Senior Specialist, Business Insights & Analytics

MSD; Mumbai; Hybrid; INR 1,800,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Global collaboration

Job summary

Merck & Co. in Mumbai is seeking a Senior Specialist, Business Insights & Analytics to drive data-driven decision making across brands and campaigns. You will translate complex analytics into clear narratives for senior stakeholders and partner with data science teams on predictive insights.

Role emphasizes mentoring junior analysts, contributing to dashboards, and enabling omnichannel performance improvements. Hybrid work model with global collaboration expected.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Business, Economics, Statistics, Data Science, or related field.
• 5+ years in analytics or data analysis (regulated industry preferred).
• Commercial, marketing, or sales support experience; pharma/healthcare a plus.
• Advanced skills with Excel, SQL, Tableau, Power BI; Python/R knowledge is beneficial.
• Working knowledge of AI and Generative AI technologies, including responsible and compliant use within a business environment.
• Experience leveraging AI tools to improve productivity, analysis, content development, and decision-making.
• Ability to interpret complex data, deliver actionable insights, and communicate effectively
• Strategic problem solver with strong business acumen and storytelling skills
• Collaborative team player experienced across business and technical teams
• Fluent English; local language preferred.

Responsibilities

• Analyze current and historical performance data to identify trends, opportunities, and risks across brands, campaigns, customers, and channels.
• Provide fact-based recommendations to support marketing strategy, sales execution, forecasting, and omnichannel effectiveness.
• Translate complex analytics into clear narratives tailored to senior and nontechnical stakeholders.
• Deliver ad-hoc analyses to support strategic and operational decision making.
• Contribute to the design of dashboards and standard reports tracking KPIs related to brand performance, sales force effectiveness, and customer engagement.

Skills

Excel

SQL

Tableau

Power BI

Python/R

Education

Master’s degree in Business, Economics, Statistics, Data Science, or related field

Tools

Python

R

Job description

Job Description

Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, USA.

Role Summary

The Senior Specialist, Business Insights & Analytics (BIA) is a strategic analytics partner supporting commercial, marketing, and omnichannel decision‑making across priority therapeutic areas. This role transforms complex internal and external data intoclear, actionable insightsthat shape brand strategy, customer engagement, sales effectiveness, and business performance.

Acting as adata translator, the Senior Specialist BIA bridges business needs with analytics, data science, market research, and technology teams. The role contributes actively to adata-driven culture, ensures alignment with global analytics frameworks, and may mentor junior analysts while collaborating within the international BIA community.

Primary Responsibilities

• Business & Commercial Insights
• Analyzecurrent and historical performance data toidentifytrends, opportunities, and risks across brands, campaigns, customers, and channels.
• Providefact-basedrecommendations to supportmarketing strategy, sales execution, forecasting, and omnichannel effectiveness.
• Translate complex analytics into clear narratives tailored to senior and nontechnical stakeholders.
• Deliverad-hocanalyses to support strategic and operationaldecision making.
• Performance Measurement & Reporting
• Contribute to the designofdashboards and standard reportstracking KPIs related to brand performance, sales force effectiveness, and customer engagement.
• Ensure consistency, equity, and robustness of KPIs across therapeutic areas and functions.
• Monitor campaign, brand, and omnichannel performance, highlighting insights and opportunities.
• Continuously improve reporting processes in collaboration with IT, global teams, and external partners.
• Advanced Analytics &Synthesis
• Leverage advanced analytics outputs (e.g.forecasting, segmentation, spendoptimization) to enrich insights and recommendations.
• Partner closely with Data Science teams to contribute to or interpret predictive models when relevant.
• Support business planning and forecasting accuracy through analytical input and scenario analysis.
• Identifyand integratenew data sourcessuch as primary or secondary Market Research.
• Partnerwith IT, Data Stewards, and external providers to ensuredata quality, integrity, and governance.
• Support compliant data usage in line with local and global policies (e.g.GDPR, market research standards).
• AI-Enabled Productivity & Insights
• Embraces AI as a core capability and proactively identifies opportunities to apply AI solutions to business challenges and operational processes.
• Champions the responsible adoption of AI, balancing innovation with governance, compliance, and ethical considerations.
• Uses AI tools to augment analysis, decision‑making, content development, and workflow execution, improving team productivity and business impact.
• Contributes to and supports the design and implementation of AI-enabled solutions that deliver measurable value and accelerate business outcomes.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration & Enablement
• Act as a trusted analytics partnertoMarketing, Salesand DHH Capabilities Enablement teams.
• Collaborate within theglobal BIA communityto share best practices and ensure strategic alignment.
• Contribute todata literacy initiativesand mentor junior analysts where applicable.

Qualifications & Experience

• Master’s degree in Business, Economics, Statistics, Data Science, or related field
• 5+ years in analytics or data analysis (regulated industry preferred)
• Commercial, marketing, or sales support experiencerequired; pharma/healthcare a plus
• Advanced skills with Excel, SQL, Tableau, Power BI; Python/R knowledge is beneficial
• Working knowledge of AI and Generative AI technologies, including responsible and compliant use within a business environment.
• Experience leveraging AI tools to improve productivity, analysis, content development, and decision-making.
• Ability to interpret complex data, deliver actionable insights, and communicate effectively
• Strategic problem solver with strong business acumen and storytelling skills
• Collaborative team player experienced across business and technical teams
• Adaptable and willing to learn new tools and approaches
• Professional English for global collaboration is required; fluency in local language is preferred

Required Skills

Advanced Analytics, Advanced Analytics, Analytics Insights, Benefits Management, Business Analysis, Business Decisions, Business Needs, Business Process Improvements, Complex Analysis, Customer Engagement, Data Literacy, Governance Management, Marketing Effectiveness, Marketing Management, Marketing Performance Management, Market Opportunity Analysis, Measurement Reporting, Performance Metrics, Predictive Analytics, Program Management, Sales Performance, Scenario Planning, Stakeholder Relationship Management, Strategic Analysis, Strategic Planning {+ 2 more}

Employee Status

Regular

Relocation

Domestic

VISA Sponsorship

No

Travel Requirements

10%

Flexible Work Arrangements

Hybrid

Shift

1st - Day

Valid Driving License

Yes

Hazardous Material(s)

NA

Job Posting End Date

09/17/2026

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Requisition ID R416585