Director, Multiomic Sciences, Quantitative Biosciences

About the role

Merck (MSD) is looking for a Director, Multiomic Sciences to build and lead one of the industry's most advanced molecular biomarker and multiomics group in its Singapore Quantitative Biosciences (QB) unit. The role integrates immunoassays, mass spectrometry, genomics, flow cytometry, single-cell technologies and AI-enabled analytics to help de-risk drug development programs and inform portfolio decisions. It is based at the research facility in Biopolis, Singapore.

Key responsibilities

• Contribute to the Singapore QB Leadership Team, shaping site strategy, fostering partnerships and promoting an innovative, compliant research environment.
• Lead and develop several inter-related teams, build organizational capability through talent development and workforce planning, and hold accountability for performance, resources and operational outcomes.
• Develop and execute group objectives, business plans and strategies; lead budget, forecasting, resource allocation and compliance with quality, regulatory, data integrity and EHS requirements.
• Influence senior scientific and business leaders on investments, portfolio priorities and resource allocation.
• Evaluate and adopt emerging biomarker technologies, next-generation omics platforms and AI/ML-enabled analytical approaches.
• Apply multiomic strategies to target discovery, validation, mechanism-of-action studies, biomarker qualification, patient stratification and pharmacodynamic assessments.
• Partner with Therapeutic Area leaders to support go/no-go decisions, target engagement and proof-of-biology, dose selection and patient stratification.
• Build strategic partnerships internally and externally, and represent the organization as a scientific leader through publications, presentations and thought leadership.

Required profile

• PhD in a life science or related discipline with at least 8 years of relevant industry experience, or a Master's degree with at least 12 years; drug discovery and development experience is required.
• Broad exposure to Oncology, Immunology, Neuroscience and Cardiometabolic diseases strongly preferred.
• Experience building and leading multidisciplinary scientific teams, with strong strategic thinking, business acumen and leadership skills.

Required skills

• Substantial experience in molecular biomarker discovery, development, validation and deployment.
• Expertise in one or more of immunoassays, flow cytometry, mass spectrometry, genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, single-cell technologies, biomarker sciences, translational medicine or computational biology strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of disease biology, mechanisms of action, biomarker qualification, translatability and clinical pharmacology.