[Skip to main content](#main-content) [ OpenNash ](https://opennash.com/) / [Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) [ 01 Search jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/search/)[ 02 Companies](https://jobs.opennash.com/explore/)[ 03 Hiring report](https://jobs.opennash.com/reports/hiring/)[ 04 AI assistants](https://jobs.opennash.com/connect/)[ 05 How it works](https://jobs.opennash.com/methodology/) Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany and its affiliates · Bangalore, Karnataka, India # Project & Service Portfolio Expert, R&D Digital, Data & IT Bangalore, Karnataka, India Full-time Data & Analytics Listed on Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany and its affiliates’s official careers site. Posted October 22, 2026. Check that it is still open and apply there. [Apply on Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany and its affiliates’s careers site →](https://careers.merckgroup.com/global/en/job/MQAMKDGLOBAL304797EXTERNALENGLOBAL/Project-Service-Portfolio-Expert-R-D-Digital-Data-IT) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) / [Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany and its affiliates](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/merck-kgaa-germany/) / Project & Service Portfolio Expert, R&D Digital, Data & IT ## Job description Work Your Magic with us! Ready to explore, break barriers, and discover more? We know you’ve got big plans – so do we! Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people’s lives with our solutions in Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics. Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and planet. That's why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us. United As One for Patients, our purpose in Healthcare is to help create, improve and prolong lives. We develop medicines, intelligent devices and innovative technologies in therapeutic areas such as Oncology, Neurology and Fertility. Our teams work together across 6 continents with passion and relentless curiosity in order to help patients at every stage of life. Joining our Healthcare team is becoming part of a diverse, inclusive and flexible working culture, presenting great opportunities for personal development and career advancement across the globe. Project & Service Portfolio Expert – Healthcare Digital & IT R&D (f/m/d) Your Role Drive clarity, quality, and financial discipline across a complex portfolio of digital, data, and AI-driven initiatives in a global R&D environment. As a key member of the Project and Portfolio Management team, you will own the end-to-end coordination of project and service portfolios, translating plans, financial data, and service commitments into reliable insights that enable confident decision-making. You will take full ownership of portfolio reporting, financial planning and reconciliation, and service lifecycle management, working independently across a broad network of project leaders, business partners, Controlling, Procurement, and service owners. You will maintain and continuously improve the quality of portfolio records, dashboards, and governance processes, and play an active role in driving process improvements, including the responsible adoption of AI enabled ways of working. Your structured approach, attention to detail, and persistence in following through on open items will be central to the team's success. ### Who You Are You hold a master's degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant field, and bring at least five years of experience in IT portfolio management, PMO, or project financial management. You have strong skills in financial planning and reconciliation, including CAPEX and OPEX management, actuals, forecasts, accruals, and end to end purchasing and procurement processes. You are proficient in Excel, Smartsheet, enterprise resource planning systems, and project portfolio management tools such as Jira; familiarity with Ariba is a plus. You have a structured, detail oriented approach to maintaining records, lists, and reporting data, and take pride in the accuracy and completeness of your work. You are confident working with dashboards and reporting data, identifying inconsistencies, and translating business needs into clear requirements for solution teams. You communicate clearly and influence effectively across diverse stakeholders, including project leaders, business partners, Controlling, Procurement, and service owners. You apply AI tools effectively in your day to day work and have practical experience managing AI consumption and associated costs across applications and services. Experience in healthcare, pharmaceuticals, or R&D environments, and an awareness of GxP requirements, is desirable. ### Location Bangalore, India What we offer We are curious minds that come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe that this variety drives excellence and innovation, strengthening our ability to lead in science and technology. We are committed to creating access and opportunities for all to develop and grow at your own pace. Join us in building a culture of inclusion and belonging that impacts millions and empowers everyone to work their magic and champion human progress! Apply now and become a part of a team that is dedicated to Sparking Discovery and Elevating Humanity! ## At a glance - Posted by the employer: Oct 22, 2026 - First seen by OpenNash: Nov 2, 2026 - Last checked: Nov 9, 2026 - Listed for: 18 days - Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India - Employment type: Full-time[Apply on Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany and its affiliates’s careers site →](https://careers.merckgroup.com/global/en/job/MQAMKDGLOBAL304797EXTERNALENGLOBAL/Project-Service-Portfolio-Expert-R-D-Digital-Data-IT) ## Hiring at Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany and its affiliates - Open jobs: 1,024 - New in the last 7 days: After two weekly collections - Tracked since: Oct 19, 2026 [All Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany and its affiliates jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/merck-kgaa-germany/) · [Weekly hiring report](/reports/hiring/) ## More jobs at Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany and its affiliates ### [Senior Data Standards Expert (all genders)](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/merck-kgaa-germany/jobs/9958dcd75e630e85c641/) Bangalore, Karnataka, India ### [Senior RQS Data & Technology Manager](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/merck-kgaa-germany/jobs/1b8e266c18eec80fa601/) Bangalore, Karnataka, India ### [Senior Specialist - Information Management and Data Quality](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/merck-kgaa-germany/jobs/fc2b46550f3c173717ce/) Bangalore, Karnataka, India ### [ServiceNow AI Architect Lead](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/merck-kgaa-germany/jobs/f65f6ba4f91c7edba3a4/) Bangalore, Karnataka, India ### [Solution Architect Master Data Mgmt - SAP MDG](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/merck-kgaa-germany/jobs/cfd9a433814b341bf37e/) Bangalore, Karnataka, India ## Similar jobs at other companies ### [Medium Voltage Drives Portfolio Expert](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/abb/jobs/5b733b81c526e4a5534a/) ABB · Bangalore, Karnātaka, India ### [Installation Expert (f/m/d) HVDC and FACTS Portfolio](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/siemens-energy/jobs/ac11d88e47cd10e34d70/) Siemens Energy ### [Portfolio Analytics and Strategy Expert Credit Portfolio](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/pnc-financial-services/jobs/d939acd815b91764bf3d/) PNC Financial Services · Pittsburgh, PA ### [Senior Transactional Approval & Portfolio Management Expert](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/ing-group/jobs/53a55fe26063d1e9234b/) ING Group ### [Sr Expert IT Perform. & Portfolio Mgmt.](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/omv-group/jobs/5403035bedf68ee77886/) OMV Group · Bucharest, RO [Data & Analytics jobs](/functions/data-analytics/) OpenNash lists jobs from employers’ own careers sites and does not handle applications. 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