Associate Director, Data and Analytics Change Enablement Leader

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: 

The CTO (Chief Technology Organization) Associate Director Change Lead for Central Data and Analytics (CNDA) will be based in the Hyderabad Tech Center. They will have responsibility to provide change management for both organizational change and program/product changes for the CDNA function. The role will report into the CTO Change Leader Director and be part of a team that will manage change across all of CTO.  Change deliverables, including templates, will be based on the Prosci ADKAR methodology. We consider communications one of the major tools to execute on change, so deliverables will include creation of content assets, videos and graphics following brand guidelines. The expectation is that the Change Lead will be a hands-on expert at using both change and communication tools, as well as able to upskill others. 

What will you do:  

•  Work as part of a global team of change management experts to cover the full portfolio of CTO changes. Focus on the change needs of the Central Data and Analytics (CNDA) function.  

• Accountable to the AVP of CDNA to envision, document and lead the execution of a change management strategy for CDNA encompassing all initiatives within scope of CDNA. This is focused on change driven by CDNA across the enterprise,  but also includes internal CDNA team change needs.  

• As a major tool for change, lead the design, development, delivery, and management of communications for CDNA team aligned with change goals.  

• Create actionable change management deliverables for CDNA initiatives using Prosci ADKAR methodology (ex: intent statement, communications plan, sponsor roadmap, coaching plan, training plan, resistance management plan) 

• Collaborate with other key areas across the company to align on CDNA strategy and coordinate activities as necessary. 

• Advocate for the use of GenAI in the creation of change deliverables and upskill a broader set of FP employees on change using the Prosci ADKAR methodology 

What should you have: 

•  Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Psychology, or a related field. 

• Proven experience in leading and managing significant change initiatives, including creating the deliverables personally 

• Certification in one or more change management methodologies (ex: ADKAR). 

• Experience in working with globally distributed teams 

• Deep understanding of change management principles, methodologies, and tools. 

• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal. 

• Ability to clearly articulate messages to a variety of audiences. 

• Excellent active listening skills and high emotional intelligence (EQ). 

• Enthusiasm and curiosity about applying GenAI to the tasks related to change management and communications. 

 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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