Director, Vaccine Analytics & AI-Driven Growth

Merck & Co.; Rahway (NJ); Hybrid; USD 173,000 - 273,000; Full time

Job summary

Merck & Co. in Rahway, NJ, seeks a Director - US Market Engagement - Vaccines & ID (Pneumo) to lead business insights and analytics for the Pneumo portfolio.

Lead a team of data scientists and partner with marketing and commercial teams to translate brand strategy into data-driven insights and AI-enabled solutions. The role requires strong leadership, healthcare analytics expertise, and the ability to communicate complex findings to senior stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 8+ years analytics or data science experience in pharma/biotech/healthcare.
• Proven track record applying advanced statistics, AI, machine learning, NLP, and Agentic AI to solve commercial business problems.
• Proficiency in Python, R, SAS, SQL for data extraction, feature engineering, and model development.
• Experience with patient-level and healthcare data (claims, EMR/EHR, CDC, IQVIA and other secondary sources).
• Ability to translate business needs into structured analytical questions and data-driven recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Serve as analytics partner to US vaccines marketing, aligning analyses and insights to brand and portfolio priorities.
• Work with stakeholders to understand questions, clarify objectives, and translate them into analytical use cases.
• Enable prioritization and scoping conversations by understanding demand and potential use cases.
• Analyze multiple data sources (claims, EMR/EHR, CDC, IQVIA, digital/CRM) to generate actionable insights.
• Propose analytical approaches and AI/ML/NLP modeling techniques with clear trade-offs.
• Collaborate with data scientists, engineers, and other teams to deliver best-in-class solutions.
• Support the design, development, and refinement of AI/ML and NLP solutions with business context.
• Ensure timely, compliant delivery of analyses with excellent user experience.
• Synthesize findings into concise stories and visuals for data-driven decisions.
• Stay current on vaccines market dynamics and analytics trends.

Skills

Analytics leadership

AI/ML/NLP

Data storytelling

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

BS in data science or related field

MBA/MS/PhD preferred

Tools

Python

R

SAS

SQL

Job description

Merck & Co. in Rahway, NJ, seeks a Director - US Market Engagement - Vaccines & ID (Pneumo) to lead business insights and analytics for the Pneumo portfolio.

Lead a team of data scientists and partner with marketing and commercial teams to translate brand strategy into data-driven insights and AI-enabled solutions. The role requires strong leadership, healthcare analytics expertise, and the ability to communicate complex findings to senior stakeholders.