Senior / Data & AI Solutions Engineer – Automation, Analytics & AI

Job Description

We are seeking a Data Engineer with strong technical expertise and a business-oriented mindset to lead end-to-end data, automation, and AI solutions. The role requires the ability to understand business needs and translate them into scalable, reliable technology solutions.

The successful candidate will design, develop, and maintain data pipelines, automation processes, analytics, and AI-enabled solutions that drive operational efficiency and data-informed decision-making. Strong collaboration, teamwork, and communication skills are essential, including fluency in English and the ability to work effectively with both technical and business stakeholders in a local and global environment.

Experience with Microsoft technologies (e.g., Azure, Power Platform, Power BI, Copilot) is a strong advantage. The position combines hands-on data engineering with automation, analytics, and AI innovation.

Educational Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in science discipline, computing science, engineering, mathematical, statistics or related field.
  
  

Required Experience

• Minimum of 2 years (or 5 years for Senior position) of relevant hands-on experience in building end-to-end data pipelines and analytics which includes:
• Successfully designing and delivering automation/analytics/AI-enabled solutions (e.g., dashboards, workflow automation, AI/ML solutions, ETL processes) that produced measurable improvements.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional stakeholders, with hands-on project management in a matrix environment.
  
  

Preferred Experience

• Experience working across multiple countries or in regional programs.
• Exposure to integrations with IT/data science teams and vendor coordination.
  
  

Required Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Program/project management planning, prioritization, risk/issue management, and delivery at pace; comfortable with Agile/Lean practices.
• Communication & influence: excellent English communication; ability to influence across functions and present technical topics to non-technical audiences.
• Change enablement: stakeholder engagement, training, and adoption support.
• Problem-solving & critical thinking: structured analysis, hypothesis-driven approach, and pragmatic delivery mindset.
  
  

Location

Hod Hasharon, Hybrid.

Extent of Travel

Up to 10-20% of working time.

Required Skills

Adaptability, Automation, Business Process Modeling, Cross-Functional Teamwork, Data Engineering, Data Modeling, Data Pipelines, Extract Transform & Load (ETL) Tools, Process Mapping, Python (Programming Language), Solutions Design, Stakeholder Engagement

Preferred Skills

Current Employees apply HERE

Current Contingent Workers apply HERE

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

VISA Sponsorship

Travel Requirements

Flexible Work Arrangements

Hybrid

Shift

Valid Driving License

Hazardous Material(s)

Job Posting End Date

11/1/2026

• A job posting is effective until 11:59:59 PM 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.
  
  

Requisition ID

R395666