Freelance Data Analyst: Scale ML Pipelines & Mentor

Merck; Toledo (OH); Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid Toledo office

Generous PTO

Leaders who prioritize development

Job summary

Merck is scaling its technology platform across OH, and the Data Analyst we hire becomes one of its load-bearing decisions. The deal favors the seasoned — 5 years earns $83,000 - $130,000, a freelance arrangement, and a technology charter you'll actually own.

Merck makes Clustering look simple, and you will own RESTful APIs powering core Merck products while mentoring others. The role is hybrid in Toledo, with generous PTO and leaders who prioritize your development.

Qualifications

• 5+ years navigating technology work politics.
• Ability to mentor or support senior teammates.
• Experience on freelance projects is a plus.
• Hands-on with Vertex AI and PyTorch.

Responsibilities

• Cut Scikit-learn cold-start times so Merck functions wake before OH users notice.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to a strong code-review culture.
• Trim Merck's cloud bill by right-sizing the Flexibility infrastructure in Toledo, OH.
• Develop and maintain RESTful APIs powering core Merck products.
• Scale data pipelines processing millions of events with Stakeholder Management.
• Document the Clustering system so the next senior engineer onboards in days, not weeks.
• Partner with QA to define test coverage and catch regressions early.

Skills

Vertex AI

PyTorch

Mentoring teammates

Freelance project experience

Tools

Scikit-learn

RESTful APIs

Job description

Merck is scaling its technology platform across OH, and the Data Analyst we hire becomes one of its load-bearing decisions. The deal favors the seasoned — 5 years earns $83,000 - $130,000, a freelance arrangement, and a technology charter you'll actually own.

Merck makes Clustering look simple, and you will own RESTful APIs powering core Merck products while mentoring others. The role is hybrid in Toledo, with generous PTO and leaders who prioritize your development.