Associate Director, SP Data Strategy & Enablement

Merck; Rahway (NJ); Hybrid; USD 157,000 - 247,000; Full time

Job summary

Merck & Co., Inc. in Rahway, NJ seeks an Associate Director, Specialty Pharmacy Data Strategy Contracting & Enablement to lead data strategy, contracting, and enablement for patient-level data assets supporting commercial operations and analytics.

The role requires translating business needs into data requirements, managing vendor engagements, and ensuring HIPAA compliance. Hybrid work available with FMV considerations and data governance focus.

Qualifications

• BA/BS with 10+ years of relevant experience in pharmaceutical/bi biotechnology data, Specialty Pharmacy, Patient Support Services, Market Access, analytics, or related disciplines.
• Deep understanding of SP data ecosystem including dispense/inventory, patient status/referral, BI/BV, PA/ePA, copay, PAP/free goods, and adherence data.
• Ability to translate business processes, patient journeys, reporting requirements, and KPIs into data requirements and contractual deliverables.
• Experience developing data agreements and external data partnerships with SPs, data aggregators, Hub/PSS vendors, or other providers.
• Experience partnering across Sourcing, Legal, Privacy, Compliance, Analytics, Technology, and business teams to acquire and operationalize external data.
• Understanding of FMV assessments, data licensing, usage rights, SLAs, data quality, and vendor governance.
• Strong understanding of PHI/HIPAA considerations and data quality management.

Responsibilities

• Define SP data strategy and roadmap to support patient journeys, operations, reporting, KPIs, and analytics.
• Lead SP data contracting translating needs into data requirements, including data elements, rules, file specs, delivery frequency, quality, and SLAs.
• Partner with Sourcing/Contracting, Legal, Privacy, and Compliance to embed data requirements into agreements and amendments.
• Establish traceability from business need to KPI → data requirement → vendor commitment → delivery → reporting.
• Manage relationships with Specialty Pharmacies, data aggregators, PSS providers, and data partners to align capabilities and outcomes.
• Oversee data aggregator engagements including scope, licensing, usage rights, SLAs, renewals, and governance.
• Lead FMV evaluations for data and related services to ensure alignment with business needs.
• Drive end-to-end data feed implementations with vendors and internal tech teams.

Skills

Advanced Analytics

Business Analysis

Data Aggregation

Databricks

Data Quality

Data Science

Demand Management

HIPAA Compliance

Influencing

Patient Access

Patient Support

Product Rollouts

Requirements Management

Sourcing

Procurement

Speciality Pharmaceuticals

Stakeholder Management

Education

BA/BS with 10+ years

MBA/MS with 7+ years

Tools

SQL

Databricks

Redshift

Job description

Merck & Co., Inc. in Rahway, NJ seeks an Associate Director, Specialty Pharmacy Data Strategy Contracting & Enablement to lead data strategy, contracting, and enablement for patient-level data assets supporting commercial operations and analytics.

The role requires translating business needs into data requirements, managing vendor engagements, and ensuring HIPAA compliance. Hybrid work available with FMV considerations and data governance focus.