Associate Director, Global Security

Job Description

Position Description:

Investigator - Global Security Insider Risk Trade Secrets Protection Program

Job Description:

Our company’s Global Security Group is seeking an Investigator for the Insider Risk Trade Secrets (IRTS) Protection Program. The Investigator will help lead the Company’s effort in identifying, mitigating, and investigating threats to our Intellectual Property, Personnel, Products, or other Assets that originate from trusted insiders to ensure covered assets are protected from unauthorized access, loss, theft, or misappropriation.

Responsibilities:

- Manage/assist with complex Insider Risk Trade Secrets (IRTS) Protection cases/investigations and ensures timely resolution of Insider Risk matters in collaboration with business partners (i.e., IT Risk Management Services, Human Resources, Legal, Office of Ethics and Global Employee Health).
- Promote the Global Security Group (GSG) Insider Risk Trade Secrets (IRTS) Protection Program throughout the Enterprise.
- Benchmark within industry to identify best practices that will improve and enhance the GSG Insider Risk Trade Secrets (IRTS) Protection program and operations.
- Provide Insider Risk Trade Secret (IRTS) Protection awareness training to the business and external partners as appropriate.
- Develop strong working relationships with all levels of management.
- Assist other GSG groups as needed.

Education Minimum Requirement:

- Bachelor’s Degree is required.

Required Minimum Experience and Skills:

- Minimum of fifteen (15) years of investigative experience in Law Enforcement, Intelligence, Military, Corporate Security and demonstrated solid achievements.
- Advanced investigative, interviewing and report writing skills.
- Knowledge and Experience with Data Loss Protection technology, User Behavior Analytics, digital and cyber investigative techniques.
- Identify new methodologies that will enable GSG to uncover and address all Insider Risk concerns within the Company.
- Demonstrated experience e stablishing and maintaining collaborative solid working relationships with colleagues across the enterprise to include contractors, other external contacts, and to work effectively in a high-performing forward thinking team environment.
- Proven ability to work with a wide range of individuals from varied backgrounds, countries of origin, and at varying levels within the corporate structure.
- Demonstrated experience interacting with and supporting senior leadership and government officials.
- Develop actionable intelligence opportunities through continued liaison with Law Enforcement and Intelligence Agencies.
- Ability to champion innovative ideas or positions to meet key goals and initiatives.
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- Excellent presentation skills, which promote a strong “customer service” orientation.
- Excellent communicator with highly developed inter-personal skills.
- Excellent written communication skills.
- Expertise in Case Management Systems.
- Demonstrated ability to prioritize security needs to meet multiple deadlines.
- Ability to work in a highly collaborative and matrixed environment.
- Strong analytical skills with proven ability to apply knowledge.
- Must be innovative and independent, able to manage an aggressive workload in a high performing environment.
- Microsoft Office skills.
- Knowledge of our Company's product portfolio.

Preferred Experience and Skills:

- Insider Risk Protection Program experience.
- Able to travel globally approximately 25% of the time.

Required Skills:
Ability to Coordinate, Ability to Coordinate, Benchmarking, Business Writing, Competency Management, Counterintelligence Investigations, Crisis Management, Critical Thinking, Cross-Cultural Awareness, Customer Centricity, Customer-Focused, Customer Service Leadership, Cyber Investigations, Executive Leadership, Executive Protection, Financial Acumen, Incident Management, Interview Techniques, Liaison Work, Office Management, Physical Security, Regulatory Compliance, Retention Strategies, Schedule Adherence, Security Management {+ 8 more}

Preferred Skills:

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US and Puerto Rico Residents Only:

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The salary range for this role is
$129,000.00 - $203,100.00

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

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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:
No Travel Required

Flexible Work Arrangements:
Hybrid

Shift:
Not Indicated

Valid Driving License:
No

Hazardous Material(s):
N/A

Job Posting End Date:
10/8/2026
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