Merck KGaA Posted October 16, 2026

Senior Data Standards Expert (all genders)

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.

United As One for Patients, our purpose in Healthcare is to help create, improve and prolong lives. We develop medicines, intelligent devices and innovative technologies in therapeutic areas such as Oncology, Neurology and Fertility. Our teams work together across 6 continents with passion and relentless curiosity in order to help patients at every stage of life. Joining our Healthcare team is becoming part of a diverse, inclusive and flexible working culture, presenting great opportunities for personal development and career advancement across the globe.

Your role: In your role as Senior Data Standards Expert / CRF Designer (all genders), you will shape and maintain clinical data standards and design high-quality electronic case report forms for global clinical studies. You will lead complex study builds in electronic data capture systems, manage metadata and standards libraries, and ensure alignment with CDISC, CDASH and SDTM requirements. You will oversee standards deliverables from external partners, support submission readiness, manage study-level standards exceptions, and apply quality-by-design principles. Working across clinical data management, programming, regulatory and technology teams, you will mentor colleagues and drive improvements in standards governance, automation and emerging data formats.

This role requires to be on-site in our office 3 days per week.

Who you are:

Advanced degree in life sciences, computer science or equivalent experience

6 - 8 years in clinical data standards, data management or eDC design

Strong CDISC, CDASH, SDTM, metadata and CRF design expertise

Experience leading complex studies and cross-functional projects

Knowledge of regulatory submissions and validation tools

Clear communication, problem-solving and mentoring skills

YOUR MAIN BENEFITS:

Health and well-being: Get access to private medical care, life insurance, and sports card, receive prepaid lunch card

Work-Life balance: Enjoy additional paid days off, flexible working hours.

Learning and Development: Take advantage of co-financing for language courses, trainings, and certifications as well as other development opportunities

Employee support and engagement: Benefit from Employee Assistance Program and join employee engagement groups for support and connection.

Information on how we process your personal data for recruitment purposes, you can find on the registration form in our Recruitment Portal.

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
Senior
Function
Biostatistics & Data Science
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Employment type
FULL_TIME

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Biostatistics & Data Science role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 168 comparable Senior Biostatistics & Data Science roles across 31 biopharma companies.

168Comparable roles tracked
154Currently active
31Companies hiring similar roles
19Countries represented

Salary context

73 of 168 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function and a matching or adjacent seniority level -- not necessarily the same therapeutic area or country.

This roleSubject Not listed on this posting
Lowest disclosed · Senior Data Scientist · AbbVie $84,500/yr – $162,000/yr
Highest disclosed · Biostatistics Associate Director (HYBRID) · Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc (US) $174,800/yr – $262,200/yr
Peer group range $123,250 – $218,500 (median $167,375)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 168 comparable roles

United States99
India18
United Kingdom10
Canada6
China6
Belgium4

+ 13 more countries

Seniority mix

168 of 168 peers have a known seniority level

Senior85
Principal46
Associate Director37

Therapeutic area mix

15 of 168 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology12
Immunology2
Rare Disease1

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