Associate Director, Decision Intelligence - Pharma Analytics

MSD; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 127,000 - 199,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Healthcare benefits

Paid holidays

Vacation

Sick days

Job summary

MSD is seeking an Associate Director, Decision Intelligence within the DSCS Digital Technologies team. The role focuses on advanced analytics, operations research, and decision support to drive data-driven decisions across development sciences and clinical supply.

You will model, simulate, and optimize complex processes while shaping data architectures and AI-enabled workflows. The position requires 5+ years in technical analytics, strong Python and ML skills, and experience with data pipelines

Qualifications

• 5+ years in data science, OR data engineering or related technical role.
• Pharmaceutical development or clinical supply chain experience preferred.
• Strong Python and ML model development experience.

Responsibilities

• Translate business problems into mathematical models for simulation and optimization.
• Design analytics integrated with WebApps/Agents to streamline user interaction.
• Develop probabilistic forecasting and stochastic optimization techniques.
• Build business cases and track KPIs for digital transformation.
• Contribute to data foundations and pipelines and to web app development.
• Collaborate with Change Management and SMEs to implement AI-enabled processes.
• Contribute to the DDT Decision Intelligence Roadmap and reusable components.

Skills

Python

Databricks

MLOps

GitHub

VSCode

AI/Agentic AI

Operations Research

Data Analytics

Education

PhD + 1y

Bachelor’s in Engineering/OR/Data Science

Tools

Databricks

GitHub

VSCode

Job description

MSD is seeking an Associate Director, Decision Intelligence within the DSCS Digital Technologies team. The role focuses on advanced analytics, operations research, and decision support to drive data-driven decisions across development sciences and clinical supply.

You will model, simulate, and optimize complex processes while shaping data architectures and AI-enabled workflows. The position requires 5+ years in technical analytics, strong Python and ML skills, and experience with data pipelines