Job Description

Our Information Technology organization partners with colleagues across the business to help serve our patients and customers around the world. We are a high-energy team of dynamic, innovative individuals dedicated to advancing our contribution to global medical innovation by leveraging information and technology to efficiently advance the business by driving revenue and productivity.

We invite you to be part of the Central Data & Analytics team within the Chief Technology Office as an AI & Unstructured Data Lead, Consumption & Insights. If you're passionate about search, exploration, and AI-powered analytics, this role provides a thrilling opportunity to take our platforms to new heights of success and apply the most advanced GenAI to real-world analytics.

As part of the Consumption & Insights team, your work will create a seamless experience for analytics experts to unlock the potential of data and interactive analytics across the enterprise. You'll play a crucial part in enabling the discovery, exploration, and extraction of insights from unstructured data across the company, fostering efficiency and reducing fragmentation.

Key Responsibilities 

Shape the overall strategy for Consumption & Insights, particularly in the areas of unstructured data, search augmented analytics and generative AI 

Collaborate with product managers to shape the product visions and drive adoption and engagement 

Engage with various business and technology stakeholders to gather product feedback, identify capability gaps, and explore new opportunities for capabilities and products 

Innovate in the area of AI-Powered Data and Analytics to create a seamless experience with both structured and unstructured data 

Partner with key technology and service providers to ensure their products, roadmaps, and strategies meet our company’s needs 

Drive alignment with business stakeholders, architects, and other product teams

Discover and implement ways to improve reliability, efficiency, and quality across all phases of the development and operations lifecycle 

Foster a close relationship with your divisional counterparts 

Iterates, validates, and communications clear vision, strategy, priorities, and timelines with all stakeholders

Leads cross-functional strategic initiatives and drive execution to realize business outcomes

Drives, monitors, and manages ongoing prioritization of strategic initiatives, backed by data-driven analysis

Builds and shares thought leadership to internal and external customers, as well as industry channels

Promotes team integration, cross-functional collaboration, and communication

Identifies solutions to simplify and improve efficiency in ways of working

Partner with key stakeholders to deliver enterprise-wide, innovative, and/or transformative programs

Assess current capabilities against capabilities required to realize overall strategy

Includes specializations such as Digital Technology & Innovation (not exhaustive)

Includes roles such as Business Analytics Engagement Lead and Data Asset Strategist (not exhaustive)

Education:

Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field. A master's degree is preferred but not required.

Required Skills and Experience:

8-10 years of experience in software engineering or data science 

2-5 years of experience as a software engineering manager 

Strategic thinking, architecture, and thought leadership skills 

Demonstrated understanding of enterprise architecture principles 

Experience with unstructured data and GenAI 

Familiarity with either AWS cloud ecosystem or Azure Cloud ecosystem from a data engineering/analytics perspective 

Experience with self-service analytics, API and Integrations 

Excellent communication and presentation skills 

Experience with DevOps and Agile practices 

Demonstrated ability to coordinate teams and activities in a complex international environment 

Understanding of Generative AI, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, and document intelligence 

Proven track record of delivering projects on time and within budget 

Familiarity with Release Management, Problem and Incident Management, and Software Development Life Cycle best practices 

Demonstrate strong leadership on managing stakeholder Relationships

Bring Data Consumption & Insights Though leadership and Strategic Planning

Manage High-level Business Analysis of strategy and translation into valuable solution

Preferred Skills and Experience:

Experience with semantic search technologies, taxonomies, classification, knowledge graphs 

High-level knowledge of Microsoft Search stack, Elasticsearch and/or OpenSearch 

Previous experience with Java and Spring Boot Framework 

Prior experience with Infrastructure as code 

NOTICE FOR INTERNAL APPLICANTS

In accordance with Managers' Policy - Job Posting and Employee Placement, all employees subject to this policy are required to have a minimum of twelve (12) months of service in current position prior to applying for open positions.

If you have been offered a separation benefits package, but have not yet reached your separation date and are offered a position within the salary and geographical parameters as set forth in the Summary Plan Description (SPD) of your separation package, then you are no longer eligible for your separation benefits package. To discuss in more detail, please contact your HRBP or Talent Acquisition Advisor.

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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:

$149,400.00 - $235,100.00

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.

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

Search Firm Representatives Please Read Carefully 
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:

Hybrid

Shift:

1st - Day

Valid Driving License:

No

Hazardous Material(s):

n/a

Required Skills:

Business Intelligence (BI), Data Engineering, Data Modeling, Data Science, Data Visualization, Machine Learning, Software Development, Stakeholder Relationship Management, Waterfall Project Management

Preferred Skills:

Strategy Deployment, Strategy Development

Job Posting End Date:

10/31/2024

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Requisition ID:R309280