Don’t be afraid to challenge yourself or put yourself in new and uncomfortable situations. Remain adaptable yet persistent, and you can achieve your goals.
Jeevaka Kiriella
Associate Director, Quantitative Sciences - Global Data Science
Digital & Data Science
Help us push data to a higher purpose—and your career to the same
Help us push data to a higher purpose—and your career to the same
As a science-based health and wellness company, our data scientists, analysts, and engineers are making a real impact on real people everywhere through cutting-edge, biopharmaceutical research. Help usher in the future of global health by joining our community of data lovers, scientists and technologist bringing their diverse talents together to accomplish amazing things.
Data connects everything1
Data impacts the work we do every day. We are using data to connect important things, such as medicines with the people and animals needing them most, all around the world. Data connects compelling questions to the right people and research, and connecting cutting edge science to the clinical world. And your data skills can connect you with some of the brightest analytical and creative minds you’ll ever work with.
A true science + tech culture
It makes sense that we're a bit data-obsessed. After all, we are a collaborative global community filled with brilliant statisticians, healthcare pros, mathematicians, biologists, engineers, and academics relentlessly pursuing our mission. That pursuit is enriched with networking opportunities such as an annual Data Science Symposium to surface the very best ideas, Expert Communities for mentoring, knowledge-sharing, and problem solving, and partnerships with major universities around the world
Land at a stable, solid company
Experience career rotations and upward mobility, build deep expertise within a domain, and engage in data science gigs, fellowships, and hackathons. Explore stability in a role that makes an impact in biopharma and is a viable career alternative to the technology sector and start-ups.
A diverse range of minds and roles
Data Scientist
Apply your deep data science skills to make an impact in any one of our critical areas, including discovery research, pharmaceutical development, manufacturing, marketing, sales and organizational enablement.
Analytics Lead
Work across functional teams (e.g. data science, IT and business intelligence (BI)) and client organizations (e.g. commercial, research or marketing) to deliver actionable insights, scalable products and research.
Data Engineer
Use your passion for data and development to help make our data actionable to the enterprise and teams across the company. Learn more about how you can grow your career with your expertise in data stewardship and data visualization.
Data Analyst
Create compelling research through your analytics, BI, data visualization, and storytelling abilities. Learn how you can grow your business insights and data visualization skills.
Our purpose-driven data people
Our purpose-driven data people
I’ve had opportunities to explore datasets computationally and then see the results of such analyses on patient care. It’s humbling to be able to work on these projects and know that in the future they can make a difference for someone.
Dr. Cory Haley White
Principle Scientist, Bioinformatic
At our company, there’s an enthusiasm around data science innovation to proactively inform critical and strategic business decisions aligned to our purpose. We continuously level-up as we continue to invest in machine learning platforms and programming options for data scientists.
Valerie Coddington
Director, Data Science
Every day there are new challenges arising in business. We are leveraging data and analytics to turn challenges to opportunities.
Li Gan
Associate Director, Supply Chain
To improve patients’ access to best care through data-driven innovation is what I do every day!
Yearn Li
Associate Director, Outcomes Research
Real-world Data Analytics & Innovation 2
Real-world Data Analytics & Innovation 2
It is an exciting place to work because of the continued commitment to, and investment in, data and digital sciences. As an executive director of the Merck Digital Sciences Studio, a startup accelerator program, I’ve experienced first-hand the innovative spirit and the encouragement to push boundaries that enable drug discovery and development.
Geof Hannigan
Principal Scientist, Data Genome Sciences
I am excited to join the team during such an incremental time where there is a strong focus on digital, data and analytics. The ability to be at the forefront to impact this transformation with an amazing team is like hitting the jackpot.
Nuray Yurt
Business Engagement and Activation Lead for Digital,
Data and Analytics at Merck Human Health
Data and Analytics at Merck Human Health
It is great to be a part of a growing Modeling and Informatics team that values diversity and sustains a flexible culture. From my perspective, our company has a great opportunity to develop AI/ML approaches for the drug discovery process.
BoRam Lee
Sr. Scientist, Chemistry
I’ve had the opportunity to leverage my foundational training in computational biology and data science to impact multiple stages of drug development which has been a dream come true. This has allowed me to directly contribute to our shared purpose of improving lives across the world.
Vinay Varadan
Executive Director,
Bioinformatics within Data and Genome Sciences
Bioinformatics within Data and Genome Sciences
Benefits + wellbeing
Our mission to care for global health begins at home with ourselves. Your career here is generously supported in a holistic way. You love your work, but we know it's merely the foundation of what is truly important in your life.
- A supportive work culture with flexible work arrangements, summer hours and year-end shutdown
- Competitive compensation including annual bonus, 401K with match, non-profit donation with 100% match
- Hybrid work across the globe: whether you're in Pune, Prague, or Pennsylvania, you choose the work mode right for you
Great tech + projects
Joining a true science and tech community like ours means getting your hands on cutting-edge technology as you engage in innovative data analytics projects.
It also means embarking on a career that can do good things for yourself through continuing education and training, data science gigs, hackathons, fellowships, and certifications.
Our Data Science awards, partnerships, and open-source contributions all combine to offer professional growth, mentoring, knowledge-sharing, networking, and more.
It also means embarking on a career that can do good things for yourself through continuing education and training, data science gigs, hackathons, fellowships, and certifications.
Our Data Science awards, partnerships, and open-source contributions all combine to offer professional growth, mentoring, knowledge-sharing, networking, and more.
Diversity, equity + inclusion
Our workforce is as diverse as the people we serve, but it’s only half our story. Inclusion, a sense of belonging, is just as important. When our employees know they are crucial to our work, not only will they thrive, but our company will, too. Here are just a few data points worth sharing:
- 51% of new hires are female
- 17K employees participate in Employee Resource Groups
- >99% pay equity in the U.S.
We put our values to work and it shows
We put our values to work and it shows
Data Science Awards
CMS AI Health Outcome Challenge – Top 25 Innovator for developing AI and machine learning technologies to predict health outcomes
CIO 100 Manufacturing Leadership Award for achieving the highest level of operations and strategic excellence in IT resulting in competitive advantages.
Multiple Manufacturing Leadership Awards including Manufacturing Leadership Award, HawkAVI, and ALPS
Data Science Partnerships
- Harvard
- Corning
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
- Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Open-Source Data Science Contributions
We have our own GitHub channel and R CRAN packages including Rscp, Heemod and randomForest