Job Description

Senior Specialist, Product Analyst.

The Opportunity

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 organisation driven by digital technology and data-backed approaches that support a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines, and animal health products.
Drive innovation and execution excellence. Be a part of a team with passion for using data, analytics, and insights to drive decision-making, and which creates custom software, allowing 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 save and improve lives. An integral part of our companys 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 to managing critical emergencies. 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 Senior Specialist, Product Analyst is a critical member of the product team, responsible for translating business needs into scalable, high‑value digital product capabilities. This role operates at the intersection of business, technology, and data—partnering closely with product managers, engineering teams, site stakeholders, and external vendors to ensure solutions are clearly defined, prioritized, and delivered with measurable impact.

This is a senior, hands‑on role that requires strong product acumen, structured problem‑solving, and the ability to lead work independently across a complex, global stakeholder landscape.

What Will You Do In This Role

Product & Business Analysis

Act as a thought partner to Product Managers by shaping, refining, and decomposing business problems into well‑defined product requirements.
Lead discovery activities (workshops, interviews, process mapping) with global manufacturing stakeholders to deeply understand workflows, pain points, and value opportunities.
Translate business needs into clear, structured user stories, acceptance criteria, and functional requirements that enable high‑quality delivery.

Ownership & Delivery Support

Own end‑to‑end analysis for assigned product areas, from problem framing through release readiness.
Ensure backlog quality and readiness by maintaining clear prioritization, traceability, and alignment to product outcomes.
Partner closely with engineering, data, and UX teams to clarify intent, resolve ambiguities, and support sprint execution.

Stakeholder & Change Leadership

Serve as a primary interface between business stakeholders and delivery teams, ensuring expectations are aligned and progress is transparent.
Communicate complex topics clearly to both technical and non‑technical audiences.
Support adoption by contributing to training materials, release communications, and operational readiness activities.

Product & Ways of Working Maturity

Apply and reinforce standard digital SDLC, agile, and product management practices.
Drive continuous improvement in requirements quality, documentation standards, and analysis methods.
Mentor junior analysts and contribute to capability building within the product analyst community.

What Should You Have

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
7–11+ years of experience in product analysis, business analysis, or digital product roles in complex environments.
Demonstrated experience working in agile product teams (Scrum / SAFe / hybrid).
Strong ability to structure ambiguous problems and translate them into actionable requirements.
Experience working with global, cross‑functional stakeholders across business and technology.

Preferred Qualifications

Primary Skills product analysis, business analysis, or digital product

Experience supporting digital manufacturing, operations, supply chain, or industrial analytics solutions.
Familiarity with SaaS platforms, data‑driven products, and KPI‑based performance management.
Hands‑on experience with tools such as Jira, Confluence, and modern analytics platforms.
Experience operating in regulated (GxP) environments.

Key Skills & Attributes

Strong product mindset with a focus on outcomes, not just outputs
Excellent written and verbal communication
High ownership, accountability, and ability to operate independently
Structured, analytical thinker comfortable with complexity
Collaborative partner who can influence without authority

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 , 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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Required Skills

Asset Management, Benefits Management, Management System Development, Product Management, Requirements Management, Stakeholder Relationship Management, Strategic Planning, System Designs

Preferred Skills

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Employee Status

Regular

Relocation

VISA Sponsorship

Travel Requirements

Flexible Work Arrangements

Hybrid

Shift

Valid Driving License

Hazardous Material(s)

Job Posting End Date

06/11/2026

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Requisition ID R399260

Senior Product Specialist

Senior Specialist, Product Analyst