Associate Director, Clinical Data & Portfolio Strategy

MSD; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 142,000 - 224,000; Full time

Job summary

Merck & Co., Inc. is seeking an Associate Director, Portfolio & Resource Operations to enhance data-driven capacity analytics and reporting across the global data management function.

The role emphasizes forecasting, real-time workload balancing, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure on-time delivery and business continuity. Responsibilities include maintaining headcount models, building dashboards, and driving standardization of metrics and reporting in partnership with GDMS and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and minimum of 8 years of experience in a relevant field.
• Advanced Degree (Masters or Doctorate) with minimum of 4 years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Forecast headcount, workload, and demand models; run allocation algorithms.
• Build and maintain operational dashboards; validate portfolio data and standardized reporting.
• Coordinate resource and financial forecasting, contracting, and invoicing; track variances.
• Collaborate to maintain unified metrics, SOP/BP frameworks; drive continuous improvement.

Skills

Data Analysis

Power BI

Tableau

Excel

Adaptability

Business Acumen

Good Clinical Data Management Practice

Influencing Change

Negotiation

Proactive Leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Advanced Degree (Masters or Doctorate)

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Excel (Advanced Modeling)

Job description

Merck & Co., Inc. is seeking an Associate Director, Portfolio & Resource Operations to enhance data-driven capacity analytics and reporting across the global data management function.

The role emphasizes forecasting, real-time workload balancing, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure on-time delivery and business continuity. Responsibilities include maintaining headcount models, building dashboards, and driving standardization of metrics and reporting in partnership with GDMS and