Associate Director – Scientific Nomenclature and Reference Data
| Company | Merck |
|---|---|
| Location | North Wales, PA, USA, Linden, NJ, USA |
| Salary | $135500 – $213400 |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
Requirements
- Degree in chemistry, chemical engineering, or related scientific discipline plus relevant pharmaceutical/biotech industry experience – Bachelor’s and 8+ years, Master’s and 6+ years, PhD and 3+ years
- Completed at least one year of organic chemistry coursework
- Knowledge and experience with chemical nomenclature (IUPAC or CAS style), structures, and stereochemistry
- Experience with structure drawing software (ChemDraw, ACD, etc.)
- Knowledge or experience with terminology (dictionaries, thesauri, taxonomies, ontologies) or reference/master data standards (U.S. and/or international)
- Experience with master data management systems, content, and processes
- Experience in master data management, data standards and business rules, provenance and stewardship
- Experience with biomedical and/or chemical searching resources (SciFinder, STN, Medline/PubMed, Dialog, etc.)
- Familiarity with small molecules, biologics, and vaccines
- Broad understanding of drug discovery, development and research, clinical data coding and experience working within a regulated environment
- Ability to engage stakeholders to determine reference/master data requirements in support of their business needs, and deliver the data solution
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to convey technical and business information
- Strong prioritization and project management skills, with high attention to detail
- Ability to work effectively in a matrix environment
- Ability to work independently to drive tasks to completion and to act with appropriate accountability
- Excellent customer service orientation with prompt response to inquiries
- Ability to present in a group environment
- Ability to work under pressure in a changing environment with flexibility
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office products, especially Excel
Responsibilities
- Creating and maintaining reference data and chemical nomenclature throughout the lifecycle
- Entering reference and nomenclature data into a centralized database
- Performing data integrity review activities, including proofreading
- Developing rules to ensure data quality
- Contributing as a key player to discussions relating to the evolving standards of reference data and chemical nomenclature
- Leading nomenclature and reference data projects or other data management tasks
- Facilitating timely delivery of high-quality scientific nomenclature to meet the diverse needs of the business
- Supporting maintenance and testing for the reference data systems, including SDLC
- Identifying opportunities to improve efficiency, effectiveness and quality and implement changes
- Building and maintaining excellent relationships with end users/stakeholders, including outreach and engagement
- Identifying, evaluating, and/or developing new reference data sources
- Demonstrating knowledge of company policies and procedures governing information disclosure
Preferred Qualifications
- Knowledge of database structure and available tools to manage, extract, and report data
- Computer programming skills (i.e., XML, Python, etc.)
- Knowledge of text mining, machine learning, natural language processing, and data visualization
- Database searching skills (i.e. SQL)
- Familiarity with ontologies and data standards relevant to the biomedical industry (e.g. GO, MedDRA, CDISC, MESH, UMLS, HL7, WHO-Drug and ATC classes, IDMP)
- Experience designing and developing taxonomies, reference data or controlled vocabularies
- Familiarity with medical devices
- Experience with FAIR principles and other standards
- Experience writing and maintaining process documentation