Merck · 7 hours ago
BIA Senior Specialist – Data Science - Respiratory
North Wales, PA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$117K/yr - $184K/yr
3+ years expMerck is seeking a Data Science & Analytics Senior Specialist to join their team. The role involves collaborating with the Human Health Digital, Data and Analytics area to leverage data for actionable insights that enhance customer understanding and support brand strategies.
BiotechnologyHealth CareMedicalPharmaceutical
No H1B
Responsibilities
Understand the internal stakeholder business needs and priorities to build analyses that promote business objectives by providing actionable insights
Analyze data using advanced analytical/statistical techniques across disparate databases/sources (including claims/EMR Data and other sources) to develop insights drive to inform the commercial business strategies
Ensure delivery of high-quality, timely, compliant analyses with excellent user experience (keep clients updated on progress)
Collaborate across HHDDA teams (i.e. data visualization, data solutions, other data scientists, other BIA teams, etc.) to deliver best-in-class solutions to drive data driven insights often acting in consulting capacity
Stay current with industry trends and advancements in analytical methodologies to bring new ideas forward that will enhance analytic capabilities of the organization
Contribute to innovative experiments, specifically to idea generation, idea incubation and/or experimentation, identifying tangible and measurable criteria
Effectively communicate and influence stakeholders positively
Qualification
Required
BS (or equivalent) in Data Science, Mathematics, Economics, Computer Science, Statistics, Decision Science, Marketing, Engineering, or Public Health is required
3+ years of relevant experience delivering complex analytical projects in the pharmaceutical/biotech/healthcare industry
Knowledge in developing both machine learning and descriptive algorithms/modeling using such languages as Python, R studio, SAS, SQL etc
Self-motived, proactive mindset, and ability to work independently
Proven data science leveraging advanced statistical methods, Machine Learning/Artificial Intelligence, Natural Language Processing (NLP) modeling and model evaluation is a plus
Effective stakeholder management and communication skills, along with the ability to convey appropriately and confidently with colleagues from different backgrounds and seniority levels
Effective organizational and project management skills to work effectively across organization and manage capability of team of data scientists efficiently and effectively
Preferred
MBA, MS or PhD degree is preferred
Prior hands-on experience working with healthcare data especially in EMR/EHR, Claims Data, HUB/SP and various IQVIA/KOMODO data offerings
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family)
Retirement benefits, including 401(k)
Paid holidays
Vacation
Compassionate and sick days
Company
Merck
Merck is a biopharmaceutical company that offers medicines and vaccines for various diseases.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$5.59MKey Investors
Private Capital AdvisorsGavi, the Vaccine Alliance
2018-11-25Post Ipo Equity· $0.59M
2016-01-21Series Unknown· $5M
1980-12-19IPO
Leadership Team
Betty Larson
Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
Dean Li
Executive Vice President and President, Merck Research Laboratories
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