-enabled product portfolio for Global Value, Access and Pricing (GVAP) — a high-visibility area where technology directly influences how life-changing therapies reach patients worldwide.

In this role, you will:

• Translate business priorities into scalable digital and AI-enabled capabilities that improve value strategy, payer insights, pricing decisions, access planning, and evidence-based stakeholder engagement.
• Connect business stakeholders, IT delivery teams, Data and Analytics and AI teams, and external partners around a clear product vision, outcome-oriented roadmap, and well-prioritized backlog.
• Guide digital and data-driven initiatives from ideation through deployment, adoption, and value realization.
• Uncover high-value opportunities within GVAP processes and shape how AI-enabled capabilities improve how teams work globally.
• Ensure innovation translates into measurable efficiency gains, better decision-making, and tangible business impact.

This position is fully remote and can be performed from anywhere in Spain.

Qualifications

• At least 7 years of experience in digital or IT product ownership, software delivery, data and analytics product delivery, technology consulting, or related roles.
• Experience in business-facing IT within pharma, life sciences, or healthcare, ideally with exposure to market access, pricing, payer insights, access planning, or value strategy.
• Strong track record as a Product Owner in digital, data, analytics, or AI-enabled products.
• Comfortable coordinating delivery across software development, data, analytics, and AI teams.
• Ability to turn data into better decisions and work with dashboards, reporting, data products, data quality, and governance topics.
• Experience spotting high-value opportunities for AI and translating them into responsible and adoptable solutions.
• Understanding of enterprise architecture, responsible AI, cybersecurity, data privacy, and compliance.
• Ability to make complex technology, trade-offs, and risks understandable for senior stakeholders.
• Degree in Business, IT, Data Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Fluency in English; additional languages are an advantage.

Requirements

• Lead discovery with business stakeholders to identify, validate, and scale high-value opportunities that improve business processes.
• Own and prioritize the product backlog, translate discovery insights into clear user stories, and drive sprint planning in Agile environments.
• Coordinate delivery planning and execution across internal teams and external partners.
• Partner with Enterprise Architecture, Responsible AI, Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, and Compliance teams.
• Monitor adoption, solution performance, and business value against defined outcome metrics.

Benefits

• Access to a culture of inclusion and belonging that impacts millions.
• Opportunities for personal development and career advancement across the globe.
• Commitment to creating access and opportunities for all to develop and grow at your own pace.