Merck KGaA Posted August 15, 2026

Data Science & Business Analyst Expert

Rome, Rome, Italy FULL_TIME
Biostatistics & Data Science

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About this opportunity

Your Role

As a Data Science & Business Analyst Expert, you combine advanced data science, statistical modeling, and business analytics to generate actionable insights that accelerate development, optimize commercial strategies and support key business decisions.  Operating within Commercial Excellence, you turn complex datasets into actionable insights through exploratory data analysis, predictive modeling, and machine learning algorithms. You will design, build, and maintain interactive dashboards to communicate key performance indicators across functions, including Market Access, Medical Affairs, and IT. By leading data management and evaluating emerging AI and analytics tools, your efforts directly streamline operations and deliver a competitive edge in the pharmaceutical market.

Who You Are

Master’s degree in Data Science, Statistics, Biostatistics, Computer Science, or related field.

5+ years of experience in data science or analytics roles, ideally within pharma or healthcare.

Proficient in Python, R, SQL, and predictive machine learning algorithms.

Skilled in Tableau or Power BI for interactive dashboard creation.

Expert in exploratory data analysis and predictive modeling.

Cross-functional collaborator adept at translating data for stakeholders.

Curious continuous learner focused on adopting advanced technologies.

Salary Package:

Annual Base Salary (RAL):   €50.000 – €65.000

Categoria CCNL: B - A

Variable Compensation (AIP)

Welfare and Benefits Package

Job details

Seniority
Not listed
Function
Biostatistics & Data Science
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Rome, Rome, Italy
Employment type
FULL_TIME

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Biostatistics & Data Science role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 157 comparable Biostatistics & Data Science roles across 26 biopharma companies.

157Comparable roles tracked
148Currently active
26Companies hiring similar roles
19Countries represented

Salary context

56 of 157 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function. This posting doesn't list a seniority level, so peers aren't narrowed by seniority either -- the range below may span more levels than usual.

This roleSubject Not listed on this posting
Lowest disclosed · Sr. Computational Statistician (R2 – R3) · Lilly $46,842/yr – $117,289/yr
Highest disclosed · Executive Director, Biostatistics · Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc (US) $271,600/yr – $407,400/yr
Peer group range $82,066 – $339,500 (median $180,500)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 157 comparable roles

United States90
United Kingdom11
India10
Japan9
Germany8
Poland5

+ 13 more countries

Seniority mix

119 of 157 peers have a known seniority level

Senior29
Principal27
Manager21
Associate Director18
Director15
Intern/Fellow/Postdoc3
Senior Director3
Executive/VP2
Associate1

Therapeutic area mix

18 of 157 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology17
Rare Disease1

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The closest matches from our peer group, ranked by how similar they are, not how well you'd qualify for them -- treat this as market context, not a guaranteed shortlist; a weak match is labeled as one below.

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How we calculate "similar"

No black box, no LLM guesswork: a deterministic score built from four normalized attributes. Here's this role's own peer group at different match levels, so you can see the mechanism, not just the result.

Every comparison starts from the same 100-point budget: 25 for working in the same function, 40 for the same therapeutic area, 20 for the same or adjacent seniority, 15 for the same country. A dimension we can't confirm on both sides contributes nothing, never a guess, never a free pass.

40%
Principal Statistician
GSK Vaccines Institute for Global Health S.r.l. · Siena, Italy · Principal
Function Therapeutic area Seniority Country
25%
Advisor - Computational Statistician
Lilly · Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America · Associate
Function Therapeutic area Seniority Country
25%
Computational Statistician (R2-R4)
Lilly · Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America · Seniority not listed
Function Therapeutic area Seniority Country
25%
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Lilly · Hyogo, Japan · Principal
Function Therapeutic area Seniority Country
Unmatched or unknown dimensions score exactly the same: 0 points, never a partial guess. A role we know almost nothing about beyond its function bottoms out at 25%; it never inflates to 100% just because there's little to compare against. Seniority uses a defined ladder (Associate → Manager → Associate Director → Senior → Principal → Director → Senior Director → Executive/VP) so "Director" and "Senior Director" count as adjacent, but "Director" and "Executive/VP" do not.