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. undefined 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 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. 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 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 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 . 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 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 *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

R420091