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The Sr. Specialist, Regulatory Affairs – Power Platform Solutions Specialist is a hands-on application support and configuration role supporting our system, the business-built country regulatory requirements management platform within Global Regulatory Affairs and Clinical Safety. Our system uses Microsoft Power Platform, including Dataverse, Power Apps, Power Automate, and Power BI, with Microsoft Teams and SharePoint supporting communications and support activities.
As a member of the Platform Team, the incumbent communicates directly with users who submit tickets to understand their issues and requests, documents basic business requirements, and helps deliver approved application improvements. The role configures Power Apps and Power Automate, investigates routine issues, supports data checks and testing, and maintains support documentation. The specialist works under the technical guidance of the System Platform Architect and Design Authority and coordinates priorities, user follow-up, and validation with the System Operations Lead. Complex architecture, integrations, security design, and deployment decisions remain with the appropriate technical leads.
Responsibilities
User Engagement & Business Analysis
- Contact users who raise tickets to clarify the issue or request, understand their current process, and confirm the expected outcome and business impact.
- Gather relevant examples, screenshots, affected records, and steps to reproduce an issue; distinguish application defects, data concerns, access requests, and enhancement requests.
- Document clear requirements, simple process steps, and acceptance criteria; confirm understanding with the requestor and review proposed changes with the System Operations Lead and technical team.
- Keep requestors informed of progress, outstanding questions, and next steps, and coordinate follow-up with the appropriate support or technical owner.
- Support user acceptance testing and confirm with requestors that the delivered change addresses the agreed need before recommending ticket closure.
Application Build & Configuration
- Configure and update Power Apps forms, views, and user-interface components using approved requirements and established patterns.
- Maintain Dataverse tables, columns, views, and basic business rules under technical guidance; support access requests using approved procedures.
- Build and maintain routine Power Automate flows, approvals, and notifications using standard connectors and established designs.
- Translate agreed user requirements into straightforward application changes, seeking technical review when needed.
- Suggest practical improvements to usability and routine workflows, and continue developing Power Platform skills.
Application Maintenance & Release Support
- Assist technical leads with preparing approved application changes for Development, Test/UAT, and Production environments.
- Follow established release checklists and change-control procedures for fixes and enhancements.
- Perform assigned pre-release and post-release checks and report unexpected results to the technical lead.
- Maintain release notes, test results, and change records; support deployment activities under technical supervision.
Data Quality & Maintenance Support
- Support routine data imports, cleanup, and approved corrections using established tools, templates, and procedures.
- Compare source and system records and perform field-level checks to identify missing or inaccurate information.
- Document data issues and work with requestors, business data owners, and technical leads to confirm appropriate corrections.
- Use approved source files and escalate complex migration, bulk-update, or scripting needs to technical specialists.
Defect Resolution, Testing & Production Support
- Investigate and reproduce routine Power Apps, Power Automate, data, and access issues; escalate complex issues with clear supporting details.
- Test application changes in Development before handoff for broader testing, including expected outcomes and common error scenarios.
- Document the issue, change made, expected behavior, and test results in the relevant ticket or change record.
- Coordinate with the System Operations Lead and requestors during user validation and follow up on unresolved issues or regressions.
- Participate in release support and post-release monitoring, routing unresolved technical problems to the appropriate technical lead.
Documentation, Compliance & Quality
- Maintain user requirements, configuration notes, workflow descriptions, support procedures, and user guidance.
- Follow established Power Platform standards, security procedures, and change controls when configuring or supporting applications.
- Participate in peer review and maintain complete ticket, testing, and change documentation to support traceability and audit readiness.
Cross-Functional Delivery & Continuous Improvement
- Collaborate with Regulatory Affairs business users, the System Operations Lead, and technical partners in a global, matrixed environment.
- Provide clear status updates, identify dependencies or blockers, and contribute task estimates to support prioritization.
- Identify recurring user questions and ticket trends and suggest practical application, process, or training improvements.
- Share knowledge and document repeatable procedures to help other support-team members respond consistently.
Education
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Information Systems, Computer Science, Business, Engineering, Regulatory Affairs, Life Sciences, or a related discipline.
