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Sid Turakhia

@sidturakhia

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Commercial and data strategy leader advancing AI-driven value for patient impact.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking to lead AI-first, data-driven transformation that strengthens governance and speed-to-market—aligning cross-functional teams to create measurable patient impact. I want a high-trust environment where innovation and compliant execution go together.

I’m a forward-thinking commercial leader with deep experience aligning cross-functional teams to bring PhRMA discoveries to patients. At Merck, I’ve served as a Vaccine Data Strategy Associate Director and previously led KOL engagement, global digital content, and learning & development—always focused on “default to innovation” while delivering measurable, compliant execution.

I now bring advanced AI knowledge to unlock value trapped in pre‑AI legacy processes and to accelerate data-driven impact. I’ve modernized HCP promotion with clinical risk communication tools, built AI-enabled asset development (including automated content scoring and AI-driven eye tracking), and secured funding for an automated claim-linking pilot to improve speed-to-market. On the data side, I restored trust in a 2TB+ syndicated dataset via unified governance, built a centralized enhanced Master Data Dictionary (10.8K+ columns) for reuse and analysis, and engineered dashboards and platforms (PowerApps GMMECT) to standardize market share collection and launch readiness across global teams—ensuring “100% audit readiness” and SOP compliance through fair market value toolkits and auditable workflows.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Associate Director - Vaccine Data

Merck

Jan 2023 - Jan 2026 (3 years)

Restored trust in a 2TB+ syndicated dataset by building a governance model that standardized 1,000+ metric thresholds and eliminated recurring data errors. Built a single source of truth with an enhanced Master Data Dictionary (10.8K+ columns across 60+ products), expanded retail outlet attributes by 70% (mapped 32.5K locations), and led launch dashboards aligning 30+ KPIs and sourcing 100+ global

Data Governance Master Data Management SAS SQL Dashboarding

Associate Director - Digital Content

Merck

Jan 2018 - Jan 2023 (5 years)

Led omnichannel Medical Education initiatives, including a U.S. launch for Renflexis using Doximity and sequential email triggers and a global branded podcast rollout across 7 countries. Streamlined content development with CAT5 (reduced story-card creation/review/approval to 5 days) and increased modular reuse using automated Content Assembler capabilities.

Omnichannel MedEd Doximity PRT Compliance Content Automation Process Optimization

Senior Learning & Development Specialist

Merck

Jan 2017 - Jan 2018 (1 year)

Accelerated year-end talent evaluations at scale by building a new system that delivered merit increases, sales bonuses, and LTI awards in a record 6 weeks. Enabled managers to assess 3K+ field-based employees using pre-populated quantitative data and role-specific qualitative attributes tied to seniority, therapeutic area, and product lifecycle stage.

Talent Management Performance Calibration Process Design