Director, Data Science

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• BS (or equivalent) in Data Science, Mathematics, Economics, Computer Science, Statistics, Decision Science, Marketing, Engineering, Public Health, or equivalent scientific/ commercial discipline.  

• 7+ years of relevant experience delivering complex analytical projects in the pharmaceutical, biotech, consulting, or healthcare industry. 

• Self-motivated, proactive mindset, and ability to work independently. 

• Story-telling and executive presence with senior leaders. 

• Effective interpersonal skills, communication skills, and stakeholder management, including experience collaborating in a matrixed organization and ability to align stakeholders on data-driven decisions. 

• Strong business acumen and consultative skills, with proven ability to comprehend business processes and commercial strategies in detail and translate these into detailed business standards/questions that power analytics. 

• Superior Organizational and project management skills to work effectively across the organization

• Innovative thinking with affinity toward experimentation and appropriate risk-taking, including curiosity about how agentic AI and automation can enhance commercial analytics and insight generation. 

• Awareness of the opportunities, limitations, and responsible use of AI (including agentic AI) in a regulated environment (e.g., data privacy, validation of AI-generated outputs). 

• Travel may be required <10%. 

• Ability to develop efficient programming code and software assets that provide advanced analytical functionality. 

• Proven data science experience leveraging advanced statistical methods, Machine Learning/Artificial Intelligence

• Knowledge of both machine learning and descriptive algorithms/modeling using such languages as Python, R studio, SAS, SQL etc. 

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• Domain knowledge in oncology, specifically as it relates to data analytics. 

• Previous experience in managing employees or contractors.

• MBA, MS or PhD degree is a plus.  

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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.

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