Associate Director – Business Insights & Analytics, US Oncology, Digital Human Health

Key Responsibilities
- Translate business needs and priorities into analytical plans that answer business questions and provide actionable insights; effectively communicate advanced analytics to stakeholders.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (market research, forecasting, commercial analytics, data science, customer engagement, data strategy, population health, competitive insights, marketing ops, medical/clinical).
- Analyze data across disparate sources (including claims/EMR and other sources) to develop insights informing commercial strategies.
- Stay current on industry trends and analytical methodologies, including GenAI, to enhance organizational capabilities.
- Contribute to innovative experiments (idea generation/incubation/experimentation) with tangible, measurable criteria.
- Derive actionable insights, build clear data stories, and communicate to business stakeholders.
- Lead and mentor data scientists and business analysts (on-shore/off-shore) with guidance on analytics, modeling, and visualization.

Education Requirements
- BS (or equivalent) in Data Science, Mathematics, Economics, Computer Science, Statistics, Decision Science, Marketing, Engineering, Public Health, or equivalent.

Required Experience and Skills
- 5+ years delivering complex analytical projects in pharma/biotech/consulting/healthcare.
- Experience mining patient medical claims/EMR data; proven record of actionable insights driving commercial results.
- Self-motivated, able to work independently; strong storytelling/executive presence.
- Stakeholder management in matrixed organizations; align on data-driven decisions.
- Strong business acumen; translate processes/commercial strategies into analytical standards/questions.
- Organizational and project management; lead analysts/data scientists.
- Innovative, experimentation-minded; curiosity about agentic AI/automation.
- Responsible use of AI in regulated environments (privacy, validation).
- Hands-on healthcare data experience (EMR/EHR, claims, e.g., IQVIA APLD).
- Travel may be required.

Preferred Experience/Skills
- Oncology domain knowledge for data analytics.
- MBA/MS/PhD (plus).

Required Skills (examples)
- Commercial analytics/strategies, go-to-market, customer engagement, data science, demand management, innovation, requirements management, strategic planning/thinking, stakeholder relationship management.

Application Instructions
- Apply via https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (or Workday Jobs Hub). Application deadline stated on the posting.