Assoc. Director - US Market Engagement - Vaccines & ID (Pneumo)

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  Serve as a key analytics partner to US vaccines marketing, aligning analyses and insights to brand and portfolio priorities/OKRs.

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  Work directly with business stakeholders to understand key questions, clarify objectives, and translate them into well-defined analytical use cases.

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  Be accountable for ensuring delivery of analyses with high quality standards, timeliness, compliance, and excellent user experience (routinely keep client base updated on progress)

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  Enable prioritization and scoping conversations by understanding business demand, requests, and potential use cases.

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  Analyze diverse data sources (claims, EMR/EHR, CDC, IQVIA, digital/CRM) to generate clear, actionable insights and recommendations for commercial decisions.

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  Propose appropriate analytical approaches and AI/ML/NLP/modeling techniques, demonstrating strong conceptual understanding of methods and trade-offs.

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  Collaborate with data scientists, engineers, and other DHH teams (on-shore and off-shore) to deliver best-in-class solutions and ensure business questions are addressed with the right data, methods, and insights.

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  Support the design, development, and refinement of AI/ML and NLP solutions (including Agentic AI) by providing business context, requirements, and feedback.

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  Synthesize findings into concise stories and visualizations, and present insights to support data-driven decisions.

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  Stay current on vaccines market dynamics and advances in analytics, AI, and machine learning, bringing forward new ideas that will enhance analytic capabilities of the organization.

Education Requirements

• BS (or equivalent) in Data Science, Mathematics, Economics, Computer Science, Statistics, Decision Science, Marketing, Engineering, or Public Health is required.

• MBA, MS, or PhD degree preferred.

• 5+ years of analytics or data science experience in pharma/biotech/healthcare; vaccines experience preferred.

• Proven track record applying advanced statistics, AI, machine learning, NLP, and Agentic AI to solve commercial business problems.

• Proficiency in Python, R studio, SAS, SQL etc. or similar tools for data extraction, feature engineering, and model development.

• Strong experience with patient-level and healthcare data (claims, EMR/EHR, registry, CDC, IQVIA and other secondary sources).

• Demonstrated ability to translate business needs into structured analytical questions and data-driven recommendations.

• Experience supporting products across their lifecycle (development, launch, growth, maturity, and end of life).

• Strong communication and data storytelling skills, including presenting complex findings to senior and non-technical audiences.

• Effective stakeholder management and influence skills within a matrixed, cross-functional environment.

• Solid project and time management capabilities, with experience leading multiple concurrent analytics initiatives and teams.

• Self-directed, adaptable, and curious, with a strong learning mindset in AI/ML, advanced analytics, and evolving healthcare data.

• Prior hands-on experience working with healthcare data, especially EMR/EHR, claims data, and various IQVIA data offerings.

• Knowledge and experience of the vaccines business is a plus.

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• Upper Gwynedd, PA (role will be hybrid and chosen candidate is expected to be in the office at least 3 days/week).

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This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, government requirements, and business or organizational needs.

The successful candidate will be eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits.  Available benefits include medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days. More information about benefits is available at https://jobs.merck.com/us/en/compensation-and-benefits.

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