- Relevant Microsoft Power Platform training or certification is preferred; an advanced degree is not required.
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE
- Minimum of three (3) years of relevant experience in business application support, configuration, development, or business analysis, including hands-on Power Platform work.
- Practical experience configuring Power Apps and building or maintaining Power Automate flows.
- Working knowledge of Dataverse tables, columns, forms, views, and basic business rules, with an understanding of access controls.
- Experience speaking with users to clarify support tickets or requests and documenting business needs, expected outcomes, and acceptance criteria.
- Ability to reproduce routine application issues, gather supporting information, and recognize when technical escalation is needed.
- Experience checking data accuracy and supporting routine data maintenance using established procedures.
- Experience testing application changes, recording results, and supporting user acceptance testing.
- Ability to maintain clear ticket records, configuration notes, and user or support documentation and follow established change controls.
- Ability to communicate effectively with business users and technical colleagues across regions and time zones.
- Strong organization, problem-solving, and follow-through skills, with the ability to balance assigned support tickets and enhancement tasks.
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE
- Experience supporting pharmaceutical, biotechnology, regulatory, safety, clinical, or other regulated business processes.
- Familiarity with Power BI reports, SharePoint lists, Microsoft Teams, and standard Microsoft 365 connectors.
- Experience using Jira or comparable ticket and backlog tracking tools.
- Basic familiarity with Power Platform solutions, Development/Test/Production environments, and controlled release procedures.
- Experience supporting UAT, preparing simple process documentation, or providing user guidance and training.
- Interest in expanding Power Platform skills and improving business processes through low-code solutions.
REQUIRED SKILLS
- Application Configuration
- Business Requirements Documentation (BRD)
- Data Quality Management
- End User Communication
- Microsoft Dataverse
- Microsoft Power Platform
- Technical Troubleshooting
- Ticket Management
- User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
PREFERRED SKILLS
- Change Controls
- Microsoft Power BI
- Microsoft SharePoint
- Microsoft Teams
- Process Mapping
LOCATION
The primary location for this posting is:
USA - Pennsylvania - North Wales (Upper Gwynedd)
COMPENSATION
- The salary range for the primary location of this role is:
$106,200.00 - $167,200.00
This range reflects the Company's reasonable expectation of the base salary applicable to this role at the time of 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.
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 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:
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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.
JOB POSTING END DATE
11/18/2026
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
R424766
INTRODUCTION
The Sr. Specialist, Regulatory Affairs – Power Platform Solutions Specialist is a hands-on application support and configuration role supporting our system, the business-built country regulatory requirements management platform within Global Regulatory Affairs and Clinical Safety. Our system uses Microsoft Power Platform, including Dataverse, Power Apps, Power Automate, and Power BI, with Microsoft Teams and SharePoint supporting communications and support activities.
As a member of the Platform Team, the incumbent communicates directly with users who submit tickets to understand their issues and requests, documents basic business requirements, and helps deliver approved application improvements. The role configures Power Apps and Power Automate, investigates routine issues, supports data checks and testing, and maintains support documentation. The specialist works under the technical guidance of the System Platform Architect and Design Authority and coordinates priorities, user follow-up, and validation with the System Operations Lead. Complex architecture, integrations, security design, and deployment decisions remain with the appropriate technical leads.
Responsibilities
User Engagement & Business Analysis
- Contact users who raise tickets to clarify the issue or request, understand their current process, and confirm the expected outcome and business impact.
- Gather relevant examples, screenshots, affected records, and steps to reproduce an issue; distinguish application defects, data concerns, access requests, and enhancement requests.
- Document clear requirements, simple process steps, and acceptance criteria; confirm understanding with the requestor and review proposed changes with the System Operations Lead and technical team.
- Keep requestors informed of progress, outstanding questions, and next steps, and coordinate follow-up with the appropriate support or technical owner.
- Support user acceptance testing and confirm with requestors that the delivered change addresses the agreed need before recommending ticket closure.
Application Build & Configuration
- Configure and update Power Apps forms, views, and user-interface components using approved requirements and established patterns.
