Hybrid Clinical Data & Analytics Specialist

Merck; Rahway (NJ); Hybrid; USD 87,000 - 137,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement benefits (401(k))

Paid holidays

Job summary

Merck & Co., Rahway, NJ, seeks a Clinical Data Management Specialist to support our clinical studies. You will lead data programming, reporting, and analytics across Oracle, Veeva, and external data sources to enable timely insights.

The role emphasizes collaboration with study teams, data cleaning, medical review, safety reporting, and in-life reporting with a strong emphasis on QA, accuracy, and regulatory compliance. Hybrid work with competitive benefits.

Qualifications

• Strong proficiency in clinical data management and reporting systems.
• Solid knowledge of SDLC and system validation.
• Ability to communicate with study teams and data stakeholders.
• Familiarity with FDA regulations and GxP guidelines.
• Proactive, team-oriented and detail-focused.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, maintain, test, and document data reviews based on specs.
• Review feasibility of study programming/reporting and implement changes.
• Support data cleaning, medical review, and safety reporting activities.
• Provide ongoing support for in-life reports.
• Document change requests and incidents, tracking to completion.
• Participate in improvement tasks, automation, and training initiatives.

Skills

Clinical Data Management

Communication

Computer Programming

Data Analysis

Data Management

Data Quality Assurance

Electronic Data Capture (EDC)

PL/SQL

SQL Databases

Team Communication

Education

Associate degree in clinical data programming or related

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Advanced degree (master’s or doctorate) in clinical development or data

Tools

Databricks

Python

SAS

SQL/PL SQL

Power BI

Job description

Merck & Co., Rahway, NJ, seeks a Clinical Data Management Specialist to support our clinical studies. You will lead data programming, reporting, and analytics across Oracle, Veeva, and external data sources to enable timely insights.

The role emphasizes collaboration with study teams, data cleaning, medical review, safety reporting, and in-life reporting with a strong emphasis on QA, accuracy, and regulatory compliance. Hybrid work with competitive benefits.