Merck

Merck

Sr. Specialist, Data Analysis (Hybrid - Rahway, NJ)

USA - New Jersey - Rahway · Senior · Contract

Sponsorship not specified$117k-$184kDetected 71 days ago
PythonSQLDatabricksSparkData AnalysisData EngineeringData VisualizationComplianceProject ManagementAgileJiraFinancial AnalysisAccountingSAPAuditingERPHRISLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationMentoringInternal Audit

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55Sponsors, lottery-bound
Cap-exempt (no lottery)0
Sponsors this role85
Entry-level history0
PERM / green-card track0
Lottery odds (Level III)83
Fits your clock70

Sponsors, but it's cap-subject — you still face the weighted lottery (~45% per draw at Level III). Good if you win; have a cap-exempt backup on your list.

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H-1B wage level

the lottery is wage-weighted — each level is one more entry

Level II · 2×
Level I$87,2561 entry
Level II$115,8352 entries
Level III$144,4143 entries
Level IV$172,9944 entries

$27,414 more — $144,414 — moves this role to Level III and 3 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.

Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $144,414 would place this position at wage Level III. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Data Scientists" for prevailing-wage purposes.

DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Data Scientists (15-2051) · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.

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About the role

  • Our Finance team brings financial perspectives into overall strategic and tactical decision making.
  • We use state-of-the-art techniques for financial analysis, planning, accounting, reporting, and performance evaluation.
  • This allows the organization to continue advancing medical innovation and improve lives.

Responsibilities

  • Support audit teams with data requests from different financial, accounting, and compliance systems within the company.
  • Lead and create analytical projects and dashboards with various datasets to drive real-time risk assessments and control insights utilizing Power BI and other Microsoft applications.
  • Lead and participate in team projects working with different team members and deliver outputs within agile project management methods.
  • Develop automations to drive time savings and process efficiencies with technologies like UiPath, Dataiku, and Python/R.
  • Document technical solutions as per SDLC and guidance.
  • Collaborate with and present to other finance and data analytics groups to share common learnings and leverage existing solutions.
  • Experiment and sandbox with new systems and technology to drive new learnings and greater support capabilities.
  • Participate in the execution of financial, operational, SOX 404 and IT audits, integrated audits, and process audits, both domestic and abroad to maintain a strong internal control environment at our Company.

Requirements

  • Required Experience and
  • Minimum of 2 years of work experience in Finance, Internal Audit or Data Analytics Strong data analytical skills, including transformation, modeling, analysis, and visualization.
  • Required Experience and Skills: Minimum of 2 years of work experience in Finance, Internal Audit or Data Analytics Strong data analytical skills, including transformation, modeling, analysis, and visualization.

Nice to have

  • Preferred Experience and Skills: Strong understanding of our Company financial system structure and financial controls.
  • BS in Finance, Business Analytics, or Computer Science preferred, but any academic curriculum focus on data analytics is accepted.

Skills

  • Strong experience with Microsoft Excel.
  • Knowledge of advanced / predictive data analytics.
  • Knowledge of general data governance practices and compliance with SDLC.
  • Strong passion for data, technology, and finance Effective written and verbal communications skills.
  • Demonstration of ethics and integrity within a professional work environment.
  • Up to 10% of the time, both domestic and international.
  • Strong understanding of our Company financial system structure and financial controls.
  • Experience with financial auditing, financial controls, and/or compliance.
  • Programming knowledge with Python, R, or related languages. #eligibleforerp
  • HERE Current Contingent Workers apply HERE US and Puerto Rico Residents Only:

Compensation

  • Learn more about your rights, including under California, Colorado and other US State Acts The salary range for this role is $117,000.00 - $184,200.00 This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role

Benefits

  • Position Qualifications: Required Education: BS in Finance, Business Analytics, or Computer Science preferred, but any academic curriculum focus on data analytics is accepted.

Company info

  • Position Overview: Our Company's Corporate Audit and Assurance Services (MCAAS) plays a pivotal role in ensuring a strong financial control and compliance environment within our organization.
  • MCAAS is responsible for providing independent and objective assurance services to evaluate and enhance the effectiveness of our Company's risk management, control, and governance processes.
  • As a member of the MCAAS Innovation team, you will play a crucial role in contributing to MCAAS's mission of upholding a robust financial control and compliance environment at our Company.
  • Our Company's Corporate Audit and Assurance Services (MCAAS) plays a pivotal role in ensuring a strong financial control and compliance environment within our organization.

Equal opportunity

  • Employment laws, visit: EEOC Know Your Rights EEOC GINA Supplement We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing together, talented, and committed people with diverse experiences, perspectives, skills and backgrounds. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when people with diverse ideas, broad experiences, backgrounds, and skills come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another's thinking and approach problems collectively. Learn more about your rights, including under California, Colorado and other US State Acts The salary range for this role is $117,000.00 - $184,200.00 This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee's position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, government requirements, and business or organizational needs. The successful candidate will be eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable. We offer a comprehensive package of benefits. Available benefits include medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days. More information about benefits is available at https://jobs.merck.com/us/en/compensation-and-benefits. You can apply for this role through https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (or via the Workday Jobs Hub if you are a current employee). The application deadline for this position is stated on this posting. San Francisco Residents Only: We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance Los Angeles Residents Only: We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance Search Firm Representatives Please Read Carefully Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, USA, does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All CVs / resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company. No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place. Where agency agreements are in place, introductions are position specific. Please, no phone calls or emails. Employee Status: Regular Relocation: No relocation VISA Sponsorship: No Travel Requirements: 10% Flexible Work Arrangements: Hybrid Shift: Not Indicated Valid Driving License: No Hazardous Material(s): N/A Job Posting End Date: 08/17/2026 *A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day BEFORE the listed job posting end date. Please ensure you apply to a job posting no later than the day BEFORE the job posting end date. Our company is a global health care leader with a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines and animal health products. The difference between potential and achievement lies in the spark that fuels innovation and inventiveness
  • this is the space where we have codified our legacy for over a century. Our success is backed by ethical integrity, forward momentum, and an inspiring mission to achieve new milestones in global healthcare.
  • Employment laws, visit: EEOC Know Your Rights EEOC GINA Supplement We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing together, talented, and committed people with diverse experiences, perspectives, skills and backgrounds.
  • The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when people with diverse ideas, broad experiences, backgrounds, and skills come together in an inclusive environment.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • Employee Status: Regular Relocation: No relocation VISA Sponsorship: No Travel Requirements: 10% Flexible Work Arrangements: Hybrid Shift: Not Indicated Valid Driving License: No Hazardous Material(s): N/A Job Posting End Date: 08/17/2026 *
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