Director, Data Science — AI-Driven Analytics Leader (Hybrid)

MSD; North Wales (Montgomery County); On-site; USD 191,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

MSD in the United States seeks a Director of Data Science (R-track) to provide strategic leadership and governance for analytics across multiple therapeutic areas. You will define enterprise data strategies and oversee automated pipelines, ensuring quality, compliance, and scalable analytics.

You will drive cross-functional collaboration, mentor the analytics team, and push innovative methods, dashboards, and data-driven decision support for executive leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, statistics, pharmacy, nursing, biological sciences, or health care related field with 10+ years of experience.
• OR advanced degree (Masters/PhD) with 8+ years in the field, including data analytics and people management.
• Programming/analysis experience may include SQL, Python, R, Databricks; strong data visualization and database concepts.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and governance for analytics across therapeutic areas.
• Lead enterprise data and analytics strategy and automation initiatives.
• Define governance frameworks and drive cross-functional collaboration.
• Develop analytics KPIs and dashboards to monitor data performance and quality.
• Translate insights into strategic business decisions for executive leadership.
• Oversee scalable, compliant automated data pipelines and analytics architectures.
• Advance adoption of AI/ML, advanced visualization, and predictive analytics.
• Mentor analytics team and foster innovation and accountability.
• Partner with clinical, data management, and IT teams to ensure interoperability.
• Champion change and drive adoption of new operating models globally.

Skills

Business Agility

Business Decisions

Data Literacy

Data Modeling

Database Design

Data Organization

Data Science

Data Visualization

Project Management

Stakeholder Relationship Management

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Advanced Degree (Masters/PhD)

Tools

Python

R

SQL

Databricks

Power BI

Tableau

Spotfire

Job description

MSD in the United States seeks a Director of Data Science (R-track) to provide strategic leadership and governance for analytics across multiple therapeutic areas. You will define enterprise data strategies and oversee automated pipelines, ensuring quality, compliance, and scalable analytics.

You will drive cross-functional collaboration, mentor the analytics team, and push innovative methods, dashboards, and data-driven decision support for executive leadership.