Director - Preclinical Development, Digital Insights (Hybrid)
Merck
4 hours ago
Remote friendly (Rahway, NJ)
United States
Clinical Research and Development
Director, Digital Insights
Responsibilities:
- Lead and mentor a multidisciplinary team (data engineering, data science, software development, predictive sciences).
- Design, implement, and optimize modern automated contextualized data pipelines for seamless data flow across scientific/operational domains.
- Create data visualization platforms/dashboards to support decision-making and democratize analytics access.
- Champion development and deployment of in silico modeling.
- Partner with operational SMEs to develop and implement change management strategies.
- Define and measure digital project metrics aligned with program goals; communicate business value realization.
Education Minimum Requirement:
- PhD, MS, or BS (or equivalent) in chemistry, engineering, data science, computer science, or related scientific discipline.
- BS +9 years; MS +8 years; PhD +6 years.
- Experience across pharmaceutical development, scientific data/analytics, analytical characterization, and digital insights.
Required Experience and Skills:
- Translate complex scientific or business problems into digital solutions.
- Strong people leadership, influencing, and change-management skills.
- Excellent communication, creativity, and interpersonal skills.
Preferred Experience and Skills:
- CMC experience (drug substance, drug product, analytical methods).
- Data analysis/modeling workflows including machine learning.
- Experience with internal drug modalities (small molecule, biologics, vaccines, peptides, drug conjugates).
- R and/or Python; Posit/RStudio/Jupyter.
- Data visualization tools (Shiny, Streamlit, Spotfire, Dash, PowerBI, Tableau).
- Demonstrated employee development/mentorship; cross-functional collaboration; scientific curiosity; peer-reviewed publications.
Application Instructions:
- Apply at https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (or via Workday Jobs Hub). Application deadline is stated on the posting.
Compensation/Benefits (if applicable):
- Eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive (if applicable) and a comprehensive benefits package.
Responsibilities:
- Lead and mentor a multidisciplinary team (data engineering, data science, software development, predictive sciences).
- Design, implement, and optimize modern automated contextualized data pipelines for seamless data flow across scientific/operational domains.
- Create data visualization platforms/dashboards to support decision-making and democratize analytics access.
- Champion development and deployment of in silico modeling.
- Partner with operational SMEs to develop and implement change management strategies.
- Define and measure digital project metrics aligned with program goals; communicate business value realization.
Education Minimum Requirement:
- PhD, MS, or BS (or equivalent) in chemistry, engineering, data science, computer science, or related scientific discipline.
- BS +9 years; MS +8 years; PhD +6 years.
- Experience across pharmaceutical development, scientific data/analytics, analytical characterization, and digital insights.
Required Experience and Skills:
- Translate complex scientific or business problems into digital solutions.
- Strong people leadership, influencing, and change-management skills.
- Excellent communication, creativity, and interpersonal skills.
Preferred Experience and Skills:
- CMC experience (drug substance, drug product, analytical methods).
- Data analysis/modeling workflows including machine learning.
- Experience with internal drug modalities (small molecule, biologics, vaccines, peptides, drug conjugates).
- R and/or Python; Posit/RStudio/Jupyter.
- Data visualization tools (Shiny, Streamlit, Spotfire, Dash, PowerBI, Tableau).
- Demonstrated employee development/mentorship; cross-functional collaboration; scientific curiosity; peer-reviewed publications.
Application Instructions:
- Apply at https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (or via Workday Jobs Hub). Application deadline is stated on the posting.
Compensation/Benefits (if applicable):
- Eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive (if applicable) and a comprehensive benefits package.