Associate Director, Data & Analytics Strategy, Immunology
Merck · Rahway, NJ · 2 wk ago
Information Technology$157k–$247k/yrFull-time
About the role
This role will reside within the Digital Human Health US team for Pharma. This team operates as part of the US commercial team, providing strategic thought-partnership to US commercial stakeholders through understanding brand strategy and developing data strategy based on the business strategy.
Responsibilities
- Maintain an understanding of the Human Health commercial data landscape, including assigned 1st, 2nd and 3rd party data assets, spanning Health Care Professionals, consumer, payer, patient, account, etc.
- Partners with internal team to ingest/review external data sources for use by the analytic teams
- Conducts data needs assessments in assigned areas using input from key analytics and business stakeholders, identifies gaps in current data strategy versus ideal state & 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 such as gathering new 1st party assets.
- Works in close collaboration with the analytics, master data management teams to ensure appropriate implementation and value realization.
- Creates an environment of high-performance collaboration by building strong cross-functional teams.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Mathematics, Economics, Computer Science, Statistics, Decision Science, Marketing, Engineering, or Public Health is required.
- MBA, Master's degree or PhD degree is a plus.
- Strong business acumen with a keen ability to understand how data (Health Care Professionals, consumer, payer, patient, account, engagement, etc.) can be leveraged to inform critical commercial decisions and actions.
- Proven ability to analyze and assess the commercial value of data assets.
- Proven potential 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 operate in dynamic, transforming environment.
Qualifications
- Strong business acumen necessary to understand business stakeholders (marketing, sales, account management, operations, etc.) needs.
- Comprehensive package of benefits including medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days.
- Valid Driving License.
Skills
- Account Management
- Brand Strategy
- Data Management
- Demand Management
- Digital Analytics
- Immunology
- Immunotherapy
- Innovation
- Market Access
- Prioritization
- Requirements Management
- Stakeholder Relationship Management
- Vendor Management