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This role pays more than
79%
of similar roles. Most pay
$153,820–$209,250
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$223k
versus about
$182k
for comparable roles.
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About MSD
MSD (Merck Sharp & Dohme) is the international name for Merck & Co., a major U.S.-based pharmaceutical company.
MSD currently has
8 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$123,000–$193,650
across 6 roles with salary data.
JOB TITLE: Controls Strategy Lead (SCADA/Ignition)
The Controls Strategy Lead joins the Development Sciences and Clinical Supply Digital Technologies team to serve as a technical leader for laboratory operations technology and orchestration platforms. This role involves defining the long-term architecture, standards, and roadmap for laboratory SCADA and orchestration capabilities while actively designing and deploying complex solutions. You will build sustainable platform ecosystems by establishing reusable architectures, development patterns, and governance to connect instrumentation, robotics, and process equipment to enterprise systems. Key technologies include Ignition, DeltaV, WinCC OA, and modern software engineering practices like version control and CI/CD. You will solve technical challenges in pharmaceutical development by integrating laboratory robotics, process analytical technology, and data historians into a scalable, connected lab environment that transitions physical data into the digital world.
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