Program Lead - Scientific Information Architecture & Search Job

Program Lead - Scientific Information Architecture & Search-PRO009320

Description

Merck is a global health care leader with a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines and consumer health products, as well as animal health products. Today, we are building a new kind of healthcare company - one that is ready to help create a healthier future for all of us.

Our ability to excel depends on the integrity, knowledge, imagination, skill, diversity and teamwork of people like you. To this end, we strive to create an environment of mutual respect, encouragement and teamwork. As part of our global team, you'll have the opportunity to collaborate with talented and dedicated colleagues while developing and expanding your career.


The Informatics department develops, supports and enables the application of informatics across Merck, in partnership with quantitative and knowledge management organizations throughout the company. Our world-class team is currently seeking outstanding informatics professionals to join our global team supporting advanced search, data mining, analytics and knowledge management capabilities.

The Informatics Program Lead will be responsible for developing and executing informatics programs utilizing unstructured and structured data, information and knowledge to enable Merck Research Labs drug discovery, development and commercialization objectives. This position will play a leadership role for Merck, representing Informatics in Merck's relationships with key partners; collaborating with Merck Knowledge Management / Knowledge Discovery, Global Security and other internal partners in realizing a coherent strategy for applying innovative search, data mining and knowledge management capabilities.

The Program lead will manage virtual teams spanning multiple sites and functional areas to implement innovative informatics programs, effectively defining and communicating objectives, processes, milestones, budgets and deliverables. This leader will also contribute to the strategic objectives of informatics broadly at Merck, and will recommend, evaluate and manage new informatics opportunities, initiatives, and partnerships, working with Merck innovation teams to support informatics components of adjacency opportunities.

Specific responsibilities for this role include:

* Developing and managing a portfolio of programs to enable informatics capabilities for advanced search, knowledge management and semantic technologies.
* Lead and/or coordinate formulation of enterprise-wide advanced search and data mining platforms.
* Create innovative tools and systems, e.g. data mining, web-scraping, semantic web, high performance computing, visualization etc. in coordination with internal and external software engineering teams that have company-wide impact.

Qualifications

Education:

* Minimum of MS degree in biostatistics, computer science, information technology or other relevant field.

Required:

* A minimum of ten years of relevant work experience in bioinformatics, information technology and/or drug discovery in an academic or industry environment.
* Significant experience with advanced search technologies
* Demonstrated history as a self-motivating, productive, innovative, interdisciplinary leader in information technology, advanced search and knowledge engineering.
* Capability to quickly grasp new technological concepts and convey their business value.
* Highly collaborative, with a strong track record of building communities and teams; demonstrated productivity in complex organizations.
* Demonstrated ability to listen to customers' needs, develop practical informatics solutions combining off the shelf and customized components to meet their requirements, trust and respect.
* Outstanding written and verbal communication and presentation skills; excellent team-building and interpersonal/management capabilities; effective planning and organizational abilities.

Preferred:

* Exposure to the best practices of industry leaders in information technology, knowledge management and advanced search are desired.
* Demonstrated ability to collaborate with external vendors and partner companies to develop innovative informatics and analytics solutions to meet emerging industry needs.
* Experience communicating at the senior executive (VP) level, skills in negotiation and relationship skills along with high personal integrity, credibility, and energy.

Our employees are the key to our company's success. We demonstrate our commitment to our employees by offering a competitive and valuable rewards program. Merck's benefits are designed to support the wide range of goals, needs and lifestyles of our employees, and many of the people that matter the most in their lives.

merck.com/careers to create a profile and your resume for requisition # PRO009320.

Merck is an equal opportunity employer, M/F/D/V - proudly embracing diversity in all of its manifestations.


Search Firm Representatives Please Read Carefully:

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Job
: Program/Project Management

Primary Location: US-NJ-Kenilworth
Other Locations: US-MA-Boston
Employee Status: Regular

Travel
: Yes, 5% of the time
Number of Openings: 1

Nearest Major Market: New York City
Nearest Secondary Market: Newark
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