Regional Risk Assurance Lead, AP

At least 10 years of experience in internal audit or accounting/controls consulting, ideally with Big 4 experience and experience in pharma or another highly regulated industry (e.g., finance, medical devices).

Practical experience using data analytics to strengthen review insights is an advantage.

Adaptability, Compliance Monitoring, Compliance Reporting, Compliance Training, Decision Making, Ethical Standards, Interpersonal Relationships, Pharmaceutical Compliance, Policy Implementation, Professional Integrity, Project Risk Assessments, Regulatory Communications, Regulatory Compliance Audits, Strategic Thinking

Understanding of pharmaceutical industry and the regulatory/risk environment for this industry.

Understanding of patient access / financial assistance programs, data-driven initiatives, and related risk implications.

Hands-on exposure to Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), audit readiness, remediation, and sustained control improvement at regional or global scale.

You will work closely with markets and regional partners—including International Legal & Compliance, Corporate Audit & Assurance Services, Finance, Commercial Operations, Medical, and Digital—to strengthen risk visibility, improve controls, and support sustainable execution.

This is a senior leadership role focused on risk strategy, cross‑functional influence, and capability building, with a clear focus on protecting business value, patients, and reputation.

This role supports risk awareness, control improvement, and audit readiness, and does not conduct audits, investigations or replace the responsibilities of Corporate Audit, Global Investigations or Legal & Compliance.

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 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.