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Lead Business Consulting for Digital, Data Analytics & Innovation (DDA) for Asia Pacific (AP)Act as the primary point of contact for the market leadership teams for all 10 AP markets (including Managing Directors, Business Unit Directors, Commercial Operations Directors)Lead & Set-up a DDA-led Consulting Organisation of 20+ highly talented Business Strategy, Innovation and Engagement leads in 10 AP markets (South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Philippines, Thailand, India, Indonesia, Singapore-Malaysia, Australia-New Zealand & Vietnam).Oversee a 15 MN Venture Capital Strategic Value Fund & partnership opportunities with the responsibility to managing Open-Innovation-Lab activities to enable outside-in startup collaborations, to solve for affordability, access & Go-To-Market problem statements across the 10 AP MarketsBased in Singapore, the regional hub for Asia Pacific (AP) and top-ranked biopharmaceutical company on The Straits Times and Statista\xe2\x80\x99s list of Best Employers in Singapore for four consecutive years (2020- 2023).THE OPPORTUNITYOur team is innovating how we understand the needs of our healthcare consumers, patients/caregivers and HCPs in this VUCA world. Working cross functionally we are inventing new ways of communicating, interacting with our customers and patients, and measuring these experiences to drive continuous improvement and competitive advantage.To be successful you will need to achieve 5 key objectives:Formulate market and franchise specific problem statement hypotheses in coordination with global, regional, and local teams. Partner to Consult with business teams to sieve the need vs want in business demand, towards application of digital, data analytics & innovation capabilities to solve for the problem statement Frame the need into demand & scope to enable the Capability teams (of Integrated Market Research, Forecasting & Visualisation, Applied Data Science, DDA Engineering, Omnichannel- HCP & Consumer, Marketing Transformation & Idea Studio Venture Capital Fund) to deliver the applied DDA solve on-time Most importantly, enable Customer Success by embedding & scaling DDA products in everyday operations so that they become business-as-usual And, continually enable change management by shaping mindsets & toolsets across all Asia Pacific Markets, in partnership with DDA Capability & Commercial teams to develop and implement applied DDA solutions.AP DDA is a part of the Human Health Digital, Data & Analytics (HH DDA) team. The HH DDA team spans over 80 markets across the globe and focuses on leveraging digital technologies, data analytics, and advanced analytics techniques to enable data-driven decision making and innovation within the healthcare industry. With us, you will have the opportunity to explore different career paths across our business, including joining in a vibrant community of like-minded global professional in this future-ready team.WHAT YOU MUST HAVETo be successful in this role, you will have strong experience in ideating and implementing 0 to 1 strategies with an early stage / growth stage startup/ entrepreneurial mindset, and an innate joy to celebrate and learn from failures.Minimum 15 years of experience in leading P&L-as Associate Partner and above, in Big 5 consulting Firms specialised in Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals, with subject matter expertise across Digital, Data Analytics, Innovation including Venture Capital Fund domains, with management experience in leading diverse cross-functional teams across markets in healthcareDeep understanding of Asia Pacific markets. Fluency in English, both spoken and written, with an ability to synthesize data/insights into actionable business recommendations backed by Structured problem- solving skills and analytical rigorCapability to communicate, collaborate and drive adoption and change across a range of local, regional, and global functions, with the empathy and sensitivity for cultural differences and can rally teams to action and outcomesStrong project and people management skills, with intellectual curiosity and the ability to create a vision as well as execute complex initiatives in matrix structures and a get things done attitudeBachelor of Science (or equivalent) in Data Science, Computer Science, Management Information Systems, IT, or other-related disciplines; an MBA from an accredited university is preferredOur Human Health Division maintains a \xe2\x80\x9cpatient first, profits later\xe2\x80\x9d ideology. The organization is comprised of sales, marketing, market access, digital analytics and commercial professionals who are enthusiastic about their role in bringing our medicines to our customers worldwide.Who we are:We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA in theUnited States and Canada and MSD everywhere else. For more than a century, we have been inventing for life, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world\'s most challenging diseases. Today, our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world.What we look forImagine getting up in the morning for a job as important as helping to save andimprove lives around the world. Here, you have that opportunity. You can putyour empathy, creativity, digital mastery, or scienti\xef\xac\x81c genius to work incollaboration with a diverse group of colleagues who pursue and bring hope tocountless people who are battling some of the most challenging diseases of our time. Our team is constantly evolving, so if you are among the intellectuallycurious, join us\xe2\x80\x94and start making your impact today.Current Employees applyCurrent Contingent Workers applySearch Firm Representatives Please Read Carefully
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