- Maintain Dataverse tables, columns, views, and basic business rules under technical guidance; support access requests using approved procedures.
- Build and maintain routine Power Automate flows, approvals, and notifications using standard connectors and established designs.
- Translate agreed user requirements into straightforward application changes, seeking technical review when needed.
- Suggest practical improvements to usability and routine workflows, and continue developing Power Platform skills.
Application Maintenance & Release Support
- Assist technical leads with preparing approved application changes for Development, Test/UAT, and Production environments.
- Follow established release checklists and change-control procedures for fixes and enhancements.
- Perform assigned pre-release and post-release checks and report unexpected results to the technical lead.
- Maintain release notes, test results, and change records; support deployment activities under technical supervision.
Data Quality & Maintenance Support
- Support routine data imports, cleanup, and approved corrections using established tools, templates, and procedures.
- Compare source and system records and perform field-level checks to identify missing or inaccurate information.
- Document data issues and work with requestors, business data owners, and technical leads to confirm appropriate corrections.
- Use approved source files and escalate complex migration, bulk-update, or scripting needs to technical specialists.
Defect Resolution, Testing & Production Support
- Investigate and reproduce routine Power Apps, Power Automate, data, and access issues; escalate complex issues with clear supporting details.
- Test application changes in Development before handoff for broader testing, including expected outcomes and common error scenarios.
- Document the issue, change made, expected behavior, and test results in the relevant ticket or change record.
- Coordinate with the System Operations Lead and requestors during user validation and follow up on unresolved issues or regressions.
- Participate in release support and post-release monitoring, routing unresolved technical problems to the appropriate technical lead.
Documentation, Compliance & Quality
- Maintain user requirements, configuration notes, workflow descriptions, support procedures, and user guidance.
- Follow established Power Platform standards, security procedures, and change controls when configuring or supporting applications.
- Participate in peer review and maintain complete ticket, testing, and change documentation to support traceability and audit readiness.
Cross-Functional Delivery & Continuous Improvement
- Collaborate with Regulatory Affairs business users, the System Operations Lead, and technical partners in a global, matrixed environment.
- Provide clear status updates, identify dependencies or blockers, and contribute task estimates to support prioritization.
- Identify recurring user questions and ticket trends and suggest practical application, process, or training improvements.
- Share knowledge and document repeatable procedures to help other support-team members respond consistently.
Education
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Information Systems, Computer Science, Business, Engineering, Regulatory Affairs, Life Sciences, or a related discipline.
- Relevant Microsoft Power Platform training or certification is preferred; an advanced degree is not required.
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE
- Minimum of three (3) years of relevant experience in business application support, configuration, development, or business analysis, including hands-on Power Platform work.
- Practical experience configuring Power Apps and building or maintaining Power Automate flows.
- Working knowledge of Dataverse tables, columns, forms, views, and basic business rules, with an understanding of access controls.
- Experience speaking with users to clarify support tickets or requests and documenting business needs, expected outcomes, and acceptance criteria.
- Ability to reproduce routine application issues, gather supporting information, and recognize when technical escalation is needed.
- Experience checking data accuracy and supporting routine data maintenance using established procedures.
- Experience testing application changes, recording results, and supporting user acceptance testing.
- Ability to maintain clear ticket records, configuration notes, and user or support documentation and follow established change controls.
- Ability to communicate effectively with business users and technical colleagues across regions and time zones.
- Strong organization, problem-solving, and follow-through skills, with the ability to balance assigned support tickets and enhancement tasks.
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE
- Experience supporting pharmaceutical, biotechnology, regulatory, safety, clinical, or other regulated business processes.
- Familiarity with Power BI reports, SharePoint lists, Microsoft Teams, and standard Microsoft 365 connectors.
- Experience using Jira or comparable ticket and backlog tracking tools.
- Basic familiarity with Power Platform solutions, Development/Test/Production environments, and controlled release procedures.
- Experience supporting UAT, preparing simple process documentation, or providing user guidance and training.
- Interest in expanding Power Platform skills and improving business processes through low-code solutions.
