Associate Director, Business Insights and Analytics

Job Description

The Business Insights and Analytics (BIA) team is seeking an Associate Director to lead its business performance sub-team. This pivotal "Quarterback" role will partner with cross-functional teams across Digital Human Health (DHH) to deliver business insights that will help drive marketing strategy and execution as well as enhance customer experience and engagement. Time allocation for this role consists of 80% leading analytics and 20% presenting and working directly with key marketing stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

• Leadership and Mentorship: Lead a team of business analysts, providing guidance on best practices in data analytics, data visualization and storytelling with data.

• Lead and Innovate: Engage with BU leaders across the US commercial and DHH organization to prioritize and enhance customer engagement solutions, ultimately delivering on business performance.

• Expertise in Data & Analytics: Serve as a subject matter expert in customer segmentation, targeting, predictive models & prescriptive analytics and as trusted advisor to inform commercial customer engagement decisions.

• Optimize: Drive the implementation of new analytics methodologies to optimize sales force promotion resource management decisions for the brand and in support of the larger portfolio.

• Business Translation: Translate complex business needs and priorities into analytical plans, providing actionable insights and effectively communicating advanced analytics to inform business decisions.

• Collaboration: Work closely with DHH colleagues (i.e., data visualization, data solutions) and Marketing stakeholders to deliver best-in-class solutions and >

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  The salary range for this role is

  $156,900.00 - $247,000.00

  This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, government requirements, and business or organizational needs.

  The successful candidate will be eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable.

  We offer a comprehensive package of benefits. Available benefits include 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. More information about benefits is available at https://jobs.merck.com/us/en/compensation-and-benefits.

  You can apply for this role through https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (or via the Workday Jobs Hub if you are a current employee). The application deadline for this position is stated on this posting.

  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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  Employee Status:

  Regular

  Relocation:

  No relocation

  VISA Sponsorship:

  No

  Travel Requirements:

  10%

  Flexible Work Arrangements:

  Hybrid

  Shift:

  Not Indicated

  Valid Driving License:

  No

  Hazardous Material(s):

  N/A

  Job Posting End Date:

  06/20/2026

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