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Assoc Dir , Data Science

Merck

$153,800 - $242,200
Aug 29, 2025
Rahway, NJ, US
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The Associate Director Data Science, BIA Vaccines will be responsible for developing and communicating data-driven and actionable insights that drive greater customer and market understanding to inform launch brand strategies, help meet in-line brand growth and commercial objectives.

Requirements

  • Minimum of 3 plus years of relevant knowledge using data science to deliver measurable impact in commercial pharma landscape.
  • Knowledge in mining medical claims, consumer data with a strategic/inquisitive mindset and proven record of being able to produce actionable business insights that drive positive commercial results
  • Well versed with machine learning algorithms like decision tree, random forest, regression, xgboost etc.
  • Experience in digital marketing, aware of KPI and measures of digital marketing
  • Knowledge in developing both machine learning and descriptive algorithms/modeling using such languages as Python, R etc.
  • Proven data science leveraging advanced statistical methods, Machine Learning/Artificial Intelligence, Natural Language Processing (NLP) modeling and evaluation is a plus.
  • Hands-on experience implementing Generative AI solutions in real-world business contexts

Responsibilities

  • Mine and analyze data leveraging advanced analytical/statistical techniques from disparate databases/sources (claims data/EMR Data and other sources) to drive optimization and improvement of therapy area commercial business strategies
  • Be accountable for ensuring delivery of analyses with high quality standards, timeliness, compliance, and excellent user experience (routinely keep client base updated on progress)
  • Convey intensively with other platform/competencies to comprehend new trends/ methodologies being implemented/considered within the company ecosystem and bring new ideas forward that will enhance analytic capabilities of the organization
  • Where applicable, partner throughout the organization to identify, work with and direct the sourcing of externally available data sources based on the business needs, and execution of specific business objectives
  • Provide guidance, help define tactics and strategies to implement targeting and segmentation scheme using predictive and machine learning models
  • Ability to extract data from various database tables using tools such as SQL to develop features to be used in analysis including the ability to perform feature engineering
  • Proficiency in automating machine learning code for scalable deployment

Other

  • The preferred candidate should have intellectual curiosity, entrepreneurial spirit, consultative mindset, strong understanding of healthcare & pharma marketing.
  • The person should be able to identify the data, analytics and research needs to define, enable, and inform commercial strategies of our brand and business leaders.
  • This role will require interfacing and collaborating with many teams.
  • The candidate should demonstrate consistently strong leadership skills.
  • Effective communication skills are essential for a candidate to be successful in this role.