**Job Description** **Position Description:** **Supplier Development & Performance Management Third Party Risk Due Diligence** The Supplier Development & Performance Management (SD&PM) team ensures delivery of reliable, compliant goods and services from compliant suppliers to enable an uninterrupted supply of our Company’s products and services to our patients. The Third-Party Risk Due Diligence Assoc. Specialist’s **Primary Roles include, but are not limited to:** + Partnering with external suppliers to ensure completion of the supplier due diligence assessments in a timely manner. + Tracking, reviewing and evaluating completed supplier due diligence assessments. + Engaging procurement requestors and business areas to communicate risks, educate them on the risks & mitigation plans. Seek approval and acceptance. + Implementing and tracking supplier mitigation plans to completion. + Partnering with functional areas about red flags **Position Qualifications** : **Education Minimum Requirement:** + BS/BA degree in Business, Engineering, Science or related field **Required experience and skills:** + Proficient communication skills and ability to interact with both external suppliers and internal stakeholders. + Detail oriented and project management skills + Service Mindset and Growth mindset + Ability to follow processes and assist with process improvement initiatives + Ability to work in a matrix organization and leverage expertise from other internal departments + Problem solving and ability to develop corrective and preventative actions + Appreciation and respect for diversity of thought and inclusion + Strong written and oral communication skills in English **Preferred experience and skills** + Knowledge of pharmaceutical / life science operations + Knowledge of risks related to: data privacy, bribery & corruption, finance, ESG, IT, intellectual property, pharmacovigilance and conflict minerals. + Some experience in Procurement, Compliance, Quality, Technical, or Manufacturing/Operations Current Employees apply HERE (https://wd5.myworkday.com/msd/d/task/1422$6687.htmld) Current Contingent Workers apply HERE (https://wd5.myworkday.com/msd/d/task/1422$4020.htmld) **US and Puerto Rico Residents Only:** Our company is committed to inclusion, ensuring that candidates can engage in a hiring process that exhibits their true capabilities. Please click here (https://survey.sogosurvey.com/r/aCdfqL) if you need an accommodation during the application or hiring process. As an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, we provide equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. As a federal contractor, we comply with all affirmative action requirements for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. For more information about personal rights under the U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment laws, visit: EEOC Know Your Rights (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/22-088\_EEOC\_KnowYourRights\_10\_20.pdf) EEOC GINA Supplement​ We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing together, talented, and committed people with diverse experiences, perspectives, skills and backgrounds. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when people with diverse ideas, broad experiences, backgrounds, and skills come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another’s thinking and approach problems collectively. Learn more about your rights, including under California, Colorado and other US State Acts (https://www.msdprivacy.com/us/en/CCPA-notice/) **U.S. Hybrid Work Model** Effective September 5, 2023, employees in office-based positions in the U.S. will be working a Hybrid work consisting of three total days on-site per week, Monday - Thursday, although the specific days may vary by site or organization, with Friday designated as a remote-working day, unless business critical tasks require an on-site presence.This Hybrid work model does not apply to, and daily in-person attendance is required for, field-based positions; facility-based, manufacturing-based, or research-based positions where the work to be performed is located at a Company site; positions covered by a collective-bargaining agreement (unless the agreement provides for hybrid work); or any other position for which the Company has determined the job requirements cannot be reasonably met working remotely. Please note, this Hybrid work model guidance also does not apply to roles that have been designated as “remote”. The salary range for this role is $63,900.00 - $100,500.00 This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, government requirements, and business or organizational needs. The successful candidate will be eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable. We offer a comprehensive package of benefits. Available benefits include medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days. More information about benefits is available at https://jobs.merck.com/us/en/compensation-and-benefits . You can apply for this role through https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (or via the Workday Jobs Hub if you are a current employee). The application deadline for this position is stated on this posting. **San Francisco Residents Only:** We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance **Los Angeles Residents Only:** We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance **Search Firm Representatives Please Read Carefully** Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, USA, does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All CVs / resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company. No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place. Where agency agreements are in place, introductions are position specific. Please, no phone calls or emails. **Employee Status:** Regular **Relocation:** No relocation **VISA Sponsorship:** No **Travel Requirements:** 10% **Flexible Work Arrangements:** Hybrid **Shift:** Not Indicated **Valid Driving License:** No **Hazardous Material(s):** n/a **Required Skills:** Applied Engineering, Applied Engineering, Business Performance Management, Business Process Standardization, Communication, Conflict Minerals, Demand Management, Detail-Oriented, Efficiency Management, Global Manufacturing, Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Law, IS Audit, Lean Six Sigma Continuous Improvement, Management Process, Manufacturing Operations, Manufacturing Quality Control, Mitigation, Organizational Performance Management, Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance, Process Improvement Projects, Process Improvements, Procurement, Production Scheduling, Risk Management {+ 5 more} **Preferred Skills:** **Job Posting End Date:** 06/18/2025 ***A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day** **BEFORE** **the listed job posting end date. Please ensure you apply to a job posting no later than the day** **BEFORE** **the job posting end date.** **Requisition ID:** R354023