Director of Data Science & Analytics Strategy

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401(k)

Paid holidays

Hybrid work

Job summary

Merck & Co. in the United States seeks a Director, Data Science (R-track) to provide strategic leadership and governance for analytics and data enablement across multiple therapeutic areas.

You will define enterprise-wide data strategies, drive automation, and ensure methodological consistency with regulatory requirements. As a senior advisor to executives, you will mentor analytics teams, develop dashboards and KPIs, oversee AI/ML enablement, and promote scalable data pipelines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Pharmacy, Nursing, Biological Sciences or health care related field with extensive data experience.
• Advanced degree with substantial experience transforming large datasets into insights, and people management skills.
• Strong knowledge of statistics, data visualization, and database concepts.

Responsibilities

• Lead analytics governance, data strategy, and cross-functional data integration.
• Oversee automated analytics pipelines, data architectures, and metadata workflows.
• Define and monitor analytics KPIs and dashboards to drive business decisions.
• Mentor analytics team, collaborate with clinical, data management and IT teams.
• Champion AI/ML enablement and scalable, compliant analytics solutions.

Skills

Analytics governance

Data strategy

AI/ML evaluation

Automated pipelines

Python

SQL

R

Data visualization

Power BI

Tableau

CDISC

SDTM

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Advanced degree (Masters/PhD)

Tools

Databricks

Python

SQL

R

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Merck & Co. in the United States seeks a Director, Data Science (R-track) to provide strategic leadership and governance for analytics and data enablement across multiple therapeutic areas.

You will define enterprise-wide data strategies, drive automation, and ensure methodological consistency with regulatory requirements. As a senior advisor to executives, you will mentor analytics teams, develop dashboards and KPIs, oversee AI/ML enablement, and promote scalable data pipelines.