Director, Data Science & Analytics Strategy — Hybrid

Merck; North Wales (Montgomery County); Hybrid; USD 191,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Merck seeks a Director of Data Science to provide strategic leadership and governance for analytics across therapeutic areas. You will define enterprise data strategies, oversee automation, and advance analytics methodologies in a regulated, innovative environment.

You will lead analytics governance, build dashboards, mentor teams, and partner with clinical and IT functions to drive measurable scientific and business outcomes. Hybrid work arrangement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field with extensive experience in data analytics and leadership.
• Masters/PhD preferred with strong track record in data science, analytics governance, and cross-functional leadership.
• Proven ability to manage large datasets, data visualization, and regulatory-compliant data pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of analytics strategies and data enablement across therapeutic areas.
• Define KPIs and dashboards to monitor data quality, performance, and efficiency.
• Advise executive leadership by translating analytics into strategic decisions.
• Ensure automated data and analytics pipelines are scalable and compliant.
• Drive adoption of AI/ML, advanced visualization, and predictive analytics.
• Mentor analytics teams and promote governance, collaboration, and capability development.
• Partner with clinical, data management, and IT teams to enable cohesive analytics processes.

Skills

Business Agility

Business Decisions

Data Literacy

Data Modeling

Data Visualization

Project Management

Stakeholder Relationship Management

Data Organization

Data Science

Database Design

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Pharmacy, Nursing, Biological Sciences, or health care related discipline

Advanced Degree (Masters or Doctorate) in Computer Science, Statistics, Pharmacy, Nursing, Biological Sciences, or health care related discipline

Tools

Python

R

SQL

Databricks

Power BI

Tableau

Spotfire

Job description

Merck seeks a Director of Data Science to provide strategic leadership and governance for analytics across therapeutic areas. You will define enterprise data strategies, oversee automation, and advance analytics methodologies in a regulated, innovative environment.

You will lead analytics governance, build dashboards, mentor teams, and partner with clinical and IT functions to drive measurable scientific and business outcomes. Hybrid work arrangement.