Biologics Data Science Leader

MSD Malaysia; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 157,000 - 247,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Long-term incentive

Benefits package

Job summary

Merck & Co., Inc. is hiring Associate Director, Data Science for its Bio S&T Data Platforms in a hybrid USA-PA West Point setting. You will lead hands-on data science, process analytics, and data architecture to enable CPV, PPM, and AI-ready manufacturing.

This role emphasizes bridging bioprocessing science with data technology and requires strong cross-functional collaboration. The successful candidate will apply Python, R, SQL, and statistical methods to optimize biologics manufacturing, drive

Qualifications

• Bioprocess engineering background with data science experience in manufacturing.
• Hands-on with Python or R for data analysis on scientific datasets.
• SQL querying across relational data for process modeling.
• GxP/CPV compliant data handling and regulatory insights.

Responsibilities

• Define a data analytics roadmap linking upstream/downstream operations and CQAs.
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Skills

Biologics

Data Analysis

Database Design

Data Engineering

Data Management

Data Mapping

Data Modeling

Data Processing

Data Science

Data Stewardship

Influencing

Machine Learning

Master Data

Process Characterization

Python

SQL

Stakeholder Mgmt

Waterfall

Education

B.S. in Chemical/Biochemical/Bioengineering

M.S. in Chemical/Biochemical/Bioengineering

Ph.D. in Bioprocessing

Tools

OSIsoft PI/PI AF

Seeq

Power BI

Spotfire

Dataiku

JMP

AWS

Databricks

Job description

Merck & Co., Inc. is hiring Associate Director, Data Science for its Bio S&T Data Platforms in a hybrid USA-PA West Point setting. You will lead hands-on data science, process analytics, and data architecture to enable CPV, PPM, and AI-ready manufacturing.

This role emphasizes bridging bioprocessing science with data technology and requires strong cross-functional collaboration. The successful candidate will apply Python, R, SQL, and statistical methods to optimize biologics manufacturing, drive