Platform Engineer - Sustainability & Product Stewardship Assessment (all genders)
Merck GroupJobsCloseBy Editorial Insights
Merck Group is hiring a Platform Engineer for Sustainability and Product Stewardship Assessment in Darmstadt, full-time onsite, to design, build and continuously improve platforms and integrations that deliver decision-ready sustainability assessments. You own the technical backbone end to end, collaborating with regulatory experts, business leaders and IT partners while shaping a future-proof, interoperable tool stack. Ideal candidates hold a Master’s or PhD in a relevant field or equivalent experience, with hands-on experience in secure cloud deployments (AWS S3), Python and SQL, APIs, data pipelines, and regulated environments. English is required, German is a plus. To apply, tailor your resume to show end-to-end platform ownership, measurable impact, and cross-functional collaboration, and highlight any LCA or regulatory data work.
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Your Role
Sustainability and product stewardship assessments are rapidly becoming a defining capability for science and technology companies — shaped by evolving regulations, integrated data ecosystems, and the growing demand for decision-ready outputs at scale. As Platform Engineer for Sustainability & Product Stewardship Assessment, you design, build, and continuously improve the platforms and integrations that make consistent, traceable assessment results possible on a global scale. You take end-to-end ownership of the technical backbone: implementing integrations, maintaining system components, and ensuring reliable data flows from source to output.
Working at the intersection of architecture and hands-on engineering, you translate complex and ambiguous requirements into scalable, maintainable solutions — even as those requirements continue to evolve. You shape a future-proof tool architecture that remains interoperable and adaptable, and you actively influence how the platform stack for sustainability and product stewardship assessments develops over time. In this role, you collaborate closely with regulatory experts, business decision-makers, and IT partners as part of a global team within Life Science Hazard Communication and Chemical Regulations.
Who You Are
- You hold a Master's or doctoral degree in computer science, data science, engineering, or a natural science with a strong digital and data focus, or bring equivalent professional experience.
- You have proven, hands-on experience implementing and operating complex digital systems in business-critical environments, including secure and scalable cloud solutions.
- You are highly proficient in modern development stacks including Python and SQL, and have practical experience with cloud platforms and services such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) S3 or comparable environments.
- You bring a strong background in system integration, application programming interfaces (APIs), data pipelines, analytics, or decision support systems.
- You are comfortable working in regulated, quality-driven environments with high expectations for traceability and auditability.
- You think architecturally while remaining deeply involved in implementation — balancing strategic design with pragmatic delivery.
- Experience with sustainability topics, product stewardship, life cycle assessment (LCA), or regulatory data is an advantage.
- You communicate fluently in English; German language skills are a plus.
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