Senior AI Activation Lead - Commercial Analytics

Merck & Co.; Upper Gwynedd Township (Montgomery County); On-site; USD 157,000 - 247,000; Full time

Job summary

Merck & Co. is seeking an Associate Director, AI Activation & Commercial Analytics to lead analytics for brand and marketing questions in DHH. You will partner with brand, ME and data teams to apply ML and AI to drive business value and adoption.

You will translate complex results into actionable insights for senior leaders, ensuring privacy, governance and cross-functional alignment across global teams.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in pharmaceutical or healthcare commercial analytics, marketing analytics, or data science.
• Strong expertise in machine learning and statistics applied to commercial questions.
• Deep knowledge of pharmaceutical data and the commercial model.

Responsibilities

• Lead advanced analytics and data science projects for brand and marketing questions.
• Drive launch readiness through analytics and targeting.
• Develop ML and statistical models using pharma data.
• Translate outputs into clear, decision-ready insights for leadership.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to frame business questions and measure impact.

Skills

Analytics Insights

Business Decisions

Business Intelligence

Clinical Analytics

Complex Analysis

Data Analysis Tools

Database Design

Databricks Unified Data Analytics Plat

Dataiku

Data Engineering

Data Modeling

Data Science

Data Standards

Data Visualization

Decision Analysis (DA)

Decision Theory

Insight Generation

Machine Learning

Model Driven Design

Portfolio Management

Predictive Analytics

Python

Software Development

SQL Databases

Stakeholder Relationship Management

Education

Master's degree or PhD in Data Science, Mathematics, Economics, Computer Science, Statistics, Decision Science, Engineering, Public Health, or a related quantitative discipline is required.

Tools

Databricks

Dataiku

Job description

Merck & Co. is seeking an Associate Director, AI Activation & Commercial Analytics to lead analytics for brand and marketing questions in DHH. You will partner with brand, ME and data teams to apply ML and AI to drive business value and adoption.

You will translate complex results into actionable insights for senior leaders, ensuring privacy, governance and cross-functional alignment across global teams.