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The successful candidate will combine strong data analytic and scientific reasoning with demonstrated ability to use generative AI agentic approach to solve complex scientific problems.\n\n**Key Responsibilities:**\n\n- Deliver solutions to challenging problems across pharmaceutical Research & Development\n- Collaborate with scientists, clinicians and regulatory agencies to translate scientific problems into tangible solutions.\n- Communicate ideas and concepts clearly, technical and non-technical audiences.\n- Author formal data analytic protocols and reports.\n\n**Qualifications:**\n\n- PhD or Master's degree with relevant quantitative education.\n- Demonstrated hands-on expertise with agentic AI, supported by concrete examples of solutions, tools, research, or applications.\n- Strong foundation in statistical reasoning, data analysis, and quantitative problem solving.\n- Evidence of passion for rapid learning, work independently and collaboratively in a team, and excellent communication.\n\n**Additional Valuable Experience:**\n\nExperience in one or more of the following is desirable:\n\n- Demonstrated expertise in commonly used statistical and analytical concepts, methodologies, and models\n- Experience with the full analytics pipeline, including problem formulation, data collection design, data processing, modeling and analysis, and the reporting and delivery of results.\n\n#EligibleforERP\n\nBARDS2020\n\n**Required Skills:**\n\nApplied Statistics, Bioinformatics, Biostatistics, Computational Biology, Data Analysis, Data Processing, Data Science, Generative AI, Intelligent Agents, Numerical Analysis, Problem Solving, Research Designs, Statistical Analysis, Statistics, Study Design\n\n**Preferred Skills:**\n\nCurrent Employees apply [HERE](https://wd5.myworkday.com/msd/d/task/1422$6687.htmld)\n\nCurrent Contingent Workers apply [HERE](https://wd5.myworkday.com/msd/d/task/1422$4020.htmld)\n\n**US and Puerto Rico Residents Only:**\n\nOur company is committed to inclusion, ensuring that candidates can engage in a hiring process that exhibits their true capabilities. Please [click here](https://survey.sogosurvey.com/r/aCdfqL) if you need an accommodation during the application or hiring process.\n\nAs an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, we provide equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. As a federal contractor, we comply with all affirmative action requirements for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. For more information about personal rights under the U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment laws, visit:\n\n[EEOC Know Your Rights](https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights_10_20.pdf)\n\n[EEOC GINA Supplement](https://www.eeoc.gov/gina-genetic-information-nondiscrimination)\n\nWe are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing together, talented, and committed people with diverse experiences, perspectives, skills and backgrounds. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when people with diverse ideas, broad experiences, backgrounds, and skills come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another's thinking and approach problems collectively.\n\n[Learn more about your rights, including under California, Colorado and other US State Acts](https://www.msdprivacy.com/us/en/CCPA-notice/)\n\nThe primary location for this posting is:\n\nUSA - New Jersey - Rahway\n\nWhere required by law, the compensation range for this role is provided below.\n\nThe salary range for the primary location of this role is:\n\n$117,000.00 - $184,200.00\n\nThis range reflects the Company's reasonable expectation of the base salary applicable to this role at the time of 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.\n\nWe 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](https://jobs.merck.com/us/en/compensation-and-benefits).\n\n**Additional location(s):** Please note the salary range above applies to the Primary Location of the position. Where a role has other listed locations, different compensation guidelines may apply. You may find the salary ranges for additional locations below. If the salary range is not listed for the location you are applying to, our Talent Acquisition team will provide further information to you relevant to your location.\n\n**Additional location(s) Compensation Information:**\n\n**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\n\n**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\n\n**Search Firm Representatives Please Read Carefully**\nMerck & 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.\n\n**Employee Status:**\n\nRegular\n\n**Relocation:**\n\nDomestic\n\n**VISA Sponsorship:**\n\nYes\n\n**Travel Requirements:**\n\n10%\n\n**Flexible Work Arrangements:**\n\nHybrid\n\n**Shift:**\n\nNot Indicated\n\n**Valid Driving License:**\n\nNo\n\n**Hazardous Material(s):**\n\nn/a\n\n**Job Posting End Date:**\n\n11/30/2026\n***A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day BEFORE the listed job posting end date. 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