Merck KGaA Posted August 15, 2026

Data Scientist

Seoul, Seoul, Korea (the Republic of) FULL_TIME
Biostatistics & Data Science

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About this opportunity

Your role:

You want to develop AI solutions that have a tangible impact on our Electronics business?

Join our international team of digital experts as a Data Scientist! In this role, you will work on transformative use cases achieving measurable impact for our Integrated Supply Chain business functions. You will help translate business requirements into the right solution design and implement effective and robust tools on our internal Data & Analytics platform powered by Palantir Foundry and AWS. Throughout the use case journey, you will collaborate closely with other digital roles (product owners, data analysts, data engineers) and domain experts. As part of a broader team of Data Scientists within our department, and an active community of digital and AI experts across our company, there are many opportunities to grow and continuously learn from each other.

Who you are:

Bachelor or Master in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Engineering, Operations Research, or a similar field

2+ years of professional experience applying Data Science outside academia, preferably in Supply Chain related fields

Proficiency in English is a must, knowledge of Korean, Japanese, or Mandarin is a plus

Good knowledge in a broad range of Data Science methods (for example, tabular data ML, time series forecasting, simulation & optimization, generative AI) with hands-on experience in some areas

Very good coding skills in Python with experience in collaborative development and rapid prototyping

Initial experience in building end-to-end applications with basic knowledge in cloud-based stacks for ML Engineering and CI/CD

Excellent communication skills to interact with diverse stakeholders and ability to present complex technical concepts to non-expert audiences, paired with a curious mindset and a spirit of taking initiative

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Job details

Seniority
Not listed
Function
Biostatistics & Data Science
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Seoul, Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
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
18Countries 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

+ 12 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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How we calculate "similar"

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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.

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Function Therapeutic area Seniority Country
25%
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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.