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MSD Tech Stack

Pharmaceutical manufacturing at scale with compliance-driven operations

Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Rahway, New Jersey 10,001+ employees Public Company

MSD operates a global pharmaceutical and animal health manufacturing network spanning 25+ countries, managing regulatory compliance, cold-chain integrity, and vaccine distribution alongside animal health product expansion. The tech stack reflects a heavily integrated enterprise—SAP, Salesforce, ServiceNow, and SAP Commerce Cloud—paired with manufacturing-specific tools (HPLC, MES, CMMS, PLC). Active adoption of SAP Commerce Cloud while phasing out Angular suggests a shift toward modular, cloud-native commerce and operational infrastructure to support multi-region demand generation.

Tech Stack 147 technologies

Core StackSAP Salesforce ServiceNow AWS Python Linux WordPress JavaScript SolidWorks BMC Remedy Excel Word PowerPoint Outlook Teams HPLC GCP SAP PM Bash TCL Microsoft Office MES CMMS Salesforce Marketing Cloud HTML CSS AMP Script SQL Altium PLC+117 more
AdoptingSAP Commerce Cloud
ReplacingAngular

What MSD Is Building

Challenges

  • Ensuring compliance with gmp
  • Maintaining qms compliance
  • Audit readiness
  • Increasing competition
  • Reducing expiries
  • Cold chain integrity
  • Reducing energy usage
  • Scoring risk in real time
  • Non-compliance issues
  • Regulatory changes

Active Projects

  • New product launches
  • New product introductions
  • Equipment qualification
  • Growth and expansion of poultry/ ruminant and companion animal products
  • Demand generation for poultry/ruminant/companion animal products
  • Training program development
  • Multi-agent operational automation
  • Country medical educational programs
  • Supplier change control implementation
  • Activation at vaccination sites

Hiring Activity

Steady380 roles · 160 in 30d

Department

Sales
75
Engineering
63
Manufacturing
52
Healthcare
36
Ops
33
Marketing
20
Finance
19
Research
13

Seniority

Senior
122
Mid
117
Junior
44
Manager
37
Director
30
Intern
12
Lead
8
C-Level
1

Notable leadership hires: Spray Drying Lead, Lead Auditor, GenAI Technical Lead, Maintenance Lead, Outcomes Research Director

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About MSD

MSD (Merck & Co., Inc.) is a research-intensive biopharmaceutical company focused on human and animal health innovation. The manufacturing footprint spans human pharmaceuticals, vaccines, and veterinary products (poultry, ruminant, and companion animal segments). Operations prioritize GMP and QMS compliance, with significant ongoing effort in equipment qualification, cold-chain management, and audit readiness. Current scaling work includes new product launches, supplier change-control systems, training program development, and multi-agent operational automation. The company employs over 10,000 people globally.

HeadquartersRahway, New Jersey
Company Size10,001+ employees
Hiring MarketsChina, Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, Philippines, Vietnam, India

Frequently Asked Questions

What countries does MSD hire in?

MSD maintains active hiring across 25 countries: United States, China, India, Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, Israel, Ireland, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Poland, Brazil, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, and Czechia.

What is MSD's tech stack?

Core platforms: SAP, Salesforce, ServiceNow, GCP, AWS. Manufacturing-specific: HPLC, MES, CMMS, PLC. Data/scripting: Python, SQL, Bash, TCL, Linux. Web: WordPress, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, AMP Script. Design: Altium, SolidWorks. Office: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams, Outlook. BMC Remedy for IT service management.

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