REQUIRED SKILLS
- Application Configuration
- Business Requirements Documentation (BRD)
- Data Quality Management
- End User Communication
- Microsoft Dataverse
- Microsoft Power Platform
- Technical Troubleshooting
- Ticket Management
- User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
PREFERRED SKILLS
- Change Controls
- Microsoft Power BI
- Microsoft SharePoint
- Microsoft Teams
- Process Mapping
LOCATION
The primary location for this posting is:
USA - Pennsylvania - North Wales (Upper Gwynedd)
COMPENSATION
- The salary range for the primary location of this role is:
$106,200.00 - $167,200.00
This range reflects the Company's reasonable expectation of the base salary applicable to this role at the time of 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.
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 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
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.
JOB POSTING END DATE
11/18/2026
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
R424766
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship in Regulatory Affairs Director
Document your regulatory credentials before applying
Gather degree transcripts, RAC certification if applicable, and submission histories tied to your name. USCIS scrutinizes specialty occupation claims for director-level roles, so evidence linking your specific credentials to the regulatory function strengthens the petition.
Target employers with active LCA filing history
Use Migrate Mate to filter Regulatory Affairs Director roles by employers who have filed Labor Condition Applications for this occupation code. Past LCA activity signals a company already understands the H-1B process for this specific function.
Verify prevailing wage before negotiating your offer
Look up the wage level for your SOC code and work location using the OFLC Wage Search before salary discussions. Your employer's LCA must certify at least the DOL prevailing wage, and accepting below that level invalidates the filing.
Confirm the role meets specialty occupation criteria
Review the O*NET profile for Regulatory Affairs Managers to understand how DOL categorizes education requirements. Director-level postings that list a degree as preferred rather than required create RFE risk, ask recruiters to confirm the job description before your employer files.
Ask about cap-exempt employer status during interviews
Hospitals, nonprofits affiliated with universities, and government research entities are cap-exempt, meaning you can file an H-1B petition outside the annual lottery. For Regulatory Affairs Directors at academic medical centers or NIH-funded labs, this eliminates lottery timing risk entirely.
Plan the I-129 timeline around your project deliverables
Standard USCIS processing runs several months, and regulatory submissions rarely pause for visa timelines. Confirm with your employer whether premium processing is available for your petition so your authorization start date aligns with product submission deadlines.
H-1B Visa Regulatory Affairs Director: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Regulatory Affairs Director role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
Yes, in most cases. USCIS evaluates whether the position normally requires at least a bachelor's degree in a specific field like pharmacy, biology, chemistry, or regulatory science. Director-level roles with strategic oversight of submissions and compliance programs typically satisfy this standard, particularly at pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device companies. A well-drafted job description that ties duties to a specific degree field reduces RFE risk.
Which industries sponsor H-1B visas most often for Regulatory Affairs Directors?
Large pharmaceutical manufacturers, contract research organizations, medical device companies, and biotech firms are the most consistent sponsors for this role. These employers file LCAs routinely for regulatory functions because the work requires specialized scientific and compliance expertise. You can browse verified H-1B sponsoring employers in this field on Migrate Mate, filtered by occupation and filing history.
Can I transfer my H-1B to a new employer in a Regulatory Affairs Director role?
Yes. H-1B portability under AC21 allows you to start working for a new employer as soon as the transfer petition is filed, provided your current H-1B has been approved for at least 180 days. Your new employer must file a new I-129 petition with a certified LCA covering the Director role and your work location before your first day.
How does the H-1B lottery affect hiring timelines for this role?
If your target employer is cap-subject, your petition must be selected in the annual USCIS lottery before a full petition can be filed. Cap-exempt employers, including nonprofit research institutions and certain hospitals, bypass the lottery entirely. For cap-subject roles, employment typically begins October 1 of that fiscal year, so offers extended in Q1 or Q2 often involve a wait of six months or more.
What documentation should I prepare to support an H-1B petition for a Regulatory Affairs Director position?
You'll need official transcripts showing a qualifying degree, a credential evaluation if your degree is from outside the U.S., and documentation of any professional certifications such as RAC. Your employer's attorney will also need a detailed job description, your employment history showing progressive regulatory experience, and any published submissions or filings that demonstrate your direct role in regulatory strategy.