Merck KGaA Posted October 22, 2026

Head of Workplace Solutions

Bangalore, Karnataka, India Full time
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About this opportunity

Work Your Magic with us!

Ready to explore, break barriers, and discover more? We know you’ve got big plans – so do we! Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people’s lives with our solutions in Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics. Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and planet. That's why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us.

Workplace Solutions Lead

Your Role

As the Workplace Solutions Lead, you will shape the digital foundation that empowers people across the organization to work smarter, collaborate seamlessly, and deliver with confidence. You will own the end to end delivery and lifecycle management of a broad portfolio of digital workplace applications, spanning enterprise platforms, custom built solutions, and vendor provided products, from concept and design through deployment, operation, and retirement. You will provide technical leadership across application architecture, integrations, automation, and AI enabled solutions, setting engineering standards that ensure every solution is secure, scalable, and sustainable. Leading a multidisciplinary team of developers and solution specialists, you will translate complex business needs into measurable outcomes, drive portfolio prioritization and roadmaps, and collaborate closely with Enterprise Architecture, Cybersecurity, and broader IT teams to ensure alignment with enterprise governance. This is a role for a technically grounded leader who thrives at the intersection of engineering excellence and business impact.

Who You Are

You bring a strong software engineering background, with hands on experience in application development and a solid command of modern software architecture and design principles.

You have proven technical leadership experience across application development, APIs, databases, integrations, and software engineering practices.

You have delivered and operated enterprise applications across their full lifecycle, and you are experienced in managing a portfolio of both internally developed and vendor provided solutions.

You are familiar with Microsoft Power Platform or comparable development platforms; experience with SharePoint, K2, or ServiceNow is an advantage.

You have a solid understanding of DevOps practices, source control, CI/CD pipelines, testing methodologies, and secure development standards.

Experience with AI enabled applications, automation, or agentic workflows is an advantage.

You are an effective people leader with a track record of developing technical talent, managing stakeholders, and building productive relationships with technology partners and vendors.

You can engage credibly with both engineers and senior business and IT leaders, balancing technical depth with a clear focus on business value and outcomes.

Location: India

What we offer: We are curious minds that come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe that this variety drives excellence and innovation, strengthening our ability to lead in science and technology. We are committed to creating access and opportunities for all to develop and grow at your own pace. Join us in building a culture of inclusion and belonging that impacts millions and empowers everyone to work their magic and champion human progress!

Apply now and become a part of a team that is dedicated to Sparking Discovery and Elevating Humanity!

Job details

Seniority
Not listed
Function
Information Technology
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Employment type
Full time

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Information Technology role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 1683 comparable Information Technology roles across 95 biopharma companies.

1683Comparable roles tracked
1547Currently active
95Companies hiring similar roles
45Countries represented

Salary context

290 of 1683 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function. This posting doesn't list a seniority level, so peers aren't narrowed by seniority either -- the range below may span more levels than usual.

This roleSubject Not listed on this posting
Lowest disclosed · MedTech Field Service Software Tech Entry level - Batesville, IN · IQVIA $27/hr – $30/hr (≈ $56,160–$62,400/yr)
Peer group range $59,280 – $400,000 (median $175,100)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 1683 comparable roles

India557
United States552
Spain108
Poland85
United Kingdom51
Germany35

+ 39 more countries

Seniority mix

988 of 1683 peers have a known seniority level

Senior406
Manager204
Principal104
Associate Director90
Director68
Associate54
Intern/Fellow/Postdoc33
Senior Director22
Executive/VP7

Therapeutic area mix

12 of 1683 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology6
Dermatology & Aesthetics3
Vaccines & Infectious Disease2
Neuroscience1

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