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Data Strategy & Innovation Leader, Director:

The leader is responsible for ensuring Human Health (HH) has an industry-leading strategy and approach to sourcing and creating commercial data assets to inform business critical decisions and actions. The leader will be responsible for creating, owning and implementing the HH data asset strategy and innovation agenda for select new and pipeline products.

Job Responsibilities:

• Actively maintains an understanding of the HH commercial data landscape, including 1st, 2nd and 3rd party data assets, spanning HCP, Consumer, payer, patient, account. Maintains a working knowledge of the use cases and value associated with each data asset.

• Continually scans the external environment for new valuable data assets and potential data partnerships.

• Conducts data needs assessments using input from key analytics and business stakeholders, identifies gaps in current data strategy versus ideal state and prioritizes identified gaps.

• Builds and executes plans to fill prioritized gaps, including acquisition of new assets from external sources, or identifying partners to create needed assets, or enacting internal initiatives.

• Leads team in conducting data innovation analytics including data quality assessments, fit-for-purpose analyses, and proof-of-concept use case tests.

• Works in close collaboration with cross-functional teams such as Account Management, Business Insights and Analytics, Brand, Payer, and RWE to achieve value realization from data investments.

• Responsible for forming and maintaining productive working partnerships with key data providers.

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Qualifications:

• Overall, proven ability to build a data asset strategy & innovation agenda and lead its execution.

• Strong business acumen with a keen ability to understand how data (HCP, consumer, payer, patient, account, engagement) can be leveraged to inform critical commercial decisions and actions.

• Proven ability to lead a team in analyzing and assessing the commercial value of data assets.

• Deep business acumen necessary to understand business stakeholders (marketing, sales, account management, operations) needs.

• Proven ability to effectively collaborate with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders.

• Intellectual curiosity and ability to identify innovative approaches to addressing data needs.

• Excellent presentation, analytics and communication skills, both written and oral, are required to synthesize key issues and communicate/persuade constituencies towards specific actions and initiatives.

• Ability to attain “trusted advisor” status with key stakeholders and business clients.

• Ability to lead and operate in dynamic, transforming environment.

• Experience working with multiple pharmaceutical companies

• Prior consulting firm experience.

Knowledge & Education

Required:

• BA / BS in Quantitative Business Analytics, Quantitative or Medical Sciences, Engineering or Operations Research.

• Knowledge of commercial analytics space leveraging data to inform critical business choices.

• Leading analytic teams.

• Working with life sciences data

Preferred:

• MS / PhD in Quantitative Business Analytics, Quantitative Sciences, Engineering, Operations Research or Life Sciences.

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US and Puerto Rico Residents Only:

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U.S. Hybrid Work Model

Effective September 5, 2023, employees in office-based positions in the U.S. will be working a Hybrid work consisting of three total days on-site per week, Monday - Thursday, although the specific days may vary by site or organization, with Friday designated as a remote-working day, unless business critical tasks require an on-site presence.This Hybrid work model does not apply to, and daily in-person attendance is required for, field-based positions; facility-based, manufacturing-based, or research-based positions where the work to be performed is located at a Company site; positions covered by a collective-bargaining agreement (unless the agreement provides for hybrid work); or any other position for which the Company has determined the job requirements cannot be reasonably met working remotely. Please note, this Hybrid work model guidance also does not apply to roles that have been designated as “remote”.

The Company is required to provide a reasonable estimate of the salary range for this job in certain states and cities within the United States. Final determinations with respect to salary will take into account a number of factors, which may include, but not be limited to the primary work location and the chosen candidate’s relevant skills, experience, and education.

Expected US salary range:

$169,700.00 - $267,200.00

Available benefits include bonus eligibility, long term incentive if applicable, health care and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, paid holidays, vacation, and sick days. A summary of benefits is listed here (https://www.benefitsatmerck.com/) .

San Francisco Residents Only: We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

Los Angeles Residents Only: We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance

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Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, USA, does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All CVs / resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company. No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place. Where agency agreements are in place, introductions are position specific. Please, no phone calls or emails.

Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

No relocation

VISA Sponsorship:

No

Travel Requirements:

10%

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Remote

Shift:

Not Indicated

Valid Driving License:

No

Hazardous Material(s):

N/A

Required Skills:

Business Analysis, Data Science, Demand Management, Innovation, Requirements Management, Sourcing and Procurement, Stakeholder Relationship Management, Strategic Planning

Preferred Skills:

Job Posting End Date:

03/18/2025

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Requisition ID: R339271