Associate Director, Oncology Brand Analytics & AI

MSD; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

MSD in the United Kingdom seeks an Associate Director to lead Brand Strategy Analytics for Oncology within Digital Human Health. You will steer a team delivering strategic data insights across inline and pipeline assets, partnering with commercial leaders to translate priorities into actionable analytics that drive decision-making and business impact.

The role requires deep Oncology knowledge, strong leadership, and expertise with real‑world data, claims, EMR, and biomarker datasets.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in pharma/biotech analytics and strategy with oncology experience.
• 4+ years leading teams; ability to coach talent and lead cross-functional pods.
• Strong ability to translate brand strategies into actionable analytics plans.

Responsibilities

• Oncology portfolio analytics for inline and pipeline support, with business-case development.
• Translate brand needs into analytics plans and communicate insights to stakeholders.
• Lead 15+ team members; orchestrate cross-functional pods and ensure resource optimization.
• Drive proactive collaboration with BU leads and regional/global partners.
• Perform patient journey and real-world data analytics to inform decisions.
• Apply ML/AI modeling and GenAI experiments to enhance analytics capability.

Skills

Brand Strategy

Analytics Leadership

Oncology

Real-World Data

GenAI / AI

Education

Masters in Data Science

MBA preferred

Tools

SQL

Python

Snowflake

Databricks

AWS/GCP

Job description

MSD in the United Kingdom seeks an Associate Director to lead Brand Strategy Analytics for Oncology within Digital Human Health. You will steer a team delivering strategic data insights across inline and pipeline assets, partnering with commercial leaders to translate priorities into actionable analytics that drive decision-making and business impact.

The role requires deep Oncology knowledge, strong leadership, and expertise with real‑world data, claims, EMR, and biomarker datasets.