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Senior Specialist , Data Science, Ophthalmology

at Merck

📍 2 Locations Hybrid 💰 $129K – $203K USD / year Posted March 31, 2026
Salary $129K – $203K USD / year
Type Full-Time
Experience senior
Exp. Years 3+ years
Education BS (or equivalent) in Data Science, Mathematics, Economics, Computer Science, Statistics, Decision Science, Marketing, Engineering, Public Health, or equivalent scientific/commercial discipline.
Category Data & Analytics

Senior Specialist in Data Science for Ophthalmology will develop data-driven insights to support launch and market strategies, leveraging AI/GenAI, NLP, and healthcare data (EMR/EHR, IQVIA APLD). The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration and communication with commercial teams.

  • Translate business needs to analytical plans
  • Develop data-driven insights for US marketing
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams
  • Apply GenAI to analytics and automation
  • Leverage EMR/claims data to drive insights

Focus on AI/GenAI, ML, NLP modeling, data mining of healthcare data (EMR, claims), and data visualization. Proficiency in Python, R, SAS, and SQL required; experience applying analytics to ophthalmology domain is preferred.

The ideal candidate is a senior data scientist with 3+ years delivering analytics in healthcare, with ophthalmology domain knowledge and hands-on experience in AI/GenAI, NLP, and EMR/claims data. They excel at translating business needs into scalable data science solutions and communicating insights to cross-functional stakeholders.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)GenAIOphthalmology domain knowledgeData science experiencePythonSQLNLPMachine LearningEMR/Claims dataStakeholder management
Experience applying agentic AIHealthcare data privacyGenAI for marketing analyticsCross-functional collaboration
IQVIA APLDPythonRSASSQLTableau
Data ScienceData AnalysisMachine Learning (ML)Artificial Intelligence (AI)Natural Language Processing (NLP)PythonRSASSQLData VisualizationEMREMR/EHRClaims DataIQVIA APLDOphthalmologyOphthalmology dataStakeholder Relationship ManagementData VisualizationHealthcare Analytics
Artificial Intelligence (AI)GenAIOphthalmologyPythonRSASSQLNLPMachine Learning (ML)Natural Language ProcessingEMREMR/EHRClaims DataIQVIA APLDData VisualizationTableauPower BIData AnalysisData MiningHealthcare Analytics
CommunicationStakeholder managementCollaborativeIndependent thinkerStrategic mindset
Industry Healthcare & Medical
Job Function Provide data science support for ophthalmology commercial analytics to inform go-to-market strategies.
Role Subtype data analytics lead
Tech Domains Tableau, Spotfire, Power BI, Python, SQL, Microsoft Excel
Artificial Intelligence (AI)GenAIOphthalmologyData ScienceData AnalyticsPythonRSASSQLNLPMachine LearningNLP modelingEMREMR/EHRIQVIA APLDData VisualizationTableauPower BIHealthcare analyticsstakeholder managementcross-functional collaborationagentic AIophthalmology datadata scienceophthalmologypythonnlpmachine learningemrclaims dataiqvia apldsql

Lack of ophthalmology domain knowledge, Insufficient experience with healthcare data (EMR/claims), Inability to work in a hybrid model or across locations

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