Associate Director, Data & Analytics Strategy, Immunology
Merck
June 26, 2026
Remote friendly (North Wales, PA)
United States
IT
Key Responsibilities:
- Maintain understanding of the Human Health commercial data landscape (1st/2nd/3rd party; HCP, consumer, payer, patient, account) and associated use cases/value.
- Demonstrate strong understanding of the Immunology market and data leveraged across channels and third parties.
- Partner with specialty pharmacy, patient support hubs, and other partners to onboard/enable data.
- Scan for new valuable data assets and potential data partnerships.
- Conduct data needs assessments, identify gaps vs. ideal state, and prioritize.
- Build/execute plans to fill gaps via new external assets, partners, or internal first-party initiatives.
- Ingest/review external data sources with internal teams for analytics use.
- Perform data innovation analytics (quality assessments, fit-for-purpose analyses, proof-of-concept tests).
- Collaborate with analytics and master data management teams for implementation and value realization.
- Form/maintain working partnerships with data providers; lead high-performance cross-functional teams.
Education:
- Required: Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Math, Econ, CS, Statistics, Decision Science, Marketing, Engineering, or Public Health.
- Plus: MBA/Master’s/PhD.
Required Experience/Skills:
- Business acumen to leverage commercial healthcare/pharma data for critical decisions.
- Ability to assess the commercial value of data assets.
- Collaborate effectively with internal/external stakeholders.
- Intellectual curiosity; identify innovative approaches.
- Strong written/oral presentation and communication; trusted advisor mindset.
- Operate in a dynamic/ambiguous environment.
Preferred:
- Hands-on healthcare data experience (EMR/EHR, claims, data offerings).
Required/Preferred Skills (examples):
- Account/Stakeholder/Vendor relationship management, Business analysis/strategy, Data management/quality, Digital analytics, Immunology/Immunotherapy, Innovation, Market access, Prioritization, Requirements/demand management.
Benefits:
- Eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive (if applicable).
- Comprehensive benefits: medical/dental/vision insurance, retirement (401k), paid holidays/vacation, compassionate & sick days.
Application:
- Apply via https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (or Workday Jobs Hub if a current employee). Deadline stated on posting. Job posting end date: 07/11/2026.
- Maintain understanding of the Human Health commercial data landscape (1st/2nd/3rd party; HCP, consumer, payer, patient, account) and associated use cases/value.
- Demonstrate strong understanding of the Immunology market and data leveraged across channels and third parties.
- Partner with specialty pharmacy, patient support hubs, and other partners to onboard/enable data.
- Scan for new valuable data assets and potential data partnerships.
- Conduct data needs assessments, identify gaps vs. ideal state, and prioritize.
- Build/execute plans to fill gaps via new external assets, partners, or internal first-party initiatives.
- Ingest/review external data sources with internal teams for analytics use.
- Perform data innovation analytics (quality assessments, fit-for-purpose analyses, proof-of-concept tests).
- Collaborate with analytics and master data management teams for implementation and value realization.
- Form/maintain working partnerships with data providers; lead high-performance cross-functional teams.
Education:
- Required: Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Math, Econ, CS, Statistics, Decision Science, Marketing, Engineering, or Public Health.
- Plus: MBA/Master’s/PhD.
Required Experience/Skills:
- Business acumen to leverage commercial healthcare/pharma data for critical decisions.
- Ability to assess the commercial value of data assets.
- Collaborate effectively with internal/external stakeholders.
- Intellectual curiosity; identify innovative approaches.
- Strong written/oral presentation and communication; trusted advisor mindset.
- Operate in a dynamic/ambiguous environment.
Preferred:
- Hands-on healthcare data experience (EMR/EHR, claims, data offerings).
Required/Preferred Skills (examples):
- Account/Stakeholder/Vendor relationship management, Business analysis/strategy, Data management/quality, Digital analytics, Immunology/Immunotherapy, Innovation, Market access, Prioritization, Requirements/demand management.
Benefits:
- Eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive (if applicable).
- Comprehensive benefits: medical/dental/vision insurance, retirement (401k), paid holidays/vacation, compassionate & sick days.
Application:
- Apply via https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (or Workday Jobs Hub if a current employee). Deadline stated on posting. Job posting end date: 07/11/2026.